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More information about Pieter de Hooch, 'A Musical Party in a Courtyard'.

Detail from Pieter de Hooch, 'A Musical Party in a Courtyard', 1677.
London, The National Gallery.

Arts Council EnglandArchitecture Week

Structured Spaces Audio Tour

Architecture in National Gallery Paintings

Buildings often play an important role in paintings. To celebrate Architecture Week 2005, Arts Council England supported this exciting new trail through the National Gallery's collection.

Listen to the audio tour and take a journey around the Gallery's paintings, exploring how and why artists have used architecture to get us thinking.

Download the Audio Tour


Structured Spaces Audio Tour (14.9mb zip file, 13 m 7s )

Approximate download time:
56k modem: 36 mins
Broadband: 4 mins

Download the audio tour to your mp3 player and bring it with you to the Gallery. A paper version is also available free of charge from the Gallery Information Desk.

You may need to install WinZip (PC) or Stuffit Expander (Mac) to open the file.

Read the transcript

Read more about Architecture in National Gallery Paintings»