Bespoke Tours
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Explore the diversity of the Collection through a tailored tour. Customise your visit and enjoy an in-depth look at your group’s specialist subject with one of our expert historians, artists or art historians.
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Group Tours and Exhibition Lectures
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The National Portrait Gallery, is home to the largest collection of portraits in the world, with works dating from the Middle Ages to the present day.
With over 1,000 portraits on display your group can come face to face with the people who have shaped British history and culture, from kings and queens to philosophers and film stars.
Bespoke Tours
Exhibition Lectures
Man Ray Portraits
7 February 2013 – 27 May 2013
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Man Ray Portraits is the first major retrospective of the influential artist’s photographic portraits, with subjects ranging from Pablo Picasso and Lee Miller to Jean Cocteau and Coco Chanel.
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BP Portrait Award 2013
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20 June 2013 – 15 September 2013  |
The BP Portrait Award showcases the very best in contemporary portrait painting from around the world and presents an outstanding and innovative selection of works in a variety of styles.
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Laura Knight Portraits
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11 July 2013 – 13 October 2013  |
Laura Knight Portraits explores the work of this pioneering female painter through her highly distinctive portraits of early twentieth-century Britain.
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Elizabeth I & Her People
10 October 2013 – 5 January 2014
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Elizabeth I & Her People explores the remarkable reign of Elizabeth I through the lives and portraiture of her subjects with sitters ranging from merchants to the nobility.
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Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2013
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14 November 2013 – 9 February 2014  |
TheTaylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prizeis a unique opportunity to see sixty new works by some of the most exciting contemporary portrait photographers from around the world.
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Collection Tours
Highlights
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Spanning six centuries of history, the Gallery tells the story of Britain through portraits of men and women who have made a significant contribution to British life.
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Tudors
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From Henry VIII to Elizabeth I discover how some of the most powerful and privileged people of sixteenth and seventeenth century Britain shaped the nation.
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Stuarts
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Take a look at Stuart Britain and find out more about not just royalty but also innovators, writers and statesmen such as Pepys and Cromwell
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The Enlightenment
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Explore the movers and shakers in Britain during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and be immersed in the intellectual, scientific and cultural milieu.
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Making the Modern World
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Man, machine and empire – explore the turbulence, energy, adventure and impact of the Victorian age on the world stage.
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Modernity and the Contemporary
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Take a look at key figures from the post-war modern world and then fast forward to today with images from the contemporary collection.
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The Art of the Portrait
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Explore some of our self-portraits and examine elements of artistic technique that will take you closer to artists as diverse as Gainsborough, Hogarth, Hambling and Hamilton.
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Photography
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Portrait photography is a fundamental part of the Gallery’s Collection and the works included in this tour will showcase selected personalities and photographers on display at the time of your visit.
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* Groups less than 15 a minimum fee is charged. Please discuss with our Learning Services team.
** Groups larger than 30 will begin their tour with an illustrated lecture in the Ondaatje Wing Theatre followed by time to explore the Gallery.
How to book
To discuss your group’s requirements and to book please contact our Learning Services Team on 020 7312 2483, or e-mail education@npg.org.uk. We recommend booking at least 2 months in advance.
Please note:
- Group tours and lectures are available for cultural, educational and membership organisations Monday–Friday 10.30–16.00 subject to availability.
- A cancellation fee equal to 50% of the total fee is payable if less than 28 days notice of cancellation is given or if the Group fail to attend on the day.
- A specially tailored programme is available for EU University or college groups. We welcome self-guided tour groups to the Gallery but pre-booking is essential. Corporate parties should contact the Corporate Development team on 020 7321 6607 or visit the corporate membership page.
- The Gallery’s exhibitions and displays change regularly and our team will respond to the current portraits on show.
Keep in touch
How can you help
Book a group tour
To book a tour, call Learning Services on 020 7312 2483 or email education@npg.org.uk
