Friday 9 April 2021

The National Gallery - What's new for April

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Canaletto, 'Venice: The Feast Day of Saint Roch', about 1735 © The National Gallery, London

New this month

Take a look at the latest online events and videos to enjoy from home – including a new module of our popular Stories of art course and a final look behind the scenes of our Rubens restoration.


April events

Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, 'Self Portrait in a Straw Hat', 1782 ©️ The National Gallery, London

Stories of art

Wednesdays from 14 April

5.30 – 7.30 pm

Six sessions £75

Follow the dramatic changes across 18th-century Europe through the art of Le Brun, Hogarth, Gainsborough, and others. 

Detail from Jacky Klein. Photo: David Klein Photography

Art and technology

Friday 30 April

1 pm

Free

Join Jacky Klein, art historian, broadcaster and publisher, as she considers how technology might influence artists and the art world.


Latest videos

Canaletto, 'Venice: The Feast Day of Saint Roch', about 1735 © The National Gallery, London

Picture of the month

Join in the festivities with Canaletto's tribute to the saint who helped bring an end to the plague.

Duration: 1 minute

Behind the scenes © The National Gallery, London

Behind the scenes

After months of restoration, Larry Keith unveils the newly retouched 'Het Steen' in the Conservation Studio.

Duration: 6 minutes