Welcome to the National Portrait Gallery’s 2011/2012 programmes for schools and colleges

Bring your school face-to-face with history and contemporary culture at the National Portrait Gallery this year. The National Portrait Gallery places learning at its heart, using the medium of portraiture to increase students’ and teachers’ understanding of the men and women who have and who are contributing to the culture, identity and rich diversity of Britain. The Gallery’s innovative changing programme of exhibitions and displays means there is always something new and exciting to experience during the school year.






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National Portrait Gallery in collaboration with Horrible Histories – Barmy Britain live on stage

The Birmingham Stage Company and National Portrait Gallery are offering schools the chance to learn about Guy Fawkes and Florence Nightingale through their portraits at the National Portrait Gallery. Schools then see them live on stage just across the road at the Garrick Theatre in HORRIBLE HISTORIES - BARMY BRITAIN.

Email Zoe Fitzpatrick and Chris Macklin and for more information and to make your booking for the National Portrait Gallery Session and buy your class tickets for Horrible Histories - Barmy Britain. Alternatively, call 0207 494 5837 and speak to either Chris or Zoe. Please note that the National Portrait Gallery is not taking bookings for this special morning session, which can only be booked by using these email addresses or phone number.

For more information about the gallery session and the play, please download the Horrible Histories information guide.

Primary and secondary schools' programme bookings

Bookings for our 2011/2012 primary and secondary schools' programmes are still available for the Summer term. Please see bookings for further information.

BOOKING YOUR VISIT TO LUCIAN FREUD PORTRAITS

Book now for your self-directed class visit to our very popular exhibition Lucian Freud: Portraits. Spaces are still available for our special Freud in Focus introductory slide talks – please contact our bookings team for further details.

Due to the popularity of the exhibition, we ask that all groups please read our special Lucian Freud Group Visit Guidelines before your visit. Download our Teachers’ Notes before you come to the Gallery to help prepare for your visit.

NEW RESOURCES

We have new secondary art and art history resources available online now. Our new resource set Portrait Photography – From Victorians to the Present Day looks at key artists, works and techniques across the history of photography. Portraits – GCE AS Level Art History Resource compares and analyses two works from the Gallery’s Collection,  and was test run by A Level Art History classes.