Free: All time
The National Portrait Gallery in London is the first portrait gallery in the world when it opened in 1856. The gallery houses portraits of historically important and famous Britons, selected ont he basis of the significance of the sitter, not that of the artist.
Address: St.Martin’s Pl, London WC2H 0HE, United Kingdom
Opening Hours: Sat-Wed 10am – 6pm; Thu & Fri 10am – 9pm
Direction:Tube Northern, Bakerloo and Jubilee Lines to Charing Cross Station; Northern and Picadilly Lines to Leicester
Phone: +44 20 7306 0055
Website: www.npg.org.uk