Hart Galleries

What it’s like

Browse original and limited edition artwork at a relaxed Edgware gallery, with a framing desk if you've got a print at home waiting for a mount.

There's no ticket and no queue: you walk in and look at original and limited edition artwork, and the staff are on hand if you want to talk through a piece rather than just nod at it. That suits a browse with a baby in the sling, and it suits a child old enough to be told to keep their hands behind their back.

The other half of the place is the framing service. You bring the thing you want framed and they'll talk you through moulding, mount and glass, which is genuinely useful if you've got a print rolled up in a tube at home and no idea where to start. Worth knowing that's a job for one adult with the kids occupied elsewhere, because choosing between mounts with a four-year-old tugging at you is nobody's idea of a calm morning.

Weekdays run 9.30 to 17.30 and Saturday opens later at 10.30, so a Saturday trip means a slightly lazy start. Sunday is closed or by appointment only, so don't build the weekend around a Sunday wander.

Parking is easy at the gallery and it's close to transport links, which takes the edge off getting there with a buggy or a car full of children. How long you stay is up to you: half an hour if you're just looking, longer if you get talking about frames.

Facilities

Need to know

Parking

Easy parking at the gallery, close to transport links

Getting there by bus or train

Close to transport links in Edgware

Worth knowing

You can just browse — no ticket needed, staff on hand for advice

• No ticket and no booking, you can just turn up and browse
• Sunday is closed or appointment only, so plan around weekdays or Saturday
• The framing desk is a two-adult job if you've got small children with you

Plan your visit

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