The collection traces European painting from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century, room by room in chronological order. Besides Van Gogh’s Sunflowers, look out for Jan van Eyck’s Arnolfini Portrait and Holbein’s ‘The Ambassadors’, whose distorted skull only comes into focus when viewed from the side. If you’re short on time, pick a few rooms in advance rather than trying to see everything. The main galleries are most pleasant shortly after opening in the morning or on Friday evenings.
The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, in Central London, England. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of more than 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900. The current director of the National Gallery is Gabriele Finaldi.
The National Gallery is an exempt charity, and a non-departmental public body of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Its collection is held in trust by the charity on behalf of the British public, and entry to the main collection is free of charge.
Unlike comparable museums in continental Europe, the National Gallery was not formed by nationalising an existing royal or princely art collection. It came into being when the British government bought 38 paintings from the heirs of John Julius Angerstein in 1824. After that initial purchase, the gallery was shaped mainly by its early directors, especially Charles Lock Eastlake, and by private donations, which now account for two-thirds of the collection.
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London Coliseum – English National OperaThe biggest theatre in the West End, on St Martin's Lane; the English National Opera sings here in English.
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