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
Family sketching salon
October half-term
Wednesday, 27 October 2021 - FULLY BOOKED
Session times
- 10.30 am - 12.30 pm
- 2.30 - 4.30 pm
Sketch together as a family, capture paintings and places in playful ways
Story studio
October half term
Thursday, 28 October 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
Cross-cultural encounters
Europe and the Islamic world
Thursday, 7 October 2021 - Thursday, 28 October 2021
11 am - 1 pm BST
Online event
Explore connections between Europe and the Islamic world through a close look at National Gallery paintings
The children who lived in...
Thursday, 28 October 2021
4 - 5 pm BST
Online event
How might growing up with paintings change our lives?
Turner, Trafalgar, Nelson...
Members' talk and Q&A
Friday, 29 October 2021
4 - 5 pm BST
Online event
For Members
Discover the interconnected histories of Trafalgar Square, the National Gallery, and one of the nation’s favourite paintings
Dance to the Music of Our...
A live exhibition
Friday, 29 October 2021 - Friday, 10 December 2021
5 - 7.40 pm
Presenting the work of Hetain Patel, Florence Peake, Zadie Xa and Benito Mayor Vallejo
Scorpion
Zadie Xa and Benito Mayor Vallejo
Friday, 29 October 2021
5 - 5.40 pm
Experience a live performance combining painting, costume and sound
Scorpion
Zadie Xa and Benito Mayor Vallejo
Friday, 29 October 2021
7 - 7.40 pm
Experience a live performance combining painting, costume and sound
Women artists
Monday, 1 November 2021 - Monday, 6 December 2021
3.30 - 5.30 pm GMT
Online event
From Artemisia Gentileschi to Paula Rego, discover women artists in the National Gallery’s Collection with Dr Richard Stemp on this online course
Stories of art: Online
1400-1500
Wednesday, 3 November 2021 - Wednesday, 8 December 2021
5.30 - 7.30 pm GMT
Online event
From Botticelli to Bellini, discover 15th-century Renaissance painting with art historian Jo Walton at our popular online course
