Guildhall Art Gallery

Established in 1886 as 'a Collection of Art Treasures worthy of the capital city,' Guildhall Art Gallery houses works dating from 1670 to the present, including seventeenth century portraits, Pre-Raphaelite masterpieces and a range of paintings documenting London's dramatic history. Alongside historic images of London, the gallery displays contemporary art works that also invite debate around some of the more controversial aspects associated with the Square Mile: plenty and progress, money and power, politics and protest.

Beneath the Gallery lie the remains of London’s Roman Amphitheatre, a space where the people of London would have gathered 2000 years ago for entertainment and debate.