Run DMC by Jonas Karlsson
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Run DMC (L-R: The Reverend Joseph 'Run' Simmons and Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels)
by Jonas Karlsson
© Jonas Karlsson


Alice White by Florence Vandamm
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Alice White by Florence Vandamm, 1928
© Conde Nast Publications Inc./ Courtesy Conde Nast Archive
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Exhibition runs until 26 May 2008

Tickets
Advanced booking highly recommended - Book online or call 0870 013 0703 (transaction fee applies)
Due to high demand if you plan to visit on a Thursday or Friday evening or at the weekend we recommend that you book in advance or arrive early to avoid disappointment.

Full price: £10
Concessions: £9 and £8
Members: Admission free - There is a special Members allocation for all time slots therefore Members do not need to book tickets in advance. Please click here to find out more about becoming a Member

Special late night opening
Due to popular demand, Vanity Fair Portraits will be open until 23.00 on 15, 22 and 23 May and 23:30 on 16 May. Last admission 21.45, advance booking essential

Senior Citizen ticket offer
Every Wednesday until 14 May 2008, visitors aged 60 years and over can see the exhibition for only £8 (full price £10)

Concessions
Children 12-18 years, Senior Citizens, Registered Unemployed, Students, Disabled people with one carer, Art Fund members 50% discount

Free Admission
Children under 12 years in family groups
Click here to become a member and see the exhibition for free

Groups
Adult Groups of 10 or more, £9 each, Senior Citizen groups of 10 or more, £8.50 each (minimum two weeks advance booking required). Call 020 7312 2483

Student groups
Students, in organised groups of 10 or more with lecturers, £7.50 each. Special rates available for school groups of 10 or more (minimum two weeks advance booking required). Call 020 7312 2483

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

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