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Behind the scenes in Conservation: Restoring rays of light and angels' wings in ‘The Nativity at Night’

Conservator Jill Dunkerton tells us about the meticulous conservation of one of our favourite nativity scenes.

Video (part of a series)

The Triumph of Art: Ed Hall in conversation

Celebrated banner maker Ed Hall in conversation with Imogen Tedbury, our Curator of Italian Paintings before 1500

The Restoration of Rosa Bonheur’s The Horse Fair

Conservator Hayley Tomlinson takes us behind the scenes to discuss the cleaning of Rosa Bonheur’s ‘The Horse Fair’

The Triumph of Art: Jeremy Deller in conversation

Jeremy Deller in conversation with our Project Curator Emily Stone

Conservation varnishes at the National Gallery: Studying their optical and material properties

Read about the National Gallery's AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership, in collaboration with the Nottingham Trent University.

Research partnership article

Complex conservation: An altarpiece in need of attention

One of the most complex structural conservation projects in the history of the Gallery: Giovanni Martini da Udine’s ‘The Virgin and Child with Saints’

Pictures Cleaned and Restored in the Conservation Department of the National Gallery, 1988

Read an article from the National Gallery Technical Bulletin

Pictures Cleaned and Restored in the Conservation Department of the National Gallery, 1987

Read an article from the National Gallery Technical Bulletin

Friday Lates: Ming Wong in conversation: Artist in Residence 2025

Artist in Residence Ming Wong discusses previous projects with Priyesh Mistry, our Associate Curator of Modern & Contemporary Projects, and Annabel Bai Jackson, our Dorset Curatorial Fellow. Friday, 28 November 2025, 6.30 - 7.30 pm. Free.

Event, Talks & conversations

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo's 'Saints Maximus and Oswald': Conservation and Examination

Read an article from the National Gallery Technical Bulletin, by Larry Keith