The Guildhall Art Gallery Review

A must visit art gallery and historical Roman amphitheatre.

Lovely Roman exhibition in lower ground floor and Victorian paintings art gallery ! Beautiful area of Guildhall !

A wonderful collection of 19th (but not exclusively) century paintings in a beautiful building built on the remains of the Roman amphitheatre dated ca. 50AD (which you can see). And it's free!

Excellent gallery. A wonderful way to spend a Saturday in London

Beautiful free museum where you can see and study the paintings of great 19th/early 20th century masters such as Sir Leighton, John Collier, Walter Osborne or Henry Scott Tuke, amongst others. There are also some Roman ruins underneath. But what makes this gallery are really the 19th century paintings.

The Roman amphitheatre is the only thing impressed. Besides, there's not many things interesting

Free art gallery covering different periods. Located in the basement is the remains of London's Roman Amphitheatre. It's worth a visit.

Great free tours and a very quiet museum for London.

Interesting gallery right in the centre of the city but sufficiently off the tourist trail that you can enjoy it without being crowded out by camera clickers and wailing brats. Free guided tours during the day (about quarter past the hour I think). You can't really miss the centrepiece of the main gallery, John Singleton Copley's huge painting The Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar, as the building is almost contracted around it.

Such a beautiful place with lots of really interesting art work and the roman amphitheatre is amazing

It was a nice decision to go there and see all these beautiful and creative modern art masterpieces!

A tucked away, quiet haven; a retreat from the surrounding City financial district. A relatively small collection of paintings, but some interesting London history, dating back to Roman times, and, of course, the excavated remains of the Londinium amphitheatre two stories beneath current ground level.

The first time I meet a museum, by definition created for visitors, but feels better without visitors. The gallery is open 3 days a week and every week, a few hours before the visit, a message is received that the gallery will be closed due to maintenance.

A real hidden gem. Good artworks, friendly staff and the remains of a Roman amphitheatre in the lower levels. All this and its free too!

Such an unexpected place in the heart of London, so calm and relax.
I truly felt in love with it.

An absolutely lovely gallery with exceptional artwork.

This is a largely unknown gem of a gallery. The art collection is wide ranging and nicely displayed. Some very well known pictures. Lots of representation of the City of London of course. It supports Smartify. First class loo and cloak rooms. An ruins of the Roman amphitheatre in the basement. Hosts interesting exhibitions as well. Main gallery is free - exhibitions sometimes charge. Some days tours my qualified City of London tour guides are available and recommended.

interesting museum, is located in a beautiful square

A somewhat hidden, lesser know treasure! Definitely worth visiting!

The exhibition is quite small and the atmosphere is magical on the top floor where there are the remains of an ancient Roman amphitheater. The guide was very nice to accompany us and explain things about the amphitheater. Admission is free and the visit time is around 30 minutes.

What a hidden treasure! Beautiful gallery and a stunning collection looking at London Architecture. Amazing.

Nice place if you don't know what to do on a rainy day in the City. Very good kid's activities

Free art gallery in the heart of the City. Fragment of the Roman amphitheatre in the basement which is fascinating. Art work is mainly London based and Victorian. The building is an excellent modern space where the pictures are well displayed.

An interesting diversion, especially the Roman coliseum ruins

Small museum. Most of their collection must be in storage. Go on a Sunday when the banks are closed. There is no traffic then and the museum is not crowded.

The Guildhall gallery has a good collection of paintings, mostly with a London theme, but the highlight is the Roman amphitheatre in the basement. This was discovered when the gallery was under construction and its remains are amazing to see. A real treat for a free museum.

They are currently showing a WWI remembrance with lots of interesting exhibits including these synthetic moth displays created by school children. The Roman amphitheatre is cool too.

I came here purely because it was free but stumbled upon the free tour (brilliantly lead by Robert) and discovered a Roman amphitheatre in the basement!!



This place also has air conditioning

A brilliant hidden gem of the museum side of London!

An amazing art gallery with friendly staff and it is free to get in.

Nice collection with a common theme of the city. I love the juxtaposition of different styles and eras. The amphitheatre is impressive and atmospheric.

Surprisingly little known but great and varied art gallery - perfect for a City lunch break but also well worth a visit for tourists in the area, especially the underground remains of the Roman amphitheatre.

great art meets great history. be sure to take a free guided tour to help put this all in perspective. yet another free gallery/museum. be sure to see the remains of the roman amphitheatre in the basement.

One of London's hidden gems. The collection is mainly made up of Victorian art, among the paintings is the stunning portrait of Alexa Wilding by Dante Gabriel Rossetti.

It was just looking for the entrance.
There is a beautiful, large square in front of the building. The guildhall itself was closed.
Under the building of the Artgallery (access via the heritage wing) is a small excavation.
There was an exhibition about Victorian paintings and an exhibition about symmetry, a designer of tiles, William de Morgan.
Nice to have seen, but do not walk too much for it.

Very interesting, very helpful staff. Don't miss paying a visit to the Roman amphitheatre

This elegant building completed in 1999 is an exercise in understated top-drawer craftsmanship and a showcase for The Corporation of London's permanent art collection, exhibitions and Roman era ruins.
Here find exceptional quality and civility.
This admirable endeavour offering free admission is undoubtedly worth your time and effort.
A memorable outing.

Lovely gallery. Not too big and overwhelming. Free guided tour of some paintings worth it.

This gallery is in a wonderful place, a kind of urban oasis in La City: the Guildhall Yard.

Two surprises await inside this gallery of free entrance: a collection of works where pearls abound in a calm and intimate painting and the vestige of the Roman Amphitheater that so many centuries ago was the center of entertainment of the ancient Roman Londinium.

For those who understand English, free guided tours of 45 minutes are offered three times a week in which volunteer guides tell the story of a selection of paintings. Schedules and days are on the gallery's website.

It's worth it to get lost inside this place for a while! I recommend it!

It's a beautiful place whether you come for an exhibition or other function. Helpful and friendly staff. Smart loos. No cafe and very small shop, but their exhibitions are always interesting. You can see the Roman remains too, and their permanent art displays have something for everyone. At present they have on display the original Magna Carta, the later edition. Very impressive. Be prepared for a bag search on entry, but with politeness and a smile.