Exhibitions (4)


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.

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.
Events (31)
Oskar Kokoschka
- Gallery Talk
Past event archive
7 November 2009, 15:00
Meet in the Ondaatje Wing Main Hall
Free
by Linzi Stauvers
Beatles to Bowie Photography Workshop
- Workshop
A part of Beatles to Bowie: the 60s exposed
Past event archive
7 November 2009, 10:30-17:30
Meet in the Main Hall
£50/£40 concessions and Gallery Supporters
Remembrance Day Event: They Can’t Blackout the Moon
- Gallery Talk
8 November 2009, 15:00
Meet in the Ondaatje Wing Main Hall
Free
by Anne Harvey and Peter Marinker
The Theatrical Portrait
- Gallery Talk
10 November 2009, 15:00
Meet in the Ondaatje Wing Main Hall
Free
by Polly Liouta
Italian Portrait Sculpture of the 20th-Century from Medardo Rosso to Emilio Greco
- Lecture
12 November 2009, 13:15
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Free
by Dr Roberta Cremoncini

Marc Quinn in Conversation with Tim Marlow
- Lecture
- Buy tickets
12 November 2009, 19:00
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
£8/£6 concessions

Bellows
- Friday Night Music
13 November 2009, 18:30
Free
Dark-yet-uplifting cinematic style jazz from this Brighton-based band, recently signed to Candid (Cake).
Highlights of the Collection
- Gallery Talk
14 November 2009, 15:00
Meet in the Ondaatje Wing Main Hall
Free
by Alison Kusner
The Tudors
- Gallery Talk
15 November 2009, 15:00
Meet in the Ondaatje Wing Main Hall
Free
by Marc Zakian
Regency Scandals
- Gallery Talk
17 November 2009, 15:00
Meet in the Ondaatje Wing Main Hall
Free
by Phillippa Heath
The Beatles’ London
- Lecture
- Buy tickets
A part of Beatles to Bowie: the 60s exposed
19 November 2009, 19:00-20:00
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Tickets: £5/£4 concessions and Gallery Supporters
London Society’s Bachfest’09
- Friday Night Music
20 November 2009, 18:30
Free
A recital featuring the winner of the 2nd London Bach Society Singers’ Prize competition, Polish soprano Jolanta Kowalska.
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.

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.
Berlin and the Wall
- Gallery Talk
21 November 2009, 15:00
Meet in the Ondaatje Wing Main Hall
Free
by Debbie Challi
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
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.
No booking required
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
Faisal Abdu’Allah in Conversation
- Gallery Talk
- BSL
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 (coming soon)
Members Christmas shopping event
- Members and Associates only
3 December 2009, 18:00-20:00
Bookshop Gallery
Free

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.

Jake and Dinos Chapman in Conversation with Tim Marlow
- Lecture
- Buy tickets
10 December 2009, 19:00
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
£8/£6 concessions
Displays (14)

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

Jane Bown
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

Alfred, Lord Tennyson
30 March - 15 November 2009
Room 24 case display
Free

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

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

Quentin Crisp: the naked civil servant
7 July 2009 - 10 January 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

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


