National Gallery (London) Reviews

What is it? The National Gallery is the home to a classical collection of art owned by the British public. It was founded in 1824 with an initial collection of 24 paintings. The collection now contains over 2300 works of art and those on display are housed in a magnificent building whose interior floorspace is equilivent to ...  Read the complete review

You couldn't get a better location overlooking trafalgar sqaure and like many galleries in London this one is free (except for exhibitions). I absolutely love it, it's massive for one thing so you have a huge selection-personally Yesterday we went to see the 'Brilliant Women' art exhibition at the NPG. It is a small two-room collection ...  Read the complete review

This summer I decided that a visit to The National Gallery in Trafalgar Square was long overdue. A few minutes walk from Charing Cross tube, the able bodied can climb the front steps of the Portico Enterance of the National Gallery and get good views of Trafalgar Square and Big Ben. Alternatively you can enter by the low level Getty Entrance ...  Read the complete review

The National Gallery in Trafalgar Square in London is the UK’s national collection of pre 1900 European art, making a set with the Tate Britain (Pre 1900 UK art) and the Tate Modern (Post 1900 art). During the summer months a free Art Bus links the three galleries, making things even easier for the cultural traveler. Even in this ...  Read the complete review

Art used to leave me cold. I didn't know a thing about it, beyond the fact that Dali was the one with the dripping clocks, who every student in the world seemed to have on their bedroom wall, and that it was probably Rembrandt who painted the man in the gold hat. My parents had that one in their dining room, and I had to sit and look at his ...  Read the complete review

The National Gallery on Trafalgar Square is without doubt one of the world's premier museums of art. Founded in 1824, its collection now numbers more than 2,000 Western European paintings, stretching from the mid 13th century to the late 19th century. The sheer scale and depth of its riches means that a selective approach is necessary to avoid ...  Read the complete review

If you're in London, and want to see an excellent collection of art spanning the last Millennium rather than just modern and contemporary art, then the National Gallery is one not to miss. The modern, recently-constructed Sainsbury Wing holds Medieval art from 1260 to 1510, and the older building built in the 1830s holding art from 1510 to ...  Read the complete review

At the National Gallery, you can now use their audio guide (free, with a suggested donation). This is well worthwhile, transforming what can be a rather daunting gallery. The guide is a portable CD player: you simply key in the number for a particular painting and get a commentary up to a minute long, explaining more about the ...  Read the complete review

This temporary exhibition at the National Gallery is a must-see. You have to pay about £5 for an adult ticket and £3 for a child/student, and it's definitely worth it! Its in the Sainsbury Wing, next to the gallery proper. You can get to it through the top floor of the gallery, or walk through Trafalgar Square, via the brilliant new ...  Read the complete review

The National Gallery houses one of the most extensive collections of European paintings in the world. Paintings range from the late 13th century (the likes of da Vinci and Botticelli) to the 20th century (Monet, Van Gogh and Turner to name but a few). Special exhibitions & displays are also done thourghout the year with selected themes ...  Read the complete review