The new National Portrait Gallery

Open daily from 10.30

The new National Portrait Gallery

The Gallery has now reopened following our transformational building project

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Admission free – book online​
Donations welcome​

Open daily: 10.30 – 18.00​
Friday & Saturday: 10.30 – 21.00
Closed on 24, 25 and 26 December.

Plan your visit

National Portrait Gallery​
St Martin’s Place​
London, WC2H 0HE​
+44 (0)20 7306 0055

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David Hockney

David Hockney
Drawing from Life

2 November 2023 – 21 January 2024

Supported by White & Case
Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2023

Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2023

9 November 2023 – 25 February 2024

Sponsored by Taylor Wessing
The Time is Always Now

The Time is Always Now
Artists Reframe the Black Figure

22 February – 19 May 2024
Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron

Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron
Portraits to Dream In

21 March – 16 June 2024

Call for entries: Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award

The Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award returns to the Gallery for 2024. Enter now for the chance to have your work on display in the National Portrait Gallery and win the top prize of £35,000.

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Upcoming exhibitions

Six Lives

Six Lives
The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens

20 June – 8 September 2024
Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award 2024

Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award 2024

11 July – 27 October 2024
Francis Bacon Portraits

Francis Bacon Portraits

10 October 2024 – 19 January 2025
Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2024

Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2024

14 November 2024  – 23 February 2025

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Primary Collection

Primary Collection

Discover over 11,000 portrait paintings, drawings, miniatures and sculptures
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Explore 250,000 photographs and negatives ranging from the 1840s to the present day
Prints and Drawings

Prints and Drawings

Our Reference Collection contains over 80,000 prints, drawings and caricatures
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The Portrait of Mai

The Portrait of Mai

Painting secured for the UK by historic fundraising campaign
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Close Encounters

Close Encounters

A new BBC Radio 4 series to mark our reopening. Over 10 episodes, influential Britons come face to face with portraits that mean something to them, making connections and learning more about the works that make us a living portrait of Britain.
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