The National Gallery, London
Bringing people and paintings together
Admission free, donations welcome
Open daily: 10am - 7pm
Friday lates until 9pm
Trafalgar Square, London
WC2N 5DN
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A flamenco dancer outside the Zurbaran exhibition.
A flamenco dancer outside the Zurbaran exhibition.
National Gallery Summertime
Because great art can't be rushed
Spend your evenings at the Gallery with new extended hours.
Now open till 7pm each day and 9pm on a Friday.
Make the most of your visit
Exhibitions and displays
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ExhibitionUntil 23 August 2026£
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Exhibition
Take One Picture 2026
Until 31 August 2026Free -
Exhibition
Waldmüller: Landscapes
Until 20 September 2026Free -
Exhibition
Renoir and Love
3 October 2026 – 31 January 2027£ -
Exhibition
Yinka Shonibare and Thomas Gainsborough: A Conversation
15 October 2026 ‒ 7 February 2027Free -
Exhibition
Van Eyck: The Portraits
21 November 2026 – 11 April 2027£ -
Exhibition
Catharina van Hemessen: Signature Works
4 March – 30 May 2027Free -
Exhibition
German Expressionism
Modern Painting 1900-191820 March 2027 – 1 August 2027£
Events
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Friday Lates
Audience: For everyone Category: FestivalFridays -
Unexpected views: Kaye Donachie
Audience: For everyone Category: Talks and conversationsFriday, 3 July 2026 -
Friday Lates: The story of dangerous art: Daisy Dixon in conversation with Rebecca Marks
Audience: For everyone Category: Talks and conversationsFriday, 3 July 2026 -
Stillness in sound: Spanish music in dialogue with Zurbarán
Audience: For everyone Category: MusicFriday, 3 July 2026 -
The Roden Centre for Creative Learning: The Welcome space, our dedicated space for families
Audience: For Families - All Ages Category: WorkshopSaturday and Sundays, Bank holidays and school holidays (Westminster Borough) -
Highlights tour
Audience: For everyone Category: TourSaturdays (excluding public holidays) -
Sacred citrus: A herbal workshop with Lab Tonica
Audience: For House and Exhibition Members Category: WorkshopSaturday, 4 July 2026 -
250th anniversary of American Independence
Audience: For House and Exhibition Members Category: TourSaturday, 4 July 2026 -
An introduction to... Zurbarán
Audience: For House and Exhibition Members Category: Talks and conversationsMonday, 6 July 2026 -
Lunchtime lectures: Colour
Audience: For everyone Category: TalkMonday, 6 July 2026 -
Audio art: Utterly in the picture: 'The Supper at Emmaus' by Caravaggio
Audience: For everyone Category: TalkMonday, 6 July 2026Accessible: -
The Nigel Glendinning Lecture: Deconstructing Zurbarán
Audience: For everyone Category: Conferences and seminarsMonday, 6 July 2026
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