We had heard such mixed reviews of the exhibition of the Cezanne portrait special exhibition, we wanted to have our own opinion. We found that the paintings from this exhibition were all a bit samey lacking variety. Cezanne was obviously a better landscape painter.
The very old & the new! The Shakespeare portrait is amazing! Also a pen & ink drawing of Malala Yousafzai is incredible too! Definitely a place to visit for art lovers!
Great exhibition about Michael Jackson, entertaining and interesting
One of my favourite London galleries. A fantastic collection and host to lots of very accessible exhibitions, particularly good for families.
The museum is amazing but the waitress of the cafe bar is very rude and impolite disrespect people of no reason maybe just her personality first time in London meet this kind of attitude won't come again
I don't enjoy looking at art but when it is a free exhibit PLUS interesting pieces, I was entertained.
Wonderful experience, prefer to the National Gallery personally. A little easy to get lost due to the sheer size and number of rooms but plenty of really great staff on hand should you be seeking particular artists.
Art gallery with vast collection including paintings, sculptures and photographs, works from the 15th century to the present day. It's worth going, and it's free.
It's awesome. See the pictures you've only seen in pictures!
A relaxing and inspirational place away from from the bustling streets of London. I came away wanting to paint and sculpt and draw and and and..........!
Great, apart from lift out of order, so accessibility limited this visit.
One of my favourite places. I've been a regular visitor since childhood. A peaceful and beautiful place.
Well laid out and great collection of famous people from history
Love the NPG. always seems a little bit overshadowed by its neighbour but it's a different kind of animal. Visitors tend to flock to the temporary exhibitions on the ground floor and the kings and queens on the top floor but seem to skip a lot of the other rooms. One of the most fascinating features is that the paintings are there because of the subject rather than the artist, and there's always a brief explanation of why the subject is there.
A stunning display of paintings and photos well worth a visit
Good overview of British history. Would have been great to get a booklet to tell us that we were seeing. And maybe a family tree like they have at the start of each room
Took our A level art students and they were so in awe of the talent on display
Wonderful experience.....
Great feelings.....
Excellent collection....
Always like some bit of art. Love the corridor on the east wing where all the busts are.
One of London's finest museums. Make sure you book your tickets in advance and don't underestimate the value of an audio guide if an artist or exhibition is new to you. Helpful staff and clean toilets.
I love it! I always come here when I visit London. Even if it is just for 30 minutes. It spans centuries of portraits. If you are lucky you come here when the BP Portrait Awards are showing to gain an overview of modern art and styles - impressive. The faces will linger in your mind. Tip: don't forget to have high tea in the portrait gallery and don't forget to reserve in advance. The views over London combines with the dishes are superb - friendly French waiters included...
An exciting experience that gives a face to English history. Don't miss the National Portrait gallery.
Definitely worth seeing, overwhelming. Also the view from the cafe over the city.
If your interested in UK history with great portrait paintings dating back to the 1500s you'll love it!
I went to the National Gallery and went wrong, but it's nice to be able to relax with relatively few people.
The place to see The Art, to feel the atmosphere of the times long pass by, and of course the times modern. Portraits are overwhelming, the venue is just perfect, when I go there and browse the gallery I am out of time, just the images and sculptures of the moments in time and people immersed in them.
Of course the gift shop is standard, the bookshop is great, no mention of the coffee shop on top of it, but they should work on the prices there.
Overall amazing experience I am repeating it as often I can.
Well arranged portraits which had relationships to each other. Good coffee shop as well!
I attend yearly for the Taylor Wessing Portrait Photographer of the Year award. I couldn't recommend it more, the talent on show is phenomenal. The National Portrait Gallery is a lovely venue and appropriate for this show. Nice to stroll around the rest when I have seen what I went for.
A brilliant way to experience British (mostly English) history and art from medieval times to the modern day.
A true beauty from both outside as an architectural masterpiece and inside as an astonishing gallery. Worth every minute spent there
You could spend all day here, the permanent collections are wonderful, it gets very busy at times, but there are quieter parts too which have beautiful pieces to view. Room 1 is showing some Bermejo works from 15 century Spain, recommend.
Outstanding gallery - the cafe was great, super helpful staff.
Magnificent museum dedicated to the portrait at all times. they are grouped by period on each floor and allow visitors to fully understand the stylistic evolutions over the centuries. The museum is free right next to the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square and worth a visit
Amazing paintings. I actually enjoyed this more than the national gallery.
Great restaurant. Fabulous bookshop. Wonderful exhibitions
Admission too expensive, Cezanne portrait exhibition was okay. But couldn't even finish painting my watercolor, even though I've been sitting there for quite some time ..
Price-performance ratio rather mediocre
Some of the greatest portraits ever painted, what a great day put
A great space to go and look at some of the world's best paintings..for free. The have a great selection of religious art the architecture is mind blowing and it never over crowded.
Very beautiful and interesting. Then, like many cases in England, free. What to expect more?
Great! I found reasonable entrance fees, exhibition was absolutely worth seeing. The bookshop was great and the gift shop, as well as the exhibition shop invited to rummage and linger. On Friday night, the gallery is open, there are drinks and a DJ hangs up, that was very nice
Went to BP awards. EXCELLENT. We have artists as good as the Masters
One of the amazing things about capitol cities like Washington DC and London is the fantastic amount of free culture options for a day out to enjoy the town. After spending the morning at the Tate Britain, I spent an afternoon wandering the beautiful Portrait Gallery just off of Trafalgar Square. The Tudor exhibit incredible. Just seeing the real time works of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I takes your breath away. Definitely worth an afternoon!
Love going here, They always have something different to see here
The 2018 Taylor Wessing exhibition is very good this year, highly recommend.
Some great exhibits on occasions and the evening talks are well worth attending.
It is one of the best galleries I have been. There are paintings from the most famous artists covering different styles Anslow eras.
difficult to navigate. mostly old stuff not a lot of modern art.
Great place to spend time. One of my favourite places.
This museum is awesome. I love portrait paintings. I assembled paintings of Queen Victoria in chronological order. You can watch her age through oils instead of Kodak. Her ages are 21, 23, 37, 43, 56, and 78. The last painting is titled, "4 Generations." With her is her son (Edward VII), grandson (George V), and great grandson (Edward VIII).They all became kings.
Fantastic collection. The displays are a tad old-fashioned, but I guess that is traditional for a gallery of this type.
Two great exhibitions on currently highly recommended
As per usual so much to see and the wonderful talk with Simon Frederick's was inspiring. Late night at the portrait, great!!!!
Beautiful gallery with pictures of great personalities, my favorites are the Tudors!
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