Where is the entrance to the National Gallery?
The Portico Entrance gives direct access from Trafalgar Square to the heart of the building, up the main staircase to the galleries on Level 2. There is an Information Desk inside this entrance. Toilets and cloakrooms are situated close by.
How much is entry to the National Gallery?
The National Gallery/Tickets
Do you have to pay to go to the National Gallery?
Free exhibitions are included with Gallery entry. As well as a priority entry queue, becoming a Member is the best way to support your National Gallery and enjoy great benefits online and in the Gallery. Book your free Gallery entry ticket to see the collection as well as our free exhibitions.
How many paintings are there in the National Gallery London?
The National Gallery Collection contains over 2,300 works, including many famous works, such as van Eyck’s Arnolfini Portrait, Velázquez’s Rokeby Venus, Turner’s Fighting Temeraire and Van Gogh’s Sunflowers.
How do I get to the National Gallery by Tube?
By underground The nearest underground stations to the Gallery are: Charing Cross 230 metres, Leicester Square 195 metres, and Embankment 490 metres. Please note these stations do not have a lift.
Do you have to wear a mask at the National Gallery?
You must wear a face covering during your visit to the Gallery, unless you are exempt or you are seated in our catering facilities. Contactless and cash payments are accepted at the Ticket desk and in our shops.
What is the oldest painting in the National Gallery London?
Virgin and Child Enthroned
Tuscan artist Margarito d’Arezzo’s Virgin and Child Enthroned is the oldest painting in the National Gallery Collection, dating back to 1263-4.
Can you take pictures in the National Gallery?
Photography is allowed for personal, non-commercial purposes in the National Gallery. It is the visitor’s responsibility to ensure no copyright is infringed. There are a few exceptions to protect paintings, copyright of loans, individual privacy and the overall visitor experience.
What tube line is National Gallery?
The closest main line station to the National Gallery is Charing Cross, just a two minutes’ walk away. It’s served by regular trains from Kent and Sussex, as well as by the Northern and Bakerloo London Underground lines. You can also travel on the District and Circle lines, alighting at Embankment.
How do I get to Trafalgar Square?
Getting to Trafalgar Square
- By Tube. Charing Cross (on the Bakerloo and Northern lines) is the closest Tube station, with an entrance/exit on Trafalgar Square.
- By bus.
- By mainline train.
What is the Sainsbury Wing in the National Gallery?
The Sainsbury Wing was projected to add more square meters to the original building of the National Gallery work 1838, adding more exhibition space, in this case to Renaissance art works.
Where is the Sainsbury’s London office located?
The main entrance of the Sainsbury Wing is located in the northern part of the famous Trafalgar Square, near WhitCom Street, London, England .
What to do inside the National Gallery of London?
Once inside, the visitor encounters an information desk, a cloakroom, the Gallery Store and parallel to a side wall of glass overlooking the National Gallery and Trafalgar Square stately staircase, topped with iron beams subject to roof and decorated with bows double wall, that leads to the upper level and the exhibition halls.
What is Sainsbury’s Level 1 used for?
At level 1, as a component of Sainsbury Wing, a theater was built for 300 people which is used to host many functions, reading room, projection, such as study room or conference room. In this room is accessed via elevators that travel all levels or stairs.