Opening times
The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Gallery is open Monday to Sunday from 10:00 – 18:00 (last entry 17:15).
Admission policy
Ticketing Terms and Conditions – Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ
Tickets
Tickets can be booked online. We also have tickets to the permanent collection available every day at our ticket desk.
Entry to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Gallery includes the permanent collection as well as our smaller exhibitions and displays. Additional charges apply for our temporary exhibitions.
The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Gallery, Shop, and Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Café are cashless. We accept a wide range of cards and payment devices, including Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Apple Pay and more.
National Art Pass
Permanent collection
National ArtÌýPass /ÌýArtÌýFund members can enjoy unlimited free entry to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Gallery’s permanent collection, Drawings Gallery exhibitions and changing temporary displays.
Salman Toor: Someone Like You
There is no discount for this exhibition with the National Art Pass.
Universal Credit
We want everybody to be able to visit the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Gallery. To help with the cost of ticket prices, concession tickets are available for anyone in receipt of Universal Credit or Pension Credit.
Tickets can be booked online or at the Gallery on the day (if available). You must bring proof of eligibility with you, this can be one of the following:
- Universal Credit – show your Universal Credit statement, either on your mobile app or a paper copy
- Pension Credit – DWP letter of confirmation.
You can click the following link to get a proof of benefit letter
ICOM Card
Reciprocal
To book reciprocal tickets you will require a promo code from your gallery or museum. Please enter the code into the “promo code” box on the top right of the website, before selecting the date and time of your visit. Select an Adult ticket and, once added to the basket, the ticket will become a complimentary Reciprocal ticket. Reciprocal tickets are not available during the first two weeks or final two weeks of the exhibition.
AICA (International Association of Art Critics)
AICA members should request their promo code for a complimentary ticket to the exhibitions from their AICA Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ contact. Please enter the code into the “promo code” box on the top right of the website, before selecting the date and time of your visit. Select an Adult ticket and, once added to the basket, the ticket will become a complimentary AICA ticket.
| Permanent Collection | |
|---|---|
| Adult (19+) with donation | £16 |
| Adult (19+) | £14 |
| Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Members and Patrons | Free |
| 18 and under | Free |
| Student, Universal/Pension Credit, Disabled Companion, Art Fund, ICOM, Teacher, Museums Association | Free |
| Salman Toor: Someone Like You + permanent collection | |
|---|---|
| Adult (19+) with donation | £18 |
| Adult (19+) | £16 |
| Student, Universal/Pension Credit | £7 |
| Teacher | £8.50 |
| Museums Association | £8 |
| Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Members and Patrons | Free |
| Disabled Companion | Free |
| 18 and under | Free |
| ICOM | Free |
Find us
The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Gallery is located within Somerset House, one of London’s most famous landmarks and right in the heart of the city. Both the Gallery and ÌýCafé can be directly accessed via the Strand entrance of Somerset House.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Art
Somerset House
Strand
London, WC2R 0RN
The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Gallery is in walking distance of Trafalgar Square, Shaftesbury Avenue, Covent Garden and Bloomsbury.
The area is well served by public transport, and we encourage all visitors to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ to use one of these methods wherever possible. If you need further help or support with access to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, please email galleryinfo@courtauld.ac.uk.
Location map: Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Gallery, Somerset House
Transport
Trains
The London Underground (tube) stations nearest to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ are:
- Temple (Circle and District lines)
- Charing Cross (Bakerloo and Northern lines)
- Embankment (Bakerloo, Circle, District and Northern lines)
- Covent Garden (Piccadilly line)
For visitors travelling by national rail, the nearest railways stations are Waterloo (via Waterloo Bridge) and Charing Cross.
Buses
Many of the bus routes to Somerset House have been affected by the pedestrianisation of The Strand. We advise you check your route while planning your visit for the most up-to-date information.
Cycling
The closest bicycle parking is opposite the main entrance to Somerset House.
The Santander Cycle Hire Bike is located opposite the Lyceum theatre in Wellington Street (just in the crossing of Strand and Waterloo Bridge).
Car
For those unable to visit using public transport, the nearest public car parks are at Drury Lane to the north or the Southbank Centre to the south.
If you plan on taking a taxi, we advise stating your destination as ‘the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ at Somerset House’.
