National Portrait Gallery

Charing Cross · London: Westminster & the West End · United Kingdom

★★★☆☆ Museum & culture

What it costs a family of four

Free

No admission charge for anyone.

What to know

FREE. Reopened in 2023 after a three-year rebuild. British history told through faces, from the Tudors to now, and the only known contemporary portrait of Shakespeare.

The details

Adult ticket	Free entry
Child ticket	Free entry
Typical visit	1.5 hours
Opening hours	Daily; special exhibitions charge
Indoors or out	Indoors
Region	Greater London, United Kingdom
Prices quoted in	GBP

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Official page: https://www.npg.org.uk/

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