The Galleries included are: (1) The National Gallery. (2) The National Portrait Gallery. (3) Tate Modern. (4) Tate Britain. (5) Wallace Collection. (6)Dulwich Picture Gallery. (7) The Queen's Gallery. (8) The Courtauld Gallery. (9) The Guildhall Art Gallery. (10) The Serpentine Gallery.
National Gallery
Trafalgar Square, WC2.
Open: Daily 10.00-18.00, Wed 10.00-21.00
Telephone: 020 7747 2885
Admission: Free (there is a charge for special exhibitions)
Nearest Tube (London Underground) station(s): Charing Cross, Embankment, Leicester Square
Highlights: The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist by Leonardo da Vinci * The Hay Wain by John Constable * The Baptism of Christ by Piero della Francesca * Equestrian Portrait of Charles I by Anthony van Dyck * Bacchus and Ariadne by Titian * The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck * Rain, Steam and Speed by J. M. W. Turner * Marriage a-la-Mode by William Hogarth * The Wilton Diptych * Self Portrait by Rembrandt *
National Portrait Gallery
2 St Martin's Place, London WC2
Open: Daily 10-6, Thurs, Fri 10-9
Tel: 020 7306 0055
Admission: Free
Nearest Tube: (London Underground Station) Charing Cross
Highlights include: Oliver Cromwell by Samuel Cooper * Charles I when of Prince of Wales by Anthony Van Dycke * Self Portrait by Tracy Emin *Samuel Pepys by John Hayls * Princess of Wales by Bryan Organ * Henry VIII by Hans Holbein * Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland, c1664 by Sir Peter Lely * The Duchess of Portsmouth by Pierre Mignard * Elizabeth I by Marcus Gheeraerts * Lord Byron by Thomas Phillips.
Tate Modern
Bankside, SE1
Telephone: 020 7887 8008
Open: Sun-Thurs 10.00-18.00, Fri-Sat 10.00-22.00
Admission free
Nearest tube: (London Underground Station/s) Blackfriars, Southwark
Tate Modern has become home to the national collection of international 20th century art. Among the permanent collection are works by Picasso, Matisse, Leger, Pollock and Warhol. Free activity sheets for young visitors are available from the information desk. The Tate has an extensive book shop and restaurants.
Tate Britain
Millbank, SW1
Telephone: 020 7887 8000
Open: Daily 10.00-1750
Admission free.
Nearest tube: (London Underground Station ) Pimlico
The works of art include: The Painter and his Pug by William Hogarth * Sir Benjamin Truman by Thomas Gainsborough * Flatford Mill by John Constable * Hannibal Crossing the Alps by J.M.W. Turner * Ophelia by Sir John Millais * Haymakers by George Stubbs * Recumbent Figure by Henry Moore. Tate Britain has shops, a restaurant and a cafe.
Wallace Collection
Hertford House, Manchester Square, London, W1
Tel: 020 7563 9500
Admission Free
Open 7 days a week 10am - 5pm
Nearest Tube: (London Underground Station) Bond Street
A world -class collection of art is contained in 25 galleries with superb displays of French 18th century painting, furniture and porcelain with superb Old Master paintings Well represented are Dutch and Flemish paintings of the seventeenth century and eighteenth century French. There are also outstanding works by English, Italian and Spanish artists.
Dulwich Picture Gallery
Gallery Road, SE21
Telephone:020 8693 5254
Open: Tues-Fri 10-5, Sat-Sun 11-5. Moderate admission fee charged.
Transport: North Dulwich Rail, West Dulwich Rail.
Dulwich Picture Gallery contains 300+ masterpieces, dating from the 17th century.The highlights include: Rembrandt's portrait of Jacob III de Ghen and Van Dyke's Madonna and Child. The museum has an education centre for children and adults and a cafe overlooking an extensive garden.
The Queen's Gallery,
Buckingham Palace, SW1
Telephone: 020 7799 2331 (recorded information)
Open: daily 9.30-4.30. Admission fee charged.
Nearest Tube: (London Underground Station/s) Green Park or Victoria.
An exhibition of paintings, drawings and furniture which form the extensive Royal Collection, including works by Canaletto, Rembrant and Rubens. The works on display are changed at regular intervals.
Courtauld Gallery,
Somerset House, Strand WC2.
Telephone: 020 7848 2526
Open: Daily 10.00-18.00 Admission charged (free to under 18's and students and on Mondays from 10.00-14.00)
Nearest Tube: (London Underground Station/s) Covent Garden, Holborn, (Temple - closed on a Sunday)
Assembled from six private collections, works by Botticelli, Rubens, Gainsborough,Cezanne, Van Gough and Gaugin are among the treasures to be found in the Courtauld's rich collection.
Guildhall Art Gallery,
Gresham Street, EC2
Telephone: 020 7332 1632
Open: Mon-Sat 10-5; Sun 12 noon-4
Admission charge (free on Fri and daily after 3.30.)
Nearest Tube: (London Underground Station) Bank
Portraits of Royalty and Lord Mayors of London as well as the pageantry of London are among the collection of paintings, begun in the 17th century. The collections are changed regularly to explore different themes.
Serpentine Gallery
Kensington Gardens, London W2 3XA
Open daily, 10am - 6pm
Telephone: 020 7402 6075 /Recorded information 020 7298 1515
Admission free
Nearest Tube(s): (London Underground Station/s) Lancaster Gate, South Kensington, Knightsbridge.
The Serpentine Gallery is a publicly -funded art gallery that is noted for its exhibitions of modern and contemporary art. In the grounds of the Gallery is a permanent work by artist and poet Ian Hamilton Finlay, dedicated to the Serpentine's former Patron Diana, Princess of Wales. The work comprises eight benches, a tree-plaque, and a carved stone circle at the Gallery's entrance. Set in the 18th century landscape of a Royal Park, the Serpentine Gallery has an abundant supply of natural light.
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