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Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the midth century to 1900. This internationally recognised art gallery comprises a series of exhibition spaces, a bookshop, cafe, artists flat and a permanent garden designed by gabriel orozco. Creative connections is a fouryear project connecting young people. National gallery company the national gallery, london. It is located on the north side of trafalgar square, westminster.
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We recommend checking with the venues own websites for uptodate information. The national gallery is the primary british national public art gallery, sited on trafalgar square, in central london. The bookshop specialises in books on british history, biography, art, photography and costume and stocks a comprehensive range for children. The national gallerys online and physical shops are temporarily closed. Explore the world of art through a selection of fascinating books, films, and music developed from gallery resources and acclaimed scholarship in the field. The story of european art, masterpiece by masterpiece we are temporarily closed as a precautionary measure to help contain the spread of coronavirus covid19. Wrights lunchtime lectures and order the bookshop to. One of the premier specialist art bookshops in london, the national. The national gallery, london, london, united kingdom. The gallery in wartime history the national gallery, london. Please check the venues website for the latest details. National gallery of australia art gifts, exhibition.
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