The National Portrait Gallery in London is home to the world’s most extensive collection of portraits. The museum’s Primary Collection includes an incredible 11,000+ portraits. The paintings, sculptures, drawings, photos, and mixed media portraits reflect pre-18th century portraits, 18th century and Regency Portraits, Victorian portraits, and 20th century portraits. The museum also holds 250,000 photos, of which some are included in the Primary Collection. There are 80,000 portrait prints, drawings, silhouettes, caricatures, medallions, and miniatures in the Reference Collection. While at the museum, guests may want to plan their visits with ready-made tours by time period or theme. Tours can also be highly personalized with printable maps. Visitors can eat at the Portrait Restaurant and Bar overlooking the city or the sky-lit Portrait Café.
St. Martin’s Place, London WC2H 0HE, UK, Phone: +4-40-20-73-06-00-55