The National Gallery
Over 2,300 paintings from the mid-13th century to 1900 in Trafalgar Square
Upcoming dates
12/09/2026 at 13:30The fantastic and the marvellous: A tour through the collectionThe National Gallery
14/09/2026 at 13:00Home Education Art Session: A creative connection of ideas, art and peopleThe National Gallery
14/09/2026 at 14:00Audio art: Utterly in the picture: William Holman Hunt's,'Rienzi vowing to obtain Justice for his Brother's Death'The National Gallery
14/09/2026 at 15:30From empire to modernity: Austrian art in the long 19th centuryOnline
16/09/2026 at 13:30Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael and Michelangelo: A tour through 1500-1600The National Gallery
16/09/2026 at 15:00Phil Melanson on Florenzer: A book talkThe National Gallery
16/09/2026 at 16:30Monthly Members mixer: Enjoy art, conversation and new connectionsThe National Gallery
17/09/2026 at 16:00Reflecting on Waldmüller: LandscapesOnline
18/09/2026 at 15:30The Baroque age: Caravaggio, Rembrandt and Velázquez, 1600–1700The National Gallery
18/09/2026 at 17:30British Sign Language tour: 19th-century landscape paintingThe National Gallery
18/09/2026 at 18:00Friday Lates takeover: CTRL+CREATE: HomecomingThe National Gallery
18/09/2026 at 18:30An evening with Nyetimber: Wine Tasting & CanapésThe National Gallery
18/09/2026 at 19:00Friday Lates: Gavin Plumley: Waldmüller's worldThe National Gallery
19/09/2026 at 12:00Flute, cello and harp trio: Postcards across EuropeThe National Gallery
21/09/2026 at 11:00Visionary worlds: A talk and walk through the collectionThe National Gallery
21/09/2026 at 13:0030 minutes on Angelica Kauffman: Lunchtime reset with Franny MoyleOnline
21/09/2026 at 13:30The story of Enlightenment, Rococo and Revolution, 1700–1800The National Gallery
23/09/2026 at 10:30Members' Craft Club: Create a paper lampshade with Rosi de RuigThe National Gallery
24/09/2026 at 16:00Becoming Leonardo da Vinci, Francesco Salviati and Lorenzo de’ Medici: Florenzer: Members' online book clubOnline
25/09/2026 at 13:00Home-education Sketchbook Surgery: Develop your sketchbook, portfolio and creative ideasThe National Gallery
25/09/2026 at 13:00The Female Body in ArtThe National Gallery
25/09/2026 at 16:00Talk and draw: Francis Picabia's 'Salome'Online
25/09/2026 at 18:30A night of mahjongThe National Gallery
25/09/2026 at 18:30The True Artist Breaks Out of Jail: Sir Ben Okri and Rosemary Clunie in conversationThe National Gallery
26/09/2026 at 16:00Supporters' House autumn menu launch by Giorgio Locatelli: Tasting and pairings in the SalonThe National Gallery
28/09/2026 at 18:00The collection during wartime: Online tourOnline
29/09/2026 at 17:30The sacred made visible: Art, belief and patronage in the Middle AgesOnline
30/09/2026 at 13:30The story of the ImpressionistsThe National Gallery
01/10/2026 at 11:00Constructing a view: Contemporary approaches to landscape compositionThe National Gallery
02/10/2026 at 10:30In Her Words: Women Artists and Life Writing before 1920 (online access): Women and the Arts Forum Conference 2026Online- 02/10/2026 at 10:30In Her Words: Women Artists and Life Writing before 1920: Women and the Arts Forum Conference 2026The National Gallery
02/10/2026 at 15:00Love, lament and light: The birth of Baroque songThe National Gallery- 02/10/2026 at 17:00Fresh takes: Art in 10 minutesThe National Gallery
02/10/2026 at 19:00Curators' introduction: Renoir and LoveThe National Gallery- 02/10/2026 at 19:00Curators' introduction: Renoir and Love (online)Online
03/10/2026 at 13:30Saint Francis of Assisi: A special anniversary tourThe National Gallery- 05/10/2026 at 15:00Painting large as an Impressionist: Renoir and the full-length formatThe National Gallery
- 05/10/2026 at 15:00Painting large as an Impressionist: Renoir and the full-length format (Online)Online
05/10/2026 at 17:30Entirely human: The power of the Renaissance portraitOnline
06/10/2026 at 11:00Impressionism in pastelThe National Gallery
07/10/2026 at 13:30Close up: Looking at hands in the collectionThe National Gallery
07/10/2026 at 15:30Glorious city in the sea: An artistic history of VeniceOnline
09/10/2026 at 15:30Where did she buy that dress: A tour on fashion through the collectionThe National Gallery
09/10/2026 at 18:00Rooms with a view: Lily Le Brun and Sophie AshbyThe National Gallery
09/10/2026 at 18:00'We Were Here': The untold history of Black Africans in the RenaissanceThe National Gallery
10/10/2026 at 13:00Myra Hess Concert: Korngold Ensemble ViennaThe National Gallery
12/10/2026 at 14:00Audio art: Utterly in the picture: William Feilding, 1st Earl of DenbighThe National Gallery
12/10/2026 at 16:00The Female Body in Art: Amy Dempsey and Aliki Braine in conversationThe National Gallery
14/10/2026 at 10:00Members' preview day: Yinka Shonibare and Thomas Gainsborough: A ConversationThe National Gallery- 14/10/2026 at 10:30Curator's introduction: Yinka Shonibare and Thomas Gainsborough: A ConversationThe National Gallery
- 14/10/2026 at 10:30Curator's introduction: Yinka Shonibare and Thomas Gainsborough: A Conversation (online)Online
14/10/2026 at 10:30Draw to discover: 'Corner of a Café-Concert' by Edouard ManetThe National Gallery
14/10/2026 at 16:30The National Gallery's wartime home: A museum under a mountainThe National Gallery
16/10/2026 at 13:00The Renoir Girls: Book talk with Catherine Ostler and Christopher RiopelleThe National Gallery- 16/10/2026 at 13:00The Renoir Girls: Book talk with Catherine Ostler and Christopher Riopelle (online)Online
16/10/2026 at 15:00The Renoir Girls: Meet the author Catherine Ostler with curator Christopher RiopelleThe National Gallery
16/10/2026 at 16:00Art of conversation: 10-minute TalkThe National Gallery- 19/10/2026 at 09:00An introduction to... Renoir and LoveThe National Gallery
19/10/2026 at 13:00Online Take One Picture CPD: Early afternoon sessionsOnline
19/10/2026 at 17:00Making fragile panels last: On the artisanal cultivation of anticipation in paintingThe National Gallery- 19/10/2026 at 17:00Making fragile panels last: On the artisanal cultivation of anticipation in painting: Livestream (online access)Online
20/10/2026 at 11:00Press and play: Experimental printmakingThe National Gallery- 21/10/2026 at 10:30Renoir and the Gallery: Exhibition companion tourThe National Gallery
21/10/2026 at 11:00Members Craft Club: Joanne Lamb teaches weaving with natureThe National Gallery
23/10/2026 at 13:30Gainsborough's masterpieces: A tour through the collectionThe National Gallery
23/10/2026 at 17:30Friday Lates: The Living Pictures: Tom Lovelace x Royal College of ArtThe National Gallery
23/10/2026 at 18:00Friday Lates music: Love song reimagined: Karim KamarThe National Gallery
23/10/2026 at 18:15Friday Lates drop-in drawing: Camberwell Fine Art DrawingThe National Gallery
23/10/2026 at 18:15Friday Lates: Love: 15 minutes with a philosopherThe National Gallery
23/10/2026 at 18:30Claude Monet: A life in letters: 100 years of legacyThe National Gallery
26/10/2026 at 11:00Love and inspiration: Salon talk and walk through the GalleryThe National Gallery
26/10/2026 at 13:00Entranced: A slow look at Claude's 'The Enchanted Castle'Online
26/10/2026 at 18:30Craigmyle Lecture 2026: Sir Gabriele FinaldiThe National Gallery
27/10/2026 at 10:30Decoding Pictures: Family TourThe National Gallery
27/10/2026 at 11:00October Half-term: Playing with ColourThe National Gallery
30/10/2026 at 16:00Talk and draw: Celebrating Black History MonthOnline- 30/10/2026 at 18:30British Sign Language (BSL) talk: Renoir and LoveThe National Gallery
02/11/2026 at 12:00Titian and the Dog's GazeThe National Gallery- 02/11/2026 at 12:00Titian and the Dog's Gaze (online)Online
02/11/2026 at 13:30Reni, Carracci, Domenichino and Guercino: Artistic connection, inspiration and rivalryThe National Gallery
04/11/2026 at 15:30Hidden legacies: The women behind our collectionThe National Gallery
05/11/2026 at 11:00Sculptural goldwork: Crafting the frames of the National GalleryThe National Gallery
05/11/2026 at 16:00Stories from the archiveOnline- 06/11/2026 at 18:00A toast to Renoir: Champagne tasting with canapésThe National Gallery
06/11/2026 at 18:30Reimagined histories: Spoken word and choirThe National Gallery- 09/11/2026 at 11:00Beyond love and beauty: Renoir and modern FranceOnline
09/11/2026 at 13:30The life and times of William Hogarth: A tour through the collectionThe National Gallery
09/11/2026 at 15:00An introduction to... the Weston Research Centre with Jack HartnellThe National Gallery
09/11/2026 at 17:00Provenance, politics and the history of collecting: 19th-century German art in the collection of the National GalleryThe National Gallery- 09/11/2026 at 17:00Provenance, politics and the history of collecting: 19th-century German art in the collection of the National Gallery: Livestream (online access)Online
10/11/2026 at 17:30The Renaissance revolution: Faces, faith and displayOnline
11/11/2026 at 10:30Draw to discover: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot's 'Italian Woman'The National Gallery- 11/11/2026 at 15:45Online Take One Picture CPD: Late afternoon sessionsOnline
13/11/2026 at 16:00Gilded Age FashionThe National Gallery
14/11/2026 at 11:00Mapping a practice: Positioning your work in the art worldThe National Gallery
14/11/2026 at 13:30Celebrating the birthday of Claude Monet: A tour through the collectionThe National Gallery
16/11/2026 at 13:00Curator's introduction: Renoir and LoveThe National Gallery
18/11/2026 at 13:30David Hockney through the collection: A lifelong source of inspirationThe National Gallery
18/11/2026 at 15:30From Hastings to Hockney: Narrative and nationhood in British artOnline
18/11/2026 at 16:30Monthly Members Mixer: Legacy Awareness MonthThe National Gallery