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Tourist Guide To The National Gallery
Opening hours: Daily 10am -6pm Friday 10amn-9pm
Closed.24-26 December
Reasons to visit
With over 2, 300 paintings in the collection, there are hundreds of reasons to visit the Gallery
Here are some to get you started.……
★Get into great art. From Leonardo da Vinci to Vincent van Gogh. See priceless works of art for free……
★Get creative, Brush up your skills, and create your own great works of art……
★Lean about art. Discover more about paintings,
★Be inspired. Life, death, passion, beauty,,, Every painting tells a story.
★Relax. Escape from the noisy city into a painting
Regulations
★Talk in a low voice when you use your cellphone in the gallery.
★ Not touching the paintings or other exhibits. Not taking pets in or crossing the barriers.
★ Consuming food and drink in designated areas only, i. e. not in rooms that contain paintings
★Following our ‘no-smoking’ policy in any part of the building.
★Following our ‘no –photography’ policy in exhibitions where a sign is displayed
Access:
The National Gallery aims to make access to the paintings enjoyable and welcoming to the widest possible public. There are a range of facilities to help you see the collection, visit exhibitions and come to events
The Gallery offers British Sign Language -interpreted As on paintings for visitors who are deaf, and special art sessions(展期)for visitors who can’t see.
Address: The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N SDN
Getting here:
★By tube
The nearest stations are Charing Cross( National Rail, Northern, and Bakerloo lines )and Leicester Square( Northern and Piccadilly lines)
★By bus
Routes 3, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 23, 24, 87, 91, 139, and 176 stop at Trafalgar Square.
★By bike
The nearest bike stands are on Orange Street, St Martin 's Street, St Martins Place, and Duncannon Street
Click here to find more information.
21.When is the National Gallery closed?
A. On thanks-giving B. At Christmas C. On New Year s Day D. At Easter
22.What are visitors allowed to do in the National Gallery?
A. Make a call, B. Take a dog in
C. Smoke a cigarette. D. Touch the painting
23.Who are special art sessions intended for?
A. Young visitors. B. Foreign visitors.
C. Disabled visitors. D. Female visitors
