An in-person talk bringing our latest exhibition to life
Category:Talk, From £215
A morning with Dr Gabriele Finaldi’s masterpieces
Members' breakfast talk
Fully booked.
Thursday, 16 May 2024
8 - 10 am
Annenberg Court
Dr Gabriele Finaldi
Members
Join our Director, Dr Gabriele Finaldi, for an exclusive morning talk before the Gallery opens, bringing to life the limited edition book, 'The National Gallery: Masterpieces of Painting'
Category:Talks & conversations, Free
Pause with a painting
Giorgione's 'Il Tramonto (The Sunset)''
Thursday, 16 May 2024
11am
11 - 11.45 am (drop-in)
Room 29
Immerse yourself in one painting in these free mid-morning mindfulness sessions
Category:Discussion, Free
The Painter's Daughters
Members' book club
Thursday, 16 May 2024
6 - 7 pm BST
Online event
Members
Explore the lives and stories of Thomas Gainsborough and his daughters at our inaugural Members’ book club
Category:Talk, Free
Curator's introduction
The Last Caravaggio
Tuesday, 21 May 2024
1 - 2 pm BST
Dr Francesca Whitlum-Cooper
Online event
Accessible:
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Join Francesca Whitlum-Cooper, curator of ‘The Last Caravaggio’ for an introduction to the exhibition
Category:Talk, Free
Audio Art: Utterly in the picture
Joseph Wright 'of Derby'
Thursday, 23 May 2024
1 - 2 pm (drop-in)
Room 34
Accessible:
Join Katy Tarbard for an audio-described talk on 'An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump'
Category:Lunchtime talk, Free
Competition and collaboration in the 'Raising of Lazarus'
Friday, 24 May 2024
1 - 1.30 pm (drop-in)
Room 32
Join Maria Alambritis to explore the dramatic history behind the first painting to enter the National Gallery’s collection
Category:Experiences
Friday Lates
Fridays
We're open until 9pm every Friday, so you can take in our collection and exhibitions after hours, and enjoy special events throughout the month
Category:Talks & conversations, Free
Friday Lates: The Triumph of Art
Ed Hall in conversation
Friday, 24 May 2024
6.15 - 7 pm
Gallery D
Celebrated banner maker Ed Hall joins Imogen Tedbury, our Curator of Italian Paintings before 1500, in conversation
Category:Talks & conversations, Free
Friday Lates: The Triumph of Art
Laura Grace Ford: Remembering the National Gallery
Friday, 24 May 2024
6.30 - 7.15 pm
Meet in Room 16
Artist Laura Grace Ford takes us on an imagined journey through the Gallery
Category:Talks & conversations, Free
Friday Lates tour and poetry readings
SJ Fowler and guests
Friday, 24 May 2024
7 - 7.45 pm
Room 34
Poet and performer SJ Fowler brings together a range of writers for an evening of readings inspired by artworks
Category:Talks & conversations, Free
Friday Lates: The Triumph of Art
Jeremy Deller in conversation with Mary Beard
Fully booked.
Friday, 24 May 2024
7.30 - 8.15 pm
Room 45
Hear artist Jeremy Deller and classicist Mary Beard discuss the act of commemoration
Category:Talk, From £10
Curator's introduction: Discover Degas and Miss La La
Members' talk and Q&A
Tuesday, 4 June 2024
4 - 5 pm BST
Online event
Members
Curator Anne Robbins brings Degas’ 'Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando' to centre stage
Category:Talk, From £18
Members' Preview Tour: Discover Degas and Miss La La
Members' Preview tour
Wednesday, 5 June 2024
Tour times
8.45 - 10.15 am
4.30 - 6 pm
Sunley Room
Members
An exclusive guided tour with Muriel Carré, bringing our latest exhibition to life
Category:Talk, From £18
Members' preview day: Degas and the collection
Members' preview tour
Wednesday, 5 June 2024
11.45 am - 12.45 pm
Annenberg Court
Members
An exclusive guided tour with Muriel Carré
Category:Talk, Free
Ten-minute talk
Curator's introduction: 'The Last Caravaggio'
Various dates, first upcoming
Wednesday, 5 June 2024
12 - 12.10 pm
Room 45
Join curator Francesca Whitlum-Cooper for a short introduction to 'The Last Caravaggio' exhibition
Category:Talk, From £20
Sourced's postcard tour of Canaletto
Members' guided tour
Wednesday, 12 June 2024
3 - 4.30 pm
Room 38
Members
Join Sourced for a guided exploration of the postcard through Canaletto's paintings
Category:Talk, Free
The Sacrifice – Abraham, Isaac and Ishmael in art
Members' talk and Q&A
Thursday, 13 June 2024
4 - 5 pm BST
Siobhán Jolley
Online event
Members
Join Art and Religion Fellow Dr Siobhán Jolley in this contemplation of Abraham’s response to the call to sacrifice his son
Category:Talk, Free
A mindful look at Botticelli's 'Venus and Mars'
Members' talk and Q&A
Thursday, 20 June 2024
5.30 - 6.30 pm BST
Karly Allen
Online event
Members
Take a moment with Karly Allen at this online mindfulness session, featuring ‘Venus and Mars’
Category:Talk, From £20
Members' tour: Discover Degas and Miss La La
Members' exhibition tour
Monday, 24 June 2024
8.45 - 9.45 am
Sunley Room
Members
An exclusive guided tour with Muriel Carré, bringing our latest exhibition to life