National Portrait Gallery
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We tell the story of Britain through portraits, using art to bring history to life and explore living today
We look after the world’s greatest collection of portraits. Spanning six centuries, our artworks reveal the inspiring and sometimes surprising personal stories that have shaped, and continue to shape a nation - from global icons to local champions, national treasures to unsung heroes.
We are also passionate about portraiture, always progressing our art form, championing artists and encouraging creativity. We celebrate the power of portraiture to create person-to-person connections and the experiences we provide offer encounters with some of the world’s greatest artists as well as the very best in contemporary art.
Accessibility & facilities
Step-free access
Accessible toilet
Baby changing facilities
Assistive audio
Large print guides
Book shop
Cafe
Cloakroom
between elsewhere and possibility
Canada Gallery
until 1 Mar
Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers
The National Gallery
until 19 Jan
New Contemporaries
ICA
until 23 Mar
Auguries of Innocence
Cedric Bardawil
until 8 Feb
Niamh O'Malley
Vardaxoglou Gallery
until 25 Jan
Howard Hodgkin: Early Prints
Bernard Jacobson Gallery
until 3 Mar
Fiumano Clase Mixed Winter Show
Fiumano Clase
until 30 Jan
Virginia Overton
White Cube, Mason’s Yard
until 22 Feb
Nicole Eisenman
Sadie Coles HQ, Bury Street
until 25 Jan
Arteonics
The Mayor Gallery
until 31 Jan
Video Making a Rukus!
Somerset House
until 19 Jan
Angela Santana
Saatchi Yates
until 20 Feb
Sojourner Truth Parsons
Pilar Corrias, Savile Row
until 8 Mar
Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael
Royal Academy Of Arts
until 16 Feb
Veronica Fernandez, I Should Have Prayed For Other People
Pippy Houldsworth Gallery
until 15 Feb
CONDO London 2025: hosting Ehrlich Steinberg
Phillida Reid
until 15 Feb
Diego Marcon: ToonsTunes (Four Pathetic Movements)
Sadie Coles HQ, Kingly Street
until 15 Feb
Jannis Kounellis - Alfabeto, Early Works on Paper
Sprovieri
until 28 Mar