insideKENT Magazine Issue 38 - May 2015 | Page 31
ARTS+ENTERTAINMENT
art IN THE CAPITAL
by Lisamarie Lamb
London is a city of culture and art, and plenty of each can be found within the walls of
its numerous and varied art galleries and museums. For a day away from home, venturing
out into the capital to sample its creative and fascinating delights is a treat that can be
enjoyed in a group, with your partner, or by yourself.
La Carmencita by John Singer Sargent,
1890. © Musée dOrsay, Paris (R.F. 746)
National Portrait Gallery
Royal Academy of Arts
www.npg.org.uk // 020 7306 0055
www.royalacademy.org // 020 7300 8000
The National Portrait Gallery was
founded in 1856 for one reason: to
collect in one place portraits of famous
and notable men and women for all
to see. This was the only way at the
time that the public could