Royal Academy of Arts (Benjamin West Lecture Theatre)
The founding principal of New York City-based Selldorf Architects delivers our annual lecture
Category:Lunchtime talk, Free
Piero della Francesca’s 'Baptism of Christ'
Tuesday, 5 December 2023
1 - 2 pm (drop-in)
Gallery D
Reflecting on landscape, take a fresh look at Piero della Francesca’s 'Baptism of Christ'
Category:Talk, From £10
Curators' introduction: Pesellino: A Renaissance Master Revealed
Members' talk and Q&A
Tuesday, 5 December 2023
4 - 5 pm GMT
Jill Dunkerton
Online event
Members
Jill Dunkerton and Laura Llewellyn introduce 'Pesellino: A Renaissance Master Revealed', before the exhibition opens to the public
Category:Talks & conversations, Free
Pause with a painting
Justus of Ghent and Workshop 'Music'
Thursday, 7 December 2023
11 - 11.45 am (drop-in)
Gallery C
Immerse yourself in one painting in these free morning mindfulness sessions
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
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Curator Dr Francesca Whitlum-Cooper introduces 'Discover Liotard and The Lavergne Family Breakfast'
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: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:Talk, From £10
A livestream Christmas tour
Members' live tour and Q&A
Monday, 18 December 2023
6.30 - 7.30 pm GMT
Julien Domercq
Online event
Members
Join Julien Domercq for an exclusive live-streamed Christmas tour of the National Gallery
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: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: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
Category:Talk, Free
Curator’s introduction
Pesellino: A Renaissance Master Revealed
Friday, 19 January 2024
1 - 2 pm GMT
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Curator Dr Imogen Tedbury introduces our exhibition, 'Pesellino: A Renaissance Master'
Category:Talks & conversations, Free
Friday Lates gallery tour
Frans Hals and his contemporaries
Friday, 19 January 2024
6.45 - 7.45 pm
Room 23
Dr Carlo Corsato and Matthew Morgan
Discover some of the artists working alongside Hals in this tour of our Dutch galleries
Category:Talks & conversations, Free
Friday Lates tour and poetry readings
SJ Fowler
Friday, 19 January 2024
7 - 7.45 pm
Room 29
Poet and performer SJ Fowler brings together a range of writers for an evening of readings inspired by artworks
Category:Lunchtime talk, Free
Pintoricchio's 'Penelope with the Suitors'
Tuesday, 23 January 2024
1 - 1.30 pm (drop-in)
Gallery B
Join Gallery Educator Belle Smith for a special lunchtime talk