The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) is an art gallery in London.
It holds a collection of portraits of historically important and famous British people.
It was the first portrait gallery in the world when it opened in 1856.

The gallery moved in 1896 to its current site at St Martin's Place, off Trafalgar Square, next to the National Gallery.
It has been expanded twice since then.
The National Portrait Gallery also has three regional outposts.
It is not connected to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh.
The NPG is a quango sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) is an art gallery in London. It holds a collection of portraits of historically important and famous British people. It was the first portrait gallery in the world when it opened in 1856. 
The gallery moved in 1896 to its current site at St Martin's Place, off Trafalgar Square, next to the National Gallery. It has been expanded twice since then. The National Portrait Gallery also has three regional outposts. It is not connected to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh. The NPG is a quango sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
National Portrait Gallery, London