Visiting Information
Opening Hours
Daily 10.00-18.00
Closure commences at 17.50
Thursdays and Fridays until 21.00
Closure commences at 20.50
Special late nights
The Gallery is open until 21.00 every Thursday and Friday. Enjoy special talks from artists and writers on Thursdays and experience a variety of free music events on Fridays. The roof-top Portrait Restaurant and bar, with its stunning views over the London skyline, is also open on these evenings for dinner until 22.00, last orders 20.30.
Admission free
The Gallery is closed 24-26 December 2009.
Membership
Gallery Membership offers a range of benefits: free entry to exhibitions, regular newsletters and special offers including discounts in the Gallery shops, Portrait Restaurant and Portrait Café.
Getting to the Gallery
- Map (Print Version)
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London Underground: Leicester Square/Charing Cross |
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Rail: Charing Cross |
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Buses to Trafalgar Square |
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Orange Street ramp/Shop entrance in St Martin’s Place |
National Portrait Gallery
St Martin’s Place
London WC2H 0HE
Recorded Information: 020 7312 2463
BT Type Talk: 18001


