Give a Gift Membership to the National Gallery
Treat the art lover in your life to a Gift Membership with the National Gallery!
The National Gallery is on Trafalgar Square in London. It is home to the national collection of paintings from the 13th to 19th centuries in the Western Tradition, and the paintings are on show 361 days a year, free of charge
The Gallery aims to care for the collection, to enhance it for future generations, and to study it. It seeks to be a resource on art, and to inpsire. Amongst some of the works, you'll find names such as Vermeer, Cezanne, Monet, Seurat, Gainsborough, Rubens, Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Van Eyck, Michelangelo, Constable, Raphael, Canatello, da Vinci, Stubbs - to name a few! There are over 2,600 paintings and so it's one of those galleries where it's wonderful to keep coming back. Search the collection here and view the Must Sees here.
The Highlights from the Collection include Vermeer's "A Young Woman standing at a Virginal", an incredible Equestrian Portrait of Charles I by van Dyck, Sansom and Delilah by Rubens, Summer's Day by Morisot, a Self Portrait at the age of 34 by Rembrandt, Sunflowers by Van Gogh, The Fighting Tremeraire by Turner, The Hay Wain by Constable, Whistlejacket by Stubbs, and many more. Take a look here.
Members enjoy lots of benefits:
- Unlimited free entry to all the exhibitions
- Priority booking for events and exhibitions
- A bespoke programme of online events
- Invitations to preview days
- 10% discount in the shops and cafes
- On-demand films and exhibition tours
- Use of the cloakroom for free
- Flexibility to reschedule exhibition tickets
Gift Membership vouchers bought through the National Gallery's shop can either go straight to the recipient or you can send it to yourself to add a personalised touch. Vouchers are valid for six months from the purchase date, and recipients activate it and then receive their Membership card and welcome pack.
The Individual Gift Membership is £75.00 whilst the Member Plus Guest Gift Membership is £119.00. Find out more about both memberships and buy them here.
What's coming up at the National Gallery?
Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300 ‒1350 on the Ground Floor Galleries until the 22nd June 2025. Organised by the National Gallery and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, this exhibition has a hundred exhibits made by artisans working in Siena, Naples, Avignon and beyond, with some of Europe's most significant artworks. Find out more here.
José María Velasco: A View of Mexico from 29th March to 17 August 2025 - this is the first UK exhibition of Velasco's work. He worked in Mexico in the 19th century and painted the landscapes of the Valley of Mexico. This has been organised by the National Gallery and the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Find out more here.
For a gift for someone who cannot get to the National Gallery,
how about The National Gallery: Masterpieces of Painting?
The National Gallery: Masterpieces of Painting is available from the online shop
for £50.00. It has 275 of the Gallery's most treasured pictures
so it is a wonderful way to look through them from home!
Find out more here.
Don't forget that the National Gallery has a superb online shop, too, where you can buy all sorts of gifts (including a gift membership) for the art lover in your life! From cards and diaries, to books, prints and posters, accessories (including scarves, bags, totes and jewellery) and stationery, there are also exhibition prints. Visit the National Gallery's online shop here.
This is The National Gallery Highlights Pocket Tote Bag
The dimensions are 41 x 33 cm, 20 cm handles
and it's made of 100% recycled cotton. It's handwash only.
for £15.00