Printed trails for families

The National Gallery has a number of printed trails, available free of charge. Guide your family round the National Gallery, picking out paintings of interest.

The latest trails are available at the information desks in the Gallery. Discover a sample of what you can expect.

Two girls looking at a Festival of Light Brochure

Festival of Light

A trail which celebrates the symbolism of light shared by different traditions. Each of the seven paintings in this trail suggests a different aspect of light: fire, sun, sight, lamps, spirit, knowledge and the modern world.

The trail is aimed at adults, but is written in accessible language and can be easily shared with children. The text is in English, Hindi and Gujarati.

This trail is available from the information desks or can be downloaded as a PDF document below.

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PDF fileFestival of Light Trail(PDF 3.47mb)

Chinese Zodiac

Which animal sign are you? Use this trail to find all 12 animals of the Chinese Zodiac, and find out more about the differences between Eastern and Western traditions.

The text is in English and Chinese, and is aimed at adults – though families with children can enjoy discovering these paintings together.

This trail is available from the information desks or can be downloaded as a PDF document below.

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PDF fileChinese Zodiac Trail(PDF 2.73mb)

 
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