Opening of the Roden Centre for Creative Learning
What's on
To mark the opening of the Roden Centre for Creative Learning, come and discover all the exciting spaces our new centre has to offer. From our adult lates activities on Friday night, to family fun all weekend.
From Friday 28 Feb-Sunday 2 March, enjoy free DJ sets, design workshops, pigment mixing, drawing sessions, costume design, art films, classical performances, and guided tours of the National Gallery.
On this special weekend, help us warm up the new spaces and be a part of your National Gallery’s next adventure.
Find out more about the Roden Centre of Creative Learning.
Family Welcome Weekend
Opening of the Roden Centre for Creative Learning
What's on
To mark the opening of the Roden Centre for Creative Learning, come and discover all the exciting spaces our new centre has to offer. From our adult lates activities on Friday night, to family fun all weekend.
From Friday 28 Feb-Sunday 2 March, enjoy free DJ sets, design workshops, pigment mixing, drawing sessions, costume design, art films, classical performances, and guided tours of the National Gallery.
On this special weekend, help us warm up the new spaces and be a part of your National Gallery’s next adventure.
Find out more about the Roden Centre of Creative Learning.
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Friday Lates: Tavaziva Dance
Requiem
Music & performance | Free
Friday, 28 February 2025
Session times- 5.30 - 6 pm
- 7 - 7.30 pm
Around the galleriesA unique collaboration between the National Gallery and Tavaziva Dance -
Friday Lates music
Gayance and NikNak
Music & performance | Free
Friday, 28 February 2025
Session times- 6 - 6.45 pm
- 7.45 - 8.30 pm
The Roden Centre for Creative LearningThe two Beatport DJs kick off your weekend in The Roden Centre for Creative Learning -
Friday Lates Gallery tour
Thinking and looking queerly
Talks & conversations | Free
Friday, 28 February 2025
6 - 7 pm
Central HallTo mark LGBTQ+ History Month, join us for a tour exploring representation in art through a ‘queer lens’ -
Friday Lates student takeover
The costumed gallery
Music & performance | Free
Friday, 28 February 2025
6 - 8.30 pm (drop-in)
The Roden Centre for Creative LearningStudents from UAL Wimbledon College of Arts bring paintings to life through costume and film -
Friday Lates life drawing
Originary Arts
Creative session | Free
Friday, 28 February 2025
Session times- 6.15 - 7 pm
- 7.15 - 8 pm
The Roden Centre for Creative LearningDose up on some dopamine by drawing colourful costumed models with Originary Arts -
Friday Lates: 10-minute talks
Take One Picture
Talks & conversations | Free
Friday, 28 February 2025
6.30 - 7.15 pm
Room 25Members of our Articulation alumni deliver short talks on previous Take One Picture paintings -
Friday Lates: Colour lab
Creative session | Free
Friday, 28 February 2025
6.30 - 8.30 pm (drop-in)
The Roden Centre for Creative LearningJoin us in The Clore Art Studio, our brand new artist studio to mix and create your own colours using natural materials -
Friday Lates student takeover
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Music & performance | Free
Friday, 28 February 2025
7 - 8 pm
Room 32Experience the works of Caravaggio, Salvatore Rosa and Guido Reni in a new light through this musical journey -
Family Welcome Weekend
Find a hat, make a hat!
Creative session | Families | Free
Various datesSaturday, 1 March 2025 and other dates
10 am - 5.30 pm (drop-in)
The Roden Centre for Creative LearningTo celebrate the opening of The Roden Centre for Creative Learning, join us for a weekend of creativity and family fun. -
Family Welcome Weekend
Decoding pictures tour
Tour | Families, for all ages | Free
Saturday, 1 March 2025 and other dates
Session times- 11 - 11.45 am
- 2 - 2.45 pm
The Roden Centre for Creative LearningTo celebrate the opening of The Roden Centre for Creative Learning, join us for a weekend of creativity and family fun. -
Family Welcome Weekend
Colour lab
Creative session | Free
Saturday, 1 March 2025 and other dates
Session times- 11 am - 1 pm
- 2 - 4 pm
The Roden Centre for Creative LearningTo celebrate the opening of The Roden Centre for Creative Learning, join us for a weekend of creativity and family fun. -
Family Welcome Weekend
Lute tour
Tour | Families, ages 5 - 13 | Free
Various datesSaturday, 1 March 2025 and other dates
12 - 12.50 pm (drop-in)
The Roden Centre for Creative LearningTo celebrate the opening of The Roden Centre for Creative Learning, join us for a weekend of creativity and family fun. -
Family Welcome Weekend
Baroque busking with easel drawing
Music | Families | Free
Various datesSaturday, 1 March 2025 and other dates
12 - 5.30 pm (drop-in)
The Roden Centre for Creative LearningTo celebrate the opening of The Roden Centre for Creative Learning, join us for a weekend of creativity and family fun. -
Family Welcome Weekend
Storytelling with Preacher the Storyteller
Tour | Families, for all ages | Free
Saturday, 1 March 2025 and other dates
Session times- 1 - 1.40 pm
- 3 - 3.40 pm
The Roden Centre for Creative LearningTo celebrate the opening of The Roden Centre for Creative Learning, join us for a weekend of creativity and family fun.
