London - Galleries guide

Galleries

From cutting edge young British artists work to the national collections

Bankside Gallery

48 Hopton Street, Blackfriars, London, SE1 9JH Tel: +44 (0)20 7928 7521 Bankside Gallery is the home of the Royal Watercolour Society and Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers. It runs changing exhibitions of contemporary watercolours and original prints, featuring the work of members of both societies.

Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art

39a Canonbury Square, London, N1 2AN Tel: +44 (0)20 7704 9522   Situated in fashionable Islington, the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art was formed by art dealer Eric Estorick and his wife Salome, a textile designer and businesswoman.

National Portrait Gallery

St Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HE Tel: +44 (0)20 7306 0055 he National Portrait Gallery was founded in 1856. There were only 57 paintings in the collection when it was first exhibited. Today the gallery's collection includes over 9000 portraits.

Courtauld Institute of Art Gallery

 The Courtauld Institute Gallery has one of the most important collections in Britain, including world-famous Old Master and Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings, together with sculpture and applied arts.