Opening hours
Daily 10.00 - 18.00
Closure commences at 17.50

Thursdays and Fridays until 21.00
Closure commences at 20.50

Last admission to the exhibition is 45 minutes before closure

Late nights
The Gallery is open until 21.00 on Thursdays and Fridays.
Enjoy special talks from artists and writers on Thursdays and experience a variety of free music events on Fridays. The roof-top Portrait Restaurant, with its stunning views over the London skyline, is also open on these evenings for dinner or a drink at the bar until 22.00, last orders at 22.30.

Getting to the Gallery
London Underground: Leicester Square or Charing Cross
Rail: Charing Cross
Buses: to Trafalgar Square

Wheelchair Access: Orange Street ramp / Shop entrance in St Martin's Place

National Portrait Gallery
St Martin's Place
London WC2H 0HE

Click here for further details & map

Recorded Information: 020 7312 2463
BT Type Talk: 18001