It is refreshing to see a public place made available to the public. I can remember when it was a private car park for staff and visitors. Now it has fountains which is frequently the source of great amusement for those running through it, especially children. It's possible to sit at tables and take a break from the nearby Strand.... More

Having been a regular traveler to London for almost 25 years, I was ashamed & surprised that I'd never visited this museum. It contains a small(er) and very manageable collection of well known art with other lesser known (to me anyway) works of art. While waiting to enter the Picasso exhibit I enjoyed the other galleries and found myself reading... More

Found in a wing of Somerset House, on The Strand this is an amazing small Gallery. I visited for the Becoming Picasso exhibition and was not disappointed by the breadth of amazing and very famous artists on display, on the lead up to Picasso. Dont miss either on the ground floor the really incredible medieval art on display. The detail,... More

The Courtauld is a well kept secret and the best gallery for great familiar paintings in a small gallery. Just take in two rooms per visit. It is magic. Don't miss it

The collection of the Courtauld Gallery is based on the collection of one man. He happened to be collecting at the turn of the last century when many of the paintings we love were available cheaply, so if one had an eye and interest, one might collect all the Impressionists painting in Paris plus gems from medieval, Renaissance and Baroque... More

Not all that. The Picasso exhibit is all of 10 paintings in a small over crowded room. There was just not much to draw one into the art. We spent 30 minutes and saw it all.

Somerset house is a fabulous building. The collection displayed is not huge, but very impressive. The Picasso display was very interesting & I will take more interest in his work in the future. This is a short visit event.

Located in the Somerset House close to the Thames, the Courtauld Gallery offers a superb collection of Impressionist and Post Impressionist paintings. The current show of Picasso's early work provides a glimpse of his genius; it features an impressive showing of his output at the age of nineteen. Many of the paintings have never been seen in other major Picasso... More

Went to see the permanent collection which is wonderful; not huge but a great collection including some very famous works. Surprised that we could also get into the Picasso exhibition without pre-booking or queueing. This was also fantastic; again a relatively small number of works covering a short period of the artists life but absolutely fascinating