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We visit one of the most popular galleries in the country, the fascinating National Portrait Gallery founded in 1856. The gallery holds an array of Muslim oriented displays as well as some with hidden connections.
Adults
Adult 12+
£ 13.50
Youths
Ages 8-15
£ 9
Families
Two adults and two children
£ 106
Prices include fees
We visit one of the most popular galleries in the country, the fascinating National Portrait Gallery founded in 1856. The gallery holds an array of Muslim oriented displays as well as some with hidden connections.
We will be looking at a Black Muslim who became enslaved and fails at times to be mentioned in Black history month despite having British connections and contributions done in England in 1700s.
Highlights
- 1.5 guided tour by professionally qualified Muslim guide
- Paintings and portraits over the last 500 year retold
- British alliance with the Ottomans during the Crimean war leads to a wrongly designed British note
- Malala the first & second, but just who is Malala first and why is she unknown?
- 500 years of Muslims living with amnesia
- East India Company, Lucknow – A War of Words
- Decolonisation
- And much more!
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Meeting Point: Statue of Henry Irving outside the National Portrait Gallery
Closet tube station in Leicester Square served by the Piccadilly Line. Whilst Charing Cross station is not too far.
Please use www.tfl.gov.uk to plan ahead your journey to the gallery.