Paid entry. As of September 2025, £12 for adults, free for under 18s.
Seven days a week
What it is
Museum tags: Art; Impressionism; Modern art
London’s best collection of impressionism, housed within the huge, beautiful Somerset House complex. Includes many of the big hitters, like Van Gogh, Monet, Manet and Degas, plus the biggest collection of Cézzanes in the country. Also hosts temporary exhibitions, often focused on more contemporary art.
If you’re a fan of the Impressionists, this (along with the National Gallery) is the best place to go in the UK. Compared to the d’Orsay it’s pocket-sized, but the collection is exceptional — Manet, Cézanne, Renoir, Van Gogh. It’s one of my favourite galleries in the city.
(Plus, Somerset House is a stunning building!)
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