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
Fridays
What's on
This April will see students from Central Saint Martins take over our Gallery spaces with live art and performance created in response to our paintings.
May will see SJ Fowler lead a poetry tour inspired British paintings, while contemporary artist and collaborator Jeremy Deller invites special guests to join him to kickstart his project The Triumph of Art.
And make your Friday a night to remember by joining us for dinner at Ochre, our luxurious bar and restaurant. Enjoy artistically crafted dishes, using the finest seasonal ingredients, and paired with selected wines and signature cocktails. Book your table quoting ‘Friday Lates’, to get a complimentary glass of bubbles.
Image: Photo © Hydar Dewachi
Experiences
Friday Lates
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
Fridays
What's on
This April will see students from Central Saint Martins take over our Gallery spaces with live art and performance created in response to our paintings.
May will see SJ Fowler lead a poetry tour inspired British paintings, while contemporary artist and collaborator Jeremy Deller invites special guests to join him to kickstart his project The Triumph of Art.
And make your Friday a night to remember by joining us for dinner at Ochre, our luxurious bar and restaurant. Enjoy artistically crafted dishes, using the finest seasonal ingredients, and paired with selected wines and signature cocktails. Book your table quoting ‘Friday Lates’, to get a complimentary glass of bubbles.
Image: Photo © Hydar Dewachi
- 6.15 - 7 pm
- 7.15 - 8 pm
Category:Music & performance, Free
Friday Lates student takeover
Re-Activate
Friday, 19 April 2024
6.15 - 8.15 pm
Around the galleries
Experience an eclectic mix of live art happenings around the Gallery, devised by Central Saint Martins BA Fine Art Students
Category:Talk, Free
Unexpected views
Friday, 26 April 2024
6.30 - 7.15 pm
Monthly discussions about art with some of the most important cultural practitioners today
Category:Talks & conversations, Free
Friday Lates: The Triumph of Art
Ed Hall in conversation
Friday, 24 May 2024
6.15 - 7 pm
Gallery D
Celebrated 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
Room 32
Join 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 18
Artist 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 34
Poet 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 45
Hear artist Jeremy Deller and classicist Mary Beard discuss the act of commemoration