Category:Tour, Free Daily guided tour Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays (excluding public holidays) 3 - 4 pm Central Hall Experience a 60-minute taster tour of the collection
Category:Talk, Free Collecting histories: Tales from the National Gallery NG200 Members' talk and Q&A Thursday, 9 May 2024 6 - 7 pm BST Susanna Avery-Quash Online event Members Dive into fascinating tales about the history of your National Gallery with curator Dr Susanna Avery-Quash
Category:Experience, Free Big Birthday Weekend Late and Light Show Friday, 10 May 2024 Join us to celebrate 200 years of your National Gallery with a special night of free live music, DJs, talks and creative workshops
Category:Creative session, Free Big Birthday family weekend Various dates, first upcoming Saturday, 11 May 2024 11 am - 4 pm Room 36 Families, for all ages Celebrate the National Gallery's 200th birthday by helping us to decorate our giant birthday cake!
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:Creative session, Free Creative workshop A certain kind of light Various dates, first upcoming Thursday, 16 May 2024 4 - 5 pm Central Hall Join Gallery Educator and artist Joanna Conybeare for this creative workshop inspired by our new Caravaggio exhibition
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: Stagetext 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:Creative session, Free Friday Lates: The Triumph of Art Life drawing with banners Friday, 24 May 2024 Session times 6.15 - 7 pm7.15 - 8 pm Room 32 Join us for a life drawing session with a difference
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 Room 18 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:Creative session, Free May half-term Sensory connections Wednesday, 29 May 2024 11 am - 4 pm (drop-in) Room 6 Families, for all ages Come and interact with a material-rich environment to create your own games and stories, inspired by spaces and paintings
Category:Creative session, Free May half-term Gold reflections Thursday, 30 May 2024 11 am - 4 pm (drop-in) Room 6 Families, for all ages We invite you to wonder at the gold around you in our paintings and rooms, and play with your creative ideas
Category:Creative session, Free Talk and draw Self Portrait at the Age of 34 Friday, 31 May 2024 4 - 5 pm BST Online event Accessible: Stagetext Our regular creative sessions consider a National Gallery painting in two ways
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