Gallery Virtual Tours

Our virtual tour uses a photographic technique to show The Courtauld Gallery and our collection in exceptional close-up quality.

You can roam each room of the Gallery, and zoom in to look closely at masterpieces from our collection, from individual brush strokes to the texture of the paint. Our permanent collection is subject to change and some pieces might be on loan to other galleries.

Scroll down to explore our virtual tours from both current and past exhibitions. If you have any enquires, get in touch at galleryinfo@courtauld.ac.uk.


Monet and London: Views of the Thames

Some of Claude Monet’s most remarkable Impressionist paintings were made not in France, but in London. Explore Monet’s Thames series – depicting Charing Cross Bridge, Waterloo Bridge and the Houses of Parliament – full of evocative atmosphere, mysterious light, and radiant colour, brought together for the first time 120 years after their inaugural exhibition.

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A screenshot of a virtual tour, showing the interior of the exhibition Monet and London: Views of the Thames at The Courtauld Gallery. Similarly sized paintings, depicting the Thames river in various hues and arrangements, are arranged equally on a wall.

Frank Auerbach. The Charcoal Heads

Experience aÌý°ù±ð³¾²¹°ù°ì²¹²ú±ô±ðÌý²õ±ð°ù¾±±ð²õÌý´Ç´ÚÌýhauntinglyÌý²ú±ð²¹³Ü³Ù¾±´Ú³Ü±ô,Ìý±ô²¹°ù²µ±ð-²õ³¦²¹±ô±ðÌýdrawings byÌýFrank Auerbach (born 1931),Ìý±è°ù±ð²õ±ð²Ô³Ù±ð»å ³Ù´Ç²µ±ð³Ù³ó±ð°ùÌýfor the first time at The Courtauld Gallery.

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Gallery installation with four artworks hung in frames on the walls.

Permanent Collection

The Courtauld51²è¹Ý¶ù much-loved permanent collection ranges from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, including masterpieces such as Manet51²è¹Ý¶ùÌýA Bar at the Folies-Bergère (1883), Van Gogh51²è¹Ý¶ùÌýSelf-Portrait with Bandaged Ear (1889) and the most significant collection of works by Cézanne in the UK.

Located in the magnificent historical setting of Somerset House in London, experience all three floors of our remarkable collection.

Cecily Brown painting in virtual tour

Claudette Johnson: 51²è¹Ý¶ù

A founding member of the Black British Arts Movement, Claudette Johnson is considered one of the most significant figurative artists of her generation. For over 30 years she has created large-scale drawings ´Ç´ÚÌýBlack women and men that are at once intimate and powerful.

Presenting a carefully selected group of major works from across her career, from key early drawings such as the arrestingÌýI Came to Dance,Ìý1982,Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌýAnd I Have My Own Business in This Skin,Ìý1982, alongside recent and new works, this exhibition offers a compelling overview of Johnson51²è¹Ý¶ù pioneering career and artistic development.

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Installation shot of an exhibition with six large paintings

Reworking Manet

This exhibition showcasesÌýa selection of outstanding works made by students aged 14–18 from across the UK. They are creative responses toÌýÉ»å´Ç³Ü²¹°ù»åÌýManet51²è¹Ý¶ù famous paintingÌýA Bar at the Folies-BergèreÌý(1882) in The Courtauld collection. Ìý

Reworking Manet,Ìýa live project brief was developedÌýby The Courtauld51²è¹Ý¶ù Learning teamÌýin collaboration with a group of young people and Turner Prize-winning artist and Courtauld alumnus, Jeremy Deller. It opened to UK wide submissions 2023.ÌýÌý

Peter Doig

A major exhibition of new and recent works by Peter Doig – including paintings created since the artist51²è¹Ý¶ù move from Trinidad to London in 2021.

The Morgan Stanley Exhibition: Peter DoigÌýpresents an exciting new chapter in the career of one of the most celebrated and important painters working today.

Installation shot of the Peter Doig exhibition

Edvard Munch. Masterpieces from Bergen

Experience 18 seminal paintings from Edvard Munch in spectacular detail in our latest virtual tour.

Displayed at The Courtauld Gallery,ÌýEdvard Munch. Masterpieces from BergenÌýmarks the first time that the Rasmus Mayer collection from KODE in Bergen has been shown outside of Scandinavia.

Van Gogh. Self-Portraits

Van Gogh. Self-PortraitsÌýtakes as its springboard Van Gogh51²è¹Ý¶ù iconicÌýSelf-Portrait with Bandaged Ear (1889), one of the most celebrated works in The Courtauld51²è¹Ý¶ù collection, and brings together around half of the self-portraits Van Gogh created during his short years as a painter.

This is the first time that the full span of Van Gogh51²è¹Ý¶ù self-portraiture has been explored in an exhibition. Several works in the exhibition were last together in Van Gogh51²è¹Ý¶ù studio and have never been reunited, until now.

Portrait painting on a grey wall

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