Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays (excluding public holidays)
3 - 4 pm
Central Hall
Experience a 60-minute taster tour of the collection
Category:In conversation, Free
Martin Gayford and Jonathan Jones
Tuesday, 12 December 2023
4 - 5 pm (drop-in)
Room 29
Art critics Martin Gayford and Jonathan Jones discuss the art of Renaissance Venice, with curator Dr Maria Alambritis
Category:Talk, Free
Curator's introduction
Discover Liotard and The Lavergne Family Breakfast
Wednesday, 13 December 2023
1 - 2 pm GMT
Dr Francesca Whitlum-Cooper
Online event
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Curator Dr Francesca Whitlum-Cooper introduces 'Discover Liotard and The Lavergne Family Breakfast'
Category:Music, Free
Lunchtime concert: Black British Classical Foundation
Roberta Philip and Daisie Sitlani
Thursday, 14 December 2023
1 - 2 pm (drop-in)
Room 32
Enjoy a festive concert by acclaimed performers from the Black British Classical Foundation
Category:Music, Free
Afternoon concert
David Cohen and Alina Pritulenko
Thursday, 14 December 2023
4 - 4.45 pm (drop-in)
Room 32
Join us for a joyous cello and piano concert in Room 32
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:Creative session, Free
Friday Lates life drawing
2B Or Not 2B Collective
Friday, 15 December 2023
Session times
6.15 - 7 pm
7.15 - 8 pm
Room 32
Join 2B Or Not 2B Collective for an energetic and fun evening of drawing exploration in Room 32
Category:Talks & conversations, Free
Friday Lates gallery tour
Virtues of the season
Friday, 15 December 2023
6.30 - 7.30 pm
Room 18
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Art historian and educator Jon Sleigh reflects on the sentiments of the festive period and the art that evokes them
Category:Music & performance, Free
Friday Lates performance
Hannah Catherine Jones
Friday, 15 December 2023
7 - 8.15 pm
Room 31
Artist, musician and multi-instrumentalist Hannah Catherine Jones performs a live iteration of her soundscape 'UPRISINGS (troppo lento)' within Céline Condorelli’s contemporary installation
Category:Lunchtime talk, Free
Lorenzo Monaco's 'The Coronation of the Virgin'
Tuesday, 19 December 2023
1 - 1.30 pm (drop-in)
Gallery F
Join educator Belle Smith for a special lunchtime talk about this beautiful altarpiece
Category:Music, Free
Festive lunchtime concert
London Obbligato Collective
Thursday, 21 December 2023
1 - 2 pm (drop-in)
Room 34
Join us for a festive concert inspired by the work of Thomas Gainsborough
Category:Talk, Free
Victorian Christmas traditions
Members' talk and Q&A
Thursday, 21 December 2023
5 - 6 pm GMT
Online event
Members
Art historian Sarah Hardy explores Victorian Christmas traditions in this exclusive Members' talk
Category:Talk, Free
The Three Kings: Epiphany in art
Members' talk and Q&A
Thursday, 4 January 2024
5 - 6 pm GMT
Isaac Nugent
Online event
Members
Isaac Nugent explores representations of the Three Kings in our collection
Category:Talk, Free
Stories of art taster lecture
El Greco and Toledo
Friday, 5 January 2024
4 - 5 pm GMT
Siân Walters
Online event
In anticipation of our course 'Stories of art: 1500-1600', tutor Siân Walters explores the life and work of El Greco
Category:Lunchtime talk, Free
Mantegna's 'The Triumphs of Caesar'
Tuesday, 9 January 2024
1 - 1.30 pm (drop-in)
Room 14
Join our Director, Gabriele Finaldi, to celebrate six of Andrea Mantegna’s monumental paintings, 'The Triumphs of Caesar', loaned to the Gallery by His Majesty The King
Category:Talk, Free
The National Gallery's year-in-review quiz
Members' talk and Q&A
Thursday, 11 January 2024
4 - 5 pm GMT
Online event
Members
Take part in our fun and interactive year-end quiz, reviewing the highlights and happenings of the National Gallery
Category:Creative session, Free
Meditative mark making
Reflect, restore and resolve
Thursday, 11 January 2024
4 - 5.30 pm (drop-in)
Room 34
Explore the meditative qualities of drawing and mark-making in this free, drop-in workshop
Category:Creative session, Free
Shine bright like a Liotard
Various dates
Tuesday, 16 January 2024
4 - 5 pm (drop-in)
Sunley Room
Join artist Joanna Conybeare for a creative workshop inspired by ‘Discover Liotard and the Lavergne Family Breakfast’
Category:Study day, Free
Take One Picture CPD - 2023/2024
Online sessions
Various dates, first upcoming
Wednesday, 17 January 2024 - fully booked
, other dates available
1 - 4.30 pm GMT
Online event
Online CPD sessions for primary school teachers, exploring how one painting can inspire learning across the curriculum
Category:Talks & conversations, Free
Pause with a painting
Claude's 'A Seaport'
Thursday, 18 January 2024
11 - 11.45 am (drop-in)
Room 31
Immerse yourself in one painting in these free morning mindfulness sessions