Zurbarán
Pay What You Wish
Each Friday evening from 22 May to 7 August 2026*, we invite visitors to pay what they wish for Zurbarán.
This means you can pay as little as £1 or as much as you’d like to enter the spellbinding world of Zurbarán and see visions from Baroque Spain.
How to book
- Choose any Friday between 22 May and 7 August 2026.
- Select a time slot from 5.30pm onwards.
- Pick the ‘Pay What You Wish’ ticket option.
- Enter your chosen amount.
- Select the number of tickets you want and add them to your basket.
- Complete your order.
* Pay What You Wish tickets are available to book in advance online, or on the day on a walk-up basis, for time slots from 5.30–7.45pm (inclusive), every Friday, from 22 May to 7 August 2026.
Zurbarán
Enter the spellbinding world of visionary Spanish painter Francisco de Zurbarán.
Spend time with his paintings, celebrated for their vivid naturalism and deep emotional power.
Move between soaring altarpieces and exquisite still lifes in the first major UK exhibition of this great artist from Baroque Seville.
A peer of Murillo and Velázquez, Zurbarán stands out for his drama, mystery and vision. From the rind of a lemon to the timeless gaze of a saint, he finds an intensity in the ordinary. Strong light and deep shadow bring real faces, soft fabrics, fresh fruit and flowers to life. His paintings unite stillness, focus and faith.
The exhibition brings together works from major galleries across Europe and the US that span Zurbarán’s career from his first religious commissions to paintings made for private devotion. Stand in front of monumental works that can still move and inspire us today.
‘Zurbarán’ is at the National Gallery, Sainsbury Wing between until 23 August 2026. Tickets are required.
The exhibition is organised by the National Gallery, London, Musée du Louvre, Paris and the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Supported by
Fondation Socindec
The Elizabeth Cayzer Charitable Trust
The Vaseppi Trust
Robert Lehman Foundation
Karyl Nairn KC
Count and Countess Emilio Voli
ARTscapades
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