Big screen playlist
Big art
An experience of our paintings as never before – magnified to super scale, with large-scale pans that reveal details of the painting surface.
Exhibitions
Don't miss our major exhibitions, Radical Harmony: Helene Kröller-Müller's Neo-Impressionists and Wright of Derby: From the Shadows.
Radical Harmony: Helene Kröller-Müller's Neo-Impressionists
Be inspired by the remarkable collection of Helene Kröller-Müller, one of the first major female art patrons of the 20th century. Featuring impressive works by Georges Seurat, Paul Signac and other world-famous artists, this vibrant display of colour and radical technique marks our very first exhibition on Neo-Impressionism.
Image captions for paintings highlighted on the big screen:
- Vincent van Gogh, 'The Sower', 1888. Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, the Netherlands
- Camille Pissarro, 'Late Afternoon in our Meadow', 1887. The National Gallery, London
- Paul Signac, 'Collioure, the Belltower, Opus 164', 1887. Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, the Netherlands
- Georges Seurat, 'Chahut', 1889–90. Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, the Netherlands
- Paul Signac, 'The Dining Room, Opus 152', 1886–7. Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, the Netherlands
- Georges Seurat, 'The Channel of Gravelines, Grand Fort-Philippe', 1890. The National Gallery, London
- Théo van Rysselberghe, ''Per-Kiridy' at High tide', 1889. Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, the Netherlands.
Wright of Derby: From the Shadows
Discover the brilliance of Joseph Wright of Derby, one of the most remarkable artists of the 1700s. ‘From the Shadows’ is the first major exhibition of his atmospheric candlelight paintings, which capture the spirit of scientific learning around him in awe-inspiring detail.
Behind the scenes
What happens behind the closed doors of the National Gallery.
Displaying C C Land: The Wonder of Art
To celebrate the end of our 200th birthday year, we have been working very hard behind the scenes on a major redisplay, presenting the paintings in a new way, through fresh narratives, themed rooms and unexpected pairings across time.
'Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria' by Artemisia Gentileschi
On display in Room 32
Our art handlers are shown here rehanging Artemisia Gentileschi's 'Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria' in our Baroque rooms.
A pair of landscape paintings
On display in Room 34
Our art handlers are shown here rehanging 'Holt Bridge on the River Dee' by Richard Wilson and 'Cornard Wood, near Sudbury, Suffolk' by Thomas Gainsborough in our Rococo to Romanticism rooms.
Restoring 'The Story of David and Goliath' by Francesco Pesellino
On display in Room 62
Conservator Jill Dunkerton is shown carefully repairing areas of damaged gold leaf on Pesellino's painting, using tiny fragments of leaf and very fine brushes.
Restoring Rubens's 'The Judgement of Paris'
On display in Room 18
Conservator Britta New is shown restoring Rubens’s 'The Judgement of Paris', repairing the painting’s structure. Parts of the sliding wooden support added to the back of the painting had jammed. These parts are being taken off and replaced with flexible ones to allow the painting to move as the temperature and air changes.
Slow looking
A closer look at the skills used at the National Gallery to care for its collection.
Uncovering the secrets underneath Orazio Gentileschi's 'The Finding of Moses'
On display in Room 31
Our conservators Kristina Mandy, Silvia Tagliante and Marek Goliaš are shown here restoring Orazio Gentileschi’s 'The Finding of Moses'.
They use small brushes to apply liquid putty to areas where paint and ground layers have been lost. These filled in gaps, replicating the original texture and canvas pattern, help to preserve the painting and blend in with the original surrounding areas.
Creating a new frame for 'The San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece'
On display in Room 57
Framing gold