The National Gallery

What links a poet, an abolitionist and an aristocrat? This #WorldPoetryDay poet Madeleine Le Cesne performs her piece 'Linked Lives', inspired by the astonishing story of her family's history. Hear Madeleine's story and to find out how we traced a portrait in London to this poet and scholar from New Orleans: https://bit.ly/3FELBH1 #ArtHistory #Poetry #NationalGallery

Artist Ming Wong is our new Artist in Residence 2025. Wong’s broad practice across film, performance, painting and installation draws on the history of cinema, pop culture and speculative fiction to uncover the politics of representation. He begins his residency in March 2025, culminating in a publication and a presentation in winter 2025, as well as a permanent acquisition for Glynn Vivian Art Gallery. Learn more about our Artist in Residence programme here: https://bit.ly/41IpxCQ

'What scene are we remembering when we think of Lady Jane Grey?' Join artist Jeremy Deller and classicist Mary Beard as they come together for a conversation about acts of commemoration. Is commemoration the same as celebration? Watch the full discussion: https://bit.ly/4kyrxGt #ArtHistory #MaryBeard #JeremyDeller #NationalGallery

Spark your imagination in the National Gallery Imaginarium, a virtual space to interact with your paintings ✨ This new experience combines soundscapes, guided interaction, poetry and animations, to help you pause and see the your paintings afresh. Let us take you on a journey to explore your own relationship with art, whether you know just a little or a lot. Here your only limitation is your imagination.  Find out more: https://bit.ly/3FAIEY9 Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies #ArtHistory #NationalGallery

JOB ALERT Exhibitions Assistant The National Gallery is seeking an Exhibitions Assistant to support the organisation and delivery of a range of exhibitions for our Trafalgar Square and Touring Exhibitions programme. Working concurrently on multiple projects, supporting different Exhibition Managers, you will need to be a highly organised, positive individual with a keen eye for detail. You will bring experience of working in a busy administrative role and can show yourself to be a calm, considerate and collaborative team member with the ability to work well with departments across the Gallery as well as with a number of external stakeholders. For further details or to apply visit: https://lnkd.in/gm3mKF63 #Exhibitionsjobs #Galleries #Exhibitions

What links a female sculptor to this popular scene from British history? 🤔 Join Frame Conservator Isabella Kocum as we learn more about the sculptor Félicie de Fauveau and her design for the magnificent frame of Delaroche's 'The Execution of Lady Jane Grey'. Watch the full film: https://bit.ly/43J1O7W #ArtHistory #LadyJaneGrey #Framing #NationalGallery

'An unmissable stunner' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - The Times Book your tickets to 'Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300 ‒1350': https://bit.ly/3xrx1hS Our latest five-star exhibition reunites some of the greatest Italian paintings of the 14th century for the first time in centuries. Witness the revolutionary work of Sienese painters Duccio, Simone Martini and the brothers Pietro and Ambrogio Lorenzetti, whose creativity forged an entirely new way of painting. The exhibition brings together several panels from Duccio’s monumental altarpiece the 'Maestà', the first double-sided altarpiece in Western painting, alongside Simone Martini’s 'Orsini Polyptych' an exquisite folding artwork made for private devotion. Witness the historic reunion of these artworks separated by centuries and explore how painters drew inspiration from glittering metalwork, striking sculptures and luxurious textiles. #ArtHistory #Exhibition #NationalGallery

'I will show Your Illustrious Lordship what a woman can do' 🎨 TW: Sexual Assault. Join Fiona as we learn more about the most celebrated female painter of the 17th century, Artemisia Gentileschi. #ArtHistory #WomensHistoryMonth #NationalGallery

An artist who fled the revolution and painted Marie Antoinette 😮 This #InternationalWomenDay join Fiona as we explore the life and work of the great 18th-century portraitist Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun. #ArtHistory #WomanArtist #NationalGallery

Step into 14th-century Siena. A golden moment for art, a catalyst of change ✨ Our upcoming exhibition 'Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300 ‒1350' opens tomorrow. Book your tickets here: https://bit.ly/3xrx1hS Discover an age of daring innovation, creativity and craftsmanship, when artists broke from tradition and pioneered new ways of storytelling. Witness the historic reunion of artworks separated by centuries and explore how painters drew inspiration from glittering metalwork, striking sculptures and luxurious textiles. The exhibition was organised by the National Gallery and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. #ArtHistory #Siena #Exhibition #NationalGallery