The Courtauld Gallery
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About The Courtauld Gallery

Famous for its Impressionist and Post-impressionist masterpieces as well as outstanding earlier paintings and drawings, The Courtauld Gallery is one of the finest small museums in the world. Ranging from Botticelli, Cranach and Rubens to Monet, Gauguin, Cézanne and Van Gogh, this magnificent collection is displayed in the elegant 18th century setting of Somerset House. World-famous paintings include Manet’s Bar at the Folies-Bergère, Van Gogh’s Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear and Renoir’s La Loge. In addition, The Courtauld Gallery offers a highly acclaimed programme of temporary exhibitions.

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Opening Times Daily 10:00 - 18:00 (last admission 17.15) Free admission on Mon from 10-14.00. Concession includes: unemployed,students and university staff.

The Courtauld Gallery Address

Address:
Strand, Somerset House, London
London
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7848 2526
Fax: +44 (0)20 7848 2410
Email:
Website: http://www.courtauld.ac.uk

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Prices for The Courtauld Gallery

Adult: From £5.00 (USD8.33)  per ticket
Concessions - over 60s, part-time and international students: From £4.00 (USD6.66)  per ticket
Child: Free (USD0.00)

Free on Mondays 10.00 - 14.00 (excluding public holidays; no groups)

Free admission at all times for under 18s, registered unwaged, full-time UK students, staff of UK universities and Friends of The Courtauld Institute. Disabled Visitors can bring in a helper for free.

Admission charge includes entrance to all temporary exhibitions and displays.

 

Location Information for The Courtauld Gallery

Address:
Strand, Somerset House, London
London
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7848 2526
Fax: +44 (0)20 7848 2410
Email:
Website: http://www.courtauld.ac.uk
Public transport: Temple, London Underground
By Road: Tube: Temple (not Sun), Covent Garden or Holborn
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  Latest 5 reviews of The Courtauld Gallery

Well worth a visit

We spent a wonderful couple of hours here on an otherwise busy saturday morning in London. The rooms are well laid out with some really impressive works of art. I originally came to see the famous...

We spent a wonderful couple of hours here on an otherwise busy saturday morning in London. The rooms are well laid out with some really impressive works of art. I originally came to see the famous Manet Bar at the Follies Bergaires and Van Gogh's Bandaged Ear but was very impressed by the whole collection. The 12th and 13th century works are stunning. The £5 addmission fee is well worth it.

 
5.0
20 October 2009
by DerbyDuncan, Derby
 

Very interesting

The collection is "small", but it does have great masterpieces from all centuries, very well shown and accessible, Infact you can walk around the masterpieces, take pictures and there's n crowd at...

The collection is "small", but it does have great masterpieces from all centuries, very well shown and accessible, Infact you can walk around the masterpieces, take pictures and there's n crowd at all !

 
4.0
19 July 2009
by Faldi, Prague
 

Do not miss it if you like art.

The Courtauld Institute of art is conveniently located on the Strand as part of Somerset House. The art gallery is much smaller and more intimate than the National Gallery, meaning it is less...

The Courtauld Institute of art is conveniently located on the Strand as part of Somerset House. The art gallery is much smaller and more intimate than the National Gallery, meaning it is less daunting in terms of scale. You can easily get round in an hour or two. The standard of art on show is second to none regarding the impressionists, and also there is excellent 16th/17th century art on show with a lot of the big names. It really wasnt busy when I went on a Saturday but for the £5 pound entry fee it is well worthwhile.

I personally considered the Gaugin pieces on show to be even better than those in the National Gallery.

Overall a really enjoyable visit.

 
5.0
8 March 2009
by cdchess, Manchester, United Kingdom
 

Intimate Art Gallery

This is an execellent setting to experience a fair amount of world-class paintings by the older artists such as Botticelli and Rubens along with "newer" artists such as Manet, Monet, and Van Gogh. I...

This is an execellent setting to experience a fair amount of world-class paintings by the older artists such as Botticelli and Rubens along with "newer" artists such as Manet, Monet, and Van Gogh.

I went specifically to see Manet's "A Bar at the Folies-Bergeres" and was pleasantly surprised by a number of other paintings such as Ruben's "Descent from the Cross" and Van Gogh's "Self-portrait with Bandaged Ear."

Within walking distance of the Savoy Hotel with Temple Underground Station being the closest access for subway travellers.

 
5.0
9 November 2008
by midway42, Saint Paul, Minnesota
 

Lovely museum with beautiful art

The Courtauld Gallery is a nice place with beautiful art in nice surroundings. The French and Italian pieces are a must see. We visited lastweek during the special Renoir exhibition. At first my main...

The Courtauld Gallery is a nice place with beautiful art in nice surroundings. The French and Italian pieces are a must see. We visited lastweek during the special Renoir exhibition. At first my main interest was only to see the famous Manet piece but there is so much more to see. Not as exciting as the National Gallery but it is a must on your to do list whilst in London.

 
4.0
14 March 2008
by mayday2073, Dallas, Texas
 

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Events at The Courtauld Gallery

  • Frank Auerbach: London Building Sites, 1952-62

    Must See!
    Exhibition

    16 Oct 2009 to 19 Jan 2010

    See powerful paintings of post-war London building sites at The Courtauld Gallery in London. Until 19 Jan

     

  • Cézanne's Card Players

    Exhibition

    21 Oct 2010 to 10 Jan 2011

    Paul Cézanne's famous series of paintings of peasants playing cards has long been considered among his most important and powerful works. This landmark exhibition was the first to bring together the majority of these remarkable paintings alongside a magnificent group of Cézanne's closely related portraits of Provençal peasants and rarely seen preparatory oil sketches and drawings.

     

  • The Collection: Paintings 18th Century

    Exhibition

    Recurring event

    The 18th Century collection features examples of English portraiture, including Gainsboroughs portrait of his wife, and the only full-length portrait by Goya in Britain. One area of the gallery is devoted to a collection of oil sketches one the Venetian painter, Tiepolo.

     

  • The Collection: Paintings 20th Century

    Exhibition

    Recurring event

    The Courtauld is home to one of the most prominent displays in Britain of paintings by the Fauves (or 'Wild Beasts'), including significant works by Matisse, Derain and Dufy. This is complemented by German Expressionist paintings with an extensive collection of Kandinsky's works. A group of Kokoschka works includes the artist's large-scale ceiling painting, 'The Prometheus Triptych'. The collection of modern British art extends well into the 20th Century, with works by Nicholson, Sutherland and Hitches, among others.

     
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