National Gallery

Национальная галерея на Трафальгарской площади хранит обширную коллекцию западноевропейской живописи 13-19 веков. В крыле Sainsbury и главном здании посетители могут в хронологическом порядке знакомиться с шедеврами таких художников, как Леонардо да Винчи, Винсент Ван Гог и Рембрандт. Вход в постоянную коллекцию бесплатный, а среди главных произведений, 'Подсолнухи' Ван Гога и 'Венера и Марс' Боттичелли. Аудиогиды и бесплатные ежедневные экскурсии помогают ориентироваться в многочисленных залах, делая галерею доступной и для знатоков искусства, и для обычных посетителей.

Не пропустите

• 'Подсолнухи' Ван Гога (1888) в зале 43
• 'Мадонна в скалах' Леонардо да Винчи (зал 66)
• Шедевры Возрождения в крыле Sainsbury

Билеты и экскурсии

Как посетить National Gallery

Самый дешёвый входLondon: Natural History Museum Guided Tour & Audio Guide4.4★ · 186 путешественников~1 часБесплатная отменаОт$14 за человекаПосмотреть даты →Лучший на целый деньTower of London and Crown Jewels Exhibition Day Ticket4.4★ · 7 295 путешественников~24 чБесплатная отменаОт$51 за человекаПосмотреть даты →Индивидуально и гибкоThe National Gallery of London - Exclusive Guided Museum Tour5★ · 112 путешественников~3 чБесплатная отменаОт$111 за человекаПосмотреть даты →

Getting there

Полезно знать заранее

• Entry to the main collection is free of charge.
• The collection contains more than 2,300 paintings from the mid-thirteenth century to 1900.
• The museum grew through many extensions; only the Trafalgar Square façade remains essentially unchanged from Wilkins's 1838 building.
• Private donations account for about two-thirds of the collection, which did not originate as a nationalized royal collection.

Немного истории

Calls for a British national gallery intensified after important collections were sold abroad in the late eighteenth century. Artists argued that access to leading European paintings was essential for a British school of art. The decisive opportunity came when Angerstein's thirty-eight paintings went on sale. Parliament approved their purchase for £57,000, encouraged by collector George Beaumont's offer of sixteen more works if the government bought Angerstein's group and found a suitable building. The National Gallery opened in 1824 in Angerstein's Pall Mall townhouse. The Pall Mall gallery was overcrowded and hot. Subsidence forced a brief move from No. 100 to No. 105 before Wilkins's Trafalgar Square building opened in 1838. Its position between the wealthy West End and poorer districts to the east was defended as essential to access across social classes. Eastlake became the first director and traveled across Europe to acquire neglected early Italian and Northern Renaissance works. Private gifts remained crucial, including the Turner Bequest, though lack of space eventually contributed to the creation of the Tate Gallery for British art in 1897. During the Second World War, the paintings were evacuated to Wales. Winston Churchill rejected moving them to Canada, and the collection was stored in a slate quarry at Manod. The central London building was repeatedly extended, including major later projects such as the Sainsbury Wing, while conservation and cleaning policies generated recurring public debate.