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Members' preview day

'Discover Constable & The Hay Wain'

Category: Experience | Members | Free

Wednesday, 16 October 2024

10 am - 6 pm

Sunley Room

Be the first to see the exhibition before it opens to the public

Book now Members' preview day: 'Discover Constable & The Hay Wain'
Daily guided tour

Category: Tour | Free

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays (excluding public holidays)

3 - 4 pm

Central Hall

Experience a 60-minute taster tour of the collection
Creative workshop

Geometric drawing inspired by Piero della Francesca

Category: Creative session | Free

Thursday, 17 October 2024

3 - 4 pm (drop-in)

Gallery C

Join us for an introductory creative workshop exploring the connections between geometry and art
Everybody in the Place

Category: Film | Free

Thursday, 17 October 2024

6 - 7 pm

The Box, Plymouth

Join us for a screening of Jeremy Deller's 2019 film 'Everybody in the Place'.

Book now Everybody in the Place
Friday Lates

Category: Experiences

Fridays

We're open until 9pm every Friday, so you can take in our collection and exhibitions after hours, and enjoy special events throughout the month
Fully booked
Friday Lates life drawing

2b Or Not 2b Collective

Category: Creative session | Free Fully booked

Friday, 18 October 2024

Session times

6.15 - 7 pm
7.15 - 8 pm

Room 32

Join 2B Or Not 2B Collective for an energetic and fun evening of drawing exploration inspired by Van Gogh
Friday Lates Gallery talk: Noreen Masud

A flat place

Category: Talks & conversations | Free

Friday, 18 October 2024

6.30 - 7.15 pm

Room 19

Academic, author and broadcaster Noreen Masud reads from her Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction nominated memoir ‘A Flat Place’
Hockney and The Artist’s Eye

Alistair Smith in conversation with Colin Wiggins

Category: Talks & conversations | Free

Friday, 18 October 2024

6.30 - 7.30 pm

Room 45

Present and former National Gallery members of staff discuss our relationship with contemporary artists including David Hockney
Friday Lates: Justin Hopper and Laura Cannell

'A Celebration of the General'

Category: Music & performance | Free

Friday, 18 October 2024

7.30 - 8 pm

Room 34

Experience the landscape of 19th-century England through poetry and music
Take One Picture CPD - 2024/2025

Online sessions

Category: Study day | Online | Free

Various dates, first upcoming
Wednesday, 23 October 2024

1 - 4 pm BST

Online CPD sessions for primary school teachers, exploring how one painting can inspire learning across the curriculum
Reflecting on Hockney and Piero: A Longer Look

Members' talk and Q&A

Category: Talk | Online | Members | Free

Thursday, 24 October 2024

4 - 5 pm BST

Karly Allen

Enjoy this mindful reflection on the paintings of David Hockney and Piero della Francesca

Book now Reflecting on Hockney and Piero: A Longer Look: Members' talk and Q&A
Lunchtime listen

Creature & Machine

Category: Music | Free

Friday, 25 October 2024

1 - 2 pm (drop-in)

Room 32

Join us for a free lunchtime performance from alt-pop singer-songwriter Creature & Machine
Talk and draw

High Tide

Category: Creative session | Online | Free

Friday, 25 October 2024

4 - 5 pm BST

Accessible:

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Our regular creative sessions consider a Gallery painting in two ways

Book now Talk and draw: High Tide
Pause with a painting: 'Madonna of the Meadow'

Mindfulness session

Category: Talks & conversations | Free

Monday, 28 October 2024

11 - 11.45 am (drop-in)

Room 29

Enjoy a moment of mindfulness and take a longer look at Bellini’s 'Madonna of the Meadow'
October half-term: Decoding pictures

Category: Tour | Families, for all ages | Free

First upcoming
Tuesday, 29 October 2024

Session times

11 - 11.45 am
1 - 1.45 pm

Central Hall

Ask questions and find the answers as our educators help you explore the Gallery
October half-term: Musical lute tour

Music and stories around the Gallery

Category: Music | Families, for all ages | Free

Tuesday, 29 October 2024

Session times

12 - 12.50 pm
2 - 2.50 pm

Central Hall

Join us for a musical adventure
October half-term: The sound of paintings

Category: Tour | Families, for all ages | Free

First upcoming
Wednesday, 30 October 2024

Session times

12 - 12.45 pm
2 - 2.45 pm

Central Hall

Have you ever tried listening to a painting? What sounds or noises can you hear?
Creative workshop

Mindfulness within violence

Category: Creative session | Free

Friday, 1 November 2024

5 - 6 pm (drop-in)

Room 32

How does our visual language change in the face of violent imagery?
Illusion and reality: Making mischief with art

Members' talk and Q&A

Category: Talk | Online | Members | Free

Friday, 1 November 2024

6 - 7 pm GMT

Siân Walters

Discover illusionism and art to deceive your eyes

Book now Illusion and reality: Making mischief with art: Members' talk and Q&A
A lasting legacy: Spotlight on Sassetta's 'The Wolf of Gubbio'

Category: Lunchtime talk | Free

Monday, 4 November 2024

1 - 1.30 pm (drop-in)

Gallery F

Join us for a special lunchtime talk to mark Legacy Awareness Month

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