National Portrait Gallery Reviews

Good collection of historical portraits from the 15th century on. Some special exhibitions are worth seeing though I don't usually see the photography exhibitions. Located to the side of the National Gallery.

Greatly enjoyed it. Probably needs a whole day to fully appreciate it, though.

Great Museum, I found there many renaissance pinting, like the battle of San Romano of Paolo Uccello. That is dividend in 3 parts one here the other in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, the last in Louvre in Paris.

Gallery holds popular exhibitions. Spend as little as an hour and art lovers will be happy. Cafe offers good range of snacks. Shop also sells interesting range of goods relating to their exhibitions. S Jones

Contemporary portraits as well as historical. 5 pound suggested donation can't be beat.

Well presented and organized. Perhaps the amount of portraits muddies the appreciation of the royalty that comes later on as there are lots of portraits of their contemporaries as well?

Portraits of everyone from the ginger who lives in Dennington to Henry VIII. Anyone who's anyone is here and not a few specimens who are genuinely undeserving of hanging.

Well laid out with explanations of portrait subjects, both historical and more recenr

Awesome! First of all is FREE!! One of the best museums I have ever seen. You can follow the complete history of the UK through the pictures!

Better than I thought!
Beautiful place with nice works
And gallery book store & shop was very good as tate!

FREE interesting ......couldnt spot my portrait though

Didn't find it interesting, but didn't really give it much time.

Missed the children's area. Now just a corner with a children's map handout.

Would like to have seen the portrait of Jane Austen, but it was temporarily removed.

Free (recommended donation). I would like to recommend it after the major museums in London. A portrait-intensive exhibition will surely captivate many people. However, you may get a little drunk because they are lined up in a small room. The central passage where the plaster statues are aligned is very impressive.

The focus is on royal and merit portraits. Paintings that have been seen in textbooks are on display. There are portraits of Queen Victoria, Elizabeth I, Henry VII, Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth, Shakespeare, Darwin, Newton, Watt, Cromwell, as well as pictures of the powerful Parliament satired by Banksy, and portraits of the Army of the World War. . The latest portraits are also on display.

It seems that a free sketch event will be held on the weekend.

Photography video shooting is allowed.

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No one is going to talk about Louis Tomlinson having a photo acaaa ?!

Wonderful place! My wife and I visited the gallery three times and denitely would like to come again once

Of course, you have to love the art of portraiture ... Otherwise, it becomes quickly boring. But if we consider that the art of portraiture was the culmination of the art of painting, then this place is a kind of absolute paradise.
Portraits, only portraits. From different times.
As the museum is classified by era and for each portrait there is an explanation of WHO was the person, this museum is also a wonderful history course of the United Kingdom.
To visit absolutely.

Lots of portraits. The Michael Jackson portrait exhibit was cool. Not too busy of a place.

Excellent beautiful Everything it's beautiful I cannot explain to you the feeling is just amazing

I thoroughly enjoyed my time here on a warm, sunny, London afternoon. It was refreshing to enter into a free museum for a cheap traveler looking for culture. The outside of the museum, walking through Trafalgar Square, is an amazing experience on it's own. Inside the gallery, you will find so many amazing pieces of art. My favourite is the guy holding the piece of paper like he just got charged 2k to fix his car.

The food at the restaurant is great.
Perfect. The wine is also delicious. Good view

A place where you can get lost for hours and hours in the history it's exhibits contain. Fabulous!

A most enjoyable and educational experience viewing the portraits and other pictures, with the additional informational texts. There is ease of access provided by ramps, stairs and lift. A cloakroom is available for storage of larger More

Great free museum. A bit smaller than we expected but enjoyed nevertheless.

Great historical paintings but could do with more modern works

One of my favourite places. Great Martin Parr exhibition

I very much enjoyed visiting the National Portrait Gallery recently. It has a superb collection of portraits from various periods. One of my personal highlights was Kate Middleton's beautiful portrait, displayed in its pride of place on the ground floor. A must-see!

Always something new to see, filled with secret corners and surprises. A must visit.

If you love the paintings, you should definitely go

Very interesting permanent collection (free entrance), temporary exhibitions are also really good but you have to pay (around 8 pounds).

Impressive collection of many interesting, well-known and lesser-known personalities.

We had a fantastic time here, doing the Families trail, investigating some of the people in lesser known portraits! We did some lovely drawing - each inventing a fruit! - and got to see some of the incredible artworks on display here!

Great place with portraits of all the historical Brits you ever heard of.

Beautiful collection of portraits from Montgomery to Lady Di.

my favourite portrait gallery anywhere in the world. well worth a go

I'm a member and enjoy the exhibitions which are always top notch.

An amazing collection. The exhibitions are always produce to a high standard.

Popped in to see the B P awards ,not as large as previous ones ,but this one is free .The National is a lovely building ,staff seem friendly

Lovely place. Free entry which makes it even greater for tourists!

Amazing eclectic collection. Some incredible little know women from history amongst the Victorian section.

We have been to the National Portrait Gallery before, but the latest visit was to see the Michael Jackson: On The Wall exhibition. Thoroughly enjoyable, we were there for around 2 hours. It wasn't packed with people which meant we could see and read everything clearly. We had a drink in the cafe too, which was reasonably priced.

With a little knowledge of Britain along its history, this place becomes a treasure trove, a really interesting museum.

Went to see David Hockney exhibition. Very good. Enjoyed it very much.

Great if you are a history fan like myself can and have spent hours in here just wandering round and finding something new each time! Worth a visit to anyone.

Great place for rainy days, family, kids, inspiration: so many good things here and almost endless number of art pieces. And it's all free! Highly recommended.

Amazing collection of portraits, you can navigate through the building and the different floors with Google maps, some of the larger painting have a console next to them that let's you discover more about the artwork.

Vibrant colours looks like they were painted yesterday

A great place to spend an hour or so, any time, any day... Perusing some of the finest portrait art in the world... For free.

This gallery is just what it says it is: a gallery of portraits and what a wonderful collection it is! Formal, informal, funny and just a bit weird all styles are represented. There is just so much to see, and because of that it is very easy to become overwhelmed. All pictures are well displayed and the rooms are sympathetically lit. Unless you are on a real mission I would suggest dipping in and out of this gallery, perhaps spend an hour or two at the most then come back another day to see more.
This visit there was the BP portrait exhibition showcasing more contemporary works and like the gallery itself it was free to enter. This is a great way to spend a couple of hours. However, I would say it's not really the place for young children.

One of my favourite places in the world. A must visit place when in London.

Boring. You're not allowed to run around. Everyone in the pictures has been dead for a very long time.

Have been here multiple times and plan to come back again. Love it.

After visiting the NG, make a jump, it's just behind and it's worth it

Taylor Wedding Photography Prize is a great exhibition to visit.

Lot of collection. If you like paiting, you can spend your entire day in it.

If you are a Sarawakian, go and see the portrait of Sir James Brooke in the NPG

Very nice museum, enjoyed it. Unique that the museum, like many other museums in London, is free

Had a great time drawing. Just discovered they have free sessions on Friday evenings. Brill!!! Met some lovely people.

Difficult to navigate with buggy but worth it, wonderful exhibitions and staff

It has a high style and a rich historical atmosphere. There are some well-known celebrity portraits, but most don't know. Located on the northeast side of Trafalgar Square, on the east side of the National Gallery.