Exhibitions (6)


Beatles to Bowie: the 60s exposed
15 October 2009 - 24 January 2010
Wolfson and Ground Floor Lerner Galleries

Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2009
5 November 2009 - 14 February 2010
Porter Gallery
The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2009 celebrates and promotes the very best in contemporary portrait photography. Entry is open to photographers from around the world, aged 18 and over.
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2009
- Touring exhibition
A part of Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2009
27 March - 6 June 2010
Shipley Art Gallery, Newcastle
Free

Irving Penn Portraits
18 February - 6 June 2010
Wolfson Gallery
Tickets: £10/£9/£8
The exhibition includes over 120 exquisite prints, many vintage, ranging from his earliest portraits for Vogue magazine in 1944 to the present day.
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2009
- Touring exhibition
A part of Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2009
16 July - 12 September 2010
The Art Gallery, Walsall
Free
Events (114)
Family Art Workshop: Rock And Roll
- Family
21 November 2009, 11:30
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
Decorate a t-shirt fit for a pop star to wear.

Storytelling for Families: Marvellous Music
- Family
21 November 2009, 14:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
The sounds of music fill the air with one particular piece creating a magical effect.
Suitable for children aged 3+ and carers. No ticket required. Sessions last approx. 30 minutes.
Family Art Workshop: Rock And Roll
- Family
21 November 2009, 14:30
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
Decorate a t-shirt fit for a pop star to wear.
Early 20th Century Portraits
- Gallery Talk
21 November 2009, 15:00
Meet in the Ondaatje Wing Main Hall
Free
by Lesley Rivett

Storytelling for Families: Marvellous Music
- Family
21 November 2009, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
The sounds of music fill the air with one particular piece creating a magical effect.
Suitable for children aged 3+ and carers. No ticket required. Sessions last approx. 30 minutes.
Highlights of the Collection
- Gallery Talk
22 November 2009, 15:00
Meet in the Ondaatje Wing Main Hall
Free
by Alan Read
Meet the Artist: Faisal Abdu’Allah
- Gallery Talk||Young People
A part of Chasing Mirrors
24 November 2009, 11:00-12:00
Free
Faisal Abdu’Allah discusses his artistic practice, approach and processes. For Secondary and Sixth Form students and teachers.
Book your place at 020 7321 2483 or education@npg.org.uk
Poets and Paint
- Gallery Talk
24 November 2009, 15:00
Meet in the Ondaatje Wing Main Hall
Free
by Julie Barlow
Portrait of Sir Eduardo Paolozzi
- Picture descriptions
26 November 2009, 14:00
Meet in the Ondaatje Wing Main Hall
Free
Picture description for visually impaired visitors.
Portraits of King Henry VIII
- Lecture
26 November 2009, 15:00
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Free
by Clare Gittings
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2009 Exhibition Tour
- Gallery Talk
- BSL
26 November 2009
Meet in the Main Hall
Art historian and cultural critic James Hicks explores the diversity of approaches in this year’s winning portraits. Free but tour tickets required and available from 17.00 on a first come, first served basis.

Youth Forum Presents... 60s Retro
- Friday Night Music||Young People
27 November 2009, 18:30
Free - No booking required
Turn up for an evening run by the Youth Forum, inspired by Beatles to Bowie: the 60s exposed including musical performances, Gallery talks, a collaborative artwork and the opportunity to become a future Youth Forum member.
Highlights of the Collection
- Gallery Talk
28 November 2009, 15:00
Meet in the Ondaatje Wing Main Hall
Free
by Lesley Rivett
Robert Louis Stevenson
- Gallery Talk
29 November 2009, 15:00
Meet in the Ondaatje Wing Main Hall
Free
by Lucinda Hawksley
Oscar Wilde, Maud Allan and Salome
- Gallery Talk
1 December 2009, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
by Rab MacGibbon
Art and War: A Crisis of Brilliance
- Lecture
3 December 2009, 13:15
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Free
by David Boyd Haycock
Faisal Abdu’Allah in conversation with Bonnie Greer
- Gallery Talk
- BSL
- Buy tickets
A part of Chasing Mirrors
3 December 2009, 19:00-20:00
Tickets: £5/£4 concessions
Faisal Abdu’Allah discusses his work with Bonnie Greer.
Booking 020 7306 0055 or Book online
Members Christmas shopping event
- Members and Associates only
3 December 2009, 18:00-20:00
Bookshop Gallery
Free
Concordia Foundation
- Friday Night Music
4 December 2009, 18:30
Free
Concordia International Ensemble pays tribute to the nineteenth century in words and music.
Sarah Churchill and Queen Anne
- Gallery Talk
5 December 2009, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
by Lesley Rivett
Rock and Roll London Walking Tour
- Gallery Walk
5 December 2009, 10:30-15:30
Meet in the Main Hall
Tickets: £25/£20 concessions and Gallery Supporters
See Beatles to Bowie then strut your stuff through the streets of London as Blue Badge Guide Kevin Molloy leads a walking tour illuminating the hip people and funky places of ‘Swinging London’ in the 1960s. Ticket price includes entry to the exhibition.
Chasing Tales
- Family
5 December 2009, 13:00-16:00
Meet in the Main Hall
An afternoon of fun activities for all the family, including Arabic storytelling and music performance.
Free ticket required and available one hour before the event starts from the Information Desk in the Ondaatje Wing Main Hall. Twenty tickets available per workshop.

Chasing Tales
- Family
A part of Chasing Mirrors
5 December 2009, 13:00-16:00
Free
A family activity afternoon of Arabic storytelling, music and art. No booking in advance. Simply turn up and collect a ticket from 12.00.
The Tudors
- Gallery Talk
6 December 2009, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
by Sarah Ciacci
Fashion - Sunday Session
- Young People
6 December 2009, 13:00-16:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free - Fully booked
Be inspired by the style in Beatles to Bowie: the 60s exposed. Work with photographers Gisela Torres and Othello De’Souza-Hartley to style each other, then model and shoot 60s fashion. Hair and make-up by London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London.
Self Portraits: How British Are They?
- Lecture
10 December 2009, 13:15
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Free
by Liz Rideal

Jake and Dinos Chapman in Conversation with Tim Marlow
- Lecture
- Buy tickets
10 December 2009, 19:00
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
£8/£6 concessions
Royal Academy of Music
- Friday Night Music
11 December 2009, 18:30
Free
Hetty Snell (cello) and Eloisa-Fleur Thom (violin) perform a mixture of solo and duo pieces.
Adventure Archaeologist: Austen Henry Layard
- Gallery Talk
12 December 2009, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
Christmas Workshop: Christmas Past
- Family
13 December 2009, 14:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Explore how families celebrated Christmas in the past, and make a traditional tree decoration inspired by the Collection.
Suitable for children aged 5+ and their carers. Free ticket required and available on the day one hour before the event starts from the Information Desk in the Main Hall. The session will last approximately 90 minutes. Places are limited to 20 per session, maximum 4 tickets per adult.
Portraiture and the British Empire
- Gallery Talk
13 December 2009, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
by James Hicks
The Other Children of Henry VIII
- Gallery Talk
15 December 2009, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
by Angela Cox
Lord Elgin and the Marbles
- Lecture
17 December 2009, 13:15
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Free
by Alan Read
Portrait of Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia
- Picture descriptions
17 December 2009, 14:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
Picture description for visually impaired visitors.
Festive Sounds 2009
- Friday Night Music
18 December 2009, 18:30
Free
Music by Tchaikovsky, Vaughan Williams and Howard Blake.
Seasonal Tour
- Gallery Talk
19 December 2009, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
by Lesley Rivett
The Dickensian Christmas
- Gallery Talk
20 December 2009, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
by Lucinda Hawksley
William Makepeace Thackeray
- Gallery Talk
22 December 2009, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
by Lucinda Hawksley
Highlights of the Collection
- Gallery Talk
29 December 2009, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
by Justin Nolan
From Chromakey to MTV - Sunday Session
- Young People
3 January 2010, 11:00-16:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
Motivated by Beatles to Bowie, take part in a day-long workshop exploring the processes behind making a 1960s to 1970s style pop video, looking at the ideas and motifs that were used. Create elements of your own video, experiment with early special effects and place yourself in the work. Led by artists Howard Matthew and Marianne Holm Hansen.
John Milton
- Gallery Talk
5 January 2010, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
by Justin Nolan
Sheida Davis
- Friday Night Music
8 January 2010, 18:30
Free
Works for unaccompanied cello by Bach and Cassado.
Introduction to the Collection
- Gallery Talk
9 January 2010, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
by Alison Kusner
Is There a Doctor in the House?
- Gallery Talk
10 January 2010, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
Modernism in British Portraiture
- Gallery Talk
12 January 2010, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
by Julie Barlow
Meet the Artist
- Young People
13 January 2010, 11:00-12:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
A unique opportunity to meet photographer Elizabeth Hingley whose work is featured in the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2009.
The Pre-Raphaelites
- Lecture
14 January 2010, 13:15
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Free
by Jan Marsh
Beatles to Bowie
- Friday Night Music
15 January 2010, 18:30
Free
DJ Rosie Pagan returns to the Gallery with a set of music drawing links to the Beatles to Bowie exhibition.
Family Art Workshops: Dream Catcher
- Family
16 January 2010, 11:30
Meet in the Main Hall
Create a wire head of surreal shapes, ideas and dreams.
Suitable for children aged 5+ and their carers. Free ticket required and available on the day one hour before the event starts from the Information Desk in the Main Hall. The session will last approximately 90 minutes. Places are limited to 20 per session, maximum 4 tickets per adult.
Storytelling for Families: Matinee Magic
- Family
16 January 2010, 14:00
Meet in the Main Hall
A memorable theatre trip for two young children – they get to meet their favourite actress!
Suitable for ages 3+ and their carers. No ticket required. These sessions will last approximately 30 minutes.
Family Art Workshops: Dream Catcher
- Family
16 January 2010, 14:30
Meet in the Main Hall
Create a wire head of surreal shapes, ideas and dreams.
Suitable for children aged 5+ and their carers. Free ticket required and available on the day one hour before the event starts from the Information Desk in the Main Hall. The session will last approximately 90 minutes. Places are limited to 20 per session, maximum 4 tickets per adult.
Highlights of the Collection
- Gallery Talk
16 January 2010, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
by James Hicks
Storytelling for Families: Matinee Magic
- Family
16 January 2010, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
A memorable theatre trip for two young children – they get to meet their favourite actress!
Suitable for ages 3+ and their carers. No ticket required. These sessions will last approximately 30 minutes.
Rock and Roll London Walking Tour
- Gallery Walk
16 January 2010, 10:30-15:30
Meet in the Main Hall
Tickets: £25/£20 concessions and Gallery Supporters
See Beatles to Bowie then strut your stuff through the streets of London as Blue Badge Guide Kevin Molloy leads a walking tour illuminating the hip people and funky places of ‘Swinging London’ in the 1960s. Ticket price includes entry to the exhibition.
Head and Shoulders
- Gallery Talk
17 January 2010, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
by Debbie Challis
18th-Century Arts
- Gallery Talk
19 January 2010, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
by Clare Gittings
Record Sleeves: A Pop History
- Gallery Talk
21 January 2010, 13:15
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Free
by Richard Osborne
Beatles to Bowie Exhibition Tour
- BSL
A part of Beatles to Bowie: the 60s exposed
21 January 2010, 19:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free but tour tickets required and available on the day from 17.00 on a first come first served basis in addition to a timed exhibition ticket.
Musée d’Orsay Avant-scènes Competition
- Friday Night Music
22 January 2010, 18:30
Free
Prize-winners from this prestigious competition, in collaboration with the Paris National Conservatory for Music and Dance.
Benjamin R Haydon
- Lecture
23 January 2010, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
by Alan Read
Highlights of the Collection
- Gallery Talk
24 January 2010, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
by Sarah Ciacci
George IV: Artistic Patron
- Gallery Talk
26 January 2010, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
by Phillippa Heath
Wilde’s Last Stand: Decadence, Conspiracy and the First World War
- Gallery Talk
28 January 2010, 13:15
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Free
by Philip Hoare
John Gibbons in Conversation with Paul Moorhouse
- Gallery Talk
28 January 2010, 19:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Tickets: £5/£4 concessions and Gallery Supporters
Matthew Wadsworth
- Friday Night Music
29 January 2010, 18:30
Free
The long-awaited return of this multi-talented internationally acclaimed lutenist.
Portrait Sculpture Workshop
- Workshop
28 January - 29 January 2010, 18:00-20:30
Meet in the Main Hall
Tickets: £60/£50 concessions and Gallery Supporters
This one day or two evening workshop on 3D portraiture will investigate ideas of form and positive and negative space in a range of media. Taking inspiration from the medieval sculptures of kings and queens to Marc Quinn’s Self and the work of John Gibbons, whose sculptures are currently on display in the Balcony Gallery. Led by artist Tanja Gangar.
Walter Richard Sickert
- Gallery Talk
30 January 2010, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
by Lucinda Hawksley
Portrait Sculpture Workshop
- Workshop
30 January 2010, 11:00-17:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Tickets: £60/£50 concessions and Gallery Supporters
This one day or two evening workshop on 3D portraiture will investigate ideas of form and positive and negative space in a range of media. Taking inspiration from the medieval sculptures of kings and queens to Marc Quinn’s Self and the work of John Gibbons, whose sculptures are currently on display in the Balcony Gallery. Led by artist Tanja Gangar.
Highlights of the Collection
- Gallery Talk
31 January 2010, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
by Alan Read
Patrick Heron and Abstract Portraits
- Gallery Talk
2 February 2010, 15:00
by Julie Barlow
Destroyed: Sutherland’s Missing Portrait of Winston Churchill
- Lecture
4 February 2010, 13:15
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Free
by Rick Gekoski
Queer Perspectives
- Gallery Talk
4 February 2010, 19:00
Free but tickets available on the day from 17.00 on a first come, first served basis.
Artist and art historian Sadie Lee takes an alternative look at some of the sitters in our Collection, revealing the histories and anecdotes of both gay and straight personalities.
Trinity College of Music
- Friday Night Music
5 February 2010, 18:30
Free
Flo Bishop (viola), Tara Clifford (piano) and Alex Roberts (clarinet) play works by Kurtag and Schumann.
Interior Designs: Morris, Burne-Jones and de Morgan
- Gallery Talk
6 February 2010, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
by Debbie Challis
Travel and Exploration
- Gallery Talk
7 February 2010, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
by Leslie Primo
Manga Portraits - Sunday Session
- Young People
7 February 2010, 13:00-16:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
Participate in a range of drawing activities focusing on portraiture in the Gallery’s Collection. Learn how to draw in a Manga style and turn your drawings into a Manga character. Led by artists Yishan Li and Emma Middleton.
William Beckford and Fonthill Abbey
- Gallery Talk
9 February 2010, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
by Phillippa Heath
Utmost Fidelity: Marianne and Adrian Stokes
- Lecture
11 February 2010, 13:15
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Free
by Magdalen Evans
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize Exhibition Tour
- BSL
A part of Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2009
11 February 2010, 19:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free but tour tickets required and available on the day from 17.00 on a first come, first served basis.
Artist Marc Woodhead takes a fresh look at the photographs and styles in this year’s Prize.
John Turville Trio
- Friday Night Music
12 February 2010, 18:30
Free
Original music exploring the boundaries between contemporary jazz, tango and south Indian rhythms.
The Rose and Lily Queen
- Gallery Talk
13 February 2010, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
by Lesley Rivett
Love Stories
- Gallery Talk
14 February 2010, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
by Marc Zakian
Talking Heads: Clay Characters
- Family
15 February 2010, 11:30
Meet in the Main Hall
Explore different techniques and processes to make your own self portrait in clay.
Suitable for children aged 5+ and their carers. Free ticket required and available on the day one hour before the event starts from the Information Desk in the Main Hall. The session will last approximately 90 minutes. Places are limited to 20 per session, maximum 4 tickets per adult.
Talking Heads: Clay Characters
- Family
1 January 1970 - 15 February 2010, 01:00-14:30
Meet in the Main Hall
Explore different techniques and processes to make your own self portrait in clay.
Suitable for children aged 5+ and their carers. Free ticket required and available on the day one hour before the event starts from the Information Desk in the Main Hall. The session will last approximately 90 minutes. Places are limited to 20 per session, maximum 4 tickets per adult.
Talking Heads: Jug Ears
- Family
16 February 2010, 11:30
Meet in the Main Hall
Make a special clay portrait mug inspired by sculpture in the contemporary Collection.
Suitable for children aged 5+ and their carers. Free ticket required and available on the day one hour before the event starts from the Information Desk in the Main Hall. The session will last approximately 90 minutes. Places are limited to 20 per session, maximum 4 tickets per adult.
Talking Heads: Jug Ears
- Family
16 February 2010, 14:30
Meet in the Main Hall
Make a special clay portrait mug inspired by sculpture in the contemporary Collection.
Suitable for children aged 5+ and their carers. Free ticket required and available on the day one hour before the event starts from the Information Desk in the Main Hall. The session will last approximately 90 minutes. Places are limited to 20 per session, maximum 4 tickets per adult.
Talking Heads: Box Head
- Family
17 February 2010, 11:30
Meet in the Main Hall
Build and decorate a head-shaped box to fill with all your thoughts and dreams.
Suitable for children aged 5+ and their carers. Free ticket required and available on the day one hour before the event starts from the Information Desk in the Main Hall. The session will last approximately 90 minutes. Places are limited to 20 per session, maximum 4 tickets per adult.
Talking Heads: Box Head
- Family
17 February 2010, 14:30
Meet in the Main Hall
Build and decorate a head-shaped box to fill with all your thoughts and dreams.
Suitable for children aged 5+ and their carers. Free ticket required and available on the day one hour before the event starts from the Information Desk in the Main Hall. The session will last approximately 90 minutes. Places are limited to 20 per session, maximum 4 tickets per adult.
Talking Heads: Wireworks
- Family
18 February 2010, 11:30
Meet in the Main Hall
Experiment with shape and scale to create your own wire model.
Suitable for children aged 5+ and their carers. Free ticket required and available on the day one hour before the event starts from the Information Desk in the Main Hall. The session will last approximately 90 minutes. Places are limited to 20 per session, maximum 4 tickets per adult.
London Stories: Black in the British Frame
- Lecture
18 February 2010, 13:15
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Free
by Stephen Bourne
Talking Heads: Wireworks
- Family
18 February 2010, 14:30
Meet in the Main Hall
Experiment with shape and scale to create your own wire model.
Suitable for children aged 5+ and their carers. Free ticket required and available on the day one hour before the event starts from the Information Desk in the Main Hall. The session will last approximately 90 minutes. Places are limited to 20 per session, maximum 4 tickets per adult.
Talking Heads: I-Spy Sculpture
- Family
19 February 2010, 11:30
Meet in the Main Hall
Create a magic sculpture with a secret spy hole.
Suitable for children aged 5+ and their carers. Free ticket required and available on the day one hour before the event starts from the Information Desk in the Main Hall. The session will last approximately 90 minutes. Places are limited to 20 per session, maximum 4 tickets per adult.
Talking Heads: I-Spy Sculpture
- Family
19 February 2010, 14:30
Meet in the Main Hall
Create a magic sculpture with a secret spy hole.
Suitable for children aged 5+ and their carers. Free ticket required and available on the day one hour before the event starts from the Information Desk in the Main Hall. The session will last approximately 90 minutes. Places are limited to 20 per session, maximum 4 tickets per adult.
Beyond the Face - Three-day Workshop
- Workshop||Young People
17 February - 19 February 2010, 11:00-16:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
Explore the images in Irving Penn Portraits and create a series of portraits focusing on dress, pose, body-parts and objects to express your interests and personality. Work with photography, text and image animation, culminating in a public screening. Led by artists Marianne Holm Hansen and photographer Tom Wichelow.
Beyond the Face presents...
- Young People
19 February 2010, 17:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
Screening from the Beyond the Face workshop (17-19 February 2010)
Fbox Records with Alex Monk and Isnaj Dui
- Friday Night Music
19 February 2010, 18:30
Free
Music that moves against the inorganic qualities of purely laptop-based material, embracing a more natural side of electronica.
Family Art Workshops: In A Spin
- Family
20 February 2010, 11:30
Meet in the Main Hall
Make a 3-D portrait that moves and revolves.
Suitable for children aged 5+ and their carers. Free ticket required and available on the day one hour before the event starts from the Information Desk in the Main Hall. The session will last approximately 90 minutes. Places are limited to 20 per session, maximum 4 tickets per adult.
Storytelling for Families: A Very Important Event
- Family
20 February 2010, 14:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Imagine finding out your dad was going to be the Lord Mayor of London!
Suitable for ages 3+ and their carers. No ticket required. These sessions will last approximately 30 minutes.
Family Art Workshops: In A Spin
- Family
20 February 2010, 14:30
Meet in the Main Hall
Make a 3-D portrait that moves and revolves.
Suitable for children aged 5+ and their carers. Free ticket required and available on the day one hour before the event starts from the Information Desk in the Main Hall. The session will last approximately 90 minutes. Places are limited to 20 per session, maximum 4 tickets per adult.
Self-Portraits
- Gallery Talk
20 February 2010, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
by Alison Kusner
Storytelling for Families: A Very Important Event
- Family
20 February 2010, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Imagine finding out your dad was going to be the Lord Mayor of London!
Suitable for ages 3+ and their carers. No ticket required. These sessions will last approximately 30 minutes.
The Two Marys
- Gallery Talk
21 February 2010, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
by Sylvia Paskin
Frame Stories
- Gallery Talk
23 February 2010, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
by Alan Read
The Real Desperate Romantics
- Lecture
25 February 2010, 13:15
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Free
by Lucinda Hawksley
Portrait of The Brönte Sisters
- Picture descriptions
25 February 2010, 14:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
Picture description for visually impaired visitors.
Marcus Farnsworth and James Cheung
- Friday Night Music
26 February 2010, 18:30
Free
Marcus Farnsworth and pianist James Cheung perform a programme including Schumann’s Liederkreis Op.39.
Drawing Portraits Workshop
- Workshop
25 February - 26 February 2010, 18:00-20:30
Tickets: £60/£50 concessions and Gallery Supporters
Study and explore the drawn portrait through observation and experimentation in this one day or two evening workshop using the Gallery’s Collection as inspiration. Led by artist Marc Woodhead.
Highlights of the Collection
- Gallery Talk
27 February 2010, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
by Leslie Primo
Drawing Portraits Workshop
- Workshop
27 February 2010, 11:00-17:00
Tickets: £60/£50 concessions and Gallery Supporters
Study and explore the drawn portrait through observation and experimentation in this one day or two evening workshop using the Gallery’s Collection as inspiration. Led by artist Marc Woodhead.
Prime Ministers
- Gallery Talk
28 February 2010, 15:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
by Marc Zakian
Displays (16)

Photograph of the Month
1 November - 30 November 2009
Room 39
Free
Dame Shirley Bassey photographed by Mary McCartney, August 2009

Jane Bown Exposures
1 December 2009 - 5 April 2010
Bookshop Gallery
Free

Bob Dylan 1966 European Tour
11 May - 29 November 2009
Bookshop Gallery

The Life and Lives of Dr Johnson
18 July - 13 December 2009
Room 16
Free

Boer War Portraits by Inglis Sheldon-Williams
9 November 2009 - 16 May 2010
Room 23 case display
Free

Caricatures by Edwin Landseer
16 November 2009 - 23 May 2010
Room 24 case display

Salome: Oscar Wilde and Maud Allan
13 July 2009 - 12 January 2010
Room 26
Free

Victorian Chalk Portraits
8 June - 31 December 2009
Room 27
Free

The Brothers Sarony
20 October 2009 - 31 March 2010
Room 28 case display
Free

Quentin Crisp: the naked civil servant
7 July 2009 - 10 January 2010
Room 31 case display
Free

Life lines: Recently acquired 20th Century drawings
31 October 2009 - 30 April 2010
Room 31 case display
Free

John Gibbons: Portraits
12 September 2009 - 14 March 2010
Room 32 (Balcony)
Free

Twiggy: A Life in Photographs
19 September 2009 - 21 March 2010
Room 33

George Always: Portraits of George Melly by Maggi Hambling
27 June 2009 - 10 January 2010
Room 37a
Free

Format Photography Agency 1983-2002
21 January - 11 July 2010
Room 38a
Free

Science in Focus: Portraits of Scientists
26 August 2009 - 17 January 2010
Room 38a
Beyond the Gallery (4)

BP Portrait Award 2009 - Touring
- Touring exhibition
A part of BP Portrait Award 2009
28 September - 29 November 2009
Southampton City Art Gallery
Free

Star Gazing: the Development of Astronomy in the Eighteenth Century
- Partnership exhibition
14 February 2009 - 1 February 2010
Beningbrough Hall
Free

BP Portrait Award 2009 - Touring
- Touring exhibition
A part of BP Portrait Award 2009
12 December 2009 - 28 February 2010
Dean Gallery, Edinburgh
Free

Comedians: From the 1940s to Now
- Partnership exhibition
21 November 2009 - 20 March 2010
Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield
Free
Supported by the DCMS/DCSF


