Sackler Room National Gallery

Sackler: A Family Divided – Dame Jillian Sackler Speaks Out

Dame Jillian Sackler, third wife of the late Arthur Sackler has defended her branch of the family’s philanthropic donations with a statement to the Washington Post, outlining that her side of the family has never participated in the manufacture of OxyContin or benefited from money generated by Purdue Pharma, which is wholly owned by the other side of the Sackler family.

15 April 2019

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Sean Scully National Gallery

Sea Star: Sean Scully at the National Gallery

See new work by Sean Scully inspired by the National Gallery Collection and Joseph Mallord William Turner’s ‘The Evening Star’.

13 April 2019 - 11 August 2019

Daily 10am–6pm Friday 10am–9pm

National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN

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Sorolla National Gallery

Sorolla: Spanish Master of Light

The first UK exhibition of Spain’s Impressionist, Sorolla, in over a century.

18 March 2019 - 07 July 2019

Daily 10am–6pm Friday 10am–9pm

National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN

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Bridget Riley National Gallery

Bridget Riley: Messengers

A new large-scale work by Bridget Riley in Annenberg Court of the National Gallery.

 

17 January 2019 - 26 January 2020

Daily 10am–6pm Friday 10am–9pm

National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN

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Landseer The Monarch of the Glen National Gallery

Landseer’s The Monarch of the Glen

One of the world’s best-known animal paintings, Edwin Landseer’s ‘The Monarch of the Glen’, returns to the National Gallery for the first time since 1851.

29 November 2018 - 03 February 2019

Daily 10am–6pm Friday 10am–9pm

National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN

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Lorenzo Lotto National Gallery

Lorenzo Lotto Portraits

Uncover the symbolism and psychological depth of Lotto’s Renaissance portraits.

05 November 2018 - 10 February 2019

Daily 10am–6pm Friday 10am–9pm

National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN

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Mantegna and Bellini National Gallery

Mantegna and Bellini

A tale of two artists and brothers-in-law, ‘Mantegna and Bellini’ tells a story of art, family, rivalry, and personality.

01 October 2018 - 27 January 2019

Daily 10am–6pm Friday 10am–9pm

National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN

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Tacita Dean National Gallery

Tacita Dean: Still Life

Explore still life through the lens of Tacita Dean, one of the genre’s leading contemporary practitioners

 

15 March 2018 - 28 May 2018

Daily 10am-6pm Friday 10am-9pm

National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN

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Murillo Self Portraits National Gallery

Murillo: The Self Portraits

One of the most celebrated painters of the Spanish Golden Age, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo is well known for his religious paintings and his extraordinary depictions of street children. He was also an ingenious portraitist, although this aspect of his oeuvre is less studied.

28 February 2018 - 21 May 2018

Daily 10am–6pm Friday 10am–9pm

National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN

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Monochrome National Gallery

Monochrome: Painting in Black and White

Explore the tradition of painting in black and white from its beginnings in the Middle Ages through the Renaissance and into the 21st century.

30 October 2017 - 18 February 2018

Daily 10am – 6pm, 10am – 9pm Fridays

National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN

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Drawn in Colour Degas from The Burrell National GalleryDrawn in Colour Degas from The Burrell National Gallery

Drawn in Colour: Degas From The Burrell

A rare opportunity to see stunning paintings, pastels, and drawings by leading French Impressionist Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas on loan from the Burrell Collection in Glasgow.

20 September 2017 - 07 May 2018

Daily 10am – 6pm, 10am – 9pm Fridays

National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN

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John Everett Millais, Mariana, 1851 © Tate

Reflections: Van Eyck & The Pre-Raphaelites

For the first time, one of the most celebrated paintings in the National Gallery, Jan van Eyck’s Arnolfini Portrait (1434), will be exhibited alongside works by the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and its successors.

02 October 2017 - 02 April 2018

10am–6pm (last admission 5pm)

National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN

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Chris Ofili: Weaving Magic

Chris Ofili Tapestry Magic At The National Gallery By Edward Lucie-Smith

Chris Ofili’s big tapestry, commissioned by the Clothworkers’ Company and now on view at the Sunley Room at the National Gallery, doesn’t seem to have attracted nearly as much attention as it should have done. It’s a pretty spectacular object, and in addition to that, it ticks all sorts of boxes.

12 July 2017

Drawing summer school national gallery

Drawing inspiration: Summer school

Immerse yourself in summer-themed paintings at the National Gallery while developing fundamental drawing skills at this intensive, week-long Summer School.

19 June 2017 - 23 June 2017

Daily 11am – 4pm

National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN

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Chris Ofili National Gallery

Chris Ofili: Weaving Magic

Turner Prize-winner Chris Ofili unveils a new tapestry, handwoven by Dovecot Tapestry Studio. Commissioned by the Clothworkers’ Company, Ofili has been collaborating with the internationally renowned Dovecot Tapestry Studio to see his design translated into a handwoven tapestry. The imagery reflects Ofili’s ongoing interest in classical mythology and the stories, magic, and colour of the Trinidadian landscape he inhabits.

26 April 2017 - 28 August 2017

Daily 10am–6pm Friday 10am–9pm

National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN

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Chris Ofili To Unveil New Tapestry At London’s National Gallery

The National Gallery will unveil a new tapestry by the Turner Prize-winning artist Chris Ofili. Titled the Caged Bird’s Song, the exhibition marks the first time the artist has worked in the medium of tapestry and will include a series of preparatory works on paper in an installation conceived by the artist for the Gallery’s Sunley Room.

24 March 2017

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