Seminars and workshops

Celebrating the collection and its influence through contemporary dance, movement, music and talks.

Bringing the art of the past to life.

Lorum Inpsum

Reference: NG1/3a (5 February – 6 August 1855)

Index to the minutes of the Board of Trustees (NG1/3)

The National Gallery and London Philharmonic Orchestra concert - July 2020: Picking up the baton

With the Gallery closed to the public for the first time in its 196-year history, we collaborated with the London Philharmonic Orchestra to showcase art and music with a nod to Dame Myra Hess

Series, suitable for key stage 3, key stage 4 and key stage 5

'A Boy with a Bird' in the National Gallery: Two Responses to a Titian Question

Read an article from the National Gallery Technical Bulletin, by Paul Joannides and Jill Dunkerton

'Artemisia' postponed

‘Artemisia’ will not open as originally planned on 4 April 2020 due to current global travel restrictions.

'Black Earths': A Study of Unusual Black and Dark Grey Pigments used by Artists in the Sixteenth Century

Read an article from the National Gallery Technical Bulletin, by Marika Spring, Rachel Grout and Raymond White

'Diana and Actaeon' on display at the National Gallery

'For Philip II, King of Spain': A new poem by Maz Hedgehog : Picture of the month June 2023

Maz Hedgehog performs a new poem responding to Titian's 'Diana and Callisto', and discusses the complex relationship between artists and their patrons, with Fiona Alderton

By Maz Hedgehog

Video (part of a series), suitable for key stage 5

The novel 'Framed' by Frank Cottrell Boyce has inspired pupils' work across the UK

'George Shaw: My Back to Nature' UK tour

'My Back to Nature' – a free exhibition of more than 50 new paintings and drawings – is the result of George Shaw’s two-and-a-half years as the National Gallery’s Rootstein Hopkins Associate Artist.

'Mystic Nativity'

Sandro Botticelli

'Picture in Focus': introduction

The National Gallery's 'Picture in Focus' project uses a single painting to stimulate work across the curriculum

'Rembrandt: The Late Works' - Teachers' Resource

To celebrate the National Gallery’s exhibition ‘Rembrandt: The Late Works’, this resource for art and science teachers explores four portraits by Rembrandt, painted towards the end of his career.

Learning notes, suitable for key stage 3, key stage 4 and key stage 5

'Rembrandt: The Late Works': A Resource for Art Teachers

To celebrate the National Gallery’s exhibition ‘Rembrandt: The Late Works’, this resource for art teachers explores portraits by Rembrandt, painted towards the end of his career.

'Rembrandt: The Late Works': A Resource for Science Teachers

To celebrate the National Gallery’s exhibition ‘Rembrandt: The Late Works’, this resource for science teachers explores portraits by Rembrandt, painted towards the end of his career.

'Samson and Delilah': Rubens and the Art and Craft of Painting on Panel

Read an article from the National Gallery Technical Bulletin, by Joyce Plesters

'Some Panels from Sassetta's Sansepolcro Altarpiece' revisited

Read an article from the National Gallery Technical Bulletin, by Rachel Billinge

Sir Henry Raeburn

'The Death of the Virgin': A Technical Approach to an Art-Historical Problem

Read an article from the National Gallery Technical Bulletin, by Jill Dunkerton

'The Madonna di Loreto': An Altarpiece by Perugino for Santa Maria dei Servi, Perugia

Read an article from the National Gallery Technical Bulletin, by Carol Plazzotta, Michelle O'Malley, Ashok Roy, Raymond White and Martin Wyld

'The Manchester Madonna'

'The Virgin and Child before a Firescreen': History, Examination and Treatment

Read an article from the National Gallery Technical Bulletin, by Lorne Campbell, David Bomford, Ashok Roy and Raymond White

'The Virgin and Child Enthroned with Angels and Saints' attributed to Michael Pacher

Read an article from the National Gallery Technical Bulletin, by Jill Dunkerton, Susan Foister and Marika Spring

'The Virgin and Child with an Angel', after Francia: A History of Error

'The Wilton Diptych': A Journey Through Medieval Art and History

Discover the cultural and historical significance of 'The Wilton Diptych', one of the National Gallery's most iconic treasures, in this exclusive film for members.

'Victoria & Albert: Art & Love: Symposium' published online

The Royal Collection and the National Gallery have published an e-publication to mark the 151st anniversary of the death of Prince Albert on Friday 14 December 2012

‘Levitations’ - exploring “transformative media art experiences”

A National Gallery X event in collaboration with Art in Flux, curated by Maria Almena

‘Sacred Made Real’ wins Apollo Exhibition of the Year Award

The National Gallery exhibition The Sacred Made Real: Spanish Painting and Sculpture 1600-1700 (21 October 2009 – 24 January 2010) has been named exhibition of the year at the 2010 Apollo Awards.

‘The Finding of Moses’, on public display, for everyone, forever

Saved for the nation: Orazio Gentileschi’s masterpiece

[Re]curated : A series of virtual exhibition recreations and films

[Re]curated is a series of virtual exhibition recreations and films, exploring how digital tools can help us unveil exhibitions from the past, for both research and enjoyment

Past exhibition

[Re]curated: David Hockney - The Artist’s Eye

Travel back in time to 1981 and experience a digital recreation of David Hockney's National Gallery exhibition ‘The Artist’s Eye’.