Press Releases

Rubens and Gainsborough Second Sight 2 Feb
Attendance figures hold their own 2 Feb
Exhibition of art by staff of the National Gallery 20 Mar
The Weight Watcher's guide to the Gallery 20 Mar
Gift of five important paintings from Alice M. Bleecker 23 Mar
'I See, I Paint' competition 24 Mar
Coutts and Co to sponsor major National Gallery publication 14 Apr
Acquisition: 'Helene Rouart in her father's study' by Degas 21 Apr
Artist in residence Maggi Hambling selection of work on view Apr
A month in London press view 1 May
Acquisition: 'A courtyard with two figures as Anthony and Cleopatra' by Jan Baptist Weenix 8 May
Acquisition by private treaty purchase: 'The Deposition' by the Master of the Saint Bartholomew Altarpiece 18 May
Major Exhibition: El Greco to Goya 20 May
Love and Marriage summer quiz advance notice 20 May
National Gallery holds first major children's exhibition Jun
The Artist's Eye - David Hockney 2 Jun
Acquisition: 'The Enchanted Castle' by Claude Lorraine 10 Jun
Love and Marriage a National Gallery quiz 24 Jun
Mid-week late-night opening 24 Jun
El Greco to Goya: The Taste for Spanish Paintings in Britain and Ireland 20 Aug
Loan of sketch for the palace of Whitehall decorations by Rubens 28 Aug
Scottish artist in residence for National Gallery 29 Sep
Major sponsorship for the National Gallery by the Sunley Foundation 20 Oct
Coutts & Co. Sponsor major National Gallery publication '100 Great Paintings' 23 Oct
Christmas for children at the National Gallery 23 Oct
Technical Bulletin 10 Nov
Mantegna and Degas Second Sight 10 Nov
Christmas for children at the National Gallery 26 Nov
El Greco to Goya exhibition attendance approaches half a million 7 Dec