The Wallace Collection

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The Wallace Collection, Art museum in Manchester Square, London, United Kingdom.

The Wallace Collection exhibits 5,500 artworks from the 15th to 19th centuries inside Hertford House, including paintings, furniture, porcelain, and armor.

Sir Richard Wallace inherited the collection from the Marquess of Hertford, and his widow Julie Amelie Charlotte Castelnau donated it to Britain in 1897.

The museum holds major French decorative arts, with paintings by Titian, Velazquez, Rembrandt, and Frans Hals displayed across 25 exhibition galleries.

The museum opens daily from 10:00 to 17:00, with free admission and convenient access from Bond Street, Baker Street, and Oxford Circus stations.

The collection contains personal belongings of Queen Marie Antoinette and two 18th-century Chinese metal cups that belonged to Emperor Qianlong.

Location: City of Westminster

Inception: 1900

Founders: Sir Richard Wallace, 1st Baronet, Julie Amelie Charlotte Castelnau

Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible

Website: https://www.wallacecollection.org/

Address: Hertford House, Manchester Square, Westminster W1U 3BN W1U 3BN London

Opening Hours: Monday-Sunday 10:00-17:00; Friday,Saturday 10:00-23:00

Phone: +442075639500

Website: https://wallacecollection.org

GPS coordinates: 51.51745,-0.15302

Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:25

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