New for August
Explore the latest news, videos and creative sessions – including a summertime programme of free outdoor art activities in Trafalgar Square.
Exhibition updates
Poussin on sale
Lose yourself in Poussin's world of revelry and drama in this first exhibition celebrating his pictures of dance.
Opens 9 October
Tickets £12
Bellotto reviews
"Get to the National Gallery pronto” (The Telegraph) to witness Bellotto’s majestic Königstein views, reunited after 250 years.
★★★★★The Guardian, The Telegraph
August events
Sketch on the Square
Our easels are ready and waiting for you to paint, draw or sketch your own masterpiece right outside the Gallery.
Various dates until 31 August
Free, spaces limited
Talk and draw
Grab your pencils as we explore 'Saint Veronica with the Sudarium', in this online artist-led drawing session.
Friday 27 August, 4 pm
Free
Latest videos
Picture of the month
Gaze into the distance through an avenue of trees and explore this master class in perspective – your chosen picture for August.
Duration: 1 minute
Behind the scenes
Follow the Conservation team as they restore an Adolphe Monticelli painting and reveal the interesting parallels to Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers'.
Duration: 10 minutes
