Main Attractions
The National Gallery's aim is to encourage the public throughout the United Kingdom and beyond to value and enjoy its pictures. The Gallery is working with partners in museums around the country to support the increasing role the pictures play at all levels of public education, lifelong learning and enjoyment.
The site occupied by the National Gallery, between the north side of Trafalgar Square and Orange Street, has had a history of successive developments. These have been largely prompted by the continuous growth of the collection and more recently by the growing demand for ancillary spaces due to changing visitor needs and expectations. The Gallery is widely recognised as a building of immense importance, confirmed by its Grade 1 status, and the existing building is the cumulative effort of many generations of architects. The principal significance of the interiors lies in their overall layout and architectural quality at the main gallery level.
Audio guides can be used to follow themed tours of the National Gallery, each looking at about 20 paintings: 'The Life of Christ', 'Time Trail', 'Tell Me a Picture' and 'A Right Royal Tour'. Alternatively, portable audio guides with random-access commentaries on over 1,000 paintings in the collection are available in six different languages.
For more information about the National Gallery, visit: http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/
