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Exhibitions

Free exhibitions throughout the building all year round.  Open 9.30am – 11pm, Monday – Saturday (from 4pm on Bank Holidays) and Sunday 12pm - 6pm.

Stage by Stage Permanent exhibition

An exhibition on the National's history is on permanent display in the Olivier Circle Gallery. It tells the National's story from 1848 to the present day and includes nearly 200 photographs and illustrations. A 32pp booklet to accompany the exhibition (published in 1997) is available. It includes photographs from the exhibition plus many more, and is £0.50p.

Free Exhibitions

  • The Press Photographer's Year 2010

    The Press Photographer's Year 2010

    The only competition that showcases the outstanding photography commissioned for and used in the UK media
    Sep 02, 03, 04, 06, 07, 08, 09 >

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  • SE1 9PX: Hidden Corners, National Theatre

    SE1 9PX: Hidden Corners, National Theatre

    The public areas of the National Theatre occupy no more than a third of the total site - Miriam Nabarro has sought out the NT's secret spaces and presents them in an exhibition of photographs that will surprise and intrigue.
    Sep 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08 >

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  • A London Bestiary

    A London Bestiary

    Photographer Ianthe Ruthven has beautifully captured the creatures of the city in an exhibition that pays tribute to the imagination and humour of generations of architects and sculptors.
    Sep 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 >

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  • Ralph Koltai – Stage 2 Metal Collage 2002 – 2010

    Ralph Koltai – Stage 2 Metal Collage 2002 – 2010

    Ralph Koltai is Britain’s senior and celebrated Theatre Designer. He has embarked on a new challenge, returning to his roots as a 3-dimensional artist, creating a series of metal collages, mostly made from found objects on farms near his studio in France.
    Sep 27, 28, 29, 30, Oct 01, 02, 04 >

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