The National Portrait Gallery is an art gallery in London, England, housing a collection of portraits of historically
important and famous British people. It was the first portrait gallery in the world when it opened in 1856.[2] The
gallery moved in 1896 to its current site at St Martin's Place, off Trafalgar Square, and adjoining the National
Gallery, London at the side. It has been expanded twice since then. The National Portrait Gallery also has various
satellite outstations located elsewhere in the UK, mostly for aristocratic portraits. It is unconnected to the
Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh, with which its remit overlaps. The gallery is a non-departmental
public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
Address : 2 St Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HE
Phone : +44 (0) 20 7306 0055
Nearest Tube Station : Charing Cross, Leicester Square