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The National Gallery got its start by an act of Parliament in 1824 and a donation of three dozen paintings by the banker and merchant John Julius Angerstein. The collection has grown to over 2,000 works, from the early 13th century through the 19th century. Artists represented include Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Titian, Rembrandt, Frans Hals, van Gogh, Manet, Renoir, and hundreds of other suspects known to art connoisseurs everywhere.

The modern stuff is at the Tate Gallery.

Sort of hanging on around the east and north perimeter of the National Gallery building is the National Portrait Gallery. This one is filled with the mugs of kings and queens and hundreds of other famous people from various walks of life.

Location: Trafalgar Square
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7747 2885
Hours: Daily 10h00-18h00
Wednesday 10h00-21h00
Closing commences 5 mins before time stated
Closed: January 1, December 24, 25, 26.
Cost: Free.
Up to £10 for special exhibitions.
Disabled: Wheelchairs available at the Getty Entrance.
Underground Charing Cross, Leicester Square
Regulations: No photography.
No cell/mobile phones.
No tape recorders.
Facilities: Library and research facilities.
Cafe, restaurant, espresso bar.
Lavatories and cloak rooms.
Shops.
Options: Guided tours and self-guided tours.
Sketching is permitted.



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Books about the British Museum
  The British Museum A-Z Companion by Marjori Caygill
 
The Collections of the British Museum by David M. Wilson (Author), David Wilson (Editor), Robert Anderson (Introduction)
  The British Museum Visitor's Guide by John Reeve
  The British Museum Book of Ancient Egypt by Stephen Quirke (Editor), Jeffrey Spencer (Editor)
  Treasures of the British Museum by Marjorie Caygill

Guidebooks
  Great Britain (Eyewitness Travel Guides)
  Scotland (Eyewitness Travel Guides)
  Michelin Red Guide 2007 Great Britian & Ireland: Hotels & Restaurants
 
Michelin Red Guide 2007 London
 
Michelin the Green Guide Great Britain
  Michelin the Green Guide Scotland
  Michelin the Green Guide Wales
  Lonely Planet Wales
  Lonely Planet London
  London (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

Maps
 
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  Michelin Scotland Regional Map
  Lonely Planet City Map London
  Pocket Map and Guide London (Eyewitness Travel Guides)
  London A-Z (Street Atlas)



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