Browse all events

Talks &
Conversations

Tours

Creative
sessions

Music &
Performance

Courses &
Study days

Experiences

Conferences
& Seminars

Films

For...

Members

Families

Access

All events

All events

(Showing 20 of 93)

Seeing the Light: the Art of Looking in and around Duccio's 'Maestà

Category: Lunchtime talk | Free

Tuesday, 17 June 2025

1 - 1.45 pm, doors open at 12.30 pm (drop-in)

Pigott Theatre

Join art historian Richard Stemp for an in-depth look at Duccio’s 'Maestà'
Guided tour

Category: Tour | Free

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays (excluding public holidays)

3 - 4 pm

Central Hall

Experience a 60-minute taster tour of the collection
Brilliant light: A history of light in Western European painting

Category: Course | Online | From £57

Tuesday, 3 - Tuesday, 24 June 2025

3.30 - 5.30 pm BST

Learn about the role of light symbolically and technically in paintings throughout the centuries in this four-week art historical course

Enrol Brilliant light: A history of light in Western European painting
C C Land: The Wonder of Art

Spotlight on Room 30: C C Land: The Wonder of Art Spotlight talks

Category: Talk | Free

Tuesday, 17 June 2025

4 - 4.10 pm (drop-in)

Room 30

A bite-sized introduction to one of our redisplayed galleries
Early Years story session

Category: Creative session | Families, under-5s | Free Fully booked

Wednesday, 18 June 2025

10.30 - 11.30 am, doors open at 10.20 am

The Roden Centre for Creative Learning - Welcome Space

An adventure through the Gallery with story and rhyme
The innovators' debating club

Category: Talks & conversations | Members | From £20

Wednesday, 18 June 2025

2 - 3 pm

Supporters' House Salon

Celebrity culture: Gainsborough's 'Mrs Siddons'

Book now The innovators' debating club
Picture of the month: Boy bitten by a Lizard

10-minute talk

Category: Talk | Free

Various dates, first upcoming
Wednesday, 18 June 2025

4 - 4.10 pm (drop-in)

Room 32

A brief introduction to June's picture of the month
Stories of Art 1800-1900

Category: Course | Online | From £85.50

Wednesday, 11 June - Wednesday, 16 July 2025

5.30 - 7.30 pm BST

Dive into the revolutionary 19th century to learn about the art of the Pre-Raphaelites, Impressionists and Post-Impressionists

Enrol Stories of Art 1800-1900
Into the collection

Painting women

Category: Tour | Members | From £20

Thursday, 19 June 2025

10.15 - 11.15 am
11.45 am - 12.45 pm

Sainsbury Wing Foyer

A series of themed guided tours throughout the Gallery's collection
Adult Summer Schools in the Clore Art Studio

Category: Experiences

Thursday, 19 June - Friday, 29 August 2025

Clore Art Studio and in the galleries

This summer, immerse yourself in art-making and creative exploration by joining one of our in-depth summer schools onsite at the Gallery
Rhythm and anatomy: Drawing the human figure

Category: Course | From £486

Thursday, 19 - Saturday, 21 June 2025

11 am - 5 pm

The Roden Centre for Creative Learning

Develop your figure drawing skills in this three-day summer school, guided by classical techniques and works from the Gallery’s collection with artist Adele Wagstaff

Book now Rhythm and anatomy: Drawing the human figure
Hogarth's London

Category: Tour | Members | From £20

Thursday, 19 June 2025

Tour times

2 - 3 pm
4 - 5 pm

Sainsbury Wing Foyer

A guided tour of William Hogarth's paintings in the Gallery
Reflecting on Siena: The Rise of Painting 1300-1350

Online Members' event

Category: Talk | Online | Members | Free

Thursday, 19 June 2025

4 - 5 pm BST

Revisit Siena before the exhibition closes

Book now Reflecting on Siena: The Rise of Painting 1300-1350: Online Members' event
'Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350' - Conference

Category: Conference | From £12

Friday, 20 June 2025

Please note event will start at 9.30am
9 am - 5.45 pm, doors open at 8.30 am

Pigott Theatre

Hear about the remarkable achievements of Siena’s artists and the significance of Sienese painting in the wider world during the late Middle Ages.

Book now 'Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350' - Conference
'Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350' - Online conference

Category: Conference | Online | From £10

Friday, 20 June 2025

Please note event will start at 9.30am
9 am - 5.45 pm BST

Hear about the remarkable achievements of Siena’s artists and the significance of Sienese painting in the wider world during the late Middle Ages.

Book now 'Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350' - Online conference
A patterned tour with Lauren Godfrey

Category: Tour | Members | From £20

Friday, 20 June 2025

11 am - 12 pm

Sainsbury Wing Foyer

Discover the many patterns in paintings in the collection

Book now A patterned tour with Lauren Godfrey
Friday Lates

Category: Experiences

Fridays

Around the galleries

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
Friday Lates life drawing

2B Or Not 2B Collective

Category: Creative session | Free

Friday, 20 June 2025

Session times

6.15 - 7 pm
7.15 - 8 pm

The Roden Centre for Creative Learning - Social Space

Join 2B Or Not 2B Collective for a fun and energetic evening of drawing exploration to celebrate Pride Month
Friday Lates: Edward Shawcross

The Last Emperor of Mexico

Category: Talks & conversations | Free

Friday, 20 June 2025

6.15 - 7 pm

Room 41

Historian Edward Shawcross tells the barely believable tale of Ferdinand Maximilian who ruled Mexico in the mid-19th century
Masculinity in art

Category: Talks & conversations | Members | From £20

Friday, 20 June 2025

6.30 - 7.30 pm

Supporters' House Salon

Dr Elizabeth Currie and artist Simon Frederick in conversation

Book now Masculinity in art

You've viewed 20 of 93 events