- 6.15 - 9 pm
- 6.45 - 9 pm
- 7.15 - 9 pm
- 7.45 - 9 pm
About
Join us for our very first Members' Evening!
We have decided to open the doors especially for our Members, offering a quieter time to experience the once in a lifetime exhibition, Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers.
Throughout the evening the Getty Shop will be open, so you can use your Member discount for some last minute Christmas shopping.
While in Central Hall from 6.30pm, in keeping with the spirit of the exhibition and as an ode to Vincent Van Gogh who was an impassioned reader of poetry, Michael Glover will read from his latest collection of poems, published to mark our exhibition.
At 7.30pm, Allison Crawbuck, Director of 'The Absinthe Parlour' explores the libations of Van Gogh's era in a free talk about absinthe in the Belle Époque.
All talks are free to attend and first come, first served. There will be refreshments available to purchase throughout the evening. Please note that timings are staggered to manage capacity and only the exhibition rooms will be open.
The Evening Agenda
6.15pm - first entry, shops open, Van Gogh exhibition opens
6.30pm to 7.30pm - Michael Glover 'Vincent's poets', in Central Hall (this is a free, drop-in talk)
6.45pm - second entry
7.15pm - third entry
7.30pm to 8.15pm - Absinthe in the Belle Époque, in Central Hall (this is a free, drop-in talk)
7.45pm - final entry
8.45pm - close
Michael Glover
Michael Glover is a Sheffield-born, Cambridge-educated, London-based poet and art critic, and Poetry Editor of The Tablet. He writes weekly for Hyperallergic Weekend, and has written regularly for The Independent, The Times, the Financial Times, New Statesman and The Economist. He has also been a London correspondent for ARTNews, New York.
Glover has contributed to the catalogue of 'Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers'. 'Vincent's Poets' is published by 1889 Books in September 2024.
The Absinthe Parlour and Allison Crawbuck
Allison Crawbuck is Director of 'Absinthe Parlour' at The Last Tuesday Society and also founder of 'Devil's Botany Distillery' - the UK's first dedicated absinthe distillery based in East London.
With a background in art, Allison has hosted many talks and tastings connecting absinthe to art such as the absinthe-induced vision of 19th-century France that is forever immortalised in Vincent Van Gogh’s jarring colour juxtapositions.
After hours at the National Gallery
- 6.15 - 9 pm
- 6.45 - 9 pm
- 7.15 - 9 pm
- 7.45 - 9 pm
Tickets
Members: £25
Your ticket gives you late access to the gallery. It also includes access to the Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers exhibition, and free talks throughout the evening.
All talks are first come, first served.
