The National Gallery, London
Welcome
Your space for art
Open daily 10am–6pm
Friday until 9pm
Closed 24–26 December and 1 January
Admission free
Trafalgar Square, London
WC2N 5DN
Charing Cross, Leicester Square
Events
Musical tales
Summer holidays
Tuesday, 3 August 2021
11 - 11.30 am BST
Online event
Online musical storytelling for families with children under 5
Sketch on the Square
Various dates, first upcoming
Tuesday, 3 August 2021
11 am - 1 pm
A month of free outdoor art activities to inspire you to have a go at creating your own masterpiece
Stories of art online
Module 7: 1900-2021
Wednesday, 14 July 2021 - Wednesday, 18 August 2021
5.30 - 7.30 pm BST
Online event
From Pablo Picasso to Cornelia Parker and from the Young British Artists to contemporary global art contexts, discover avant-garde art of the 20th century and beyond
Two decorations: Renoir...
Members' talk and Q&A
Thursday, 5 August 2021
4 - 5 pm BST
Online event
For Members
Explore works destined for the home, rather than a gallery
Curator collection tour:...
Members' talk and Q&A
Tuesday, 10 August 2021
1 - 2 pm BST
Online event
For Members
Curator Christopher Riopelle takes a tour of Paris and London through the eyes of Impressionist painters
Story studio
Summer holidays
Wednesday, 11 August 2021
11 am - 12 pm BST
Online event
Wander into a painting with a storyteller, then make-along with an artist in this live family session
Polish painting in the...
An art without a homeland
Thursday, 12 August 2021
4 - 5 pm BST
Online event
Art historian Lydia Bauman asks, how Polish is Polish art of the 19th century?
Recreating nature
Members' talk and Q&A
Friday, 13 August 2021
1 - 2 pm BST
Online event
For Members
Explore some of the meanings and associations behind flowers and fruit in the National Gallery Collection
National Gallery summer...
Chloe Aridjis in conversation...
Friday, 13 August 2021
5 - 6 pm BST
Online event
Two creative writers of today discuss the synergy between art history and their own work
Decoding pictures
Summer holidays
Wednesday, 18 August 2021
3 - 3.45 pm BST
Online event
Discover how to piece together clues in paintings in this live online family tour
