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Category:Tour, Paid

Guided tours of Longford Castle

Various dates, March - September - FULLY BOOKED

2 - 4.30 pm

Longford Castle, near Salisbury, Wiltshire

Guided tours of an historic house and gardens, and its world-class art collection

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Category:Tour, Free

British Sign Language (BSL) tour

Rembrandt

Tuesday, 23 April 2024

1 - 2 pm

Room 22

Accessible:

Join Alan Murray for a tour exploring the works of Rembrandt in our collection

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Category:Tour, Free

Daily guided tour

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays (excluding public holidays)

3 - 4 pm

Central Hall

Experience a 60-minute taster tour of the collection

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Category:Course, From £70.50

Thinking about art: Philosophical approaches to art history

Tuesday, 2 April 2024 - Tuesday, 7 May 2024

3.30 - 5.30 pm BST

Online event

From the beautiful and the sublime, through the emotions, to politics, join us to learn how to connect philosophical concepts to art

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Category:Study day, Free

Take One Picture CPD - 2023/2024

Online sessions

Various dates
Wednesday, 24 April 2024 - FULLY BOOKED

1 - 4.30 pm BST

Online event

Online CPD sessions for primary school teachers, exploring how one painting can inspire learning across the curriculum

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Category:Course, From £70.50

Stories of art: 1700-1800

Wednesday, 17 April 2024 - Wednesday, 22 May 2024

5.30 - 7.30 pm BST

Online event

Discover vibrant, dynamic and complex 18th-century art, from the Rococo to the Enlightenment

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Category: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'

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Category: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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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

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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

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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 32

Lute player Andrew Maginley and contralto Emma Curtis perform music from the time of Caravaggio

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Category: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

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Category: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

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Category:Course, From £35.25

Caravaggio: Among the light and shadows

Thursday, 9 May 2024 - Thursday, 23 May 2024

3.30 - 5 pm BST

Online event

Join art historian Siân Walters to consider Caravaggio’s final years and legacy as we stage the ‘The Last Caravaggio’ exhibition

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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

Members

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

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Category:Experience, Free

Big Birthday Weekend Late and Light Show

Friday, 10 May 2024

Join us to celebrate 200 years of your National Gallery with a special night of free live music, DJs, talks and creative workshops

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Category: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
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Category:Tour, From £20

Archive show-and-tell

NG200 Members' tour

Friday, 10 May 2024 - FULLY BOOKED
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
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Category:Talk, From £18

The Venetian Room: Gallery 29, history and art

NG200 Members' tour

Fully booked.

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

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Category:Talk, From £20

A contemporary art tour

NG200 Members' tour

Fully booked.

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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British Sign Language (BSL) tour

Rembrandt

Daily guided tour

Thinking about art: Philosophical approaches to art history

Take One Picture CPD - 2023/2024

Online sessions

Stories of art: 1700-1800

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

Andrew Maginley and Emma Curtis

Music from the time of Caravaggio

Ten-minute talk

Curator's introduction: 'The Last Caravaggio'

Velázquez, portraitist

Caravaggio: Among the light and shadows

Collecting histories: Tales from the National Gallery

NG200 Members' talk and Q&A

Big Birthday Weekend Late and Light Show

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

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Guided tours of Longford Castle

British Sign Language (BSL) tour

Rembrandt

Daily guided tour

Thinking about art: Philosophical approaches to art history

Take One Picture CPD - 2023/2024

Online sessions

Stories of art: 1700-1800

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

Andrew Maginley and Emma Curtis

Music from the time of Caravaggio

Ten-minute talk

Curator's introduction: 'The Last Caravaggio'

Velázquez, portraitist

Caravaggio: Among the light and shadows

Collecting histories: Tales from the National Gallery

NG200 Members' talk and Q&A

Big Birthday Weekend Late and Light Show

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