Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2011

10 November 2011 - 12 February 2012
Porter Gallery
Tickets £2

Exhibition of the very best contemporary portrait photographs, including the winner of the £12,000 first prize.

Sponsored by Taylor Wessing

Lucian Freud Portraits

9 February - 27 May 2012
Wolfson and Ground Floor Lerner Galleries
Booking now open.

Supported by Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Spring Season 2012 sponsored by Herbert Smith

BP Portrait Award 2012 Call for Entries

21 June - 23 September 2012
Free

Entry is now open for the most prestigious international open competition for portrait painting. First Prize £25,000. Entry closes 13 February 2012.

The Queen: Art and Image

17 May - 21 October 2012
Porter Gallery
Admission charge will apply. Booking opens March 2012

London Presentation sponsored by KPMG

Highlights of the Collection

12 February 2012, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free

By James Hicks

For a list of forthcoming Tuesday and Sunday daytime events click here

Tour & Draw

13 February 2012, 11:00-11:45
Meet at the Welcome Desk
Free

Discover the hidden stories behind portraits in the Collections with our team of artist and storytellers

Suitable for ages 3+ and their carers. No ticket required. The session will last approximately 45 minutes.

Family Art Workshops: Ruffs and Cuffs

13 February 2012, 11:30-13:00
Meet at the Welcome Desk
Free

Join costume and set designer Georgia Lowe from the Royal Shakespeare Company to create an amazing accessory, and weave your own story into your creation about one of the portraits from the Imagined Lives display.

Suitable for ages 5+ and their carers. Free ticket required and available on the day one hour before the event starts from the Welcome Desk. The session will last approximately 90 minutes. Places are limited to 20 per session, maximum 4 tickets per adult.

Tour & Draw

13 February 2012, 13:30-14:15
Meet at the Welcome Desk
Free

Discover the hidden stories behind portraits in the Collections with our team of artist and storytellers

Suitable for ages 3+ and their carers. No ticket required. The session will last approximately 45 minutes.

Family Art Workshops: Ruffs and Cuffs

13 February 2012, 14:30-16:00
Meet at the Welcome Desk
Free

Join costume and set designer Georgia Lowe from the Royal Shakespeare Company to create an amazing accessory, and weave your own story into your creation about one of the portraits from the Imagined Lives display.

Suitable for ages 5+ and their carers. Free ticket required and available on the day one hour before the event starts from the Welcome Desk. The session will last approximately 90 minutes. Places are limited to 20 per session, maximum 4 tickets per adult.

Tour & Draw

14 February 2012, 11:00-11:45
Meet at the Welcome Desk
Free

Discover the hidden stories behind portraits in the Collections with our team of artist and storytellers

Suitable for ages 3+ and their carers. No ticket required. The session will last approximately 45 minutes.

Family Art Workshops: Poetry in Motion

14 February 2012, 11:30-13:00
Meet at the Welcome Desk
Free

Cut, snip, fold, tuck – weave your poem round and round and create a fantastic piece of costume in paper, fabric, silk and wire inspired by the Imagined Lives display and our Tudor Collection.

Suitable for ages 5+ and their carers. Free ticket required and available on the day one hour before the event starts from the Welcome Desk. The session will last approximately 90 minutes. Places are limited to 20 per session, maximum 4 tickets per adult.

Tour & Draw

14 February 2012, 13:30-14:15
Meet at the Welcome Desk
Free

Discover the hidden stories behind portraits in the Collections with our team of artist and storytellers

Suitable for ages 3+ and their carers. No ticket required. The session will last approximately 45 minutes.

Love Stories

14 February 2012, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free

By Alan Read

For a list of forthcoming Tuesday and Sunday daytime events click here

Family Art Workshops: Poetry in Motion

14 February 2012, 14:30-16:00
Meet at the Welcome Desk
Free

Cut, snip, fold, tuck – weave your poem round and round and create a fantastic piece of costume in paper, fabric, silk and wire inspired by the Imagined Lives display and our Tudor Collection.

Suitable for ages 5+ and their carers. Free ticket required and available on the day one hour before the event starts from the Welcome Desk . The session will last approximately 90 minutes. Places are limited to 20 per session, maximum 4 tickets per adult.

Tour & Draw

15 February 2012, 11:00-11:45
Meet at the Welcome Desk
Free

Discover the hidden stories behind portraits in the Collections with our team of artist and storytellers

Suitable for ages 3+ and their carers. No ticket required. The session will last approximately 45 minutes.

Family Art Workshops: Masked Ball

15 February 2012, 11:30-13:00
Meet at the Welcome Desk
Free

Using drama and costume create a character from the Imagined Lives display and then make and decorate a mask to wear to an Elizabethan masked ball

Suitable for ages 5+ and their carers. Free ticket required and available on the day one hour before the event starts from the Welcome Desk. The session will last approximately 90 minutes. Places are limited to 20 per session, maximum 4 tickets per adult.

Tour & Draw

15 February 2012, 13:30-14:15
Meet at the Welcome Desk
Free

Discover the hidden stories behind portraits in the Collections with our team of artist and storytellers

Suitable for ages 3+ and their carers. No ticket required. The session will last approximately 45 minutes.

Imagined Lives Poetry Project

13 February - 15 February 2012, 11:00-16:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free

There are fourteen unidentified portraits in a new display, Imagined Lives, at the National Portrait Gallery: come and give these mysterious faces their own story. Create their pasts and futures with the help of award-winning poet Ross Sutherland (The Times “Top 10 Literary Star”). What happened to these people? Over two days of workshops, the group will create exciting new lives for their characters, then turn them into a series of poems and spoken word performances, inspired by the portraits. On a third and final day, the group will reconvene in the Gallery for a performance of their work. There are no limits to how strange these new histories can be!

For 14 - 21 year olds.  Booking required.  To book a place please email youthbookings@npg.org.uk or call 020 7312 2483.

Family Art Workshops: Masked Ball

15 February 2012, 14:30-16:00
Meet at the Welcome Desk
Free

Using drama and costume create a character from the Imagined Lives display and then make and decorate a mask to wear to an Elizabethan masked ball

Suitable for ages 5+ and their carers. Free ticket required and available on the day one hour before the event starts from the Welcome Desk. The session will last approximately 90 minutes. Places are limited to 20 per session, maximum 4 tickets per adult.

Tour & Draw

16 February 2012, 11:00-11:45
Meet at the Welcome Desk
Free

Discover the hidden stories behind portraits in the Collections with our team of artist and storytellers

Suitable for ages 3+ and their carers. No ticket required. The session will last approximately 45 minutes.

Charlotte and Victoria: The Two Princesses

16 February 2012, 13:15
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Free
Charlotte was the Queen who never was. Victoria is Britain’s longest reigning monarch. Thanks to Victoria’s reign we often forget Charlotte, but it was only thanks to her that
Victoria ever existed, as historian Kate Williams describes.

Family Art Workshops: Turn the Page

16 February 2012, 11:30-14:00
Meet at the Welcome Desk
Free

Read between the lines, peek beneath the layers and imagine the stories, secrets and dreams surrounding the mysterious Tudor portraits in our Imagined Lives display.  Create your own mini book filled with stories, drawings and poems.

Suitable for ages 5+ and their carers. Free ticket required and available on the day one hour before the event starts from the Welcome Desk. The session will last approximately 90 minutes. Places are limited to 20 per session, maximum 4 tickets per adult.

Tour & Draw

16 February 2012, 13:30-14:15
Meet at the Welcome Desk
Free

Discover the hidden stories behind portraits in the Collections with our team of artist and storytellers

Suitable for ages 3+ and their carers. No ticket required. The session will last approximately 45 minutes.

Family Art Workshops: Turn the Page

16 February 2012, 14:30-16:00
Meet at the Welcome Desk
Free

Read between the lines, peek beneath the layers and imagine the stories, secrets and dreams surrounding the mysterious Tudor portraits in our Imagined Lives display.  Create your own mini book filled with stories, drawings and poems.

Suitable for ages 5+ and their carers. Free ticket required and available on the day one hour before the event starts from the Welcome Desk. The session will last approximately 90 minutes. Places are limited to 20 per session, maximum 4 tickets per adult.

Talk: India: A Portrait

A part of Late Shift
16 February 2012, 19:00
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Tickets: £5/£4

Patrick French discusses the cultural, social and political foundations that have contributed to the epic story of India in the 21st Century.
In partnership with the Asian Word.

Gallery Tour: Queering the Portrait

A part of Late Shift
16 February 2012, 19:30
Meet in the Main Hall
Free

Boogaloo Stu gives a tour of the Gallery in discussion with Timberlina.  

Due to unforeseen circumstances David Hoyle will not be at this event as advertised

As part of LGBT History Month

Guest DJ

A part of Late Shift
16 February 2012, 18:00-20:45
Meet in the Main Hall
Free

Enjoy a drink at the Late Shift bar while our guest DJ brings the Main Hall to life with an eclectic music selection.

Tour & Draw

17 February 2012, 11:00-11:45
Meet at the Welcome Desk
Free

Discover the hidden stories behind portraits in the Collections with our team of artist and storytellers

Suitable for ages 3+ and their carers. No ticket required. The session will last approximately 45 minutes.

Family Art Workshops: Tell me a Secret

17 February 2012, 11:30-13:00
Meet at the Welcome Desk
Free

Travel back in time and be a Tudor detective to uncover the hidden meanings in the portraits in the Imagined Lives display.  Design your own special sash and decorate it with secret messages in code all about you and your family.

Suitable for ages 5+ and their carers. Free ticket required and available on the day one hour before the event starts from the Welcome Desk. The session will last approximately 90 minutes. Places are limited to 20 per session, maximum 4 tickets per adult.

Tour & Draw

17 February 2012, 13:30-14:15
Meet at the Welcome Desk
Free

Discover the hidden stories behind portraits in the Collections with our team of artist and storytellers

Suitable for ages 3+ and their carers. No ticket required. The session will last approximately 45 minutes.

Family Art Workshops: Tell me a Secret

17 February 2012, 14:30-16:00
Meet at the Welcome Desk
Free

Travel back in time and be a Tudor detective to uncover the hidden meanings in the portraits in the Imagined Lives display.  Design your own special sash and decorate it with secret messages in code all about you and your family.

Suitable for ages 5+ and their carers. Free ticket required and available on the day one hour before the event starts from the Welcome Desk. The session will last approximately 90 minutes. Places are limited to 20 per session, maximum 4 tickets per adult.

Off the Wall

17 February 2012, 17:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free

A site-specific performance exploring the sitters in the Victorian Galleries devised by young theatre-makers over half term.

All ages welcome.  No booking required.

Cancelled

Music Series: Lucy Railton

A part of Late Shift
17 February 2012, 18:30
Please see signage on the day for venue information
Free

Cellist Lucy Railton performs a variety of contemporary classical styles, featuring music written for unaccompanied cello by Xenakis, Berio, Morton Feldman and Bach.

Off the Wall

17 February 2012, 19:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free

A site-specific performance exploring the sitters in the Victorian Galleries devised by young theatre-makers over half term.

All ages welcome.  No booking required.

Cancelled

Artist drop-in drawing session

A part of Late Shift
17 February 2012, 18:30-19:15
See signage on the day for location
Free

Get creative and take inspiration from our portraits in this artist-led drop-in drawing session (all materials provided).

Artist drop-in drawing session

A part of Late Shift
17 February 2012, 19:45-20:30
See signage on the day for location
Free

Get creative and take inspiration from our portraits in this artist-led drop-in drawing session (all materials provided).

Late Shift Course: Life Drawing

A part of Late Shift
17 February 2012, 18:00-20:30
Meet in the Main Hall
Tickets: £85/£65.

Week 3
Artist Grace Adam leads a fourweek course on life drawing starting in the Collection, then visiting the Lucian Freud Portraits exhibition. Working with models you will explore a range of mediums and materials to refine your drawing skills and learn more about the principals of pose, framing, composition and line. Suitable for all abilities, all materials provided. Tickets: £85/£65. Prices for complete four-week course. Includes entry to the exhibition.

Fully Booked

Storytelling for Families - All Hands on Deck

18 February 2012, 10:30-11:15
Meet at the Welcome Desk
Free

Find your sea legs as we sail through the tale of the most famous of all English seafarers, and then make a treasure chest after the story.

Suitable for ages 3+ and their carers. No ticket required. The session will last approximately 45 minutes.

Family Art Workshops - Shipshape T-Shirt

18 February 2012, 11:30-14:00
Meet at the Welcome Desk
Free

A chance to decorate your own t-shirt inspired by the adventures of Sir Francis Drake.

Suitable for ages 5+ and their carers. Free ticket required and available on the day one hour before the event starts from the Welcome Desk. The session will last approximately 90 minutes. Places are limited to 20 per session, maximum 4 tickets per adult.

Storytelling for Families - All Hands on Deck

18 February 2012, 13:30-14:15
Meet at the Welcome Desk
Free

Discover the hidden stories behind portraits in the Collections with our team of artist and storytellers

Suitable for ages 3+ and their carers. No ticket required. The session will last approximately 45 minutes.

Family Art Workshops - Shipshape T-Shirt

18 February 2012, 14:30-16:00
Meet at the Welcome Desk
Free

A chance to decorate your own t-shirt inspired by the adventures of Sir Francis Drake.

Suitable for ages 5+ and their carers. Free ticket required and available on the day one hour before the event starts from the Welcome Desk. The session will last approximately 90 minutes. Places are limited to 20 per session, maximum 4 tickets per adult.

Lives of the Artists

19 February 2012, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free

By Marc Zakian

For a list of forthcoming Tuesday and Sunday daytime events click here

The Life and Times of Charles Dickens

21 February 2012, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free

By Phillippa Heath 

This talk will look at the display Charles Dickens: Life and Legacy.  Shown alongside Daniel Maclise’s portrait of Charles Dickens as the bright young writer, also on view in room 24, this display marks the bicentenary of the author’s birth in February 1812 and explores his legendary status as the ‘best understood and widely loved writers’ of his time. Comprised of prints, drawings, and photographs, the display charts the key aspects of Dickens’s life, including his family, friends and influential contemporaries, as well as his American encounters during his tours to the country in 1842 and 1867.

For a list of forthcoming Tuesday and Sunday daytime events click here

Visualising Portraits: Portrait of Charles Dickens

23 February 2012, 14:00-15:00
Room 24
Free

Picture description for visually impaired visitors.

Authors Talk: Joanna Trollope

A part of Late Shift
23 February 2012, 19:00
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Tickets: £5/£4

Join acclaimed author Joanna Trollope for readings from Imagined Lives and a discussion about her approach to writing and the power of imagination.

Gallery Tour: Parental Advisory

A part of Late Shift
23 February 2012, 19:30
Meet in the Main Hall
Free

‘Enfants terribles’ Bourgeois & Maurice accompany Timberlina on a Gallery tour exploring pictorial signifiers of childhood in their favourite portraits.

‘Our life story in a nutshell – two happy children, two dead parents, a freak hurricane, dimensional travel and a sweatshop of costume changes. We now write songs with satirical lyrics and catchy pop hooks, about the world you live in. We make films to accompany them. Put that all together and you’ve got a show! Part-cabaret, part-theatre, part-catwalk freakshow.’ Bourgeois & Maurice.

Since 2006 Timberlina (created by Tim Redfern) has carved a performance career combining hands on shambolic make-and-do with captivating style, environmental awareness, sharp wit and sensational timing to engage all sorts of audiences.

As part of LGBT History Month

Gallery Talk: Not on the Label

A part of Late Shift
23 February 2012, 19:30
Meet in the Main Hall
Free

Ever wondered what doesn’t get written on the labels? Find out more… Led in BSL by John Wilson, with interpretation in to English.

Guest DJ

A part of Late Shift
23 February 2012, 18:00-20:45
Meet in the Main Hall
Free

Enjoy a drink at the Late Shift bar while our guest DJ brings the Main Hall to life with an eclectic music selection.

Music Series: Brandenburg Spring Choral Festival

A part of Late Shift
24 February 2012, 18:30
Please see signage on the day for venue information
Free

A welcome return visit by the Guildhall Jazz Singers as part of the Brandenburg Spring Choral Festival.

Artist drop-in drawing session

A part of Late Shift
24 February 2012, 18:30-19:15
See signage on the day for location
Free

Get creative and take inspiration from our portraits in this artist-led drop-in drawing session (all materials provided).

Late Shift Course: Life Drawing

A part of Late Shift
24 February 2012, 18:00-20:30
Meet in the Main Hall
Tickets: £85/£65.

Week 4
Artist Grace Adam leads a fourweek course on life drawing starting in the Collection, then visiting the Lucian Freud Portraits exhibition. Working with models you will explore a range of mediums and materials to refine your drawing skills and learn more about the principals of pose, framing, composition and line. Suitable for all abilities, all materials provided. Tickets: £85/£65. Prices for complete four-week course. Includes entry to the exhibition.

Fully Booked

Artist drop-in drawing session

A part of Late Shift
24 February 2012, 19:45-20:30
See signage on the day for location
Free

Get creative and take inspiration from our portraits in this artist-led drop-in drawing session (all materials provided).

The Beautiful Souls

26 February 2012, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free

By Sarah Ciacci

This talk will look at the display Beautiful Souls.  Comprised largely of the portrait studies made by Violet Manners, an artist and member of the group, this display focuses on the glamorous set of aristocrats and socialites, nicknamed ‘The Souls’ because of their shared intellectual interests, that formed around the Conservative MP, and later Prime Minister, Arthur Balfour, at the end of the nineteenth-century. Highlighting the cultural influence of the individuals involved, the display also demonstrates their Pre-Raphaelite associations.

For a list of forthcoming Tuesday and Sunday daytime events click here

Lucian Freud Oil Painting Workshop

25 February - 26 February 2012, 11:00-17:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Tickets: £120/£95

This weekend-long workshop takes a closer look at the work of Lucian Freud and his approach to portraiture. Working from a model you will explore Freud’s use of paint, colour and composition and start work on your own canvas using oils. Led by Susan Wilson. Suitable for all abilities, all materials provided. Tickets: £120/£95, includes entry into the exhibition.

Fully Booked

Daytime Drop-In Drawing

28 February 2012, 15:00
Room 22
Free

By Andy Pankhurst

Artist led drop-in drawing session.  All materials provided

For a list of forthcoming Tuesday and Sunday daytime events click here

Lecture: Virginia Woolf

1 March 2012, 13:15-14:00
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Free

Cultural historian Alexandra Harris takes a fresh look at Woolf and her writing.

Lecture: Religion for Atheists - A Non-Believer’s Guide to the Uses of Religion

A part of Late Shift
1 March 2012, 19:00-20:00
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Tickets: £5/£4

Bestselling author Alain de Botton explores why religion has important things to teach the secular world.

Live Music: Brandenburg Spring Choral Festival

A part of Late Shift
2 March 2012, 18:30-20:00
Location: Check signage on day for details
Free

Outstanding vocal performances as part of the festival.

Drop-in Drawing

A part of Late Shift
2 March 2012, 18:30-20:30
Location: See signage on the day for details
Free

Artist-led drawing class in the Gallery.

Film Season: Freud on Film: Inside Job

A part of Late Shift
2 March 2012, 19:00-21:00
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Free

Features Freud talking with critic John Richardson, his friend since they were 15 years old. Directed by his assistant David Dawson. (28 mins)

Gallery Talk: The Jacobites

4 March 2012, 15:00-16:00
Check signage on the day for details
Free

Find out more about the lost Catholic succession of Britain with Alex Rodriguez.

Sunday Session: Painting Portraits: Expressive

4 March 2012, 11:00-16:00
Check signage on the day for details
Free

Explore Freud’s later work as inspiration for creating your own expressive portrait. Led by artist Peta Taylor. For ages 14 – 21.

For 14 - 21 year olds. Booking required. To book a place please email youthbookings@npg.org.uk or call 020 7312 2483.

Gallery Talk: WIlliam Dobson

6 March 2012, 15:00-16:00
Check signage on the day for details
Free

Discover ‘the most excellent painter that England hath yet bred’, with Dr Angela Cox.

Lecture: Framing Women

8 March 2012, 13:15-14:00
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Free
To celebrate International Women’s Day join Maleiha Malik, Professor of Law at University of London, as she discusses the changing representation of women in portraiture.

Lecture: Man with a Blue Scarf

A part of Late Shift
8 March 2012, 19:00-20:00
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Tickets: £5/£4

Art critic Martin Gayford gives an insight into the 250 hours he spent sitting for Freud, and how it feels to be transformed in to a work of art. Followed by a book signing.

Guest DJ

A part of Late Shift
8 March 2012, 18:00-20:45
Meet in the Main Hall
Free

Listen and unwind at the Late Shift Bar.

Gallery Talk: Hidden Histories

A part of Late Shift
9 March 2012, 18:00-19:00
Location: Check signage on day for details
Free

Delve into the unwritten pasts of some of our most celebrated sitters.

Live Music: Sam Lee & Friends

A part of Late Shift
9 March 2012, 18:30-20:00
Location: Check signage on day for details
Free

Pioneer of contemporary folksong, Sam Lee performs with special guests.

Drop-in Drawing Life Drawing Class

A part of Late Shift
9 March 2012, 18:30-20:30
Location: See signage on the day for location
Free

Inspired by Lucian Freud Portraits. Led by artist Marc Woodhead.

Gallery Talk: The Lives of the Victorians

11 March 2012, 15:00-16:00
Check signage on the day for details
Free
With historian Lucinda Hawksley.

Gallery Talk: Cavendish Morton

13 March 2012, 15:00-16:00
Check signage on the day for details
Free
Looking at the current display, Alan Read explores this leading Edwardian photographer, actor and art director.

Lecture: William Dobson - Cancelled

15 March 2012, 13:15-14:00
Check signage on the day for details
Free

Art critic Waldemar Januszczak celebrates Dobson’s life and work.

Cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.  Please keep an eye on the website for details of another lunchtime lecture for 15 March coming soon.

Philosophy Salon Truth, Lies and Portraiture

A part of Late Shift
15 March 2012, 19:00-20:00
Location: Check signage on day for details
Free
Explore changing ideas about identity and discuss our desire for portraits to convey hidden truths, with Dr Anna Beer.

Gallery Talk: Scandal and Intrigue

A part of Late Shift
15 March 2012, 19:30-20:30
Location: Check signage on day for details
Free
Take a look at some of the more scandalous histories in the Collection.

Guest DJ

A part of Late Shift
15 March 2012, 18:00-20:45
Meet in the Main Hall
Free

Listen and unwind at the Late Shift Bar.

Film Season: The Legend of Leigh Bowery

A part of Late Shift
16 March 2012, 19:00-20:30
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Free

Explore the life of one of Freud’s most frequent sitters; a designer, performer, nightclub impresario and musician. Directed by Charles Atlas. (88mins)

Live Music: Charlotte Glasson

A part of Late Shift
16 March 2012, 18:30-20:30
Location: Please see signage on the day for details
Free
Inspired by gypsy jazz, ska and Latin, Glasson performs with her band.

Drop-in Drawing

A part of Late Shift
16 March 2012, 18:30-20:30
Location: See signage on the day for details
Free

Artist-led drawing class in the Gallery.

Workshop: Painting in the Studio

A part of Late Shift
16 March 2012, 18:30-20:30
Location: See signage on the day for location
Tickets: £10

Inspired by Lucian Freud Portraits. With artist Marc Woodhead.

Storytelling for Families

17 March 2012, 10:30-11:15
Location: Check signage on the day for details
Free
Followed by an art activity.

Family Art Workshops

17 March 2012, 11:30-12:15
Location: Check signage on the day for details
Free
Explore portraits in the Collection, followed by an art activity.

Storytelling for Families

17 March 2012, 13:30-14:14
Location: Check signage on the day for details
Free
Followed by an art activity.

Family Art Workshops

17 March 2012, 14:30-15:15
Location: Check signage on the day for details
Free
Explore portraits in the Collection, followed by an art activity.

Walking Tour: Freud’s London: The Later Years

17 March 2012, 11:00-16:00
Check signage on the day for details
Tickets £30/£25
Explore Freud, his work, his inspiration and the London he knew. Ticket includes entry to the exhibition and lecture. Led by Blue Badge Guide Alan Read.

Gallery Talk: Highlights of the Collection

18 March 2012, 15:00-16:00
Check signage on the day for details
Free
With historian Amanda Gubbins.

Members Evening Private View: Lucian Freud Portraits

19 March 2012, 18:30-20:30
Free

Members and their guests are invited to join us for an evening viewing of Lucian Freud Portraits.

There will be a cash bar available, so please do join us for a chance to view this unmissable exhibition while the Gallery is open exclusively for Members.

Please RSVP for this event  by email or post to:
Anna Maria Foster, Membership Co-ordinator
membersevents@npg.org.uk
National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, London WC2H 0HE

Gallery Talk: Scott and the Antarctic

20 March 2012, 15:00-16:00
Check signage on the day for details
Free
Commemorating the centenary of Scott’s death, with Assistant Curator Rab MacGibbon.

Lecture: Patriot of Persia: Muhammad Mossadegh and a Very British Coup

22 March 2012, 13:15-14:00
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Free

Author and journalist Christopher de Bellaigue discusses his new book exploring oil, empire and politics in Iran in 1953.

In partnership with the Asian Word.

Lecture: Iconography

A part of Late Shift
22 March 2012, 19:00-20:00
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Tickets: £5/£4

Martin Kemp discusses his new work on iconography through history and culture.

In partnership with the Asian Word.

Gallery Talk: Freud in Context

A part of Late Shift
22 March 2012, 19:30-20:30
Location: See signage on the day for location
Free

Freud was one of many artists who immigrated to the UK. Liz Rideal explores others in this long tradition, from miniaturist Isaac Oliver to Francis Bacon.

Guest DJ

A part of Late Shift
22 March 2012, 18:00-20:45
Meet in the Main Hall
Free

Listen and unwind at the Late Shift Bar.

Drop-in Drawing Life Drawing Class

A part of Late Shift
23 March 2012, 18:30-20:30
Location: See signage on the day for location
Free

Inspired by Lucian Freud Portraits. Led by artist Marc Woodhead.

Live Music: Peter Gregson

A part of Late Shift
23 March 2012, 18:30-20:30
Location: Please see signage on the day for venue information
Free

Cellist and composer, Gregson works at the forefront of the new music scene and tonight performs from his album Terminal.

Norouz

A part of Late Shift
23 March 2012, 19:00-21:00
Location: See signage on the day for details
Free
A celebration of Persian New Year.

Gallery Talk Is there a Doctor in the House?

25 March 2012, 15:00-16:00
Check signage on the day for details
Free

Historian Lesley Rivett diagnoses.

Drop-in Drawing

A part of Late Shift
27 March 2012, 15:00-16:00
Location: See signage on the day for details
Free

Artist-led drawing class in the Gallery.

Visualising Portraits Mary Jane Seacole

29 March 2012, 14:00-15:00
Check signage on the day for details
Free

Picture description for visually impaired visitors.

Gallery Talk: Take Another Look

A part of Late Shift
29 March 2012, 19:30-20:30
Location: Check signage on day for details
Free
An alternative take on highlights of our Collection, with interpretation into British Sign Language.

Guest DJ

A part of Late Shift
29 March 2012, 18:00-20:45
Meet in the Main Hall
Free

Listen and unwind at the Late Shift Bar.

Lecture: Beginners Guide to the Art of Lucian Freud

A part of Late Shift
30 March 2012, 19:00-20:00
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Free

If you’re new to Lucian Freud’s work, let artist Marc Woodhead give you a brief introduction.

Drop-in Drawing

A part of Late Shift
30 March 2012, 18:30-20:30
Location: See signage on the day for details
Free

Practice your drawing skills in this artist-led session.

Live Music: Nonclassical presents Carl Herring

A part of Late Shift
30 March 2012, 18:30-20:30
Location: Check signage on day for details
Free
An evening with one of the leading British guitarists of his generation.

Workshop: Painting in the Studio

A part of Late Shift
30 March 2012, 18:30-20:30
Location: See signage on the day for location
Tickets: £10

Inspired by Lucian Freud Portraits. With artist Marc Woodhead.

Sunday Session: Painting Portraits: Linear

1 April 2012, 11:00-16:00
Check signage on the day for details
Free

Paint a portrait using a linear approach inspired by Freud’s earlier works. Led by artist Sadie Lee.

For 14 - 21 year olds. Booking required. To book a place please email youthbookings@npg.org.uk or call 020 7312 2483.

Gallery Talk: Sporting Heroes

1 April 2012, 15:00-16:00
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Free

Alex Rodriguez looks at some of the key sports personalities in the Gallery’s Collection.

Easter Holiday Activities

2 April 2012, 11:00-16:00
Location: Check signage on the day for details
Free
Horrible Histories is coming to the Gallery this Easter! Meet the cast of Horrible Histories - Barmy Britain and come face to face with portraits of the famous historical figures who star in the show.

Easter Holiday Activities

3 April 2012, 11:00-16:00
Location: Check signage on the day for details
Free
Horrible Histories is coming to the Gallery this Easter! Meet the cast of Horrible Histories - Barmy Britain and come face to face with portraits of the famous historical figures who star in the show.

Gallery Talk: Queens in Waiting: Charlotte & Victoria

3 April 2012, 15:00-16:00
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Free
A look at the display with historian Justin Nolan.

Easter Holiday Activities

4 April 2012, 11:00-16:00
Location: Check signage on the day for details
Free
Horrible Histories is coming to the Gallery this Easter! Meet the cast of Horrible Histories - Barmy Britain and come face to face with portraits of the famous historical figures who star in the show.

In Conversation: 50 years of Private Eye

5 April 2012, 13:15-14:00
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Free
Tony Rushton, the magazine’s Art Director, takes a satirical glance at Private Eye and the current display.

Easter Holiday Activities

5 April 2012, 11:00-16:00
Location: Check signage on the day for details
Free
Horrible Histories is coming to the Gallery this Easter! Meet the cast of Horrible Histories - Barmy Britain and come face to face with portraits of the famous historical figures who star in the show.

Gallery Talk: Bad Boys of the Collection

A part of Late Shift
5 April 2012, 19:30-20:30
Location: Check signage on day for details
Free
A miscellany of rogues, scoundrels and rascals.

Film Season: Freud on Film: Tim Marlow on Lucian Freud Portraits

A part of Late Shift
5 April 2012, 19:00-20:30
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Free

Broadcaster and art historian Tim Marlow introduces the screening of his recent documentary on Freud.

Guest DJ

A part of Late Shift
5 April 2012, 18:00-20:45
Meet in the Main Hall
Free

Listen and unwind at the Late Shift Bar.

Easter Holiday Activities

6 April 2012, 11:00-16:00
Location: Check signage on the day for details
Free
Horrible Histories is coming to the Gallery this Easter! Meet the cast of Horrible Histories - Barmy Britain and come face to face with portraits of the famous historical figures who star in the show.

Live Music: Brandenburg Spring Choral Festival

A part of Late Shift
6 April 2012, 18:30-20:00
Location: Check signage on day for details
Free

The Mosiac Chamber Choir sings from their extensive repertoire, renaissance polyphony to contemporary classics.

Drop-in Drawing Life Drawing Class

A part of Late Shift
6 April 2012, 18:30-20:30
Location: See signage on the day for location
Free

Inspired by Lucian Freud Portraits.

Gallery Talk: Agents of Change

10 April 2012, 15:00-16:00
Check signage on the day for details
Free
See some of the extraordinary individuals who have shaped history, with Renaissance art historian Leslie Primo.

Lecture: Falstaff, Shakespeare's Beloved Master

12 April 2012, 13:15-14:00
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Free
The prince and the playwright: broadcaster and writer Paul Allan explores why we love this villain.

Gallery Talk: The Art of the Portrait

A part of Late Shift
12 April 2012, 19:30-20:30
Location: See signage on day for details
Free

A closer look at the aesthetics and techniques of some of our best loved portraits.

Film Season: Jake Auerbach on Lucian Freud Portraits

A part of Late Shift
12 April 2012, 19:00-20:30
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Free

A documentary revealing the artist through the eyes of his sitters. Screening introduced by Director Jake Auerbach.

Guest DJ

A part of Late Shift
12 December - 12 April 2012, 18:00-20:45
Meet in the Main Hall
Free

Listen and unwind at the Late Shift Bar.

Three-day workshop: Under the Skin: Portrait Poems

11 April - 13 April 2012, 11:00-16:00
Check signage on the day for details
Free

Lucian Freud’s works are like intimate conversations, getting under the skin of his subjects. Taking a similar approach, work with award-winning poet Ross Sutherland to explore artist/ sitter relationships.

For 14 - 21 year olds. Booking required. To book a place please email youthbookings@npg.org.uk or call 020 7312 2483.

Public Performance of Under the Skin: Portrait Poems

13 April 2012, 17:00
Location: Check signage on the day for details
Free

Performance of poetry resulting from the three-day workshop for young people, Under the Skin: Portrait Poems.

No booking required.  All ages welcome.

Live Music: Firefly

A part of Late Shift
13 April 2012, 18:30-20:30
Location: Check signage on day for details
Free
Intricate alt-folk songs of love and the sea with piano, strings, guitar, gamelan, gongs and vocal experimentation.

Workshop: Painting in the Studio

A part of Late Shift
13 April 2012, 18:30-20:30
Location: See signage on the day for location
Tickets: £10

Create self-portraits using acrylic paint, inspired by Lucian Freud Portraits. With artist James Hague.

Drop-in Drawing

A part of Late Shift
13 April 2012, 18:30-20:30
Location: See signage on the day for details
Free

Artist-led drawing class in the Gallery.

Freud's London: The Early Years

14 April 2012, 11:00-16:00
Check signage on the day for details
Tickets: £30/£25

Explore Freud, his work, his inspiration and the London he knew. Ticket includes entry to the exhibition and lecture. Led by Blue Badge Guide Sarah Ciacci.

Gallery Talk: Tudor Portraits

15 April 2012, 15:00-16:00
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Free

With historian Lesley Rivett.

Gallery Talk: Dress or Drapery?

17 April 2012, 15:00-16:00
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Free

With art historian Jacqueline Ansell.

Imagined Lives: In Conversation with Minette Walters

19 April 2012, 13:15-14:00
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Free

The award-winning crime-writer explores the power of the imagination and the
Imagined Lives display with Chief Curator Tarnya Cooper.

Lecture: The Making of the Exhibition

A part of Late Shift
19 April 2012, 19:00-20:00
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
£5/£4

Join curator Sarah Howgate to find out what went on behind the scenes to create Lucian Freud Portraits.

Guest DJ

A part of Late Shift
19 April 2012, 18:00-20:45
Meet in the Main Hall
Free

Listen and unwind at the Late Shift Bar.

Live Musc: Leah Kardos

A part of Late Shift
20 April 2012, 18:30-20:00
Location: Check signage on day for details
Free

Kardos brings her eclectic sound to the Gallery with a live instrumental performance.

Workshop: Life Drawing Class

A part of Late Shift
20 April 2012, 18:30-20:30
Location: See signage on the day for details
Free

Practice your drawing skills in this artist-led session.

Drop-in Drawing

A part of Late Shift
20 April 2012, 18:30-20:30
Location: See signage on the day for details
Free

Artist-led drawing class in the Gallery.

Storytelling for Families

21 April 2012, 10:30-11:15
Location: Check signage on the day for details
Free
Followed by an art activity.

Family Art Workshops

21 April 2012, 11:30-12:15
Location: Check signage on the day for details
Free
Explore portraits in the Collection, followed by an art activity.

Storytelling for Families

21 April 2012, 13:30-14:15
Location: Check signage on the day for details
Free
Followed by an art activity.

Family Art Workshops

21 April 2012, 14:30-15:15
Location: Check signage on the day for details
Free
Explore portraits in the Collection, followed by an art activity.

Symposium Lucian Freud Portraits

21 April 2012, 10:30-18:00
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Free

Join us for an international symposium exploring Freud’s life and work. Speakers include exhibition curator Sarah Howgate, independent curator Catherine Lampert and critic William Feaver.

Gallery Talk: The British Empire in Portraits

22 April 2012, 15:00-16:00
Check signage on the day for details
Free

With art historian James Hicks.

Drop-in Drawing

A part of Late Shift
24 April 2012, 15:00-16:30
Location: See signage on the day for details
Free

Practice your drawing skills in this artist-led session.

Visualising Portraits: Humphrey Spender

26 April 2012, 14:00-15:00
Check signage on the day for details
Free

Picture description for visually impaired visitors.

Guest DJ

A part of Late Shift
26 April 2012, 18:00-18:45
Location: See signage on the day for details
Free

Listen and unwind at the Late Shift Bar.

In Conversation: Word of Mouth from the Warren Street Squat

A part of Late Shift
26 April 2012, 19:00-20:30
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Tickets: £5/£4
A discussion on how 80s club culture created its own family. Panel includes DJ Jeffrey Hinton, chaired by Tim Redfern.

Gallery Talk Nudity in Portraits

A part of Late Shift
26 April 2012, 19:30-20:30
Location: See signage on day for details
Free

John Wilson leads a tour in British Sign Language with interpretation into English.

Live Music: Nonclassical present Tempest

A part of Late Shift
27 April 2012, 18:30-19:30
Location: Please see signage on the day for venue information
Free

An innovative, award-winning flute trio from Manchester.

Drop-in Drawing

A part of Late Shift
27 April 2012, 18:30-20:30
Location: See signage on the day for details
Free

Practice your drawing skills in this artist-led session.

Workshop: Painting in the Studio

A part of Late Shift
27 April 2012, 18:30-20:30
Location: See signage on the day for location
Tickets: £10

Inspired by Lucian Freud Portraits. With artist Marc Woodhead.

Freud's London: The Early Years

28 April 2012, 11:00-16:00
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Tickets: £30/£25

Explore Freud, his work, his inspiration and the London he knew. Ticket includes entry to the exhibition and lecture. Led by Blue Badge Guide Sarah Ciacci.

Gallery Talk: The King’s Painters: Lely and Beyond

29 April 2012, 15:00-16:00
Check signage on the day for details
Free

With historian Alan Read.

Gallery Talk: Icons

1 May 2012, 15:00-16:00
Check signage on the day for details
Free
Art historian Leslie Primo highlights some of the individuals who have become iconographic representations of an ideal.

Lecture: Making Art in Tudor Britain

3 May 2012, 13:15-14:00
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Free
Project Curator Charlotte Bolland discusses findings about portraits of Elizabeth I from the Gallery’s major research project.

Lecture: The Origins of Sex

A part of Late Shift
3 May 2012, 19:00-20:00
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Tickets: £5/£4

Historian Faramerz Dabhoiwala examines one of the great turning points in western history: the origin of our modern attitudes to sex.

Gallery Talk: Queer Perspectives

A part of Late Shift
3 May 2012, 19:00-20:00
Location: Check signage on day for details
Free
Stroll through the Gallery with Queer Perspectives resident, Sadie Lee.

Guest DJ

A part of Late Shift
3 May 2012, 18:00-20:45
Meet in the Main Hall
Free

Listen and unwind at the Late Shift Bar.

Gallery Talk: Fashioning Portraits

A part of Late Shift
4 May 2012, 18:00-19:00
Location: Check signage on day for details
Free
Consider some of the fabrics, garments and materials worn by some of our most fabulous sitters.

Live Music: Anna Meredith

A part of Late Shift
4 May 2012, 18:30-19:30
Location: Please see signage on the day for venue information
Free

One of the UK’s most in-demand young composers performs from her debut EP Black Prince Fury.

Drop-in Drawing Life Drawing Class

A part of Late Shift
4 May 2012, 18:30-20:30
Location: See signage on the day for location
Free

Develop your sketching with a live model, inspired by the figures and poses in Freud’s portraits. With artist Robin Lee Hall.

Gallery Talk: Highlights of the Collection

6 May 2012, 15:00-16:00
Check signage on the day for details
Free
With historian Sarah Ciacci.

Sunday Session: Photo Plays

6 May 2012, 13:00-16:00
Location: Check signage on the day for details
Free

Explore celebrity, fame and fashion, inspired by the current display Sandra Lousada: Work and Performance. Experiment with theatrical pose and lighting to develop a photo-story. Led by Celia Willis and Emily Stein from We are Photogirls! With BSL interpretation.

For 14 - 21 year olds. Booking required. To book a place please email youthbookings@npg.org.uk or call 020 7312 2483.

Gallery Talk: Imagined Lives

8 May 2012, 15:00-16:00
Check signage on the day for details
Free
Explore portraits of unknown people in this unique display with Assistant Curator Catherine Daunt.

Members Breakfast Private View: Lucian Freud Portraits

10 May 2012, 08:30-10:00
Free

Members and their guests are invited to join us for a last-chance morning viewing of Lucian Freud Portraits, before the Gallery is open to the public.

Please RSVP for this event  by email or post to:
Anna Maria Foster, Membership Co-ordinator
membersevents@npg.org.uk
National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, London WC2H 0HE

Lecture: Gertie Millar: Fashion and the Stage

10 May 2012, 13:15-14:00
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Free
Inspired by the current display, Beatrice Behlen of the Museum of London illuminates this star of the Edwardian stage.

In Conversation: In Praise of the Voluptuous

A part of Late Shift
10 May 2012, 19:00-20:00
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Tickets: £5/£4

Discussion about contrasting images of body size in art history and popular culture, with Dr Justin Varney and historian Leslie Primo.

Gallery Talk: Animals in Portraits

A part of Late Shift
10 May 2012, 19:30-20:30
Location: Check signage on day for details
Free
Inspired by Freud’s paintings of animals, this tour highlights other works in the Collection. Led in British Sign Language by John Wilson with interpretation
into English.

Guest DJ

A part of Late Shift
10 May 2012, 18:00-20:45
Meet in the Main Hall
Free

Listen and unwind at the Late Shift Bar.

Film Season: Freud on Film: Lucian Freud

A part of Late Shift
11 May 2012, 19:00-19:30
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Free

Screening of Andrew Graham-Dixon’s documentary exploring Freud’s relationship with his sitters and the influence of fellow painter and friend, Francis Bacon. (30 mins)

Live Musc: Adam Brown

A part of Late Shift
11 May 2012, 18:30-20:00
Location: Check signage on day for details
Free
A classical guitarist, Brown performs songs from his albums.

Workshop: Painting in the Studio

A part of Late Shift
11 May 2012, 18:30-20:30
Location: See signage on the day for location
Tickets: £10

Inspired by Lucian Freud Portraits. With artist Marc Woodhead.

Drop-in Drawing

A part of Late Shift
11 May 2012, 18:30-20:30
Location: See signage on the day for details
Free
Practice your drawing skills in this artist-led session.

Gallery Talk: Artists in Portraiture

13 May 2012, 15:00-16:00
Check signage on the day for details
Free
With historian Lucinda Hawksley.

Gallery Talk: Beautiful Souls

15 May 2012, 15:00-16:00
Check signage on the day for details
Free
Looking at the current display, curator Ruth Brimacombe explores this sophisticated set of aristocrats and debutantes.

Members Afternoon Preview: The Queen: Art and Image

16 May 2012, 14:00-16:00
Free

To mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012, the National Portrait Gallery is staging an innovative touring exhibition bringing together sixty of the most remarkable and resonant images of Elizabeth II. The exhibition celebrates and explores the startling range of artistic creativity and media-derived imagery that the queen has inspired. It also probes the relation of this imagery to a world of changing values during a reign that has engaged the attention of millions.

Artists and photographers include Pietro Annigoni, Cecil Beaton, Lord Lichfield, Andy Warhol, Lucian Freud and Gerhard Richter.

Please bring your Membership card with you to ensure entry.
No need to RSVP for this event; Members are welcome to bring a guest.

Lecture: Dickens 2012: Great Expectations

17 May 2012, 13:15-14:00
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Free
Dickens’ novels, with their extraordinary characters, vivid locations and cliff-hanger endings, are perfectly adapted for TV and film. Take a look at his contribution with Adrian Wotton, co-curator of the recent Dickens on Screen season for the bicentenary of the author’s birth.

Poetry Reading: In Memory of Lucian Freud

A part of Late Shift
17 May 2012, 19:00-20:30
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Tickets: £10/£8

Annie Freud curates an evening of her father’s favourite poems, with readings from a stellar cast including Wendy Cope and John Hegley.

Guest DJ

A part of Late Shift
17 May 2012, 18:00-20:45
Meet in the Main Hall
Free

Listen and unwind at the Late Shift Bar.

Late Shift Extra: Draw the Line

A part of Late Shift
18 May 2012, 18:00-22:00
Location: See signage on the day for location
Free. Some events will be ticketed.

A night of activity inspired by the Lucian Freud Portraits exhibition, including music, poetry, film, life drawing, walks, talks and performances. Part of Museums at Night.

Storytelling for Families: Royal Tales

19 May 2012, 10:30-11:15
Location: Check signage on the day for details
Free
Exploring stories of royalty, followed by an art activity. With BSL interpretation.

Storytelling for Families: Royal Tales

19 May 2012, 13:30-14:15
Location: Check signage on the day for details
Free
Exploring stories of royalty, followed by an art activity. With BSL interpretation.

Family Art Workshops

19 May 2012, 14:30-15:15
Location: Check signage on the day for details
Free
Explore portraits in the Collection, followed by an art activity.

Family Art Workshops

19 May 2012, 14:30-15:15
Location: Check signage on the day for details
Free
Explore portraits in the Collection, followed by an art activity.

Freud’s London: The Later Years

19 May 2012, 11:00-16:00
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Tickets £30/£25
Explore Freud, his work, his inspiration and the London he knew. Ticket includes entry to the exhibition and lecture. Led by Blue Badge Guide Alan Read.

Gallery Talk: Royal Rascals in the Collection

20 May 2012, 15:00-16:00
Check signage on the day for details
Free
With art historian James Hicks.

Gallery Talk: History of Beauty

22 May 2012, 15:00-16:00
Check signage on the day for details
Free
Beauty secrets from Tudors to Georgians, including painted veins, mouse fur eyebrows and lots of deadly poisons. With Clare Gittings.

Lecture: Iconography of the Queens

24 May 2012, 13:15-14:00
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Free
Author and historian Alison Weir explores the changing role of royal portraiture, from Mary I to Elizabeth II.

In Conversation: Sue Tilley and William Feaver

A part of Late Shift
24 May 2012, 19:00-20:00
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Tickets: £5/£4

Sue Tilley, Freud’s model for his painting Benefits Supervisor Sleeping discusses her experience as a sitter with author William Feaver.

Guest DJ

A part of Late Shift
24 May 2012, 18:00-20:45
Meet in the Main Hall
Free

Listen and unwind at the Late Shift Bar.

Live Music: Flotilla

A part of Late Shift
25 May 2012, 18:30-19:30
Location: Please see signage on the day for venue information
Free
A unique ensemble of saxophonists performing music with unusual combinations.

Drop-in Drawing

A part of Late Shift
25 May 2012, 18:30-20:30
Location: See signage on the day for details
Free
Practice your drawing skills in this artist-led session.

Workshop: Painting in the Studio

A part of Late Shift
25 May 2012, 18:30-20:30
Location: See signage on the day for location
Tickets: £10

Inspired by Lucian Freud Portraits. With artist Dan Llywelyn Hall.

Gallery Talk: Not on the Label

A part of Late Shift
25 May 2012, 19:30-20:30
Location: Check signage on day for details
Free
Ever wondered what doesn’t get written on the labels? Find out more…

Workshop: Painting in the Studio

A part of Late Shift
26 May 2012, 11:00-17:00
Location: See signage on the day for location
Tickets: £50/£40

Inspired by Freud’s naked portraits learn the art of life drawing, working from a live model using charcoal and paint. Led by artist Sadie Lee. Ticket includes entry to the exhibition.

Gallery Talk: Changes in Portraiture in the early 20th Century

27 May 2012, 15:00-16:00
Check signage on the day for details
Free
With historian Sarah Ciacci.

Drop-in Drawing

A part of Late Shift
29 May 2012, 15:00-16:00
Location: See signage on the day for details
Free

Artist-led drawing class in the Gallery.

Visualising Portraits: Conversation Piece at the Royal Lodge

31 May 2012, 14:00-15:00
Check signage on the day for details
Free
Picture description for visually impaired visitors.

Exhibition Tour: The Queen: Art & Image

A part of Late Shift
31 May 2012, 19:30-20:30
Location: Check signage on day for details
Free
John Wilson leads a tour of the exhibition in British Sign Language with interpretation into English.

Members Afternoon Preview: BP Portrait Award 2012

20 June 2012, 14:00-16:00
Free
The BP Portrait Award is the most prestigious portrait competition in the world, promoting the very best in contemporary portrait painting. From intimate and personal images of friends and family, to revealing portraits of celebrity sitters, the exhibition presents a variety of styles and approaches that together illustrate the vitality of contemporary portrait painting.

Please bring your Membership card with you to ensure entry.
No need to RSVP for this event; Members are welcome to bring a guest.

Photograph of the Month

6 February - 29 February 2012
Room 31
Free

Novelist and essayist Aldous Huxley, photographed at Llano del Rio in California, 1946.

Sandra Lousada: Work and Performance

28 November 2011 - 20 May 2012
Bookshop Gallery
Free

Early English Kings: Medieval Monuments Remade

3 April 2012 - 6 January 2013
Room 1
Free
A selection of electrotype copies of effigies from the tombs of the Plantagenet kings

William Dobson 1611-46

17 August 2011 - 18 March 2012
Room 6
Free

Queens in Waiting: Charlotte & Victoria

26 November 2011 - 9 September 2012
Room 16
Free

Scott of the Antarctic

16 August 2011 - 22 April 2012
Room 23
Free

Viceroys of India

23 April - 18 November 2012
Room 23
Free

Charles Dickens: Life & Legacy

25 October 2011 - 22 April 2012
Room 24 case display
Free

The Tichborne Trials

23 April - 21 October 2012
Room 24: case display
Free

Victorian Connections

8 December 2011 - 17 June 2012
Room 26
Free
Living sitters and the Victorians who inspired them.

Changing the Female Lot: Josephine Butler and Harriet Martineau

26 April 2011 - 26 March 2012
Room 27
Free

Beautiful Souls

5 December 2011 - 12 August 2012
Room 28
Free

Cavendish Morton: A Man of Many Parts

12 December 2011 - 15 July 2012
Room 29 case display
Free

Famous in the Fifties: Photographs by Daniel Farson

19 April - 16 September 2012
Room 31
Free

Cambridge Connections: Photographs by Antony Barrington Brown

19 March - 16 September 2012
Room 31
Free

Herbert Morrison: The Cockney Socialist

26 July 2011 - 18 March 2012
Room 31 case display
Free

Augustus John: A Life in Portraits

26 July 2011 - 18 March 2012
Room 31 case display
Free

Sir Terence Rattigan

1 September 2011 - 15 April 2012
Room 31 case display
Free

Gertie Millar, Countess of Dudley: From Stage to Society

16 April - 16 December 2012
Room 31: case display
Free

Richard Hamilton: Portraits of the Artist

19 December 2011 - 14 May 2012
Room 32
Free

Private Eye: Photographs by Lewis Morley

31 October 2011 - 16 April 2012
Room 32
Free

Imagined Lives: portraits of unknown people

3 December 2011 - 1 July 2012
Room 33
Free

The Queen: Art and Image

4 February - 29 April 2012
National Museum Cardiff

Lucian Freud Portraits

2 July - 28 October 2012
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, United States
Admission charge will apply

Natural Arts: Great Landscape Designers of the 18th Century

10 February 2012 - 30 January 2013
Beningbrough Hall
Free