Step inside the gallery before the crowds and follow our experienced guide on an intimate journey to uncover the hidden history behind some of the key… Join our free monthly session for Under 5s.

Join our free monthly session for Under 5s. Explore the gallery and the collection with your family through stories, songs and making activities.

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The Gallery is home to the most extensive collection of portraits in the world. Search over 220,000 works, from the 8th century to the present day. A new BBC Radio 4 series to mark our reopening. Over ...

Exhibition entry is free for Members. For the best experience and to ensure entry at your preferred time, we recommend pre-booking a free slot by logging into your Membership account. Alternatively, ...

Harold reigned following the death of his brother-in- law Edward 'the confessor'. He was defeated at the battle of Hastings in 1066 which marked the end of Anglo-saxon rule.

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Dickens was the sixth son of novelist Charles Dickens and named after author Henry Fielding. Called to the Bar in 1873, he commenced practice on the Kent Sessions and Home Circuit before moving to ...

Born in Scotland, Henry Raeburn was first apprenticed to a goldsmith, but turned to painting miniatures, an art in which he was apparently self-taught. In around 1780 Raeburn married Ann Leslie, a ...

Membership has changed. We’ve curated a new style of event that will help you experience our reimagined Gallery in creative and stimulating new ways, and socialise ...

The Gallery is home to the most extensive collection of portraits in the world. Search over 220,000 works, from the 8th century to the present day.

Join us for our free monthly session for under 5s. Explore the gallery and the collection with your family through stories, songs and making activities. Booking opens 3 weeks before each event.