National Portrait Gallery - Events calendar

Exhibitions (4)

Chasing Mirrors

9 October 2009 - 10 January 2010
Studio Gallery
Free

Beatles to Bowie: the 60s exposed

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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

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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
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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

St Ives Artists

Lecture

19 November 2009, 13:15
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Free

by Virginia Button

The Beatles’ London

Lecture
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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