The National Gallery, London
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Bringing people and paintings together
Admission free, donations welcome
Open daily: 10am - 6pm
Friday lates until 9pm
Trafalgar Square, London
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Celebrating 200 years
Welcome to the National Gallery Bicentenary!
200 years on from when the Gallery was founded for the nation, we continue to bring great paintings and people together. Join us for an exciting year of activities, special displays, online events and exhibitions - everyone everywhere is welcome.
Gabriele Finaldi, National Gallery Director
Events
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Free
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Category:Tour
Daily guided tour
Various dates
Free -
Category:Talk | Members
Members' talk: The Last Caravaggio
Members' talk and private view
Various times
From £18 -
Category:Course | Online
Stories of art: 1700-1800
Various dates
From £70.50 -
Category:Talk | Members
A morning with Dr Gabriele Finaldi’s masterpieces
Members' breakfast talk
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 8 am
From £215 -
Category:Talks & conversations
Pause with a painting
Giorgione's 'Il Tramonto (The Sunset)''
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 11 am
Free -
Category:Course | Online
Caravaggio: Among the light and shadows
Various dates
From £35.25 -
Category:Creative session
Creative workshop
A certain kind of light
Various dates
Free -
Category:Discussion | Online | Members
The Painter's Daughters
Members' book club
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 6 pm BST
Free -
Category:Talk | Online
Curator's introduction
The Last Caravaggio
Tuesday, 21 May 2024, 1 pm BST
Free -
Category:Talk
Audio Art: Utterly in the picture
Joseph Wright 'of Derby'
Thursday, 23 May 2024, 1 pm
Free -
Category:Lunchtime talk
Competition and collaboration in the 'Raising of Lazarus'
Friday, 24 May 2024, 1 pm
Free
Make the most of your visit
Visitor at the National Gallery
Portico entrance shop
From Leonardo da Vinci to Vincent van Gogh
Stop by our cafés or join us for lunch, dinner, afternoon tea or cocktails at our stunning restaurant, Ochre.
Browse our prints, souvenirs and latest gifts
Free things for kids of all ages
Exhibitions and displays
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Exhibition
The Last Caravaggio
Until 21 July 2024Free -
Exhibition
Discover Degas & Miss La La
6 June – 1 September 2024Free -
Exhibition
Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers
14 September 2024 – 19 January 2025£ -
Exhibition
Discover Constable & The Hay Wain
17 October 2024 – 2 February 2025Free -
Exhibition
Parmigianino: The Vision of Saint Jerome
5 December 2024 – 9 March 2025Free -
Exhibition
Siena: The Rise of Painting 1300 ‒1350
8 March – 22 June 2025£ -
Exhibition
NG Stories: Making a National Gallery
UpcomingFree
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