National Portrait Gallery

In the National Portrait Gallery there are mainly portraits of famous British people from the Tudor times to the present day. The collection includes paintings, caricatures, drawings, photos and sculptures. Unlike most museums, in this case not the authors of the works, but the people presented in them. The most valuable exhibits include the so-called portrait from Chandos, the most famous image of William Shakespeare.

The gallery has been around since 1856, and since 1896 it has been housed in a Neo-Renaissance building that has since undergone two major expansions. Currently, it is located on five floors, with exhibitions on the ground floor and two floors, while on the other visitors can use the café and restaurant. There is also a store here that offers, among others calendars, posters or mugs with reprints of portraits among the collections.