National Portrait Gallery - London
National Portrait Gallery, Westminster – Host your gala or corporate event in stunning spaces with iconic art. Capacity for up to 300 guests. Enquire via Hire Space today.
Location: Westminster, London, Westminster, WC2H 0HE, London
Coordinates: 51.5093955993652, -0.128478199243546
Capacity: 30 - 300 guests
Starting from: 2500 per hour
Available Spaces
Whole Venue
Capacity: Up to 120 Dining guests
Pricing: 30000 / Venue Fee & Min Spend
Grade I-listed gallery by Trafalgar Square offering out-of-hours private hire for black-tie receptions and elegant dinners surrounded by iconic portraiture—ideal for a prestigious, centrally located Christmas party.
17th and 18th Century Galleries
Capacity: Up to 300 Reception guests
Pricing: 11000 / Venue Fee
Spread across nine adjoining rooms, the 17th and 18th Century Galleries provide a fascinating insight into Restoration society. Our 17th and 18th century Collection provides the perfect backdrop for a larger reception or dinner, as well as offering stunning individual rooms for a more intimate gathering.
Balcony Gallery
Capacity: Up to 80 Reception guests
Pricing: 4000 / Venue Fee
This light and innovative space, displaying familiar faces from the 1960s to 1990s, is ideal for a pre-dinner reception. It also works perfectly when combined with the adjacent Victorian Galleries to provide a contrast of spaces to impress your guests.
Ondaatje Main Hall
Capacity: Up to 300 Standing guests
Pricing: 4000 / Venue Fee
The Ondaatje Main Hall is the atrium at the main entrance to the Gallery and the first space visitors experience when they enter the building. A versatile event space, the Main Hall is the perfect canvas for a dynamic range of experiences including branded events, product launches, receptions, pop-up exhibitions, and many more.
Victorian Galleries
Capacity: Up to 200 Standing guests
Pricing: 45000 / Venue Fee & Min Spend
Iconic Grade I-listed Trafalgar Square gallery offering a prestigious standing reception setting for 150–200 guests, with excellent transport links, skyline views and elegant spaces for speeches and live music.
Gallery 18
Capacity: Up to 150 Reception guests
Pricing: 4000 / Venue Fee
This sublime Gallery, with a floor to ceiling salon hang, showcases Exhibition Culture from the 1750s to the 1850s, providing an ideal setting that exudes the grandeur of the period. Perfect for a variety of events, Gallery 18 at the National Portrait Gallery accommodates up to 150 guests standing or 120 seated, making it an exquisite choice for corporate gatherings, elegant receptions, or intimate dinners.
The Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Capacity: Up to 139 Theatre guests
Pricing: 2500 / Venue Fee
With audio-visual facilities and comfortable tiered seating, the Ondaatje Wing Theatre is the perfect space for an evening presentation, product launch or award ceremony before a drinks reception in the Gallery. The Lecture Theatre can be hired at any time of day. Events in the Theatre can be paired with breakfast, evening reception or dinner events in Gallery spaces. Hire includes use of AV equipment and presence of AV Technician. This space has 138 fixed seats and a maximum capacity of 150.
Contemporary Galleries, Weston Wing
Capacity: Up to 80 Reception guests
Pricing: 2500 / Venue Fee
This brand new space in the Weston Wing features stunning top-lit galleries housing the Gallery's permanent contemporary Collection. Entertain your guests in beautiful new events spaces, surrounded by portraits of the most famous faces from the present day.
Tudor Galleries
Capacity: Up to 80 Reception guests
Pricing: 4000 / Venue Fee
The oldest portraits in our Collection adorn the walls of our Tudor Galleries, the starting point for the Gallery's journey through British history and culture. This is the perfect setting for an intimate dinner in the company of some of the most famous works of art housed within the Gallery.
About This Venue
Venue Information
Total Spaces: 9
Website: https://www.hirespace.com/Venues/London/1326/National-Portrait-Gallery