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National Gallery, London
(c) The National Gallery, London Photo: Philip Sayer   The National Gallery
Trafalgar Square
London
WC2N 5DN
England
(c) The National Gallery, London Photo: Philip Sayer
Collection details
Fine Art, Personalities, Religion, Social History
Facilities
Food: yes Shop: yes Guided tours: yes Baby changing facilities: yes Study area: yes Wheelchair access: yes Visual disability facilities: yes Hearing disability facilities: yes
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On the first Saturday of every month the free Guided Tours at 11.30 am and 2.30 pm are interpreted in British Sign Language (BSL).
On the last Saturday of every month the ‘Art Through Words’ programme for blind and partially-sighted visitors examines one painting in the collection in detail.
Contact details
General information (Tel) : 020 7747 2885
General information (Fax) : 020 7747 2423
E-mail : information@ng-london.org.uk
National Gallery website : www.nationalgallery.org.uk
National Gallery online shop : www.nationalgallery.co.uk
Open
Open daily 10.00-18.00, Wed 10.00-21.00
Admission charges
Admission free
Description
One of the greatest collections of European painting in the world. These pictures belong to the public and entrance to see them is free.
Collections description
The National Gallery’s permanent collection spans the period from about 1250 to 1900 and consists of Western European paintings.

Key artists and exhibits
'The Wilton Diptych' ; Jan van Eyck 'The Arnolfini Portrait' ; Paolo Uccello 'The Battle of San Romano' ; Piero della Francesca 'The Baptism of Christ' ; Sandro Botticelli 'Venus and Mars' ; Leonardo da Vinci 'The Virgin of the Rocks' ; Michelangelo 'The Entombment' ; Giovanni Bellini 'The Doge Leonardo Loredan' ; Raphael 'The Madonna of the Pinks' ; Jan Gossaert 'The Adoration of the Kings' ; Titian 'Bacchus and Ariadne' ; Hans Holbein the Younger 'The Ambassadors' ; Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, 'The Supper at Emmaus' ; Peter Paul Rubens 'Samson and Delilah' ; Anthony Van Dyck, 'Equestrian Portrait of Charles I' ; Rembrandt 'Self Portrait at the Age of 34' ; Claude 'Seaport with the Embarkation of Saint Ursula' ; Diego Velázquez 'The Rokeby Venus' ; Johannes Vermeer 'A Young Woman standing at a Virginal' ; Canaletto 'The Stonemason's Yard' ; Thomas Gainsborough 'Mr and Mrs Andrews' ; George Stubbs 'Whistlejacket' ; François-Hubert Drouais 'Madame de Pompadour at her Tambour Frame' ; John Constable, 'The Hay Wain' ; Joseph Mallord William Turner 'The Fighting Temeraire' ; Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres 'Madame Moitessier' ; Claude-Oscar Monet 'Bathers at La Grenouillère' ; Georges Seurat 'Bathers at Asnières' ; Vincent Van Gogh 'Sunflowers' ; Paul Cezanne, 'Bathers (Les Grandes Baigneuses)'


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General Information
Pre-booking service for groups
Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
Foreign language audio guide available
Information point provided
Guided tours
Collections
General guide to collections available
Specialist publications on collections available
Disability Access
Braille information and/or interpretation
Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
General audio-guide available
Induction loops in exhibition spaces
Induction loops in lecture theatres
Large print information and/or interpretation
Parking for disabled available
Toilets for disabled
Wheelchair access to all public areas
Wheelchairs available for loan
Children and Families
Activities for pre-school children
Baby changing facilities
Events and resources for children and families
General Education
Adult lectures and courses held
CD-ROM guide available
Education facilities available
General audio-guide available
Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups
Schools Education
Direct teaching services for schools
Primary school education service available
Secondary school education service available
Facilities
Auditorium
Cafeteria
General audio-guide available
Refreshments
Restaurant
Shop
Study facilities
 
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