National Portrait Gallery

The National Portrait Gallery is the perfect place to come and admire various types of portraits of famous Brits ranging from the Beatles to Queen Elizabeth I.

Exhibitions

Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer's Life 1990-2005

Price: £12.10
16th October 2008 - 25th January 2009
This exhibition presents over 150 photographs by the celebrated photographer, encompassing well-known work made on editorial assignment, as well as personal photographs of her family and close friends including the birth and childhood of her three daughters and the death of her father. Alongside these are many of Leibovitz’s best known portraits of public figures, artists and actors such as Cindy Sherman, Richard Avedon and Brad Pitt.

Wyndham Lewis: Portraits

Price: £5.50
3rd July 2008 - 19th October 2008

Acclaimed painter and writer, Percy Wyndham Lewis is widely regarded as one of early British Modernism's most controversial and influential figures. This exhibition presents over sixty works, from 1910 to 1950, which capture key figures from Lewis's life and represent a unique record of some of the greatest literary and artistic creators of the first half of the twentieth century.

The Gallery holds daytime and evening talks and events and on Friday music series, conferences and courses. Check out the Galleries website below for the events program for the next few months.

There's a great selection of places to eat and drink such as the Portrait Cafe, Portrait Restaurant (with amazing panaromic views of London) and the lounge and bar.

The Portrait Café
(Located by the bookshop on the lower ground floor)
A selection of light meals which focus on British dishes.
Opening hours:
Saturday to Wednesday: 10am to 5.30pm
Thursday to Friday: 10am to 8.30pm

The Portrait Restaurant
The roof-top restaurant is on the third floor and diners can enjoy spectacular views of some of London's greatest attractions such as Trafalgar Square, the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and the London Eye. The 80 seat Portrait Restaurant is open for lunch and two evenings a week - Thursday and Friday when the Gallery has extended opening hours.
The Lounge
Salads and light meals and from 3.00pm tea, cakes and pastries are available.
The Bar
A selection of wines, cocktails, beers, soft drinks & bar snacks.
Address
2 St Martin's Place
Covent Garden
London WC2N OHE
Tel: 020 7747 2885
National Portrait Gallery Website