The National Gallery houses the national collection of Western European painting from the 13th to the 19th centuries. It is on show 361 days a year, free of charge.
The Gallery aims to study and care for the collection, while encouraging the widest possible access to the pictures
Opening hours: Daily 10am–6pm, Fridays 10am–9pm The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN
Serpentine Gallery is one of London’s best-loved galleries for modern and contemporary art. Its Exhibition, Architecture, Education and Public Programmes attracts up to 800,000 visitors in any one year and admission is free.
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. Please note, the Serpentine Gallery is closed to the public in the period between exhibitions, however the Bookshop remains open at all times.
