Although it is true that the gallery is in parts an old building and a sensitive location, this hasn’t stopped us accommodating feature films, fashion shoots, dance sequences and many other smaller TV dramas and documentaries. Over the last few years our filming projects have become larger and more diverse. We can cater for a small two person crew through to a full feature film and all the equipment and cast that come with it. We are a very film friendly site. The mix of architectural styles and the wealth of facilities offered have created a building that can be used for a variety of projects. We have previously appeared in  Venus by Roger Michell and the popular re-make of St Trinian’s that was released in December 2007.

More recently we have appeared in Richard Curtis's The Boat that Rocked, a BBC feature length drama, Framed based on the book by Frank Cottrell Boyce, the feature Wild Target with Bill Nighy and Emily Blunt.  We also appear (briefly) in the Russell Brand comedy Take him to the Greek. Watch out for us in BBC1's Spooks, due for transmission in late 2011.

• Internal filming can only take place outside opening hours:
  ie: before 10:00 and after 18:00
  except on a Friday when there is late opening until 21:00
• Filming from the roof can take place throughout the day as this does not impede the public.
• The roof areas are available from 08:00 to 18:00 (with the possibility of an extension)
• Filming from the Portico steps or on the main porch can be arranged at any time outside opening hours. During opening hours it may be possible and will be assessed on a case by case basis.
• Access to the building is through a loading bay in Whitcomb Street to the side of the Sainsbury Wing.
• Crews can pull into the bays and unload equipment which can then be packed onto trolleys and taken to the specific floor via a freight lift.

Unfortunately we cannot offer parking at the moment, however there is an NCP car park in Whitcomb St, just behind the Sainsbury Wing.