Highlights tour

Step back through time with a free highlights tour exploring our Collection and building. 

Tours run every day at 11.00 and 15.00, and last for about 45 minutes.

Spaces are limited, so please turn up early to avoid any disappointment.

Tours are subject to change.

Can't make these times? Download our digital guide on Bloomberg Connects and follow our Meet the Portraits or Changemakers and campaigners tours at your own pace.

National Portrait Gallery: The Collection

This book introduces the reader to the key people who have shaped the history of Britain, its culture and identity, by exploring essential highlights from the National Portrait Gallery’s unrivalled Collection. A wonderful memento for any visitor.

This fun, gift-sized book takes the reader on a chronological journey through Britain’s history in portraiture, from the Tudors to Now, featuring the country’s most important and famous individuals, from Queen Elizabeth I to Mary Seacole, and Virginia Woolf to David Bowie. Richly illustrated with beautiful artworks and photographs.