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'This revamp starts with a thrilling embrace from Leonardo, unfolding to Titian, Van Eyck, Monet and more – all bolstered by cool new architecture and lighting. What a wonderland!' - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ from The The Guardian for 'C C Land: The Wonder of Art', a redisplay of our entire

You know that feeling of waking up on your birthday? 🎉 Last year we began our bumper Bicentenary year, celebrating 200 years of bringing people and paintings together! Since then, we’ve been hard at work improving your National Gallery, from rehanging our entire collection

A moment of reflection 🍃 Today marks the start of #MentalHealthAwareness week. Join us for a slow look at Meindert Hobbema's most famous work, 'Avenue at Middelharnis', guided by mindfulness practitioner Lucia van der Drift.

'What a 200th birthday treat this is' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐- Evening Standard This month, we marked the end of our Bicentenary year by reopening a world-class welcome in the newly renovated Sainsbury Wing and launched an exciting new rehang of our entire collection. Join us and trace 700

What do structures like Stonehenge tell us about national identity? 🤔 Join artist Jeremy Deller and classicist mary beard as they come together for a conversation about acts of commemoration. Watch the full discussion: bit.ly/4kyrxGt

Inspiring millions of people for generations to come ✨ This month, we mark the end of our Bicentenary year, celebrating 200 years of bringing people and paintings together. To celebrate we have completed an exciting new rehang of the entire collection, the first ever in our

This Saturday, you're invited to revel with Bacchus and friends at DJCAD, UoD in Dundee! As part of our 200th birthday celebrations, 'The Triumph of Art' is a nationwide performance by artist Jeremy Deller, taking place across the four nations. Join us on 24 May as students

How has colour changed the world? 'Stories in Colour' is a vibrant new podcast from the National Gallery ✨ Uncover the hidden mysteries woven into colour from antiquity to the present day. Launching 28 May, available wherever you get your podcasts: bit.ly/3H5LdC4

Did you spot the self portrait hidden in this busy scene? 👀 Rosa Bonheur died #OnThisDay in 1899. Join Research Fellow Jon King and art historian Amy Mechowski, as they discuss the life and work of Bonheur. Watch the full film: bit.ly/45QJdpK

Remember the viral dress that divided the internet back in 2015? Was it blue and black, or was it white and gold? 🤔 For the first episode of our brand-new podcast, Stories in Colour, join Professor Anya Hurlbert from Newcastle University and National Gallery host Beks Leary as they

Beneath the surface of an iconic Rubens painting 🔍 This week marks the death of Peter Paul Rubens in 1640. Join Conservator Britta New as she reveals changes that have been made to Rubens's 'Judgement of Paris' over its lifetime. Watch the full film: bit.ly/3XV0ies

How was the world’s first modern synthetic pigment discovered entirely by accident? 🤯 In episode 2 of our brand-new podcast, Stories in Colour, join colour specialist Evie Hatch and National Gallery host Beks Leary for a conversation about the pigment Prussian blue. Its story

Celebrating human creativity from ancient times to the present day ✨ Today marks the birthday of Contemporary artist Richard Long, born #OnThisDay in 1945. His new work, 'Mud Sun', sits at the top of the main stairs in our newly reopened Sainsbury Wing. Forming a bridge between

How bugs turned the world red 🐛 In episode 3 of our podcast, Stories in Colour, join historian and writer Amy Butler Greenfield and National Gallery host Beks Leary as they search for the 'perfect red'. A pigment so prized that it inspired international espionage and piracy,

"You've got a statue of an emperor. You don't like him anymore, what do you do?"🤔 Join artist Jeremy Deller and classicist mary beard as they come together for a conversation about acts of commemoration. Watch the full discussion: bit.ly/4kyrxGt

Talented and highly original - but who painted it? 🤔 What's different when looking at an artwork if we don't know who painted it? Join Curator Emma Capron and Head of Conservation, Larry Keith, as they ponder this painting by an unknown French or Netherlandish artist. Watch

Art that shaped the future ✨ 14th-century Sienese artists Duccio, Simone Martini, and brothers Pietro and Ambrogio Lorenzetti painted boldly, each bringing unique innovations to their work. Filmed in Siena, local artist Chiara Perinetti Casoni introduces the centuries-old

How Caravaggio brings still life to life 😮 Through a real-life recreation of Caravaggio’s ‘Boy bitten by a Lizard’, writer and performer Holly James Johnston explores some of the different interpretations this intriguing painting has inspired. Watch the full film here:

Growing up in the Gallery 🎨 This #FathersDay, join Karen Eslea, our Head of Learning and National Programmes, as she explores the life of Ralph Nicholson Wornum, the Keeper of the Gallery from 1855 to 1877, and his fourteen children, some of whom lived in the Gallery. Watch

What is gold and what makes it so appealing to artists? ⭐​​ Join Specialist Scientist and Organic Analyst Nelly von Aderkas and Frame Conservator Isabella Kocum as they tell us more about the sparkling world of gold and take a closer look at Duccio's 'The Virgin and Child with