The Courtauld Gallery
The Courtauld Gallery is an art museum of the Courtauld Institute of Art, located. Head into Westminster’s built-up area to find it. Management falls to The Courtauld Institute of Art.
Art gallery in Westminster
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#339 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (16 Wikipedias). About ↓
Inside Westminster
The Courtauld Gallery is inside Westminster’s built-up area, with 396 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Which month to go
The warmest stretch in Westminster is May to September, at 19–24°C in the afternoon.
The Courtauld Gallery
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 16 languages. Our list has 602 more places within 15 km; first among them is British Museum, at 1.1 km.
- Type
- Art gallery
- Run by
- The Courtauld Institute of Art
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 16 languages
- Town
- in Westminster
- Official site
- courtauld.ac.uk/gallery
Useful details
- EntryA fee is charged
Map of The Courtauld Gallery and nearby
Orange: The Courtauld Gallery.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. The dashed line is Westminster’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns
Lambeth tops the 8 for size, at 317,108 people. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.
Westminster
Camden
City of London
Lambeth
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where The Courtauld Gallery is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster | It’s in town | 203,571 | 461 |
| Camden | 300 m northwest of it | 209,342 | 458 |
| City of London | 400 m northeast of it | 7,820 | 432 |
| Lambeth | 500 m south of it | 317,108 | 450 |
| Southwark | 700 m southeast of it | 307,076 | 471 |
| Islington | 1.2 km north of it | 216,309 | 425 |
| Tower Hamlets | 1.6 km east of it | 311,072 | 430 |
| Hackney | 2.5 km northeast of it | 258,464 | 407 |
Make a day of it near The Courtauld Gallery
Among the 602 within 15 km are 2 cathedrals, 2 attractions and a museum.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum1.1 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey1.5 km away3
AttractionElizabeth Tower1.3 km away4
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery800 m away · 709K visitors a year (2021)5
AttractionLondon Eye900 m away6
Historic houseBuckingham Palace2.1 km away7
Big drawCastleTower of London2.9 km away · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)8
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral1.4 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
The Courtauld Gallery, answered
Where is The Courtauld Gallery?
The Courtauld Gallery is in Westminster, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Courtauld Gallery?
Art museum of the Courtauld Institute of Art, located in Somerset House, London.
Who runs The Courtauld Gallery?
The Courtauld Institute of Art.
When is the best time to visit The Courtauld Gallery?
May to September are the warmest months in Westminster, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Courtauld Gallery?
Within 15 km: British Museum (1.1 km), Westminster Abbey (1.5 km), Elizabeth Tower (1.3 km) and National Gallery (800 m).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (9)
- The Courtauld Gallery: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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