National Gallery

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Entry
Free entry (temporary exhibitions usually paid)
Opening Days
Seven days a week

Must-visit

What it is

Museum tags: Art; Art

London’s world-famous major gallery, dominating Trafalgar Square. Home to a huge collection of art from the 13th century to the 20th, including work by Leonardo da Vinco and Van Gogh’s sunflowers. Usually also hosts one blockbuster (paid) temporary exhibition at a time.


Current exhibitions
Zurbarán
Paid Fine art
2 May 2026 – 23 August 2026
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My personal take on
London’s showcase art gallery, taking pride of place on Trafalgar Square, the National Gallery is on many people’s ‘must-see’ lists when they visit London. And with good reason. In few other galleries across the world can you see such a range of masterpieces from throughout history – all for free.

The gallery houses more than 2,000 paintings dating from the mid-13th century up until 1900 and there’s few places on earth to see such an impressive of roll call of history’s most famous artists: da Vinci, Michelangelo, Van Gogh and Monet are all here.

A lot of the space is taken up with old religious works and renaissance paintings. This isn’t particularly my thing – but the collection is certainly impressive. For me (and many others) the highlight is the impressionist and post-impressionist rooms, filled with some of the most beautiful paintings you’ll see anywhere.

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