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What’s On December 2015 – February 2016

Welcome The 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.

Visit National Portrait Gallery

St Martin’s Place, London WC2H 0HE

020 7306 0055

Recorded information 020 7312 2463

Entry to the Gallery is free.

An entry fee is charged for some exhibitions.

Nearest Tube: Leicester Square or Charing Cross

Nearest Mainline Train: Charing Cross

Buses to Trafalgar Square

Opening Hours

Daily 10.00 – 18.00

Thursdays and Fridays until 21.00

Exiting commences ten minutes before the closing time.

The Gallery is closed 24 – 26 December 2015.

Due to staff training on Monday mornings, galleries

on Floors 1 and 2 and the Main Shop open at 11.00.

Ticket Desk closes one hour before the Gallery.

Group Visits For organised group visits, including schools, colleges

and adult groups, please visit npg.org.uk/learning or call

020 7312 2483.

Access Step-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 Information Desk. Free Audio Guides are available

for all disabled visitors. A large print version of the

What’s On is available to download at npg.org.uk/access

For all access enquiries and for specific access

requirements, please visit npg.org.uk/access or call

020 7306 0055. Text Direct 18001.

Explore Free WiFi is available throughout the Gallery.

Search the Collection and create your own tours using

the interactive touch-screens in the Digital Space.

Make the most of your visit with an Audio Visual Guide

(£3) featuring interactive maps, exclusive interviews and

themed tours. Family Audio Visual Guides are available,

charges apply.

The Visitor Guide (£5) highlights key portraits and

fascinating stories.

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.

Heinz Archive and Library The primary centre for the study of British Portraiture.

Open Tuesday to Friday, 10.00 – 17.00 by appointment

only: [email protected]

The curatorial team provides research support on

Wednesday afternoons 14.00 – 17.00, no appointment

necessary. Valuations are not given.

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Our Visitor Services team are here to help and in return

we ask that our visitors are courteous towards all Gallery

staff.

Exhibitions Giacometti: Pure Presence

Until 10 January 2016

Wolfson Gallery

Tickets Including donation: £17 (Concessions £15.50)

£14.50 for seniors every Wednesday and for students

every Thursday

Standard, family, schools and group tickets also available.

Free for Members

Book now at npg.org.uk/giacometti, call 020 7766 7344

or visit the Gallery in person.

Publication Giacometti: Pure Presence fully illustrated exhibition

catalogue by curator Paul Moorhouse, £29.95 hardback.

Sponsored by Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Supported by Pro Helvetia, The Henry Moore

Foundation and the Giacometti Exhibition Supporters

Group

Alberto Giacometti is widely regarded as one of the most

important and distinctive artists of the 20th century. This

major exhibition is the first to focus on his portraiture and

includes over sixty paintings, sculptures and drawings

from international public and private collections.

Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2015 Until 21 February 2016

Porter Gallery

Tickets £4 (Concessions £3)

Free for Members

Publication Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2015

exhibition catalogue with interviews by Richard McClure,

£15.00 paperback.

Present your ticket in Gallery Shops and save £2 on the

exhibition catalogue.

Sponsored by Taylor Wessing.

The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2015 is

the leading international competition to celebrate and

promote the very best in contemporary portrait

photography from around the world.

The selected images, many of which will be on display

for the first time, explore both traditional and

contemporary approaches to the photographic portrait

whilst capturing a range of characters, moods and

locations. Alongside spontaneous and intimate images

of friends and family, this year’s Prize also features a

selection of revealing portraits of famous faces,

including British actor Benedict Cumberbatch and the

President of the United States Barack Obama with First

Lady Michelle Obama.

Vogue 100: A Century of Style 11 February – 22 May 2016

Wolfson Gallery

Tickets Including donation: £19 (Concessions £17.50)

£16.50 for seniors every Wednesday and for students

every Thursday

Standard, family, schools and group tickets also available.

Free for Members

Book now at npg.org.uk/vogue100, call 0303 123 7344

or visit the Gallery in person.

Publication Fully illustrated exhibition catalogue, £35 hardback.

Sponsored by Leon Max

Vogue 100: A Century of Style will showcase the

remarkable range of photography that has been

commissioned by British Vogue since it was founded in

1916, with over 280 prints from the Condé Nast archive

and international collections being shown together for

the first time to tell the story of one of the most influential

fashion magazines in the world.

Exhibition organised by the National Portrait Gallery,

London in collaboration with British Vogue.

Russia and the Arts: The Age of Tolstoy and Tchaikovsky 17 March – 26 June 2016

Porter Gallery

Admission fee applies

Free for Members

Generously supported by the Blavatnik Family

Foundation

Supported by the Russia & the Arts Exhibition

Supporters Group

Russia and the Arts is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to

see a selection of masterpieces on loan from the State

Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow. The exhibition will focus

on the great writers, artists, composers and patrons

such as Tolstoy, Chekhov and Dostoevsky whose

achievements helped develop an extraordinary and rich

cultural scene in Russia between 1867 and 1914.

Displays

The Gallery’s changing programme of free displays

highlight a range of themes, sitters and artists, as

well as significant anniversaries and acquisitions.

Simon Schama’s Face of Britain Across the Gallery, until 4 January 2016

Historian Simon Schama has joined with National

Portrait Gallery curators to take a fresh look at the

Collection and present an exploration of the history of

Britain through portraiture. Focusing on the themes of

Power, Love, Fame, Self and People, he asks what

makes a successful portrait and what this tells us about

the individual and collective psyche of the times. The

display is accompanied by a five-part BBC series and

there is an associated book published by Viking Penguin

which is available from Gallery Shops.

Van Dyck: Transforming British Art Floor 2 Room 5, until 3 January 2016

Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599 – 1641) was the most

influential portrait painter ever to work in Britain. This

display places the Gallery’s recently acquired self-

portrait of Van Dyck alongside other paintings by the

artist and his studio and portraits by his contemporaries.

As well as works from the Gallery’s own Collection, it

includes two rarely seen and important portraits of

Charles I and Henrietta Maria from Chequers.

Organised with support from the Art Fund and the

Heritage Lottery Fund

Exposed: The Naked Portrait Floor 2 Room 16, from 9 January 2016

The naked human figure has been a preoccupation of

art from prehistory to the present day. This cross-period

display of unclothed portraits from the Collection raises

questions about identity and gender, the real and ideal.

It includes portraits ranging from the flirtatious royal

mistress Nell Gwyn to the interrogation of nudity by

contemporary artists.

Public and Private: Winston Churchill in Photographs Floor 1 Room 31, until 1 June 2016

To coincide with the 50th anniversary of the death of

Winston Churchill in 2015, this display gives a broad

picture of Churchill’s many roles through iconic wartime

portraits such as those by Cecil Beaton and Yousuf

Karsh and press prints, tear sheets and snapshots

which show him as a correspondent, soldier, painter,

writer and family man.

Floor 2 The Tudor’s Reimagined: George Perfect Harding Room 3, until 14 January 2016

Framing the Face: Collars and Ruffs Room 3, from 19 January 2016

Floor 1 William Gifford Palgrave: Master of Disguise

Room 23, until 24 April 2016

Curators’ Choice: Photographs from the Terence Pepper Gift Room 24 and 31: case displays, until 24 January 2016

Keir Hardie: Radical, Socialist, Feminist Room 25: case display, until 13 December 2015

Wise, Constant and Courageous: Millicent Garrett Fawcett Room 25: case display, from 15 December 2015

George Scharf and his Circles: the National Portrait Gallery and the Victorian art world Room 28: case display, until 20 March 2016

Aubrey Beardsley: Artist and Aesthete Room 29: case display, until 28 March 2016

Inspiring People Nationally

The Gallery works with venues around the country to loan

works as part of a varied programme of exhibitions and

displays. Find out more npg.org.uk/beyondthegallery

Picture the Poet Tullie House, Carlisle

5 December 2015 – 6 March 2016

Discover the faces of poets working today, including

Benjamin Zephaniah, Simon Armitage and Carol Ann

Duffy, at its final venue in a six venue tour.

Supported using public funding by Arts Council England

Making Discoveries: I am Van Dyck Dulwich Picture Gallery, London

12 January – 24 April 2016

Van Dyck’s self-portrait continues on a major three year tour.

The picture will be displayed alongside work by one of Britain’s

most celebrated contemporary artists, Mark Wallinger.

Organised with support from the Art Fund and the

Heritage Lottery Fund

Events Calendar

Events are free unless otherwise stated. Places are

allocated on a first come, first served basis and are

subject to availability.

Book ticketed events at npg.org.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 npg.org.uk

Access All 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.

December

Thursday 3 13.15 Lunchtime Lecture

George & Martha Washington: A Revolutionary

Marriage £3/£2

18.00 Live DJ: Jean-Claude

19.00 In Conversation

Charlie Phillips: The Unseen Photographs

Friday 4 18.30 Drop-in Drawing: Led by artist Marc Woodhead

19.30 The Portrait Choir: A Choir in Residence

Showcase

Sunday 6 11.00 Sunday Session: Youth Voice

Thursday 10 18.00 Live DJ: Neil Prince

19.00 Lecture

Exotic England £8/£7

Friday 11 18.30 Live Music: Royal College of Music

18.30 Drop-in Drawing: Led by artist Grace Adam

Saturday 12 – Sunday 13 11.00 – 17.00 Weekend Workshop

Giacometti-inspired Sculpture £150/£125


The Street of Wonderful Possibilities: Tite

Street and the Faces of Modernity £3/£2

14.00 Visualising Portraits

Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2015

18.00 Resident DJ: Eddie Otchere

18.30 Lecture

Churchill and Art: Painting as more than a

Pastime £8/£7

Friday 18 18.30 Live Music: London Gallery Quire

18.30 Drop-in Drawing: Led by artist Andy Pankhurst

Saturday 19 11.00 & 11.30 Youth Insights: Van Dyck & Portraiture

14.00 Pick up a Pencil: Draw on Van Dyck

Sunday 20 13.00 (for ages 3+) Drop-in Family Session: A

Victorian Christmas

15.00 (for ages 7+) Drop-in Family Session: A

Victorian Christmas

Monday 28 13.00 The Drawing Room

January Friday 1 18.30 Drop-in Drawing: Led by artist Susan Wilson


Blackouts, Dugouts and Soap Thieves: the

Gallery during the Great War £3/£2

18.00 Live DJ: Richard Osborne

19.00 Lecture

Why Giacometti is Today’s Greatest Modern

Master £8/£7

Friday 8 18.30 Live Music

Joby Burgess: Aluminium Music

18.30 Drop-in Drawing: Led by artist Marc Woodhead

Saturday 9 – Sunday 10 11.00 Weekend Workshop

Photography: The Expanded Portrait

£150/£125

Sunday 10 13.00 Sunday Session: Drawing from Life

Thursday 14 18.00 Resident DJ: Eddie Otchere

19.00 In Conversation

We Think the World of You £8/£7

Friday 15 18.30 Live Music: Kalia Baklitzanaki

18.30 Drop-in Drawing: Led by artist Grace Adam

Saturday 16 14.00 Pick up a Pencil Exposed: The Naked Portrait

Sunday 17 13.00 (for ages 3+) Drop-in Family Session: Drawing Faces

15.00 (for ages 7+) Drop-in Family Session: Drawing Faces


William Gifford Palgrave: Master of Disguise £3/£2

18.00 Live DJ: Pascal Brannan

19.00 Screening

Mirrors to Windows: The Artist as Woman £8/£7 Friday 22 18.30 Live Music Heidi Vogel



Beneath the Surface £150/£125 Monday 25 13.00 The Drawing Room

Thursday 28 14.00 Visualising Portraits

Framing the Face: Ruffs & Collars from 1560-1610


19.00 Poetry Reading: Self Portraits

19.30 BSL Gallery Tour BSL Highlight of the Collection: Beatrix Potter

Friday 29 18.30 Live Music: Towma

18.30 Drop-in Drawing: Led by artist Susan Wilson

18.30 Life Drawing

Drawing Drapes and Creating Shapes £9/£7

February Thursday 4 13.15 Lunchtime Lecture

Barber: Jamaican Slave and Samuel Johnson’s

Heir £3/£2 18.00 Guest DJ: John Sizzle

19.00 In Conversation: Queer Perspectives

Friday 5 18.30 Live Music: Conrad Vingoe


Sunday 7 13.00 Sunday Session: Digital Photoshoot

Thursday 11 18.00 Resident DJ: Eddie Otchere

19.00 Play Reading: Lost Love Letters Free ticket

Friday 12 18.30 Live Music: Kalia & Saied Silbak

18.30 Drop-in Drawing: Led by artist Gayna Pelham


Photography: What is Portraiture? £150/£125 Monday 15 – Friday 19 11.00 Family Art Workshop: In Style

Tuesday 16 – Thursday 18 11.00 Three-day Workshop: Strike a Pose


Stalin’s Englishman: The Lives of Guy Burgess

£3/£2

17.00 Showcase: Strike a Pose

18.00 Guest DJ: Tim Redfern

19.00 Lecture

Fashion, Photography & Magazines: A

Personal Perspective £8/£7

Friday 19 18.30 Live Music: Adam Brown

18.30 Drop-in Drawing: Led by artist Robin-Lee Hall

18.30 Screen Style: The Philadelphia Story £7/£6

Saturday 20 14.00 Pick up a Pencil: Fashion

Sunday 21 13.00 (for ages 3+) Drop-in Family Session

Futuristic Fashion

15.00 (for ages 7+) Drop-in Family Session

Futuristic Fashion

Thursday 25 14.00 Visualising Portraits

Public and Private: Winston Churchill in

Photographs


19.00 Lecture

Beaton in Vogue: The Man, The Magazine, The

Century £8/£7

19.30 BSL Gallery Tour: Extraordinary Explorers BSL

Friday 26 18.30 Live Music

Anne Pigalle: La Nuit Amerotique

18.30 Drop-in Drawing: Led by artist Gayna Pelham

18.30 Life Drawing

Colour from Camden £9/£7


An Introduction to Fashion Drawing £150/£125

Monday 29 13.00 The Drawing Room

Lunchtime Lectures

Thursdays at 13.15, £3/£2

Immerse yourself in British history and culture in our

popular Lunchtime Lecture series. Doors open at 12.45.

3 December

George & Martha Washington: A Revolutionary Marriage Bestselling biographer Flora Fraser paints a revealing

portrait of the marriage of George and Martha Washington.

17 December

The Street of Wonderful Possibilities: Tite Street and the Faces of Modernity

Writer and historian Devon Cox explores the art and

artists of Tite Street and discusses their pivotal role in

revolutionising the art of portraiture.

7 January

Blackouts, Dugouts, Soap and Thieves: the Gallery during the Great War

Bryony Millan, Archivist at the Gallery, explores the

institution during wartime, from the evacuation of

portraits and occupation of the premises by the War

Office, to staff experiences of air raids and personal loss.

21 January

William Gifford Palgrave: Master of Disguise Geoffrey Nash, Senior Lecturer at the University of

Sunderland, looks at the extraordinary life of William

Gifford Palgrave.

4 February

Barber: Jamaican Slave and Samuel Johnson’s Heir Biographer Michael Bundock explores the remarkable

life of Francis Barber, shedding light on the black

community in 18th-century London.

18 February

Stalin’s Englishman: The Lives of Guy Burgess Andrew Lownie, author of the first major biography of

Guy Burgess, presents an enthralling portrait of the

notorious Cambridge spy.

Weekend Workshops Saturdays and Sundays at 11.00 – 17.00, £125/£100

These intimate art weekends enable you to explore,

develop and improve your creativity. Working alongside

leading artists and photographers, take inspiration from

the Gallery and look at portraiture in new, exciting ways.

12 – 13 December

Giacometti-inspired Sculpture Create your own Giacometti-inspired plaster sculpture in

this two-day workshop led by sculptor Martin Hanson.

Investigate Giacometti’s figurative work, his techniques

and materials before learning how to build an armature and

work directly in plaster to create your sculpture, colouring it

to achieve a bronze effect. Suitable for all abilities.

9 – 10 January

Photography: The Expanded Portrait Visual artist Rakesh Mohindra investigates how

photographic portraiture can be used to convey

meaning. Taking inspiration from the Taylor Wessing

Photographic Portrait Prize 2015, produce portraits that

take you beyond the traditional single photograph of a

face. Suitable for those who have some knowledge of

digital photography and know how to use their cameras

in manual mode.

23 – 24 January

Beneath the Surface Explore the human psyche with artist Gayna Pelham

through an examination of the depiction of emotions in

portraiture. Beginning with a tour of key works in the

Collection, learn through mark making, drawing and

painting how to depict different facial features. Working

from a life model and your own face, you will produce a

series of drawings and paintings. Suitable for all abilities.

13 – 14 February

Photography: What is Portraiture? Photographer Teena Taylor, currently exhibiting in the

Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2015,

investigates what makes a great portrait. Working on

location and in the studio, you will explore the dynamic

between photographer and sitter and learn to work with

a model whilst developing your own vision. Suitable for

those who have some knowledge of digital photography

and know how to use their cameras in manual mode.

27 – 28 February

An Introduction to Fashion Drawing Dennis Northdruft, Curator at the Fashion and Textile

Museum, introduces ideas and techniques around

fashion drawing and illustration. Inspired by Vogue 100,

you will block out the fashion figure, learn to render

textiles and experiment with movement. The workshop

is suitable for beginners; participants with drawing skills

will be able to develop and explore techniques.

Late Shift

Catch up on culture after hours – enjoy art, music, talks

and films every Thursday and Friday, 18.00 – 21.00

Thu 3 December 19.00

Charlie Phillips: The Unseen Photographs Photographer Charlie Phillips discusses his work,

currently on display in Simon Schama’s Face of Britain,

with his archivist Edward Otchere.


Exotic England

Writer and journalist Yasmin

Alibhai-Brown investigates the centuries-old English

obsession with the East and how it challenges the notion

of Englishness. £8/£7


Churchill and Art: Painting as more than a Pastime Sir David Cannadine FBA, Dodge Professor of History at

Princeton, examines Churchill’s relationship with

painting, a constant source of solace and pleasure. £8/£7

Thu 7 January 19.00

Why Giacometti is Today’s Greatest Modern Master The BBC’s arts editor Will Gompertz assesses the

enduring importance of Giacometti’s work. £8/£7

Thu 14 January 19.00

We Think the World of You David Remfry RA discusses his new collection of double

portraits of dogs and their often well-known owners. £8/£7


Mirrors to Windows: The Artist as Woman Award winning documentary following three generations

of women artists forging their careers in the heart of the

London art scene. Followed by Q&A with director Susan

Steinberg. £8/£7


Self Portraits Poet David Pollard reads from his collection Self

Portraits, giving voice to artists and artworks.

Thu 4 February 19.00

Queer Perspectives Resident artist Sadie Lee and guest discuss key works

in the Collection.


Lost Love Letters Julian Machin’s new play reveals the unknown love

affair between E.M. Forster and a refugee from

Communism, nearly 50 years his junior. Cast to be

announced. Free ticket


Fashion, Photography & Magazines: A Personal Perspective Philippe Garner, Deputy Chairman, Christies, on his

particular interest. £8/£7

Fri 19 February 18.30

Screen Style: The Philadelphia Story (1940, U)

A must-see film for fashion connoisseurs starring

Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant and James Stewart. £7/£6


Beaton in Vogue: The Man, The Magazine, The Century Josephine Ross, author of Beaton in Vogue, explores

Cecil Beaton’s lifelong relationship with Vogue and its

legacy of iconic images. £8/£7

Life Drawing Take part in our group life drawing sessions on the last

Friday of every month, 18.30 – 20.30 in the Ondaatje

Wing Theatre. £9/£7

Fri 29 January

Drawing Drapes and Creating Shapes

Led by artist Robin-Lee Hall, explore ways of drawing

drapery on the life model to create imaginative

compositions.

Fri 26 February

Colour from Camden Led by artist Grace Adam, explore how The Camden

Town Group and their neighbours the Bloomsbury

Group used colour to heighten emotion and create

mood.

Live DJ Relax with a drink at the Late Shift bar and listen to a

live set by a guest DJ or our resident DJ Eddie Otchere.

Every Thursday, 18.00 – 21.00.

Drop-in Drawing Join our popular and free drop-in drawing sessions and

sketch in the Gallery every Friday, 18.30 – 20.30.

Music Live Music Fridays at 18:30

Enjoy an eclectic range of free live music performances.

Fri 11 December

Royal College of Music Composers respond to the Taylor Wessing

Photographic Portrait Prize 2015.

Fri 18 December

London Gallery Quire LGQ sings joyful West Gallery carols of 18th and 19th

century local churches.

Fri 8 January

Joby Burgess: Aluminium Music Music for percussion and electronics by composers

Eugene Birman, Chris Roe, Benjamin Tassie and Lee

Westwood. Supported by Sound and Music.

Fri 15 January

Kalia Baklitzanaki Contemporary music from Crete.

Fri 22 January

Heidi Vogel The jazz singer performs music from her debut album.

Fri 29 January

Towma A subtle alchemy of vocal harmonies and musical detail

from this triumvirate of piano-driven alternative pop.

Fri 5 February

Conrad Vingoe Folk and Americana influenced singer-songwriter.

Fri 12 February

Kalia & Saied Silbak Middle Eastern music on nay, vocals and oud in

response to the Gallery’s display William Gifford

Palgrave: Master of Disguise.

Fri 19 February

Adam Brown Guitar music inspired by Latin and North America, Africa

and Eastern Europe.

Fri 26 February

Anne Pigalle: La Nuit Amerotique The Parisian chanteuse performs songs and poetry

alongside some of Charles Baudelaire’s work.

The Portrait Choir Performances and events by the Gallery’s choir in

residence.

Fri 4 December 19.30 – 20.30

A Choir in Residence Showcase For the first time all three elements of the National

Portrait Gallery’s Choir in Residence programme will

perform together.

The Portrait Choir is supported by Hani Farsi and the

Mohamed S. Farsi Foundation

Access The Gallery is fully accessible and welcomes everyone.

There is a rich programme of free accessible events for

all ages.

Visualising Portraits

14.00

Free picture description talks for visually impaired

visitors.

Thu 17 December

Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2015 Find out more about works by some of the most exciting

contemporary portrait photographers from around the

world.

Thu 28 January

Framing the Face: Ruffs & Collars from 1560 – 1610 This talk explores the framing of the face in portraiture

across a 50-year fashion timeline.

Thu 25 February

Public and Private: Winston Churchill in Photographs Explore iconic photographs of this wartime leader in a

display that marks the 50th anniversary of his death.

BSL Gallery Tours

19.30

Events interpreted with British Sign Language (BSL) or

led in BSL

Thu 28 January

Highlight of the Collection: Beatrix Potter Chisato Minamimura looks at the much-loved children’s

author. In BSL with interpretation into English.

Thu 25 February

Extraordinary Explorers Join John Wilson for a tour of notable explorers in the

Collection. Led in BSL.

The Drawing Room

13.00

Artist-led drop-in drawing sessions for disabled visitors

These drop-in drawing sessions take place in the

Gallery and visitors should meet in the Ondaatje Wing

Main Hall.

Mon 28 December

Mon 25 January

Mon 29 February

Supported by the Lord Leonard and Lady Estelle

Wolfson Foundation

Families This summer families can try out a range of activities in

our drop-in and holiday sessions and visit our Family

Activity Base.

Drop-in Sessions 13.00 – 14.30 for ages 3+

15.00 – 16.30 for ages 7+

No ticket required. Children must be accompanied.

Sun 20 December

A Victorian Christmas Join photographer Elizabeth Doak in our Victorian

Christmas pop-up photography studio to create a

seasonal family portrait.

Sun 17 January

Drawing Faces Explore how artists have drawn faces from Tudor times

to present day. Experiment with materials to create a

large-scale drawing focussing on expression.

Sun 21 February

Futuristic Fashion Explore how fashion has changed over the centuries

and then imagine what we might be wearing in the

future.

Holiday Activities 11.00 – 16.00

Free ticket required for some workshops, available one

hour before.

Mon 15 – Fri 19 February

In Style A week of half term activities inspired by fashion and

costume in portraits. During the week there will be a

range of ticketed and drop-in activities, exploring

contemporary and historical styles.

Please note the 14.30 workshop on Tuesday 16

February will be BSL interpreted.

Family Activity Base 11.00 – 16.00

Every weekend and weekdays during school holidays.

Families can collect information, resources and

materials to inspire them about the Collection.

Young People (aged 14-21) Showcase your talent, work with artists, develop skills,

be creative and meet other young people interested in

art at our free events for 14 – 21-year-olds.

npg.org.uk/youngpeople

Sunday Sessions

Sun 6 December 11.00 – 16.00

Youth Voice Join Gregory Batsleer, Artistic Director of The Portrait

Choir, to form a youth choir for the day. Learn a song,

create your own lines and perform.

Sun 10 January 13.00 – 16.00

Drawing from Life Be inspired by the Gallery’s Collection and learn how to

draw from a clothed life model with artists Caroline

Dorset and Robin-Lee Hall.

Sun 7 February 13.00 – 16.00

Digital Photoshoot Try out both studio and outside shoots relating to this

year’s Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize. Led

by Othello De’Souza-Hartley and Marysa Dowling.

Communication support is available on request.

Pick up a Pencil 14.00 – 16.00

Friendly drop-in drawing sessions hosted by the

Gallery’s Youth Forum on the third Saturday of every

month. No need to book.

Sat 19 December

Draw on Van Dyck

Sat 16 January

Exposed: The Naked Portrait

Sat 20 February

Fashion

Three-day Workshop 11.00 – 16.00 daily

Tue 16 – Thu 18 February

Strike a Pose Bring together elements from different fashion decades

to create a new identity, inspired by Vogue 100. Led by

artists Elly Strigner and Lily Arnold. Culminating in a

fashion show at 17.00 on Thu 18 February.

To book a Sunday Session or a Three-day Workshop,

please email [email protected] or call 020

7312 2483

Youth Insights 11.00 & 11.30

Sat 19 December

Van Dyck & Portraiture Members of the Gallery’s Youth Forum lead a short talk

on Van Dyck.

Become a Member Today Be one of our most familiar faces and enjoy a year of

free and unlimited entry to all ticketed exhibitions.

– 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 events

Join today at npg.org.uk/members call the team on 020

7321 6283, or visit the Information Desk

http://www.npg.org.uk/members

Portrait Restaurant Start your day in an unforgettable way with a

combination of stunning rooftop views and delicious

breakfasts made suing the finest British ingredients.

Served daily.

See npg.org.uk for opening times and booking details or

call 020 7312 2490 for restaurant reservations.

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