News · 8 July 2026

Buckingham Palace gallery doubles its painting display

Buckingham Palace visitors this summer are now able to view nearly twice the previous number of paintings in the Picture Gallery, after a substantial reorganisation of the Royal Collection. The gallery, one of the State Rooms, now features 120 paintings, up from 63, after a transformation that took 875 hours. The rehang presents an uncommon opportunity to considerably expand the collection of world-class paintings available for public viewing.

By BriefTea Editorial · 8 July 2026 at 7:42

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