Bequeathed to the British nation in 1897 by Lady Wallace, the Wallace Collection opened to the public as a museum on 22 June 1900. Apart from breaks during the two world wars it has been open ever since.

It is probably best known for its paintings by artists such as Titian, Rembrandt, Hals (The Laughing Cavalier) and Velázquez and for its superb collections of eighteenth-century French paintings, porcelain, furniture and gold boxes, probably the best to be found anywhere outside France.

What's On

Friday 25th May 2012, 10:00am
The Noble Art of the Sword: Fashion and Fencing in Renaissance Europe
Witness the cutting edge of fashion as you’ve never seen it before! This exhibition tells the untold story…
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Saturday 26th May 2012, 10:00am
The Noble Art of the Sword: Fashion and Fencing in Renaissance Europe
Witness the cutting edge of fashion as you’ve never seen it before! This exhibition tells the untold story…
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