Description:
The refurbished gallery on the grounds of Buckingham Palace reopened to the public in 2002 in time for the Golden Jubilee celebration of Queen Elizabeth II. The 1831 building by John Nash was converted to a chapel for Queen Victoria in 1843 and later destroyed in an air raid in 1940. Today, the gallery is dedicated to changing exhibitions of the wide-ranging treasure trove that forms the Royal Collection. You'll find special showings of paintings, prints, drawings, watercolors, furniture, porcelain, miniatures, enamels, jewelry, and other works of art. At any given time, you may see such artistic peaks as Van Dyck's equestrian portrait of Charles I; the world-famous Lady at the Virginal, by Vermeer; a dazzling array of gold snuffboxes; paintings by Monet from the collection of the late Queen Mother; personal jewelry; studies by Leonardo da Vinci; or even the controversial portrait of the current queen by Lucian Freud.
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Awards:
Frommer's
- Highly Recommended 2010
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Contact:
- visit website
- tel: 020/7766-7301
- fax: +44 20 7930 9625
- send email
Address:
- Buckingham Palace Road
- Buckingham Palace, Buckingham Palace Rd., SW1
- London SW1A 1AA
Neighborhood:
Westminster//VictoriaHours:
- Daily 10am-5:30pm; July 27-Sept 29 9:30am-5:30pm. Last admission 1 hr. before closing
Strenuousness:
- No Sweat
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