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Cryptic creatures

A guided walking tour discovering the many creatures in the collection
Date
  • Monday, 5 August 2024, 11 am - 12 pm
  • Thursday, 19 September 2024, 2 - 3 pm
  • Thursday, 10 October 2024, 4 - 5 pm
Audience
Members

About

Hidden in plain sight, discover a zoo of creatures within the collection. With over a hundred representations of dogs and more than 70 horses, Maurizio Patti will guide you on a walking tour discovering animals, and the part they play, in pictures. From lions, peacocks and cats to tigers, elephants and eagles, find them in paintings throughout the Gallery, not forgetting the mythological world of centaurs, dragons, mermaids and satyrs.

This is a walking tour through the Gallery. Headsets will be provided for this tour.

Image: Bartolomé Bermejo, 'Saint Michael Triumphs over the Devil' (detail), 1468 © The National Gallery, London

Your host

Maurizio Patti, originally from Cortona, Italy, is an expert guide and tutor. Patti has three degrees ranging from Languages and Visual Arts (Siena, Italy) to Philosophy and Theology, (University of Louvain, Belgium, London campus). Before moving to London in 1990, Patti worked as a teacher, interpreter and guide in Italy. Upon his arrival in London, Patti furthered his knowledge of visual arts through courses at the Victoria and Albert Museum, Tate Gallery and City Lit. Patti is now an art expert and lecturer for Tate Galleries and the Institute of Tourist Guiding (History of Art). Maurizio presents guides in English, Italian, French, Spanish. 

Make a day of it

Why not make a day of it and book a table for lunch or dinner at our restaurant, Ochre, where you will receive 10% off as a Member. 

The Ochre menu showcases the wide range of food and ingredients grown, farmed and fished all over the UK. To reserve a table, please visit Ochre's website

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Cryptic creatures

A guided walking tour discovering the many creatures in the collection
Date
  • Monday, 5 August 2024, 11 am - 12 pm
  • Thursday, 19 September 2024, 2 - 3 pm
  • Thursday, 10 October 2024, 4 - 5 pm
Audience
Members

Tickets

Members: £20

This is a Members' exclusive event. Please show your membership card and ticket to gain entry to the event. 

Please meet at the Getty Desk located in Annenberg Court for registration and to collect your headset.

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