The Renaissance was one of the most dynamic periods in the history of European art and culture, producing remarkable developments in painting, architecture, sculpture, music, philosophy and science.

To coincide with our exhibition ‘Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers’, this course will focus on the last two years of Van Gogh’s life in Provence. Throughout the three-week course, we will consider how the ...

Now a gallery to rival any of its European counterparts, as the 20th century dawns the National Gallery faces new challenges. There was great competition in a burgeoning international art market and ...

At the National Gallery, staff were coming up with a plan to store the paintings until the war was over. But it was hard to find a place to keep many works of art safe. That was until the Director, ...

In the studio, the chosen artist would often make studies of works from the collection. The very first Artist-in-Residence, ...

Today, the National Gallery is home to more than 2,400 paintings. But when it first opened in 1824, it had only 38. It was Britain's first nationally owned art collection. But who were the people who ...

In 2007, many theatregoers, diners and shoppers experienced this during the National Gallery’s ‘Grand Tour’. Over 12 weeks, ...

Gallery documentation records that the Wornum family occupied 'ten rooms - six on the ground floor, and four on the basement ...

William Wilkins was an architect and archaeologist. His portfolio included some of London's well-known buildings, such as St ...

Otto Mündler wasn’t just the National Gallery’s first Travelling Agent. He was also the only person to be employed by the ...

The daily concerts lasted for six-and-a-half years during the war. Today, their legacy lives on as visitors continue to enjoy ...

Around 20 years before his death, Turner drew up his first will. In it, he requested that two of his paintings go to the ...