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The innovation series

Science and magic

Category: Talks & conversations | Members | From £20 Rescheduled

Tuesday, 4 March 2025

10.30 - 11.30 am

Room 34

A series of live discussions exploring the artists of the collection at the forefront of innovation
Picture of the Month: The Execution of Lady Jane Grey

10-minute talk

Category: Talk | Free

Various dates, first upcoming
Wednesday, 5 March 2025

4 - 4.10 pm (drop-in)

Room 38

A brief introduction to our current picture of the month
Women in focus: A journey through the collection

Category: Lunchtime talk | Free

Various dates
Thursday, 6 March 2025

1 - 2 pm (drop-in)

Central Hall

Join Gallery Educator Fiona Alderton for an exploration of the women – both as subjects and as artists - within the Collection
Curator's introduction to Siena: The Rise of Painting 1300 ‒1350

Members' talk and Q&A

Category: Talk | Online | Members | From £10

Thursday, 6 March 2025

4 - 5 pm GMT

Laura Llewellyn

Join curator Laura Llewellyn for a special Members' introduction to 'Siena: The Rise of Painting 1300 ‒1350'

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Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350

Category: Talks & conversations | Members | From £20 Fully booked

Various dates, first upcoming
Friday, 7 March 2025

8.30 - 9.45 am

Annenberg Court

Join expert guide Maurizio Patti for an in-depth look at our latest exhibition
The innovation series

International trade and silk weaving

Category: Talks & conversations | Members | From £20

Tuesday, 11 March 2025

10.30 - 11.30 am

Room 38

A series of live discussions exploring the artists of the collection at the forefront of innovation

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Audio art: Utterly in the picture

March

Category: Talks & conversations | Free

Tuesday, 11 March 2025

1 - 2 pm (drop-in)

Room 45

Accessible:

Join us for an audio-described talk and music performance based on different paintings in the collection
Anna Jameson Lecture 2025

'The Spirit of a Particular Age': Women Artists and the Challenges of an Integrated Art History

Category: Talk | From £7 Fully booked

Thursday, 13 March 2025

6 - 7 pm, doors open at 5.30 pm

One Gallery Hub

Paris A. Spies-Gans

Hear about the vital importance and ongoing challenges of integrating women artists into mainstream histories of art.
Anna Jameson Lecture 2025 - Online

'The Spirit of a Particular Age': Women Artists and the Challenges of an Integrated Art History

Category: Talk | Online | From £5

Thursday, 13 March 2025

6 - 7 pm GMT

Paris A. Spies-Gans

Hear about the vital importance and ongoing challenges of integrating women artists into mainstream histories of art.

Book now Anna Jameson Lecture 2025 - Online: 'The Spirit of a Particular Age': Women Artists and the Challenges of an Integrated Art History
The art of posing

Members' talk and Q&A

Category: Talk | Online | Members | Free

Thursday, 13 March 2025

6 - 7 pm GMT

Strike a pose

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Friday Lates tour and poetry readings

SJ Fowler and guests

Category: Talks & conversations | Free

Friday, 14 March 2025

7 - 7.45 pm

Room 40

Poet and performer SJ Fowler brings together a range of writers for an evening of readings inspired by artworks
The innovation series

Colour theory

Category: Talks & conversations | Members | From £20

Tuesday, 18 March 2025

10.30 - 11.30 am

Room 41

A series of live discussions exploring the artists of the collection at the forefront of innovation

Book The innovation series: Colour theory now
A slow look at 'The Adoration of the Golden Calf' by Poussin

Category: Talks & conversations | Free

Tuesday, 18 March 2025

11 - 11.30 am (drop-in)

Room 29

Join us for a slow look at Poussin's action-packed spectacle
Disobedient

Members' book club

Category: Talk | Online | Members | Free

Tuesday, 18 March 2025

4 - 5 pm GMT

Artemisia Gentileschi is a 17th-century painter and the hero of her own story

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A morning with Gabriele Finaldi's 'Masterpieces'

Breakfast and talk

Category: Talk | Members | From £215 Fully booked

Wednesday, 19 March 2025

9 - 10 am

Annenberg Court

Sir Gabriele Finaldi

Join our Director, Sir Gabriele Finaldi, for an exclusive morning talk before the Gallery opens, bringing to life the limited edition book, 'The National Gallery: Masterpieces of Painting'
Friday Lates Gallery tour

Women in focus

Category: Talks & conversations | Free

Friday, 21 March 2025

6.30 - 7.30 pm

Room 41

Fiona Alderton

Join Gallery Educator Fiona Alderton for an exploration of the women – both as subjects and as artists – within the collection
Friday Lates: The New Carthaginians

Nick Makoha in conversation

Category: Talks & conversations | Free

Friday, 21 March 2025

7 - 8 pm

Room 36

Award-winning poet Nick Makoha talks to Matthew Morgan about how Turner inspired his expansive new collection
The innovation series

Commercialisation, modernity and urbanisation

Category: Talks & conversations | Members | From £20

Tuesday, 25 March 2025

10.30 - 11.30 am

Room 44

A series of live discussions exploring the artists of the collection at the forefront of innovation

Book The innovation series: Commercialisation, modernity and urbanisation now
Curator's introduction to José María Velasco: A View of Mexico

Members' talk and Q&A

Category: Talk | Online | Members | From £10

Thursday, 27 March 2025

4 - 5 pm GMT

Join a special Members’ introduction to 'José María Velasco: A View of Mexico'

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José María Velasco: A View of Mexico

Category: Talks & conversations | Members | From £20

Various dates, first upcoming
Friday, 28 March 2025

8.30 - 10 am

Annenberg Court

Join expert guide Maurizio Patti for an in-depth look at our latest exhibition

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