Queen's Gallery
What Visitors Say
Such a beautiful gallery shop! Every corner is filled with unique artwork and handmade crafts. The staff were so friendly and happy to share the stories behind each piece. Perfect place to find a meaningful gift or just get inspired. Highly recommend visiting!
What a fabulous gallery wonderful insight into the Edwardian era. Thank you also to Kira who gave an animated enlightening informative and passionate talk on Oscar Wilde. Remember you can also revisit within a year with your ticket.
Nov25- what a fabulous little gallery. The curators were helpful and we had a semi-private tour with Little History of Sikhs on the Edwardians Style! Enchanting gallery. Wonderfully surprised by Queen Alexandra and likewise the enthusiasm by the curator for her! Thank you for a lovely morning
My Visit to The King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace I really enjoyed my visit to The King’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace. The gallery is beautifully designed and showcases a stunning collection from the Royal Collection — including paintings, sculptures, jewelry, and historic artifacts. The displays are well-curated and informative, giving a wonderful glimpse into royal history and fine art. The staff were friendly and helpful, and the overall atmosphere was calm and elegant. It’s a great place to explore if you love art, culture, and history. The location next to Buckingham Palace makes it even more special, and the exhibitions are regularly updated, so there’s always something new to see. Highly recommended for anyone visiting London — definitely worth a stop after seeing Buckingham Palace!
Can be busy but if you can shut out the madding crowds, the art (depending on the title of the works being show) is remarkable. We saw the Edwardian Gallery. Timed ticketing - don't be late!
Highlights
Seasonal Centerpiece
Blockbuster theme, compact scaleEach exhibition tells a single story well—Leonardo’s mind on paper, the Edwardians’ splendour, or courtly gift-giving across empires.
Main enfilade upstairs
Drawing Cabinets
Intimate encounters with geniusRoyal Collection holdings include one of the largest groups of Leonardo drawings; when shown, you’re inches from his left-handed hatching.
Works on paper rooms
Audio ‘Quick Takes’
Context without overloadShort tracks tie objects to people—the artist, a monarch, a diplomat—so provenance becomes a human story, not a label list.
Throughout
Royal Collection Craft
From micro-mosaics to FabergéThe Gallery often spotlights virtuoso making—stone pictures the size of a postcard; enamel so fine it reads as paint.
Object focus rooms (varies)
Shop & 1-Year Pass
Return value and research at homeMost tickets can be converted to a 1-Year Pass—useful because shows rotate. The catalogues are unusually scholarly for a small venue.
Ground floor
Opening Hours
Fun Facts
The space began as a bomb-damaged palace chapel; it first opened as the Queen’s Gallery in 1962 and was expanded and reopened in 2002.
Name change alert: with the accession of Charles III, it’s now officially The King’s Gallery—even regulars still slip and say ‘Queen’s’.
The Royal Collection holds over 500 Leonardo da Vinci drawings—one of the largest groups anywhere—assembled by Charles II.
Unlike many museum collections, these works aren’t the monarch’s private property; they’re held in trust for successors and the nation.
Your ticket typically upgrades to a 1-Year Pass with a quick stamp—handy, because the Gallery refreshes its displays regularly.
