Booking and directions
Tuesday to Friday, 10:00-17:00
by appointment only:
archive@npg.org.uk
020 7321 6617 (Type Talk 18001)
Enquiry Services
A telephone and written service for those who are looking for more information about British portraits and are not able to visit in person.
Reference Collection
A Collection of 80,000 portraits, mainly prints, but also a body of drawings and a smaller body of paintings and sculptures.
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View handlist of the Collection
Visual resources and an index of portraits. Library
Open by appointment, the Library holds published materials, including 35,000 books and unpublished image and index files.
Gallery Records
The archive of Gallery Records containing material relating to the Gallery's activities since its foundation in 1856.
Collected Archives
Archives that have been acquired by the Gallery from external sources because of their relevance to the study of British portraiture.
Family History
Find out more about how the National Portrait Gallery can help with your family history research.
