See Britain's best portraits

Although the winners have already been announced, the BP Portrait Award show, which this year attracted entries from around 1,900 artists, runs until mid-September and is free.


The Award show marks its 30th year at the National Portrait Gallery this year, and the £25,000 prize was won by Peter Monkman for Changeling 2, one of a series of portraits of his daughter, Anna.

The gallery is open Saturday - Wednesday 10am - 6pm, with late opening on Thursday and Friday until 9pm. For more information, visit http://www.npg.org.uk/bp-portrait-award-20091

Click here to see the location on a map.

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