National Portrait Gallery, London



4572000-228600What’s OnJune – August 2017The National Portrait Gallery is home to the largest collection of portraits in the world and celebrates the lives and achievements of those who have influenced British history, culture and identity.National Portrait GallerySt Martin’s Place, London WC2H 0HE020 7306 0055 Recorded information 020 7312 2463Entry to the Gallery is freeAn entry fee is charged for some exhibitions.Nearest Tube: Leicester Square or Charing CrossNearest Mainline Train: Charing CrossBuses to Trafalgar SquareOpening HoursDaily 10.00 – 18.00Thursdays and Fridays until 21.00Exiting commences 10 minutes before the closing time. Ticket Desk closes, and last admission to ticketed exhibitions, one hour before the Gallery closes.Due to staff training on Monday mornings, galleries onFloor 1 and all Shops open at 11.00.Due to refurbishment Rooms 30 and 31 will be closed from18 April until mid October 2017, we apologise for anyinconvenience caused.Group VisitsFor organised group visits, including schools, colleges and adult groups visit .uk/learning or call 020 7312 2483.AccessStep-free access is via the Shop entrance on St Martin’s Place and the Orange Street ramp entrance. Accompany your visit with our free access resources including the BSL Gallery App, BSL audio guide, audio picture description and large print guides available from the Ticket Desk. Free Audio Guides are available for all disabled visitors. A large print version of the What’s On is available to download at .uk/accessFor all access enquiries and for specific access requirements visit .uk/access or call 020 7321 6600. Text Direct 18001.ExploreFree WiFi is available throughout the Gallery.Search the Collection and create your own tours using the interactive Portrait Explorer touch-screens.Explore the Gallery with our interactive Audio Visual Guide (?3), Family Audio Visual Guide (charges apply) and our new and exclusive Choral Audio Guide (?3).The Gallery App (?1.19 available from iTunes) includes video introductions and floorplans.Pick up a Map to help plan your visit and support the Gallery with a donation of ?1.This autumn we are launching our exclusive Choral Audio Guide, recorded exclusively by The Portrait Choir. ?3Heinz Archive and LibraryThe primary centre for the study of British Portraiture.Open Tuesday to Friday, 10.00 – 17.00 by appointment only: archive@.ukThe curatorial team provides research support on Wednesday afternoons 14.00 – 17.00, no appointment necessary. Valuations are not given.Keep in touchRegister online for the Gallery’s free enewsletter and follow us on social media:.ukFacebook: /nationalportraitgalleryTwitter: @npglondonInstagram: @nationalportraitgalleryOur Visitor Services team are here to help and in return we ask that our visitors are courteous towards all Gallery staff.I Am Me2017 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the partialdecriminalisation of male homosexual behaviour inEngland and Wales and offers the opportunity to reflecton a key moment when notions of sexuality and identitywere being questioned and attitudes transformed.In response to this anniversary and as part of an ongoingstrand of programming, the Gallery is running a year-longseason of displays and events examining wider issues ofrepresentation, gender and sexuality and the way inwhich art and portraiture explore and question ideasabout identity.Highlights of the programme include Queer Perspectives,a screening of Akram Zataari’s 28 Nights and a Poem,followed by a talk by the artist, a Lunchtime Lectureexploring the untold story of the gay men who served intwo World Wars, and a walking tour of Soho, beginning inthe Gallery, to mark the beginning of Pride Festival 2017.Find out more at .uk#NPGIAmMeExhibitionsBP Portrait Award 201722 June – 24 September 2017Wolfson GalleryAdmission .uk/bp#BPPortraitPublicationFeaturing all works in the exhibition alongside an essay by bestselling novelist Stella Duffy. ?9.99, paperback.Supported by BPThe BP Portrait Award is the most prestigious portrait painting competition in the world, and the free exhibition continues to be an unmissable highlight of the annual art calendar. From informal studies and personal studies of friends and family to revealing images of famous faces, the exhibitionalways features a variety of styles and approaches to the contemporary painted portrait.Now in its thirty-eighth year at the National Portrait Gallery, and twenty-eighth year of sponsorship by BP, the first prize of ?30,000 makes the Award the most important international portrait painting competition of its kind and has launched the careers of many renowned artists.Young People BP Portrait Award: Next Generation engages 14 – 21-year-olds in events and activities around portraiture, onsite and online, inspired by the BP Portrait Award. For further details see .uk/bpnextgenerationThe Encounter: Drawings from Leonardo to Rembrandt13 July – 22 October 2017Porter GalleryIncluding donation: ?10 Concessions ?8.50Book now at .uk/encounterCall 020 7321 6600Or visit the Gallery in personMembers free#TheEncounterPublicationThe fully illustrated catalogue by curators Tarnya Cooper and Charlotte Bolland. ?24.95, paperback.The creative encounter between individual artists and sitters isexplored in this major exhibition featuring portrait drawings by some of the outstanding masters of the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Drawn from the holdings of British collections, exquisite observational drawings by artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Holbein, Rubens and Rembrandt will be on display in a celebration of portrait drawing from life, during a time of extraordinary artistic ingenuity.Cézanne Portraits26 October 2017 – 11 February 2018Wolfson GalleryTicketsIncluding donation: ?20(Concessions ?18.50)Book now at .uk/cezanneCall 020 7321 6600Or visit the Gallery in person#CézannePortraitsPublicationFully illustrated exhibition catalogue with introductory essay by curator John Elderfield. ?35, hardback.This major new exhibition brings together, for the first time, over 50 portraits by Paul Cézanne, one of the most influential artists of the nineteenth century.Cézanne painted almost 200 portraits during his career, including 26 of himself and 29 of his wife, Hortense Fiquet. The exhibition explores the special pictorial and thematic characteristics of Cézanne’s portraiture including his creation of complementary pairs and multiple versions of the same subject. The chronological development of Cézanne’s portraiture is considered, with an examination of the changes that occurred with respect to his style and method, and his understanding of resemblance and identity.In collaboration with Musée d’Orsay, Paris and National Gallery of Art, Washington DCGallery DisplaysThe Gallery’s changing programme of free displays highlight a range of themes, sitters and artists, as well as significant anniversaries and acquisitions.1517: Martin Luther and the English ReformationFloor 2 Room 3From 21 July2017 marks the 500th anniversary of the beginning of theProtestant Reformation, which is traditionally dated from Martin Luther’s nailing of the 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Saxony. The reforming movement that subsequently spread across Europe was to have profound consequences in England, triggering centuries of religious reform, conflict and suppression that have been described as England’s ‘Reformations’. This display looks at a selection of the portraits of some of the most prominent figures of the early years of reform in England, including the prints that were created to disseminate their ideas and commemorate their lives.?migrés: Twentieth-century Self-portraits by Artists from AbroadFloor 1 Room 32Until 1 OctoberWith the question of migration one of intense current debate,?migrés comprises work by artists from abroad who came to Great Britain in response to the Second World War. Born either in Austria or Poland, the artists represented fled from the Nazi invasion of those countries in 1938 and 1939 respectively. All were refugees, and each settled in Britain: a place of safety where they continued to work, and in which their art flourished. In turn, each brought a distinctive, richly expressive artistic outlook that reflected the training they had received in their countries of birth. That modernist ethos nourished the more conservative visual art community that they joined.Samuel Fosso: Self-PortraitsFloor 0 Room 41 and 41A24 June – 24 SeptemberThis display showcases self-portraits by the Cameroonian-born artist Samuel Fosso (b.1962). It includes work made in the 1970s alongside a body of new self-portraits made in 2015 – 16, which are being exhibitedhere for the first time. Fosso began making self-portraits aged thirteen when he opened his own photographic studio in Bangui, Central African Republic in 1975. In these private studio self-portraits, the artist used masquerade and performance, borrowing iconic images and cultural stereotypes to explore African identities. His latest body of work consists of 666 large format Polaroid self-portraits produced in an intensiveprocess; the display will include a selection of Polaroids from the series. This display is funded by the William Brake Charitable Trust.Floor 2Room 3 Until 16 JulyFraming the Face:Collars and RuffsRoom 16 Until 16 March 2018Life, Death and MemoryFloor 1Room 21 Until 30 OctoberMarlene Dumas:Oscar Wilde and BosieRoom 22First World War PoetsRoom 24 Until 31 JulyReproducing Fame: Printmakersand the Victorian StageRoom 25 Until 6 AugustAt the Despatch Box: Gladstonein ActionRoom 25 From 7 AugustBeing Queen VictoriaRoom 29 Until 29 OctoberA Century of Photography 1840 – 1940Room 32 Until 6 AugustSpeak its Name!Room 32 From 9 AugustDouglas BrothersRoom 33 Until 3 SeptemberDouble Take: Akram Zaatari andthe Arab Image FoundationFloor 0Room 39 Until 24 SeptemberDavid Gwinnutt: Before We Were MenNational ProgrammeThe Gallery works collaboratively with venues around the country to loan works as part of a varied programme of touring exhibitions and displays.More Real Than Life: 19th-century Portrait PhotographyThe Barber Institute of Fine Arts,Birmingham 9 June – 24 SeptemberThe exhibition considers the creation of Victorian studio portrait photography and the role sitters played. It discusses the techniques employed by the studios and explores the ways in which social status, celebrity and gender were conveyed through the use of backdrops, props, costumes and poses. Curated in partnership with the Gallery, the Barber Institute and University of Birmingham students.Looking Good: The Male Gaze from Van Dyck to Lucian FreudScottish National Portrait Gallery,Edinburgh 24 June – 1 OctoberCurated by the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, as part of athree-year nationwide tour, this display considers Sir Anthony van Dyck’s Self-portrait in the context of male portraiture. Exploring male fashion from the 16th to 18th century and the role of gender and sexuality in contemporary representations of men. Edinburgh based, Mercury Prize winning Young Fathers will create a unique video for the display.Creative Connections NottinghamNottingham Contemporary19 July – 31 AugustSocial documentary photographer Katherine Green works with students from Farnborough Academy, to explore community identities, inspired by the Collection and sitters with a link to the city. In partnership with Nottingham Contemporary. Creative Connections is generously supported by the Palley family.Find out more .uk/beyondthegalleryEvents CalendarEvents are free unless otherwise stated. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis and are subject to availability.Book ticketed events at .uk/events, call 020 7306 0055 or visit the Gallery in person.We offer discounted ticket prices for Concessions and Gallery Supporters. Events are subject to change. Please check the website before visiting.AccessAll events are wheelchair accessible.BSL: Events interpreted with British Sign Language or led in BSL. Please check listings for details.Visualising Portraits: Picture description for visually impaired visitors.JuneThu 113.15 Lunchtime Lecture Coloured with Emotion: Shocking Pink, Hematite & Chrome Yellow ?3/?219.00 Gallery Tour Highlights of the Collection Fri 218.30Live Music Raymond Burley18.30Drop-in Drawing Led by artist Marc WoodheadThu 818.30Screening 28 Nights and a Poem ?8/?7Fri 918.30Live Music Consort of 118.30Drop-in Drawing Led by artist Grace AdamSat 10 – Sun1111.00-17.00Weekend Workshop Taking Control of Your Camera ?150/?125Thu 1513.15Lunchtime Lecture Henry Marten and The Levellers ?3/?219.00See website for detailsFri 1618.30Live Music Florentine Arts Ensemble: Musical Encounters18.30Drop-in Drawing Led by artist Robin-Lee HallSun 1813.00- 14.30 (for ages 3+) Drop-in Family Session Animating Aviators15.00 – 16.30(for ages 7+) Drop-in Family Session Animating AviatorsThu 2219.00In Conversation Markéta Luskacová s London Street Musicians ?8/?7Fri 2318.30Live Music Dup Van Vliet18.30Drop-in Drawing Led by artist Gayna Pelham19.00In Conversation: Samuel Fosso and Hans Ulrich Obrist ?8/?7Sat 2411.00-13.00 Walking Tour Timberlina’s Bona Troll of Soho ?12/?10Sat 24- Sun 2511.00-17.00Weekend Workshop BP Portrait Award 2017 ?150/?125Mon 2613.00-15.00Drawing Room A Century of PhotographyThu 2914.00Visualising Portraits First World War Poets19.00In Conversation Faces of the Past, Images in Question Free ticket required19.30BSL Gallery Tour Life, Death and MemoryFri 3018.30Live Music Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance18.30Drop-in Drawing Led by artist Robin-Lee Hall18.30Life Drawing Movement and the Baroque ?9/?7JulyThu 613.15Lunchtime Lecture When Vivien Met Angus: A Photographic Love-Affair ?3/?219.00 Lecture Margaret Thatcher: A Life and Legacy ?8/?7Fri 718.30Live Music The BRIT School18.30Drop-in Drawing Led by artist Gayna PelhamSat 8 –Sun 911.00-17.00Weekend Workshop Street and Studio ?150/?125Thu 1319.00Exhibition Tour BP Portrait Award 2017Fri 1418.30Live Music Investec Opera Holland Park: Regency Rossini18.30Drop-in Drawing Led by artist Robin-Lee HallSat 1511.00-14.30BP Portrait Award: Next GenerationBP Next Generation Taster SessionSun1613.00 – 14.30 (for ages 3+)Drop-in Family Session Comic Characters15.00 – 16.30(for ages 7+) Drop-in Family Session Comic CharactersThu 2013.15Lunchtime Lecture Isambard Kingdom Brunel: the hidden story behind the iconic image ?3/?219.00 Lecture Jane Austen and her World ?8/?7Fri 2118.30Live Music Melange18.30Drop-in Drawing Led by artist Grace AdamSat 22 – Sun 2311.00 – 17.00 Weekend Workshop From Silver to Ink and Chalk ?150/?125Mon 24 – Fri 2811.00-16.00Holiday Activities Portraits, People and PlacesThu 2714.00Visualising Portraits Life, Death and Memory19.00In Conversation The Encounter: An Exhibition in the Making ?8/?719.30BSL Tour BP Portrait AwardFri 2818.30Live Music Fontane Liang18.30Drop-in Drawing Led by artist Andy Pankhurst18.30Life Drawing Draw like the Masters - tools and techniques ?9/?7Sat 2911.00-14.30BP Portrait Award: Next GenerationSun 3011.00-14.30BP Next Generation Taster Session – Life DrawingMon 3113.00-15.00BP Portrait Award: Next Generation BP Next Generation Taster SessionMon 31 – 4 August11.00-16.00The Drawing Room Caricature Holiday Activities Portraits, People and PlacesAugustThu 313.15Lunchtime Lecture Fighting Proud – The Untold Story of the Gay Men Who Served in Two World Wars ?3/?219.00In Conversation Queer Perspectives Free ticket requiredFri 418.30Live Music Octandre Trio18.30Drop-in Drawing Led by artist Gayna PelhamSat 514.00-17.30 BP Portrait Award: Next Generation BP Next Generation Taster SessionTue 818.30-20.30BP Portrait Award: Next Generation BP Next Generation Young People’s Private ViewThu 1019.00 Lecture ‘Taking of physionamies’: the techniques and functions of Holbein’s portrait drawings ?8/?7Fri 1118.30Live Music SEIL LIEN18.30Drop-in Drawing Led by artist Susan WilsonSat 12- Sun 1311.00-17.00 Weekend Workshop Street Portraiture ?150/?125Mon 14- Wed 1611.00-16.00BP Portrait Award: Next Generation BP Next Generation 3-day Summer SchoolsThu 1713.15Lunchtime Lecture Earth’s only paradise: London and the Virginia Company ?3/?219.00Exhibition Tour BP Portrait Award 2017Fri 1818.30Please check signage on the day18.30Drop-in Drawing Led by artist Marc WoodheadSat 1912.00-16.00BP Portrait Award: Next Generation BP Next Generation: Pick up a PencilSun 2013.00-14.30(for ages 7+) Family Session Portraits in Play –Doh15.00-16.30(for ages 3+) Family Session Portraits in Play –DohMon 21- Wed 2311.00-16.30BP Portrait Award: Next Generation BP Next Generation 3-day Summer SchoolsThu 2419.00Lecture Slavery Remembrance Day Free ticket requiredFri 2518.30Live Music Cevanne Horrocks-Hopayian18.30Drop-in Drawing Led by artist Andy Pankhurst18.30Life Drawing Brush Up! ?9/?7Mon 2813.00-15.00The Drawing Room Renaissance and BaroqueThu 3114.00 Visualising Portraits BP Portrait Award19.30BSL Gallery Tour Fashion as statementLunchtime LecturesThursdays at 13.15, ?3/?2Immerse yourself in British history and culture in our popular Lunchtime Lecture series. Doors open at 12.45.1 JuneColoured with Emotion: Shocking Pink, Hematite & Chrome YellowColours have always been used to express complex ideas and feelings, from the blue-cloaked Virgin in medieval devotional works to the visceral smears used by Howard Hodgkin. Kassia St Clair, design writer and author of The Secret Lives of Colour, tells the emotionally charged stories connected with three striking colours: hematite, shocking pink and chrome yellow.15 JuneHenry Marten and The LevellersJohn Rees, author of The Leveller Revolution talks about Henry Marten, one of the most remarkable characters of the English Revolution of the 1640s, about the Gallery’s portrait, and about the mystery of why the word ‘Now’ appears in the painting alongside its subject.6 JulyWhen Vivien Met Angus: A Photographic Love-AffairTo mark the 50th anniversary of her death, biographer Adrian Woodhouse illumines the extraordinary 31 year relationship between Vivien Leigh and her favourite photographer, Angus McBean, using celebrated as well as little known photographs from the Gallery’s Collection and the speaker’s own collections.20 JulyIsambard Kingdom Brunel: The hidden story behind the iconic imagePhotographer and Associate of the Royal Photographic Society, Rose Teanby discusses the origins, background and impact of Robert Howlett’s iconic portrait of Isambard Kingdom Brunel by the launching chains of the SS Great Eastern.3 AugustFighting Proud: The Untold Story of the Gay Men Who Served in Two World WarsStephen Bourne presents an illustrated talk about some of the gay men who are featured in his latest book. These include Hector Bolitho, Noel Coward and Ken ‘Snakehips’ Johnson, all of whom are represented in the Gallery’s Collection.17 AugustEarth’s only paradise: London and the Virginia CompanyHazel Forsyth, Senior Curator, Medieval and Post-Medieval at the Museum of London, explores the role of the London Virginia Company in the formation of Jamestown - the first permanent English settlement in the New World.Weekend WorkshopsThese intimate weekends enable you to explore, develop and improve your creativity. Working alongside leading artists, take inspiration from the Gallery and look at portraiture in new, exciting ways.10 – 11 JuneTaking Control of Your CameraGet back to basics with photographer Justin Sutcliffe. Aimed at anyone who wants a no-jargon, straightforward learning experience to demystify their camera and start getting more consistent, repeatable results in photography. With simple exercises to understand exposure, aperture, shutter speeds, ISO and lenses, you will gain a more grounded understanding of how to express yourself creatively. On the second day you will work with a model, putting in to practice the techniques you have learnt. Suitable for beginners.24 – 25 JuneBP Portrait Award 2017Explore and take inspiration from this year’s BP Portrait Award, to create your own portrait working from a model under expert tuition. Suitable for all abilities.8 – 9 JulyStreet and StudioLed by photographer Marysa Dowling, explore a variety of ways to make portraits both in the studio and in the street. Taking advantage of the Pride Parade on 8 July, create your own ‘studio like’ space in the street and invite people to be photographed. On the second day, you will work in the studio with a model.22 – 23 JulyFrom Silver to Ink and Chalk – drawing tools and techniquesfrom Leonardo to RembrandtJoin artist Robin-Lee Hall for a weekend workshop exploring the tools and techniques of masters of observational drawing during the Renaissance and Baroque period. Includes a visit to The Encounter: Drawings from Leonardo to Rembrandt exhibition.12 – 13 August Street PortraitureAward winning portrait and documentary photographer Peter Zelewski leads this two-day practical street portraiture workshop designed to equip participants with the necessary skills in taking expert portraits on the street. Inspired byPeter’s Portrait Prize winning street portrait of Nyaueth, and his recent book People of London, you can learn from Peter’s extensive knowledge of documentary street portraiture as he provides hands-on training guiding participants through the London streets taking portraits. Suitable for all abilities. No workshop on Bank Holiday weekend 26 – 27 Aug.Late ShiftCatch up on culture after hours – enjoy art, music, talks and films every Thursday and Friday, 18.00 – 21.00. Talks 19.001 JuneGallery Tour: Highlights of the Collection ?8/?7Join artist Peta Taylor for a whistlestop tour of the Collection, picking out favourites along the way. Meet in the Main Hall.8 June 18.30Screening: 28 Nights and a Poem ?8/?7Akram Zaatari’s film explores the work of photographer Hashem el Madani, who has run a commercial photography studio in southern Lebanon for the last five decades, and examines the changing photographic practice and preservation though various analogue and digitalmedia. Followed by a short talk by the director and Q&A. (Dir. Arkram Zaatari 2015, 105 min, Arabic with English subtitles)15 JuneSee website for details.22 JuneMarkéta Luskacová’s London Street Musicians ?8/?7Distinguished photographer Markéta Luskacová talks to curator Andrew Demsey about her portraits of London street musicians taken over the past forty years.23 JuneIn Conversation: Samuel Fosso and Hans Ulrich Obrist ?8/?7Cameroonian-born photographer Samuel Fosso talks to Hans Ulrich Obrist, Artistic Director of the Serpentine Galleries, about his new display of self-portraiture which includes work made in the 1970s alongside a body of new selfportraits made in 2015 – 16.29 JuneFaces of the Past, Imagesin Question Free ticket requiredCatherine Hall discusses with Hilary Fraser how historians’ discoveries and analysis change the way we remember the fundamental causes of the country’s history. In connectionwith the international conference: Feminist Emergency, organised by the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities, they will explore some of the women and men who took part in the campaigns for racial equality and women’s rights.6 JulyMargaret Thatcher:A Life and Legacy ?8/?7Few modern women have made as great a political impact as Margaret Hilda Roberts, the grocer’s daughter who, as Margaret Thatcher, became Britain’s first female prime minister. Professor Sir David Cannadine looks at her life and political legacy.20 JulyJane Austen and her World ?8/?7Writer Josephine Ross looks at the life of Jane Austen through the prism of the great men and women who inspired and influenced her and whose portraits, along with her own, are now in the Collection of the National Portrait Gallery.27 JulyThe Encounter: An Exhibition in the Making ?8/?7Co-curators Tarnya Cooper and Charlotte Bolland talk about the process of researching and selecting the Gallery’s summer exhibition of Renaissance and Baroque portraitdrawings.3 AugustQueer Perspectives Free ticket requiredGain a Queer Perspective on our Collection with resident artist Sadie Lee and her special guest as they discuss portraits which have a personal resonance.10 August‘ Taking of physionamies’: the techniques and functions of Holbein’s portrait drawings ?8/?7Dr Susan Foister, Director, Public Engagement and Deputy Director at the National Gallery, explores the role that Holbein’s drawings play in the process of creating his portraits of the Tudor court, and discusses the complex network of possibilities which lie between the sitter’s commission to Holbein and the finished portrait.17 AugustTour: BP Portrait Award 2017See this year’s selection of the very best of contemporary portrait painting from around the world led by an exhibiting artist.24 AugustSlavery Remembrance Day Free ticket requiredJoin us for a special event as we mark Slavery Remembrance Day. See website for details.Live DJRelax with a drink at the Late Shift bar and enjoy a live set by a guest DJ or our resident DJ Eddie Otchere. Every Thursday, 18.00 – 21.00.Drop-in DrawingJoin our popular and free artist-led drop-in drawing sessions and sketch in the Gallery every Friday, 18.30 – 20.30.Life DrawingTake part in our group life drawing sessions on the last Friday of every month, 18.30 – 20.30 in the Ondaatje Wing Theatre. ?9/?7Friday 30 JuneMovement and the BaroqueThis dynamic evening of life drawing with artist Andy Pankhurst is inspired by poses in selected works from the 17th Century within the Collection.Friday 28 JulyDraw like the Masters – tools and techniquesJoin artist Robin-Lee Hall for this session that takes inspiration from masters of observational drawing during the Renaissance and Baroque period.Friday 25 AugustBrush Up! Artist Grace Adam leads you on a refresher session focussing on looking, measuring, materials and techniques to revitalise your drawing and tackle a few of those demons.Daytime eventsSat 24 June 11.00 – 13.00Walking Tour: Timberlina’s Bona Troll of Soho ?12/?10To mark the beginning of Pride Festival 2017, join glamorousbearded drag lady Timberlina for a troll around some of Soho’s notorious queer haunts and back passages past and present. Beginning at the Gallery, you will pay homage to famous LGBTQI figures in the Collection before hitting the streets to visit such sites as The Hotel Café Royal – where Oscar Wilde fell in love with Lord Alfred Douglas - and Derek Jarman’s flat on Charing Cross Road. Timberlina will also divulge and reminisce about the locations of some of her youthful indiscretions. Refreshments may be taken en route. Sensible footware is advised but not mandatory.Live MusicEnjoy an eclectic range of free live music performances.Fridays 18.30Fri 2 JuneRaymond BurleyA programme of solo guitar works by Torroba, Tansman, Roussel, Segovia and Castelnuovo-Tedesco.Fri 9 JuneConsort of 1Live-looped melodies from the 12th – 17th centuries performed by Lizzie Gutteridge on historical instruments with 21st century technology.Fri 16 JuneFlorentine Arts Ensemble: Musical EncountersA programme of Renaissance and Baroque music performed on period instruments.Fri 23 June Duo Van VlietThe viola and accordion duo return to present their debut album Lachrymae ReVisited.Fri 30 JuneTrinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance Exploring synaesthesia, focusing on the music of Olivier Messiaen with Peter Tuite and Rolf Hind.Fri 7 JulyThe BRIT SchoolCreative responses to the BP Portrait Award 2017 exhibition.Fri 14 JulyInvestec Opera Holland Park: Regency RossiniSingers from the company perform a collection of lesser and well known Rossini arias.Fri 21 JulyMelangeA melting pot of sounds around the Mediterranean, Melange presents a vibrant programme of traditional and original music.Fri 28 JulyFontane LiangThe Singaporean harpist performs original arrangements of folksongs from Southeast Asia.Fri 4 AugustOctandre TrioResponding to the theme of War the trio give the London-premiere of Pickard’s The Gardener of Aleppo (Syria) and perform Bax’s Elegiac Trio and Debussy’s Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp.Fri 11 AugustSEIL LIENHaunting vocals, atmospheric guitars and rich sounding percussion.Fri 18 AugustPlease check signage on the dayFri 25 AugustCevanne Horrocks-HopayianThe composer-performer returns with her voice, harp and reel-to-reel with a programme responding to issues of slavery.AccessThe Gallery is fully accessible and welcomes everyone to take part in the rich programme of free events for all ages.The Access programme is supported by the Lord Leonard and Lady Estelle Wolfson FoundationVisualising PortraitsFree audio description talks for blind and visually impaired visitors. The last Thursday of every month at 14.00.Thu 29 JuneFirst World War PoetsFind out more about this display which marks the centenary of the First World War, through the work of poets who wrote both from the trenches and on the home front during the conflict.Thu 27 JulyLife, Death and MemoryDiscover historic and contemporary portraits from the Collection that engage with the passing of time and mortality.Thu 31 AugustBP Portrait AwardExplore a variety of styles and approaches to the contemporary painted portrait in this annual painting competition.BSL Gallery ToursFree tours led in BSL, some events include interpretation into English. The last Thursday of every month at 19.30.Thu 29 JuneLife, Death and MemoryChisato Minamimura leads a tour of this display which looks at how artists have used self-portraiture as a way of examining their own mortality. Led in BSL.Thu 27 JulyBP Portrait Award 2017Join John Wilson for a tour of the most prestigious portrait painting competition in the world. Led in BSL.Thu 31 AugustFashion as statementSerena Cant explores the significance of clothing in portraits with examples from different periods. Led in BSL with interpretation into English.The Drawing RoomFree artist-led drawing classes for disabled visitors. The last Monday of every month 13.00 – 15.00.Mon 26 JuneA Century of PhotographyExplore light, dark and shadow using only monochrome drawing materials.Mon 31 JulyCaricatureCapture expression and personality inspired by the sketches of politician William Gladstone.Mon 28 AugustRenaissance and Baroque techniqueTake inspiration from masters of observational drawing during the Renaissance and Baroque period.Families There’s plenty on offer for families over the summer! From Sunday sessions to Family workshops over the school holidays – there is something to suit everyone.Sunday Sessions13.00 – 14.30 for ages 3+15.00 – 16.30 for ages 7+No ticket required.Children must be accompanied.Sun 18 JuneAnimating AviatorsJoin award-winning animator Lizzy Hobbs to create a stop-frame animation inspired by Women Aviators. During the session families will try out different techniques and processes. This event is part of Children’s Art Week.Sun 16 JulyComic CharactersDrop into our pop-up comic drawing studio to meet picture-book illustrator Marta Altés, whose drawings feature in our Summer Sketching trail. Families can pick up tips on drawing characters and using humour to make your stories come alive.Special Sunday Session13.00 – 14.30 for ages 3+15.00 – 16.30 for ages 7+Free ticket required and available one hour before event.Sun 20 AugustPlay-Doh PortraitsJoin Play-Doh artist Eleanor Macnair to recreate a photographic portrait from the gallery’s collection. During the workshop families will mould a background, figure and clothing to bring a black and white photograph to life in vivid colour.Holiday Activities11.00 – 16.00Free ticket required for someworkshops, available on hour before.Mon 24 July – Fri 4 AugustPortraits, People and PlacesTwo weeks of ticketed and drop-in sessions exploring BP Portrait Award 2017 and the contemporary collections. Workshops include painting, drawing masterclasses and a chance to learn about judging a portrait competition.Every weekend and weekdays during school holidays 11.00 – 16.00Family Activity Base Find out more about what’s on at the Gallery and pick up resources and drawing materials to explore the Collection, displays and exhibitions, including our two new trails Adventurers and Explorers and Summer Sketching.Young People (ages 14 – 21)Work with artists, develop creative skills and confidence, and meet other young people at our FREE events for 14 – 21 year olds. The seventh year of BP Next Generation celebrates portraiture through the BP Portrait Award 2017.Taster SessionsExperimental portraiture drawing in the Gallery with BP Portrait Award winning artists.Sat 15 July 11.00 – 14.30Sat 29 July 11.00 – 14.30 Life drawing. (This drawing sessionwill be from a nude life model. Parent/ guardian permission required. See .uk/bpnextgeneration for further details.)Sun 30 July 11.00 – 14.30Communication support available upon requestSat 5 August 14.00 – 17.30Young People’s Private ViewTue 8 August 18.30 – 20.30After-hours viewing of BP Portrait Award 2017, just for young people, with artists, drawing, competitions, music, food and much more. RSVPs essential.Pick up a PencilSat 19 August12.00 – 16.00Join the Gallery’s Youth Forum and work with a BP Portrait Award-winning artist for an afternoon of free, fun portrait drawing in the Gallery. Bring your peers, add to your portfolio or just draw for fun. For all abilities, all materials provided. No need to book, just drop in. #PickUpAPencilSummer SchoolsBP Portrait Award: Next GenerationMon 14 – Wed 16 Augustor Mon 21 – Wed 23 August11.00 – 16.30Explore portrait painting and life drawing over three days, withBP Portrait Award artists. To apply, download the application form at .uk/bpnextgeneration Applications open 09.00, Thu 22 June and close 17.00, Wed 9 August 2016.For information .uk/bpnextgenerationbpnextgeneration@.uk@NPG Youth#bpnextgenShopFrom our Collection to yoursDiscover the full range of gifts, books and products inspired by our exhibitions and the Collection, available exclusively from Gallery Shops and online. Including a new range of textiles, homeware and cosmetics inspired by the Queens of England.Every purchase supports the National Portrait .uk/shopPortrait Restaurant Join us at the bar for a cockrail this summer or enjoy an aperitif before your dinner booking.See .uk for opening times and booking details or call 020 7312 2490 for restaurant reservations.Become a Member TodayBe one of our most familiar faces and enjoy a year of free and unlimited entry to all ticketed exhibitions including:– The Encounter: Drawings from Leonardo to Rembrandt– Cézanne PortraitsAs well as:– Members’ Only Private Views and Afternoon Previews of exhibitions– Discounts in our Gallery Shops, Portrait Restaurant and Portrait Café– Priority booking and concessionary rates for all ticketed eventsJoin today at .uk/members call the team on 020 7321 6283, or visit the Information Desk ................
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