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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

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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: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: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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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:In conversation, From £20

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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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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Category:Talk, From £215

A morning with Dr Gabriele Finaldi’s masterpieces

Members' breakfast talk

Fully booked.

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'

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Category: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

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Curator's introduction

The Last Caravaggio

Tuesday, 21 May 2024

1 - 2 pm BST

Dr Francesca Whitlum-Cooper

Online event

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

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Audio Art: Utterly in the picture

Joseph Wright 'of Derby'

Thursday, 23 May 2024

1 - 2 pm (drop-in)

Room 34

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

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Category: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

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Category: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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Category:Talks & conversations, Free

Friday Lates: The Triumph of Art

Laura Grace Ford: Remembering the National Gallery

Friday, 24 May 2024

6.30 - 7.15 pm

Room 18

Artist Laura Grace Ford takes us on an imagined journey through the Gallery

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Friday Lates tour and poetry readings

SJ Fowler and guests

Friday, 24 May 2024

7 - 7.45 pm

Room 34

Poet and performer SJ Fowler brings together a range of writers for an evening of readings inspired by artworks

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Category:Talks & conversations, Free

Friday Lates: The Triumph of Art

Jeremy Deller in conversation with Mary Beard

Friday, 24 May 2024

7.30 - 8.15 pm

Room 45

Hear artist Jeremy Deller and classicist Mary Beard discuss the act of commemoration

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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

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

Friday Lates: The Triumph of Art

Laura Grace Ford: Remembering the National Gallery

Friday Lates tour and poetry readings

SJ Fowler and guests

Friday Lates: The Triumph of Art

Jeremy Deller in conversation with Mary Beard

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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

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

Friday Lates: The Triumph of Art

Laura Grace Ford: Remembering the National Gallery

Friday Lates tour and poetry readings

SJ Fowler and guests

Friday Lates: The Triumph of Art

Jeremy Deller in conversation with Mary Beard

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