Saturday 5 March 2022

The National Gallery - What's new for March

 The National Gallery

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

New for March

This month, get to the Gallery for a display of new work from Artist in Residence Ali Cherri, and travel back to 16th-century Italy in a Veronese-inspired virtual reality experience.

Plus, celebrate International Women’s Day with a series of events exploring women in art and the pioneering female artists in the collection.


Live talks 

Bertha Mary Garnett, 'A Corner of The Turner Room in the National Gallery', 1883 © The National Gallery, London

Women and the Arts Forum

Discover the ways in which women have engaged with the arts, both past and present with leading scholars and contemporary artists. Part of International Women's Day.

Tuesday 8 March
1.30 pm
Tickets £10
Online

Hilary Fraser © Rick Rylance, 2021

Anna Jameson Lecture

Ahead of our major Raphael exhibition, hear from Professor Hilary Fraser on the part played by art historian Anna Jameson in the reception of his work in the 19th century.

Thursday 10 March
5.30 pm
Tickets £8
Online


In the Gallery

Virtual Veronese experience © The National Gallery, London

Virtual Veronese

Travel back to 16th-century Italy and see Paolo Veronese's 'The Consecration of Saint Nicholas' in its original setting in this virtual reality experience.

Opens 7 March
Free

Ali Cherri 

Our Artist in Residence explores museum and gallery collections and their history of trauma for a new exhibition 'If you prick us, do we not bleed?'

Opens 16 March
Free


New to watch

Raphael, 'The Garvagh Madonna', about 1510-11 © The National Gallery, London

Picture of the month

Professor Hilary Fraser looks at Raphael’s exquisite yet tender portrait of the Madonna and Child with the infant John the Baptist.

Duration: 1 minute

Meeting the Duke

See what happened when 'The Duke' actor Jim Broadbent came face-to-face with his co-star for the first time, in our conservation studio. 

Duration: 10 minutes