Top Art Galleries in London

Somerset House
Hermitage Rooms, South Building
Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA - Nearest Underground: Temple (except Sundays), Covent Garden, Charing Cross and Embankment (Northern/Piccadilly/Bakerloo/Jubilee/ Circle & District lines)

Features: The Gilbert Collection; The Hermitage; The Courtauld; Artistic works by Georges Seurat, Vincent Van Gogh and Edouard Manet.

County Hall
County Hall
Riverside Building nr. Westminster Bridge London SE1 7PB

The Dali Universe is an innovative permanent 3000 square metre exhibition, ideally located at historic County Hall - part of London's new cultural hub along the Southbank.

Buckingham Palace
The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London Nearest Tube: Victoria, Green Park and Hyde Park Corner (Victoria/Piccadilly/Jubilee/Circle & District lines)

The Royal collection of works by Fabergé, the greatest Russian jeweller and goldsmith of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, is unparalleled in size, range and quality. It was acquired almost exclusively through the exchange of personal gifts between the Russian, Danish and British royal families.

Hayward Gallery
Hayward Gallery, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX, UK Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7960 5226
Opening Hours Daily 10am – 6pm
Late nights Tuesday and Wednesday until 8pm Closed 1 January, 24-26 December. Quietest times to visit the gallery are Monday and early weekday mornings.

The Hayward Gallery is a constituent part of the South Bank Centre, As one of the largest and most versatile temporary art exhibition spaces in Britain, the Hayward has proved remarkably adaptable for presenting a wide range of ground-breaking exhibitions for more than 30 years. Recent exhibitions Paul Klee: The Nature of Creation and Ann-Sofi Sidén.

The Mall Galleries
The Mall Galleries, The Mall, Nr Trafalgar Square, London SW1
Tel: 020 7930 6844 Entry £2.50, £1 concessions. Open 10am-5pm daily including weekends

Run by the Federation of British Artists The Mall Galleries is among only a few London venues to highlight the work of well-established British artists as well as up-and-coming students and young unknown painters. Opened in 1971 by Her Majesty The Queen, the Galleries are, which works to educate, inspire and involve the public in the appreciation and practice of the fine arts.