The National Portrait Gallery is the world's largest collection of personalities and faces from the late Middle Ages to the present day. Visitors come face to face with the greatest names in British history and culture, including kings and queens, courtiers and courtesans, politicians and poets, soldiers and scientists, artists and writers, philosophers and film stars. The spectacular event spaces available for hire at the Gallery offer a wide range of options for clients, from the contemporary to the classic, displaying a collection that encompasses art, biography, history and fame.