The National Gallery, London

Details of Rachel Ruysch, 'Flowers in a Glass Vase with a Tulip', 1716
Bringing people and paintings together
Admission free, donations welcome
Open daily: 10am - 6pm
Friday lates until 9pm
Trafalgar Square, London
WC2N 5DN
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Visitor at the National Gallery

Portico entrance shop




From Leonardo da Vinci to Vincent van Gogh
Visitor at the National Gallery
Stop by our cafés or join us for lunch, dinner, afternoon tea or cocktails at our stunning restaurant, Ochre.
Ochre restaurant
Browse our prints, souvenirs and latest gifts
Portico entrance shop
Free things for kids of all ages
Exhibitions and displays
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Until 22 June 2025£
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Exhibition
José María Velasco
A View of MexicoUntil 17 August 2025£ -
Exhibition
The Carracci Cartoons: Myths in the Making
10 April – 6 July 2025Free -
Exhibition
Millet: Life on the Land
7 August – 19 October 2025Free -
Exhibition
Radical Harmony
Helene Kröller-Müller's Neo-Impressionists13 September 2025 – 8 February 2026£ -
Exhibition
Wright of Derby: From the Shadows
7 November 2025 – 10 May 2026£ -
Exhibition
Edwin Austin Abbey: By the Dawn’s Early Light
20 November 2025 – 15 February 2026Free
Events
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Course
Life drawing: From line to form
Category: CourseVarious datesFrom £288 -
Tour
Daily guided tour
Category: TourVarious datesFree -
Experiences
Friday Lates
Category: ExperiencesVarious dates and times -
Music & performance
Friday Lates takeover
Heart n Soul
Category: Music & performanceFriday, 4 April 2025, 6 pmFree -
Talk | Online | Members
Curator's introduction to The Carracci Cartoons: Myths in the Making
Members' talk and Q&A
Category: Talk | Online | MembersMonday, 7 April 2025, 1 pm BSTFrom £10 -
Tour | Families, ages 5 - 13
Easter holidays
Decoding pictures tour
Category: Tour | Families, ages 5 - 13Various dates and timesFree -
Creative session | Families, ages 5 - 13
Easter holidays
Velasco's natural world
Category: Creative session | Families, ages 5 - 13Various dates and timesFree -
Creative session | Families, for all ages
Easter holidays
Immersive landscape
Category: Creative session | Families, for all agesVarious datesFree -
Course | Online
Muse, Madonna or Medusa?
Unravelling female archetypes in paintings
Category: Course | OnlineVarious datesFrom £57 -
Talks & conversations | Members
An introduction to...
The Carracci Cartoons
Category: Talks & conversations | MembersVarious timesFrom £20 -
Experience | Members
Members' preview day
The Carracci Cartoons: Myths in the Making
Category: Experience | MembersWednesday, 9 April 2025, 10 amFree -
Tour | Members
Carracci and the collection
Category: Tour | MembersWednesday, 9 April 2025, 11 amFrom £20
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