National Gallery: Art On Your Doorstep
3rd Feb - 5th Jul 2026 - Various locations in Croydon
The National Gallery: Art On Your Doorstep is a UK-wide programme that shares masterpieces from the nation’s collection with communities. Croydon is one of 12 towns that will be exhibiting reproductions from the Gallery during 2026 and 2027.
Selected with the help of local community groups, 30 paintings will be on display in the town centre at The Queen’s Gardens, Croydon Minster, Whitgift Shopping Centre*, Chapel Walk and Park Hill Park. Pieces will also be installed in Coulsdon, New Addington, Purley, Thornton Heath and Upper Norwood.
The ‘Croydon collection’ includes works by Gentileschi, Monet, Picasso, Renoir, Stubbs, Turner, Van Eyck, Van Gogh and many more. Each painting will be life-sized, so get up close to discover brilliant brush strokes and hidden details!
Outdoors* and free to view, 3 February – 5 July 2026
*Due to filming taking place inside the Whitgift Centre from 13 – 15 February, the painting Surprised! by Henri Rousseau will be unavailable to view on these dates
Download a map…
Download the map and find out where to spot each of the 30 paintings across Croydon, or pick up a copy of the map from your local Croydon library.
DOWNLOAD A MAPHow to get here…
Travelling to Croydon by bus, train or tram? View our travel advice for getting to Croydon here.
Explore the paintings…
Download and print one of our activity sheets, or find out where to pick up a copy near you. Each activity sheet invites you to look closer at the paintings on display and think about the meaning behind the artworks!
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