Events

Drop-in Drawing

A part of Late Shift
25 May 2012, 18:30
Meet in Room 14
Free
Start your weekend with a relaxing drawing session in the Gallery.  You will spend time looking at portraits, exploring different elements such as technique, composition and line. Suitable for all abilities and all materials provided.

Live Music: Flotilla

A part of Late Shift
25 May 2012, 18:30
Room 20
Free
A unique ensemble of saxophonists performing music with unusual combinations.

Gallery Talk: Not on the Label with Alex Rodriguez

A part of Late Shift
25 May 2012, 19:30-20:30
Meet in Room 2
Free
Ever wondered what doesn’t get written on the labels? Find out more…

Workshop: Painting in the Studio

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

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

Fully booked

Drop-in Drawing

A part of Late Shift
29 May 2012, 15:00
Check signage on the day for details
Free

Start your weekend with a relaxing drawing session in the Gallery.  You will spend time looking at portraits, exploring different elements such as technique, composition and line. Suitable for all abilities and all materials provided.

Guest DJ

A part of Late Shift
31 May 2012, 18:00
Room 32
Free

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

Exhibition Tour: The Queen: Art & Image

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

Live Music: Master of the Queen's Music

A part of Late Shift
1 June 2012, 18:30
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Free

In response to The Queen: Art & Image, the Ligeti Quartet performs music by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies and John Cage.

Part of The Queen: Art and Image exhibition

Introductory Tour

A part of Late Shift
1 June 2012, 19:30
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Free

A whistle stop tour of highlights in the Collection, the Gallery’s history and top tips for enjoying your visit, with historian James Hicks.

Drop-In Drawing Session

A part of Late Shift
1 June 2012, 18:30-20:30
Meet in the Main Hall
Free

Sketching in the Gallery with artist Grace Adam. Start your weekend with a relaxing drawing session in the Gallery. You will spend time looking at portraits, exploring different elements such as technique, composition and line. Drawing from the portraits encourages you to look slowly and carefully at the works, giving you an artist’s perspective. There is a short introduction at 18.30 but feel free to drop in whenever you like. You can stay for 10 minutes or 2 hours. The class is suitable for both beginners and more confident artists. All materials are provided.

Inspirations: Lord Bill Morris

A part of Late Shift
7 June 2012, 19:00
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Tickets: £5 (£4 concessions and Gallery Supporters)
Book online or call 020 7306 0055

Lord Bill Morris, former General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union, talks about the people who have influenced him including London Chartist leader William Cuffay.

Exhibition Tour: The Queen: Art & Image

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

Find out more about this exhibition staged to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

Part of The Queen: Art and Image exhibition

Free tour ticket required, available from 17.00 on the day. Timed exhibition ticket must be purchased.

Guest DJ: Richard Osborne

A part of Late Shift
7 June 2012, 18:00-20:45
Check signage on the day for details
Free

Listen and unwind at the Late Shift Bar.

Live Music: Concordia International Ensemble

A part of Late Shift
8 June 2012, 18:30
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Free

Gillian Humphreys, artistic director of the Concordia Foundation, presents ‘The Musical World of Charles Dickens’.

Gallery Talk Fit for a Queen

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

Discover more about Elizabethan high fashion with historian Leslie Rivett.

Workshop: Painting in the Studio

A part of Late Shift
8 June 2012, 18:30-20:30
Education Studio
Tickets: £10
Book online or call 020 7306 0055

How does the way an image is made affect the viewer’s response to it? Inspired by The Queen: Art & Image experiment with painting and collage, with artist Grace Adam.

Drop-In Drawing Session

A part of Late Shift
8 June 2012, 18:30-20:30
Check signage on the day for details
Free

Sketching in the Gallery with artist Andy Pankhurst. Start your weekend with a relaxing drawing session in the Gallery. You will spend time looking at portraits, exploring different elements such as technique, composition and line. Drawing from the portraits encourages you to look slowly and carefully at the works, giving you an artist’s perspective. There is a short introduction at 18.30 but feel free to drop in whenever you like. You can stay for 10 minutes or 2 hours. The class is suitable for both beginners and more confident artists. All materials are provided.

Inspirations: Richard Dawkins

A part of Late Shift
14 June 2012, 19:00
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Tickets: £5 (£4 concessions and Gallery Supporters)
Book online or call 020 7306 0055
Richard Dawkins, evolutionary biologist and author of The God Delusion, discusses the people who have inspired him including Charles Darwin.

Gallery Talk: Clandestine Romances

A part of Late Shift
14 June 2012, 19:30
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
Find out about forbidden romances and youthful elopements behind portraits of respectable women in the Collection, with art historian Julie Barlow.

Resident DJ: Edward Otchere

A part of Late Shift
14 June 2012, 18:00-20:45
Check signage on the day for details
Free

Music from the Commonwealth nations of New Zealand and Australia.

Part of The Queen: Art and Image exhibition

Live Music: Catherine AD

A part of Late Shift
15 June 2012, 18:30
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Free

Self-taught multi-instrumentalist Catherine AD, lauded by Rob da Bank and NME, plays her beautiful chamber pop.

Gallery Talk: Not on the Label

A part of Late Shift
15 June 2012, 19:30
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Free
An alternative take on highlights of our Collection with artist and art historian Liz Rideal.

Drop-In Drawing Session

A part of Late Shift
15 June 2012, 18:30-20:30
Meet in the Main Hall
Free

Sketching in the Gallery with artist Sue Wilson. Start your weekend with a relaxing drawing session in the Gallery. You will spend time looking at portraits, exploring different elements such as technique, composition and line. Drawing from the portraits encourages you to look slowly and carefully at the works, giving you an artist’s perspective. There is a short introduction at 18.30 but feel free to drop in whenever you like. You can stay for 10 minutes or 2 hours. The class is suitable for both beginners and more confident artists. All materials are provided.

Lecture: Our Diamond Queen - Her Life and Times

A part of Late Shift
21 June 2012, 19:00
Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Tickets: £5 (£4 concessions and Gallery Supporters)
Book online or call 020 7306 0055

Journalist Andrew Marr and historian Sarah Bradford examine the Queen's sixty year reign from personal, public and political angles.

Part of The Queen: Art and Image exhibition

Exhibition Tour: BP Portrait Award 2012

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

Enjoy the highlights from this contemporary portrait exhibition.

Free tour ticket required, available from 17.00 on the day. Timed exhibition ticket must be purchased.

Guest DJ

A part of Late Shift
21 June 2012, 18:00-20:45
Check signage on the day for details
Free

Listen and unwind at the Late Shift Bar.

Live Music: Soumik Datta

A part of Late Shift
22 June 2012, 18:30
Check signage on the day for details
Free
Datta collaborates with Austrian drummer Bernhard Schimpelsberger fusing funk, virtuoso Indian classical and drum and bass.

Gallery Talk: Take Another Look

A part of Late Shift
22 June 2012, 19:30
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Free
Hear a fresh perspective on portraits of women, by women, from the 1920s to 1940s. With artist Grace Adam.

Drop-In Drawing Session

A part of Late Shift
22 June 2012, 18:30-20:30
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
Sketching in the Gallery with artist Victoria Turnbull. Start your weekend with a relaxing drawing session in the Gallery. You will spend time looking at portraits, exploring different elements such as technique, composition and line. Drawing from the portraits encourages you to look slowly and carefully at the works, giving you an artist’s perspective. There is a short introduction at 18.30 but feel free to drop in whenever you like. You can stay for 10 minutes or 2 hours. The class is suitable for both beginners and more confident artists. All materials are provided.

Gallery Tour: Tudor Rogers

A part of Late Shift
28 June 2012, 19:00
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Free
Historian Thomas Penn, author of Winter King the biography of Henry VII, discusses the life of the Machiavellian monarch and his contemporaries in the Tudor Galleries.

Free tour ticket required, available from 17.00 on the day.

Gallery Talk: Hidden Histories

A part of Late Shift
28 June 2012, 19:30
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
Delve into the unwritten pasts of some of our most celebrated sitters, led in BSL by John Wilson. With interpretation into English by Diana Smith.

Resident DJ: Edward Otchere

A part of Late Shift
28 June 2012, 18:00-20:45
Check signage on the day for details
Free

Music from the Commonwealth nations of West Indies.

Part of The Queen: Art and Image exhibition

Live Music: English National Opera

A part of Late Shift
29 June 2012, 18:30
Check signage on the day for details
Free
The finest voices from ENO's training programme Opera Works reflect highlights from the Gallery's Collection.

Discussion: Presenting Pomp

A part of Late Shift
29 June 2012, 19:30
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Free
How did the magnificent PR machine of historic Royal Court portraiture reinforce class structure before the 20th Century? With Timberlina and special guests.

Drop-In Drawing Session

A part of Late Shift
29 June 2012, 18:30-20:30
Check signage on the day for details
Free
Sketching in the Gallery with artist Grace Adam. Start your weekend with a relaxing drawing session in the Gallery. You will spend time looking at portraits, exploring different elements such as technique, composition and line. Drawing from the portraits encourages you to look slowly and carefully at the works, giving you an artist’s perspective.
There is a short introduction at 18.30 but feel free to drop in whenever you like. You can stay for 10 minutes or 2 hours. The class is suitable for both beginners and more confident artists. All materials are provided.

Discussion: Portraiture and Biography

A part of Late Shift
5 July 2012, 18:30
Check signage on the day for details
Free
Celebrate the launch of the Gallery’s Late Victorian Catalogue with Director Sandy Nairne and special guests.

Exhibition Tour: The Queen: Art & Image

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

In today’s celebrity culture, how have images of the Queen been used to reflect issues of class and femininity? With Timberlina and special guests.

Part of The Queen: Art and Image exhibition

Free tour ticket required, available from 17.00 on the day. Timed exhibition ticket must be purchased.

Guest DJ: Sadie Lee

A part of Late Shift
5 July 2012, 18:00-20:45
Check signage on the day for details
Free
Celebrating WorldPride, DJ Sadie Lee spins her favourite tunes.

Drop-In Drawing Session

A part of Late Shift
6 July 2012, 18:30
Check signage on the day for details
Free
Sketching in the Gallery with artist Sue Wilson.

Live Music: Brit School

A part of Late Shift
6 July 2012, 18:30
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Free
Music students perform original music in a contemporary style in response to the BP Portrait Award 2012 shortlist.

Gallery Talk: The Age of Celebrity and Mini-Empires

A part of Late Shift
6 July 2012, 19:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
Do portraits of the Royal Family reflect the status quo of the times? Join the discussion with Timberlina and special guests.

Gallery Talk: Introductory Tour

A part of Late Shift
6 July 2012, 19:30
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
Highlights in the Collection, the Gallery’s history and top tips for enjoying your visit.

Gallery Talk: Rolling Heads

A part of Late Shift
12 July 2012, 19:30
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
A grizzly tour of famous executions in British history with historian Alex Rodriguez.

Resident DJ: Edward Otchere

A part of Late Shift
12 July 2012, 18:00-20:45
Check signage on the day for details
Free

Music from the Commonwealth nations of Africa inspired by The Queen: Art & Image.

Live Music: Master of the Queen's Music

A part of Late Shift
13 July 2012, 18:30
Check signage on the day for details
Free
In response to The Queen: Art & Image a concert for flute, viola and harp.

Exhibition Tour: BP Portrait Award 2012

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

Led by art historian James Hicks.

Free tour ticket required, available from 17.00 on the day. Timed exhibition ticket must be purchased.

Drop-In Drawing Session

A part of Late Shift
13 July 2012, 18:30-20:30
Check signage on the day for details
Free
David Gentleman, the artist behind the drawings in the Underground station at Charing Cross, shares his techniques for sketching and painting London. Then put it in to practice yourself with drawing in the Gallery.

Exhibition Tour: Road to 2012

A part of Late Shift
19 July 2012, 19:30
Check signage on the day for details
Free

Discover more about the photographs of the people who are making the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games happen.

Free tour ticket required, available from 17.00 on the day.

Guest DJ

A part of Late Shift
19 July 2012, 18:00-20:45
Check signage on the day for details
Free

Listen and unwind at the Late Shift Bar.

Live Music: Collectres

A part of Late Shift
20 July 2012, 18:30
Check signage on the day for details
Free
The all-female arts collective perform their experimental music combined with strong visual play.

Gallery Talk: A Photographer's Eye

A part of Late Shift
20 July 2012, 19:30
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
Road to 2012 photographer Bettina von Zwehl shows the painted portraits which inspire her work.

Drop-In Drawing Session

A part of Late Shift
20 July 2012, 18:30-20:30
Check signage on the day for details
Free
Sketching in the Gallery with artist Marc Woodhead.

Gallery Talk: A Photographer's Eye

A part of Late Shift
26 July 2012, 19:30
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Free
Find out how Road to 2012 photographer Brian Griffin's work is influenced by portraits from the past.

With BSL interpretation.

Drop-In Drawing Session

A part of Late Shift
26 July 2012, 18:30-20:30
Check signage on the day for details
Free
Sketching in the Gallery with artist Andy Pankhurst. Start your weekend with a relaxing drawing session in the Gallery. You will spend time looking at portraits, exploring different elements such as technique, composition and line. Drawing from the portraits encourages you to look slowly and carefully at the works, giving you an artist’s perspective. There is a short introduction at 18.30 but feel free to drop in whenever you like. You can stay for 10 minutes or 2 hours. The class is suitable for both beginners and more confident artists. All materials are provided.

Resident DJ: Edward Otchere

A part of Late Shift
26 July 2012, 18:00-20:45
Check signage on the day for details
Free
Presenting a wide selection of great British music.

Live Music: Jason Singh

A part of Late Shift
27 July 2012, 18:30
Check signage on the day for details
Free
Human beatboxer and vocal sculptor Singh performs a special set, fresh from being the first Sound Art Resident at the V&A.

Gallery Talk: Queer Perspectives

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

Stroll through the Gallery with Queer Perspectives resident artist Sadie Lee and a special guest.

Guest DJ

A part of Late Shift
2 August 2012, 18:00-20:45
Check signage on the day for details
Free

Listen and unwind at the Late Shift Bar.

Live Music: Cevanne

A part of Late Shift
3 August 2012, 18:30
Check signage on the day for details
Free
Armenian-British harpist/singer Cevanne Horrocks-Hopayian, Norwegian cellist/singer Torun Sæter Stavseng and British cellist Gregor Riddell perform original works.

Gallery Talk: Introductory Tour

A part of Late Shift
3 August 2012, 19:30
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
Highlights in the Collection, the Gallery’s history and top tips for enjoying your visit.

Drop-In Drawing Session

A part of Late Shift
3 August 2012, 18:30-20:30
Check signage on the day for details
Free
Sketching in the Gallery with artist Victoria Turnbull.

Gallery Talk: Bad Boys of the Collection

A part of Late Shift
9 August 2012, 19:30
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
A miscellany of rogues, scoundrels and rascals in the Gallery’s Collection with historian Sarah Ciacci.

Resident DJ: Edward Otchere

A part of Late Shift
9 August 2012, 18:00-20:45
Check signage on the day for details
Free
Vinyl set inspired by The Queen: Art & Image.

Live Music: Catherine Ring & Tim Karp

A part of Late Shift
10 August 2012, 18:30
Check signage on the day for details
Free
Cavaco-player Tim Karp and percussionist Catherine Ring perform Brazilian music anticipating the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Gallery Talk: Bad Girls of the Collection

A part of Late Shift
10 August 2012, 19:30
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
Take in an assortment of ‘harlots’ and ‘floozies’, with historian Lucinda Hawksley.

Drop-In Drawing Session

A part of Late Shift
10 August 2012, 18:30-20:30
Check signage on the day for details
Free
Sketching in the Gallery with artist Robin-Lee Hall. Start your weekend with a relaxing drawing session in the Gallery. You will spend time looking at portraits, exploring different elements such as technique, composition and line. Drawing from the portraits encourages you to look slowly and carefully at the works, giving you an artist’s perspective. There is a short introduction at 18.30 but feel free to drop in whenever you like. You can stay for 10 minutes or 2 hours. The class is suitable for both beginners and more confident artists. All materials are provided.

Exhibition Tour: BP Portrait Award 2012

A part of Late Shift
16 August 2012, 19:30
Check signage on the day for details
Free

Enjoy the highlights from this contemporary portrait exhibition.

Free tour ticket required, available from 17.00 on the day. Timed exhibition ticket must be purchased.

Guest DJ

A part of Late Shift
16 August 2012, 18:00-20:45
Check signage on the day for details
Free

Listen and unwind at the Late Shift Bar.

Live Music: Marielle Way

A part of Late Shift
17 August 2012, 18:30
Check signage on the day for details
Free
Way performs solo flute by the Bach family, inspired by Gallery's portrait of J.C. Bach, interspersed with Telemann Fantasias.

Exhibition Tour: The Queen: Art & Image

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

Find out more about this exhibition staged to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Free tour ticket required, available from 17.00 on the day. Timed exhibition ticket must be purchased.

Part of The Queen: Art and Image exhibition

Free tour ticket required, available from 17.00 on the day. Timed exhibition ticket must be purchased.

Drop-In Drawing Session

A part of Late Shift
17 August 2012, 18:30-20:30
Check signage on the day for details
Free
Sketching in the Gallery with artist Marc Woodhead. Start your weekend with a relaxing drawing session in the Gallery. You will spend time looking at portraits, exploring different elements such as technique, composition and line. Drawing from the portraits encourages you to look slowly and carefully at the works, giving you an artist’s perspective. There is a short introduction at 18.30 but feel free to drop in whenever you like. You can stay for 10 minutes or 2 hours. The class is suitable for both beginners and more confident artists. All materials are provided.

Exhibition Tour: Road to 2012

A part of Late Shift
23 August 2012, 19:00
Check signage on the day for details
Free

After working with the internationally renowned Road to 2012 photographers, photography and fine art students from the University of East London share their insights.

Free tour ticket required, available from 17.00 on the day.

Exhibition Tour: Road to 2012

A part of Late Shift
23 August 2012, 19:30
Check signage on the day for details
Free

After working with the internationally renowned Road to 2012 photographers, photography and fine art students from the University of East London share their insights.

Free tour ticket required, available from 17.00 on the day.

Resident DJ: Edward Otchere

A part of Late Shift
23 August 2012, 18:00-20:45
Check signage on the day for details
Free
Vinyl set inspired by The Queen: Art & Image.

Live Music: Tehillah Collective

A part of Late Shift
24 August 2012, 18:30
Check signage on the day for details
Free
To commemorate Slavery Remembrance Day, the Tehillah Collective present gospel and spiritual songs, using acoustic instruments and vocal arrangements.

Drop-In Drawing Session

A part of Late Shift
24 August 2012, 18:30-20:30
Check signage on the day for details
Free
Sketching in the Gallery with artist Victoria Turnbull. Start your weekend with a relaxing drawing session in the Gallery. You will spend time looking at portraits, exploring different elements such as technique, composition and line. Drawing from the portraits encourages you to look slowly and carefully at the works, giving you an artist’s perspective. There is a short introduction at 18.30 but feel free to drop in whenever you like. You can stay for 10 minutes or 2 hours. The class is suitable for both beginners and more confident artists. All materials are provided.

Gallery Talk: Scandal and Intrigue

A part of Late Shift
30 August 2012, 19:30
Meet in the Main Hall
Free
Art historian Phillippa Heath reveals the scandalous mistresses of the Regency years. With BSL interpretation.

Guest DJ

A part of Late Shift
30 August 2012, 18:00-20:45
Check signage on the day for details
Free

Listen and unwind at the Late Shift Bar.

Live Music: Anna Pym

A part of Late Shift
31 August 2012, 18:30
Check signage on the day for details
Free
Violinist, Anna Pym and friends play chamber music by Ravel and others.

Exhibition Tour: Road to 2012

A part of Late Shift
31 August 2012, 19:00
Check signage on the day for details
Free

After working with the internationally renowned Road to 2012 photographers, photography and fine art students from the University of East London share their insights.

Free tour ticket required, available from 17.00 on the day.

Exhibition Tour: Road to 2012

A part of Late Shift
31 August 2012, 19:30
Check signage on the day for details
Free

After working with the internationally renowned Road to 2012 photographers, photography and fine art students from the University of East London share their insights.

Free tour ticket required, available from 17.00 on the day.

Drop-In Drawing Session

A part of Late Shift
31 August 2012, 18:30-20:30
Check signage on the day for details
Free
Sketching in the Gallery with artist Robin-Lee Hall. Start your weekend with a relaxing drawing session in the Gallery. You will spend time looking at portraits, exploring different elements such as technique, composition and line. Drawing from the portraits encourages you to look slowly and carefully at the works, giving you an artist’s perspective. There is a short introduction at 18.30 but feel free to drop in whenever you like. You can stay for 10 minutes or 2 hours. The class is suitable for both beginners and more confident artists. All materials are provided.