Talking Paintings
To bring National Gallery paintings to life, why not book a themed talk for your school group?
Talking Paintings sessions last one hour and are free for UK schools. For overseas groups, there is a charge of £45 a group.
Talks can be tailored to your needs, covering several areas of the curriculum. You could consider a joint faculty visit combining art with another subject such as history, RE or PSHE.
Talks are available for all levels of learning for students aged 3 to 18. Group size can range from 10 to 100 students. You can suggest your own ideas or choose one of the themes below.
Suggested themes
Key Stage 1 |
Key Stage 2 |
Key Stage 3 |
Key Stage 4 |
GNVQ |
AS-/A-Level |
| Portraits | Greek myths | Landscape | Illusions | Leisure and tourism | Art |
| Colour | Forces | Still life | Reflections | History of Art | |
| Light | Weather | Portraits | Food and drink | History | |
| Pattern | Buildings | Narrative paintings | Chemistry | ||
| Materials | Journeys | Modern Languages | |||
| Plants and animals | Reading paintings | English | |||
| Stories | |||||
| The senses |
Book a talk
To book a Talking Paintings session phone 020 7747 2424.
The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN