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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
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Category:Talk, Free
Unexpected views
Friday, 26 April 2024 - FULLY BOOKED
6.30 - 7.15 pmMonthly discussions about art with some of the most important cultural practitioners today -
Category:Music, Free
Andrew Maginley and Emma Curtis
Music from the time of Caravaggio
Friday, 26 April 2024
7.30 - 8.15 pm (drop-in)
Room 32Lute player Andrew Maginley and contralto Emma Curtis perform music from the time of Caravaggio -
Category:Tour, Free
Daily guided tour
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays (excluding public holidays)
3 - 4 pm
Central HallExperience a 60-minute taster tour of the collection -
Category:Talk, Free
Ten-minute talk
Curator's introduction: 'The Last Caravaggio'
Various dates, first upcomingWednesday, 1 May 2024
12 - 12.10 pm
Room 45Join curator Francesca Whitlum-Cooper for a short introduction to 'The Last Caravaggio' exhibition -
Category:Lunchtime talk, Free
Velázquez, portraitist
Friday, 3 May 2024
1 - 1.30 pm (drop-in)
Room 30Daniel Sobrino Ralston explores the portraiture of Diego Velázquez -
Category:Talk, Free
Collecting histories: Tales from the National Gallery
NG200 Members' talk and Q&A
Thursday, 9 May 2024
6 - 7 pm BST
Susanna Avery-Quash
Online event
MembersDive into fascinating tales about the history of your National Gallery with curator Dr Susanna Avery-Quash -
Category:Experience, Free
Big Birthday Weekend Late and Light Show
Friday, 10 May 2024Join us to celebrate 200 years of your National Gallery with a special night of free live music, DJs, talks and creative workshops -
Category:Creative session, Free
Big Birthday family weekend
Various dates, first upcomingSaturday, 11 May 2024
11 am - 4 pm
Room 36
Families, for all agesCelebrate the National Gallery's 200th birthday by helping us to decorate our giant birthday cake! -
Category:Talks & conversations, Free
Pause with a painting
Giorgione's 'Il Tramonto (The Sunset)''
Thursday, 16 May 2024
11am11 - 11.45 am (drop-in)
Room 29Immerse yourself in one painting in these free mid-morning mindfulness sessions -
Category:Creative session, Free
Creative workshop
A certain kind of light
Various dates, first upcomingThursday, 16 May 2024
4 - 5 pm
Central HallJoin Gallery Educator and artist Joanna Conybeare for this creative workshop inspired by our new Caravaggio exhibition -
Category:Discussion, Free
The Painter's Daughters
Members' book club
Thursday, 16 May 2024
6 - 7 pm BST
Online event
MembersExplore the lives and stories of Thomas Gainsborough and his daughters at our inaugural Members’ book club -
Category:Talk, Free
Curator's introduction
The Last Caravaggio
Tuesday, 21 May 2024
1 - 2 pm BST
Dr Francesca Whitlum-Cooper
Online eventJoin 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 34Accessible:
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 32Join Maria Alambritis to explore the dramatic history behind the first painting to enter the National Gallery’s collection -
Category:Talks & conversations, Free
Friday Lates: The Triumph of Art
Ed Hall in conversation
Friday, 24 May 2024
6.15 - 7 pm
Gallery DCelebrated banner maker Ed Hall joins Imogen Tedbury, our Curator of Italian Paintings before 1500, in conversation -
Category:Creative session, Free
Friday Lates: The Triumph of Art
Life drawing with banners
Friday, 24 May 2024
Session times- 6.15 - 7 pm
- 7.15 - 8 pm
Room 32Join us for a life drawing session with a difference -
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
Room 18Artist 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 34Poet 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
Friday, 24 May 2024
7.30 - 8.15 pm
Room 45Hear artist Jeremy Deller and classicist Mary Beard discuss the act of commemoration
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