Galleries · London
Guildhall Art Gallery
Guildhall Art Gallery — museum in London, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Bank · 0.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Guildhall Art Gallery is an art gallery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1885. Part of City of London Corporation. Address: EC2V 5AE. Wikidata describes it as: "museum in London, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.5155°, -0.0914°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Guildhall Art Gallery houses the art collection of the City of London, England. The museum is located in the Moorgate area of the City of London. It is a stone building in a semi-Gothic style intended to be sympathetic to the historic Guildhall, which is adjacent and to which it is connected internally.
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Background
History
The City of London Corporation had commissioned and collected portraits since 1670, originally to hang in the Guildhall. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the Corporation's art collections grew through gifts and bequests to include history paintings and other genres of art. A notable donation came with the bequest of the businessman and art collector Charles Gassiot in 1902 who left over a hundred paintings to the gallery. This massively bolstered the Guildhall's collection of Victorian era art and included works by Clarkson Stanfield, David Roberts, John Everett Millais, William Dyce and James Tissot. The first purpose-built gallery for displaying the collection was completed in . This…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5155, -0.0914
- District
- City of London
- Parish
- City of London, unparished area
- Postcode
- EC2V 5AE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Phone
- +44 207 332 3700
- Established
- 1885
- Nearest railway station
- Bank — 0.3 km
- Opening
- Mo-Su 10:00-17:00
- Official site
- www.cityoflondon.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q4968030 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Guildhall Art Gallery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Guildhall Art Gallery (14186022081).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Guildhall Art Gallery?
- Guildhall Art Gallery is in London, United Kingdom (postcode EC2V 5AE), in the parish of City of London, unparished area.
- When was Guildhall Art Gallery built?
- Built or established in 1885.
- Is Guildhall Art Gallery free to visit?
- Yes, Guildhall Art Gallery is free to enter.
- How do I get to Guildhall Art Gallery?
- The nearest railway station is Bank, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode EC2V 5AE.