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QUEEN’S GALLERY - BUCKINGHAM PALACE
Royal Art Collection on View

Queen's Galley Entrance Doric Column Portico photoThe recent royal wedding and travels of Prince William and Kate, the newly minted Duchess of Cambridge have brought the dusty, musty old English royal family back to the spotlight for a younger generation. For those visitors to London looking to see a few royal knick-knacks, after checking out the wedding coaches at the mews (see Royal Mews Coaches), why not pop next door to check out some of the art from the Queen’s storage attic. Okay, maybe it’s a really big attic. Much of the royal wealth lies in the massive collection of art held “in trust for the Nation” meaning it belongs to the crown and not the individual who wears it.

SAtaue at Queens Galley photoThe Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace is not actually in the palace, but on the grounds with access from Buckingham Palace Road around the corner from the main gate. The galley which presents rotating exhibitions of the paintings and other art treasure from the extensive Royal Collection is a rather intimate space, as cozy and sumptuous as the British National Gallery is grand and cavernous. The Queen’s Gallery was built 40 years ago from a former palace garden chapel bombed out during the London Blitz of WWII, and completely refurbished and expanded for the Queen’s Golden Jubilee in 2002.

Queens Gallery photoThe Royal Collection was mostly formed since the Restoration of Charles II in 1660. There are some items from earlier monarchs like Henry VIII. Much of earlier treasures of the monarchy were dispersed under Oliver Cromwell, with current holdings the royal patrons now chiefly associated with royal patrons George III and George IV; Queen Victoria and Prince Albert; and Queen Mary, the consort of George V. The art on display can range through a variety of periods and themes - Italian Renaissance and Baroque to Dutch Masters, furniture, clothing and personal items of kings, queens, princes and princesses.

Visiting the Queen’s Gallery

The gallery is open daily from 10 am to 5:30 pm with the last entry an hour before closing. During August and September it opens at 9:30 am. Admission is £9 for adult, £8.20 for student and senior over 60, £4.50 under 17 and kids under 5 free. A family ticket (2 adults and 3 under 17) is available for £22.50. Tickets can be purchased online. The Queen’s Gallery is included in the London Pass. And since the entrance is seperate from the palace, you don't have to worry whether the queen is home © Bargain Travel Europe

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