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United Kingdom · London
The National Gallery
ナショナル・ギャラリー (ロンドン)
The National Gallery in London is home to one of the greatest collections of paintings in the world, where you can see over 1,000 paintings on display from Uccello and Gentileschi to Turner and Van Gogh.
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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.
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Notable Works
- ひまわりWikipedia (en)Vincent van Gogh
- アニエールの水浴Wikipedia (en)Georges Seurat
- 大使たちWikipedia (en)Hans Holbein
- 鏡のヴィーナスWikipedia (en)Diego Velázquez
Exhibitions
Past and present exhibitions aggregated by artible.
No current exhibition data is available yet.
Past exhibitions (101)
- Past
Maggi Hambling: Walls of Water
until Feb 15, 2015
An exhibition featuring Maggi Hambling's 'Walls of Water' series.
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Peder Balke
until Apr 12, 2015
An exhibition dedicated to the dramatic and atmospheric landscape paintings of Norwegian Romantic artist Peder Balke.
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Museum basics
- Founded
- 1824
- Architect
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- Building completed
- 1991
- Renovated
- 1991
- Director
- Gabriele Finaldi
- Operated by
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Annual visitors
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- National treasures
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- Important cultural properties
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- Site area
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- Floor area
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- Exhibition area
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- Postmodernist architecture
Frequently asked questions
Can I eat my own food at the Gallery?⌃
You can bring food with you to the Gallery but there is currently limited space of places to eat. Due to risk of cross contamination and allergies, it is not possible to eat your own food in the designated café and restaurant spaces.
Sources
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- Official website — nationalgallery.org.uk ↗
- Wikipedia (Japanese) ↗CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikipedia (English) ↗CC BY-SA 4.0
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