Members’ events
Membership has changed. We’ve curated a new style of event that will help you experience our reimagined Gallery in creative and stimulating new ways, and socialise with each other in our inspiring spaces.
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Members’ views, lates and tours
Members’ welcome tour
Various dates, next at Tue, 28 July 2026, 16.00-17.00
Meet at Gallery entrance on St Martin's Place
Free (booking recommended but not essential)
Members' Early Morning View – Marilyn Monroe: A Portrait and Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2026
Mon, 10 August 2026, 09.00-10.30
Exhibition spaces
Free for Members
Members' Early Morning View - Marilyn Monroe: A Portrait and Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2026
Fri, 28 August 2026, 09.00-10.30
Exhibition spaces
Free for Members
Booking opens 20 July 2026
Members' Afternoon Preview – Tim Walker's Fairyland: Love and Legends
Wed, 7 October 2026, 14.00-17.00
Exhibition space
Free for Members
Booking opens 28 August 2026
Members’ Afternoon Preview – Winston Taylor Photo Portrait Prize 2026
Wed, 28 October 2026, 14.00-17.00
Exhibition space
Free for Members
Booking opens 18 September 2026
Members’ Late – Tim Walker's Fairyland: Love and Legends and Winston Taylor Photo Portrait Prize 2026
Mon, 30 November 2026, 18.30-20.30
Exhibition spaces
Free for Members
Booking opens 19 October 2026
Members' Early Morning View – Tim Walker's Fairyland: Love and Legends and Winston Taylor Photo Portrait Prize 2026
Mon, 11 January 2027, 09.00-10.30
Exhibition spaces
Free for Members
Booking opens 1 December 2026
Curated events for Members
Members' tour – Curator-led tour of Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2026
Fri, 17 July 2026, 18.30-19.30
Meet in the Main Hall
£25 (Members only)
Members' tour – Marilyn Monroe: A Portrait with actress Genevieve Gaunt
Fri, 24 July 2026, 18.30-19.30
Meet in the Main Hall
Sold out
Members' tour – National Portrait Gallery stories: the innovators
Thu, 10 September 2026, 13.00-14.30
Meet in the Gallery's Main Hall
£25 (Members only)
Members' talk – Under the microscope: researching the National Portrait Gallery’s Horenbout miniatures
Fri, 25 September 2026, 19.00-20.00
Photography Studio
£15 (Members only)
Members' tour – Historical and Queer portraits at the National Portrait Gallery
Thu, 15 October 2026, 13.00-14.30
Meet in the Gallery's Main Hall
£25 (Members only)