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Picture of the Month: The Execution of Lady Jane Grey

10-minute talk

Category: Talk | Free

Various dates
Wednesday, 26 March 2025

4 - 4.10 pm (drop-in)

Room 38

A brief introduction to our current picture of the month
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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An introduction to...

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
Unmaking motherhood: The impact of maternal imagery on women

Category: Lunchtime talk | Free

Friday, 28 March 2025

1 - 2 pm (drop-in)

Room 32

Join author and broadcaster, Chine McDonald, for a talk exploring the representation of motherhood throughout art history
The innovation series

Science and magic

Category: Talks & conversations | Members | From £20

Tuesday, 1 April 2025

10.30 - 11.30 am

Room 34

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

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Picture of the Month: Mary Magdalene

10-minute talk

Category: Talk | Free

Various dates, first upcoming
Wednesday, 2 April 2025

4 - 4.10 pm (drop-in)

Room 9

A brief introduction to our current picture of the month
A mindful look at the Madonna

Members' talk and Q&A

Category: Talk | Online | Members | Free

Thursday, 3 April 2025

1 - 2 pm BST

Online mindfulness session in celebration of Mother’s Day

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Curator's introduction to The Carracci Cartoons: Myths in the Making

Members' talk and Q&A

Category: Talk | Online | Members | From £10

Monday, 7 April 2025

1 - 2 pm BST

Members’ early access introduction to ‘The Carracci Cartoons: Myths in the Making’

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The Carracci Cartoons

Category: Talks & conversations | Members | From £20

Wednesday, 9 April 2025

Session times

8 - 8.45 am
9.15 - 10 am

Room 1

Join expert guide Tim Maddison for an in-depth look at our latest exhibition
Van Gogh and Post-Impressionism

Category: Lunchtime talk | Free

Thursday, 10 April 2025

1 - 2 pm (drop-in)

Room 43

Accessible:

Join Deaf lecturer Alan Murray for a tour in BSL exploring the work of Vincent Van Gogh and other artists working in France at the end of the 19th century
A feast for your eyes

Members' talk and Q&A

Category: Talk | Online | Members | Free

Thursday, 17 April 2025

1 - 2 pm BST

Turn your gaze to food

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A feast for your eyes

Members' talk and Q&A

Category: Talk | Online | Members | Free Rescheduled

Friday, 18 April 2025

1 - 2 pm BST

This event has been rescheduled. The new event is Thursday 17 April, 1-2pm.
Audio art: Utterly in the picture

April

Category: Talks & conversations | Free

Tuesday, 22 April 2025

1 - 2 pm (drop-in)

Room 34

Accessible:

Join us for an audio-described talk and music performance based on different paintings in the collection
An introduction to...

Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350

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

Various dates
Wednesday, 23 April 2025

8.30 - 9.45 am

Annenberg Court

Join expert guide Maurizio Patti for an in-depth look at our latest exhibition
Highlights of the 19th century

Part 1

Category: Lunchtime talk | Free

Wednesday, 23 April 2025

2 - 3 pm (drop-in)

Room 38

Join Dr Amy Mechowski, art historian and course leader for 'Stories of Art' as she explores highlights from the 19th century in the collection
Gold! How artists use gilding and gold

Members' talk and demonstration

Category: Talk | Online | Members | Free

Thursday, 24 April 2025

4 - 5 pm BST

How did 14th century Sienese artists work with gold?

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The artists' city: Siena

Members' talk and Q&A

Category: Talk | Online | Members | Free

Monday, 28 April 2025

1 - 2 pm BST

Siena was an artists’ hub throughout the Middle Ages

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Holbein: The Ambassadors

Members' talk and Q&A

Category: Talk | Online | Members | Free

Wednesday, 30 April 2025

6 - 7 pm BST

This is the story of a beloved Tudor painting

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Talk and tour

The language of landscape

Category: Talks & conversations | Free

Thursday, 1 May 2025

1 - 2 pm (drop-in)

Central Hall

Join educators Alex Bowie and Bethan Durie for the language of landscape tour
Audio art: Utterly in the picture

May

Category: Talks & conversations | Free

Tuesday, 13 May 2025

1 - 2 pm (drop-in)

Room 22

Accessible:

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

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