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Tour Price(per person)

Duration

Bespoke and Specialist Tours £21 1 hour talk

Exhibition LecturesPrice includes entry to the exhibition

Please see Exhibition Lectures section

1 hour lecture

Collection Tours £16 1 hour talk

Group size and tour durationExhibition Lectures and Tour bookings for groups of more than 30 people begin in the Ondaatje Wing Theatre with a one hour illustrated presentation. Tours for a maximum of 30 people take place in the relevant Gallery rooms. Each tour or lecture is followed by unlimited time to explore the Collection or exhibition independently.

How to book The Gallery has a friendly and experienced team dedicated to arranging your visit. Please call 020 7312 2483 or email education@npg.org.uk to discuss your group’s requirements.

To ensure we can fulfil your requirements, we recommend booking as early as possible. Group Tours take place Monday to Friday 10.30 – 16.00, subject to availability, and cannot be booked in conjunction with any other offers or discounts. Groups smaller than 15 people will be charged the equivalent fee for the minimum group size. If less than 28 days notice is given, a fee of 50% of the total cost applies for cancellation or non-attendance and a fee of £100 applies for a date change.

Group Tours are available for cultural, educational and membership groups. A separate programme is available to UK and EU University groups. Corporate tours are only available to the Gallery’s Corporate Supporters, please contact the Development Team on 020 7321 6607.

National Portrait Gallery St Martin’s Place London WC2H 0HE npg.org.uk/grouptours

Leicester Square or Charing CrossCharing Cross

Buses to Trafalgar Square

If you are travelling by coach there is a coach bay on St Martin’s Place at the front of the Gallery for drop-off and pick-up only.

The Gallery is open daily 10.00 – 18.00 and until 21.00 on Thursdays and Fridays.

Please note that the Gallery building is fullyaccessible and stools are available upon request. The Gallery cloakroom is located on Floor -2. If you have any access queries please visit the website or call 020 7306 0055.

Make the most of your visit The Gallery Shops sell a unique selection of gifts, prints and postcards inspired by the Gallery’s Collection and exhibitions. The Bookshop on Floor 0 stocks a wide range of specialist and Gallery publications.

The newly extended Portrait Café is located on Floor -3 serving a selection of homemade sandwiches, pastries, fresh soup and refreshments.

The Portrait Restaurant on Floor 3 serves a seasonal modern British menu, with stunning views of the city. Booking is essential, call 020 7312 2490.

Quick reference guide

Keep up to dateVisit npg.org.uk/grouptours for more information and to sign up to our free group tours enewletter.

Exclusive Group OfferEnjoy 10% off in the Gallery’s shops on the day of your tour.

All images National Portrait Gallery, London and © National Portrait Gallery, London unless otherwise stated.

Cover: Helen Wills Moody by Dorothy Wilding (detail), 1928 © William Hustler and Georgina Hustler / National Portrait Gallery, London. Inside: Bespoke tour, main photograph by Jorge Herrera, top-left photograph by Adam Marchan. Linda Evangelista at the International Collections by Patrick Demarchelier, October 1991. Patrick Demarchelier Inc. © The Condé Nast Publications Ltd. Anton Chekhov by Iosif Braz (detail), 1898 © State Tretyakov Gallery. Portrait of Esta Sexton aged 12 (detail) by Paul P. Smith, 2015 © Paul P. Smith from the BP Portrait Award 2015. Queen Elizabeth I by Unknown English artist, c.1600. King George IV after Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1815. Dame Zaha Hadid (detail) by Michael Craig-Martin, 2008. Back cover: Restaurant View © SphericalImages.com

Group Tours & Exhibition Lectures

Vogue 100: A Century of Style11 February – 22 May 2016A major exhibition showcasing the remarkable range of photography commissioned by British Vogue since it was founded in 1916.Price: £28

Russia and the Arts: The Age of Tolstoy and Tchaikovsky17 March - 26 June 2016A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see a selection of masterpieces on loan from the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow.Price: £21

BP Portrait Award 201623 June – 18 September 2016An innovative selection of the very best in contemporary portrait painting from around the world.Price: £21

Eggleston Portraits 21 July – 23 October 2016Combining iconic works with unseen gems, this ground-breaking exhibition focuses on the portrait photography of pioneering American photographer William Eggleston. Price: £21

Highlights Whether your group is visiting the Gallery for the first time or has an interest in British history, learn more about the Gallery and the Collection through a selection of portraits from the 1,000 on display.

Kings & QueensA fascinating tour covering six centuries of British royalty beginning with Henry VII and moving through some of the most powerful people who helped to shape the nation.

TudorsFrom Henry VIII to Elizabeth I, learn how some of the most powerful and talented people of sixteenth and seventeenth century Britain shaped the nation.

Stuarts & the Civil WarDiscover this most turbulent time in British history, which saw plots, revolution, the execution of a King and years of Civil War, the plague and the Great Fire of London.

Enlightenment to ReformJourney back to the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, a golden age of science, music, theatre and thought, but also a time of reform and the birth of modern democracy.

The VictoriansDiscover more about the people who made Britain the world’s first industrialised commercial power and the empire that sustained it.

Collection ToursSpecialist art historians take your group on a themed tour of the Collection as they unlock the secrets and stories of the great and the good. Choose from the menu below.

Come face to face with the people who have shaped British history and culture at the National Portrait Gallery.

With the largest collection of portraits in the world, whether your group has a special area of interest, wishes to gain a deeper insight into an exhibition or take a closer look at the Gallery’s Collection, we have an offer to suit your individual needs.

Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 201617 November 2016 – 26 February 2017A unique opportunity to see new works by some of the most exciting contemporary portrait photographers.Price: £21

Visit npg.org.uk/grouptours or sign up to our Group Tours enewsletter for the latest information on forthcoming exhibitions.

Exhibition LecturesDiscover more about the Gallery’s exhibitions with a private lecture by an expert art historian or artist in the Ondaatje Wing Theatre, followed by a visit to the exhibition. Prices include exhibition entry.

ModernismLearn about the makings of the modern world through revolutions in art, literature and culture taking in the First World War, the Bloomsbury Group and the suffragette movement.

Contemporary Culture Enjoy a tour of familiar faces created in a wide range of media, investigating issues of diversity, achievement and celebrity in today’s society.

PortraitureInvestigate portraiture, identity and representation as you explore the Gallery’s finest portraits and self-portraits, examining artistic technique.

Bespoke and Specialist ToursExplore the diversity of the Gallery’s Collection through a tailor-made tour. Commission your own bespoke session reflecting your group’s special interest or enjoy an in-depth look at one of our temporary displays, including in 2016 Celebrating Charlotte Bronte 1816-1855, Exposed: The Naked Portrait and Portrait of the Artist: Van Dyck and early self-portraiture in Britain.