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, Free
10-minute talks
New acquisitions
Various dates, first upcoming
Tuesday, 4 June 2024
4 - 4.10 pm
Room 44
A quick insight into new paintings acquired for our Bicentenary year
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:Talks & conversations, Free
Friday Lates
Davey Jose in conversation with Bobby Seagull
Friday, 7 June 2024
7 - 8 pm
Room 6
Accessible:
Artist Davey Jose discusses how his practice draws inspiration from his lived-in experience of disability with his brother and TV broadcaster Bobby Seagull
Category:Talk, Free
Caravaggio's women
Salome
Monday, 10 June 2024
4 - 4.30 pm (drop-in)
Room 8
Siobhán Jolley
Dr Siobhán Jolley explores the women featured in our current exhibition, The Last Caravaggio
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:Talks & conversations, Free
Friday Lates: 10-minute talks
Exploring beyond the paintings
Friday, 21 June 2024
6 - 7 pm
Room 18
Hear a range of speakers reflect on what paintings mean to them
Category:Talk, Free
British Sign Language tour
Scenes of summer
Friday, 21 June 2024
6.30 - 7.30 pm (drop-in)
Room 44
Accessible:
Celebrate the official start of summer with a tour by Deaf lecturer Edward Richards