Buckingham Palace tour: summer opening 2019

Explore the lavishly furnished State Rooms of one of the world's few remaining working royal palaces, and look out for some of the Royal Collection's greatest treasures on display.

Highlights of the Buckingham Palace summer opening include:

Paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens, Poussin and Canaletto

Sculpture by Canova and Chantrey

Exquisite examples of Sèvres porcelain

Some of the finest English and French furniture in the world

Every year, Buckingham Palace's summer opening features special exhibitions. The year 2019 marks 200 years since Queen Victoria's birth so a special exhibition tells the story of how the young queen transformed Buckingham Palace from a private house into a working royal residence. It's also the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci's death, so another special exhibition in the palace brings together more than 200 of the Renaissance master's greatest drawings in the Royal Collection, forming the largest exhibition of Leonardo's work in more than 65 years.

The summer opening of Buckingham Palace is extremely popular so booking tickets in advance is recommended. Entry is timed.