Talks and conversations

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Curator's introduction: The Last Caravaggio

Members' talk and Q&A

Tuesday, 16 April 2024

4 - 5 pm BST

Dr Francesca Whitlum-Cooper

Online event

Members

Join curator Francesca Whitlum-Cooper for an introduction to 'The Last Caravaggio' before the exhibition opens to the public

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Members' preview day talk: The Last Caravaggio

Members' talk and private view

Wednesday, 17 April 2024 - FULLY BOOKED

Session times

8 - 8.40 am
9 - 9.40 am

Room 45

Members

Join guide Maurizio Patti bright and early for a talk and private view of 'The Last Caravaggio' exhibition on Members' preview day

Talks & conversations, Free

Pause with a painting

Mindfulness session

Thursday, 18 April 2024

11 am - 12 pm (drop-in)

Room 32

Immerse yourself in one painting with this special mindfulness session

Talk, Free

Audio Art: Utterly in the picture

Pieter de Hooch’s 'The Courtyard of a House in Delft'

Thursday, 25 April 2024

1 - 2 pm (drop-in)

Room 16

Katy Tarbard

Accessible:

Join us for an audio-described talk on Pieter de Hooch’s 'The Courtyard of a House in Delft'

Discussion, From £10

A livestream tour of Longford Castle

Members' live tour and Q&A

Friday, 26 April 2024

3 - 4.30 pm BST

Online event

Members

Longford Castle's Lord Radnor and curator Susanna Avery-Quash discuss the castle's famous collection, plus enjoy a virtual tour from expert guides, exclusive to Members

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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

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

Talk, Free

Ten-minute talk

Curator's introduction: 'The Last Caravaggio'

Various dates, first upcoming

Wednesday, 1 May 2024

12 - 12.10 pm

Room 46

Join curator Francesca Whitlum-Cooper for a short introduction to 'The Last Caravaggio' exhibition

Lunchtime talk, Free

Velázquez, portraitist

Friday, 3 May 2024

1 - 1.30 pm (drop-in)

Room 30

Daniel Sobrino Ralston explores the portraiture of Diego Velázquez

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

Members

Dive into fascinating tales about the history of your National Gallery with curator Dr Susanna Avery-Quash

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Talk, From £18

A tour of celebration

NG200 Members' tour

Friday, 10 May 2024 - FULLY BOOKED

Tour times

10.30 am - 12 pm
1 - 2.30 pm
3.30 - 5 pm

Getty Entrance

Members

Discover celebratory motifs and moments of joy within some of our paintings to celebrate our 200th birthday

Talks & conversations, From £20

Archive show-and-tell

NG200 Members' tour

Friday, 10 May 2024

Tour times

11 am - 12 pm
2.30 - 3.30 pm
4 - 5 pm

Annenberg Court

Alan Crookham

Members

Delve into our archives from the past 200 years with our Research and Archive team to discover some of the Gallery's most interesting photographs, letters, secrets and stories

Talk, From £18

The Venetian Room: Gallery 29, history and art

NG200 Members' tour

Friday, 10 May 2024

11 am - 12 pm

Room 29

Dr Carlo Corsato

Members

Join Dr Carlo Corsato, resident expert on Venetian art, as he explores the paintings, histories, and hidden gems of Gallery 29

Talk, From £20

A contemporary art tour

NG200 Members' tour

Friday, 10 May 2024

2 - 3 pm

Annenberg Court

Emily Stone

Members

An exclusive guided tour looking at the relationship the National Gallery has had with contemporary artists over the past 200 years

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Talk, From £215

A morning with Dr Gabriele Finaldi’s masterpieces

Members' breakfast talk

Thursday, 16 May 2024

8 - 10 am

Annenberg Court

Dr Gabriele Finaldi

Members

Join our Director, Dr Gabriele Finaldi, for an exclusive morning talk before the Gallery opens, bringing to life the limited edition book, 'The National Gallery: Masterpieces of Painting'

Talks & conversations, Free

Pause with a painting

Giorgione's 'Il Tramonto (The Sunset)''

Thursday, 16 May 2024

11am

11 - 11.45 am (drop-in)

Room 29

Immerse yourself in one painting in these free mid-morning mindfulness sessions

Talk, Free

Curator's introduction

The Last Caravaggio

Tuesday, 21 May 2024

1 - 2 pm BST

Dr Francesca Whitlum-Cooper

Online event

Accessible:

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Join Francesca Whitlum-Cooper, curator of ‘The Last Caravaggio’ for an introduction to the exhibition

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Talk, Free

Audio Art: Utterly in the picture

Joseph Wright 'of Derby'

Thursday, 23 May 2024

1 - 2 pm (drop-in)

Room 34

Accessible:

Join Katy Tarbard for an audio-described talk on 'An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump'

Lunchtime talk, Free

Competition and collaboration in the 'Raising of Lazarus'

Friday, 24 May 2024

1 - 1.30 pm (drop-in)

Room 32

Join Maria Alambritis to explore the dramatic history behind the first painting to enter the National Gallery’s collection

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

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Curator's introduction: The Last Caravaggio

Members' talk and Q&A

Members' preview day talk: The Last Caravaggio

Members' talk and private view

Pause with a painting

Mindfulness session

Audio Art: Utterly in the picture

Pieter de Hooch’s 'The Courtyard of a House in Delft'

A livestream tour of Longford Castle

Members' live tour and Q&A

Friday Lates

Unexpected views

Ten-minute talk

Curator's introduction: 'The Last Caravaggio'

Velázquez, portraitist

Collecting histories: Tales from the National Gallery

NG200 Members' talk and Q&A

A tour of celebration

NG200 Members' tour

Archive show-and-tell

NG200 Members' tour

The Venetian Room: Gallery 29, history and art

NG200 Members' tour

A contemporary art tour

NG200 Members' tour

A morning with Dr Gabriele Finaldi’s masterpieces

Members' breakfast talk

Pause with a painting

Giorgione's 'Il Tramonto (The Sunset)''

Curator's introduction

The Last Caravaggio

Audio Art: Utterly in the picture

Joseph Wright 'of Derby'

Competition and collaboration in the 'Raising of Lazarus'

Friday Lates: The Triumph of Art

Ed Hall in conversation

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