{"title": "Audio Art: Utterly in the picture: Francisco de Goya's The Duke of Wellington", "start": "2026-11-16T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "National Gallery", "address": "London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["art/painting/portrait"], "description": "Audio Art: Utterly in the picture is an audio-described exploration of Francisco de Goya's portrait The Duke of Wellington, held in Room 38 of the National Gallery and open to everyone. Led by Gallery Educator Katy Tarbard, it marks the start of UK Disability History Month and considers the different ways we experience and interpret art. A bespoke musical response composed by cellist Nina Plapp accompanies the session, inviting participants to encounter the painting through sound and close listening as well as sight. Created especially for blind and partially sighted visitors, it welcomes anyone interested in discovering paintings through a deeper, multi-sensory encounter.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/audio-art-utterly-in-the-picture-francisco-de-goyas-the-duke-78914/", "official_url": "https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/audio-art-utterly-in-the-picture-francisco-de-goyas-the-duke-of-wellington-16-11-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7bef4950b53c8c84f24d1687ebb43c94077ffff1497b7dfa8f01205beac85ddb-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-16T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "National Gallery", "address": "London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Art of conversation: 10-minute Talk", "start": "2026-11-13T16:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "National Gallery", "address": "London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art"], "description": "A ten-minute gallery talk at the National Gallery called 'Art of conversation', part of a series of talks and conversations. Speaker Erin-Jane Golding, a multidisciplinary creative, artist and cultural programmer who develops events at the National Gallery, leads it, inspired by the exhibition 'Yinka Shonibare and Thomas Gainsborough: A Conversation'. The talk asks how we should converse with art, challenging the worry that visitors need art-historical knowledge or the 'right' interpretation to engage with a painting. Drawing on her own reflections, Erin invites everyone to explore looking, questioning and interpretation, celebrating that there is no single way to make meaning from art.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/art-of-conversation-10-minute-talk-78909/", "official_url": "https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/art-of-conversation-10-minute-talk-autumn-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5bac510622656a1288bab8efe51b6b567a1ebb981f12ed44d3ff19f17ed58923-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Friday Lates life drawing: 2B Or Not 2B Collective", "start": "2026-11-20T18:15:00Z", "end": null, "place": "National Gallery", "address": "London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/drawing/figure-drawing"], "description": "A free evening life drawing session at the National Gallery's Friday Lates, held in the Social Space of the Roden Centre for Creative Learning for adults 18+, with two sessions that evening and materials provided by Stabilo. It is run by 2B Or Not 2B Collective, a People of Colour collective that uplifts marginalised bodies and makes art accessible, offering informal sessions with music for all levels of ability. The drawing is inspired by 'Mr and Mrs Andrews', reimagining Gainsborough's famous painting in the collective's own way. Afterwards, visitors can see the painting in the free exhibition 'Yinka Shonibare and Thomas Gainsborough: A Conversation'.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/friday-lates-life-drawing-2b-or-not-2b-collective-78921/", "official_url": "https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/friday-lates-life-drawing-2b-or-not-2b-collective-20-11-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/19e75076a3b8e813e537908332db8aa38498c33683a1edf7f3b1a1aabcf8fbc3-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Tate Modern Touch Tours", "start": "2026-11-11T10:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-11T12:00:00Z", "place": "Tate Modern", "address": "Bankside, SE1 9TG London", "price": "Free with ticket", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["art"], "description": "Touch Tours give visually impaired and blind visitors a special opportunity to engage with selected artworks from the Tate collection displays. Delivered by two Visitor Engagement Assistant Touch Tour Guides, each tour includes around three artworks, combining audio description, touching artworks and handling objects, with a focus on conversation about the art. Weekly bookable tours are designed for one visually impaired visitor and one sighted carer or companion. Advance booking is essential by phone.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/tate-modern-touch-tours-107690/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/dad80312517cce57fdecd990fb392bd39f1bfebe124adcf8696ea96afc74ce2e-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Lights Up and Audio Described Tours of the Audrey Amiss and Rudy Loewe Exhibitions", "start": "2026-11-18T15:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-18T16:30:00Z", "place": "Wellcome Collection", "address": "Euston Road 183, NW1 2BE London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["art"], "description": "A bookable audio described gallery tour through two exhibitions, 'Audrey Amiss: The Surviving Exhibitions' and 'Rudy Loewe: Intimacies of Care – Spaces of Grief and Possibility', held in Gallery 2. It is part of the Access Tours and Discussions series at Wellcome Collection, with a guide describing the key visual elements and highlights of both shows. The tour runs during a Lights Up session, when the galleries are lit more brightly and evenly, and sensory maps and large-print guides are available. Places are limited and booked in advance via Eventbrite, with a waiting list opening 30 minutes before the start.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/lights-up-and-audio-described-tours-of-the-audrey-amiss-and-40252/", "official_url": "https://wellcomecollection.org/events/audio-described-tour-of-the-audrey-amiss-and-rudy-loewe-exhibitions", "image": "https://noky.io/images/79d96a27bceef8456d3e35b214f8311d40eea9e9f239d75266ef284c4447200e-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Unexpected Views: Caroline Walker", "start": "2026-11-20T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "National Gallery", "address": "London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/painting"], "description": "Unexpected Views is a series of conversations between National Gallery curators and leading living artists, looking at selected paintings from the collection. In this session, curator Daniel F. 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The talk takes place in Room 41 and is free, with ticket booking required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/unexpected-views-caroline-walker-78922/", "official_url": "https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/unexpected-views-caroline-walker-20-11-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d271bab27f7944c1dcf4bdef80869882e373355265588eb6ba1d68d8fe2e86bd-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Friday Lates: Hard Art x The National Gallery: The Fête of Britain", "start": "2026-11-20T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "National Gallery", "address": "London", "price": "From £8", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": "10.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/contemporary", "community"], "description": "An evening of talks, music and connection, 'The Fête of Britain' brings members of the Hard Art Collective into dialogue with the National Gallery's collection, exploring how art and culture help us understand our stories and imagine other ways of being. The programme includes a soundbath by RITES, a conversation with Brian Eno, Indy Johar, Liz Slade and Sivamohan Valluvan about the shared spaces where people gather, and a performance by The South East London Queer Choir. Panellists also include environmentalist and cultural strategist Daze Aghaji. The event is for everyone and tickets should be booked in advance.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/friday-lates-hard-art-x-the-national-gallery-the-fete-of-bri-78919/", "official_url": "https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/friday-lates-hard-art-x-the-national-gallery-the-fete-of-britain-20-11-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/90f926c099bb9bb67047a5f971d1ec952be7e2648ea4a581ba926601eb2e7f93-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Art on Your Doorstep", "start": "2026-09-04T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-02-14T00:00:00Z", "place": "Boston Manor", "address": "Boston Manor Road, TW8 9JX Brentford", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/painting"], "description": "Art on Your Doorstep is a free outdoor exhibition bringing life-size reproductions of National Gallery masterpieces to Brentford, displayed across the town in fine detail and complete with their frames. It is part of The National Gallery: Art On Your Doorstep, a national touring project taking works from the nation's collection beyond Trafalgar Square to twelve towns across the UK. Brentford is one of those twelve towns, with up to 30 masterpieces exhibited, shaped by this year's Creative Mile theme of 'Love' and by the people, landmarks and history of Brentford. Visitors to Boston Manor House can see three masterpiece reproductions: one by the café terrace and two photo stand-ins inside the House.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/art-on-your-doorstep-35024/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fc999c3f25e613b04ee7dac017aa6cdd1309692f498f2aea24ec5c49e803c497-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Slow Looking: Global Role", "start": "2026-11-14T11:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "National Army Museum", "address": "SW3 4HT London", "price": "FREE", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["art/painting", "wellness/meditation"], "description": "A guided slow-looking tour of the art on display in the Global Role gallery, focused on mindfulness and reflection. A member of the Museum's Community Engagement Team introduces key paintings inspired by soldiers' encounters with different cultures and customs. Attendees are invited to linger with each piece and reflect on any emotions that arise. Booking is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/slow-looking-global-role-37244/", "official_url": "https://www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/slow-looking-global-role", "image": "https://noky.io/images/54fb68c52a5afbbc2ef78378df999662a0fc5e068ff0e72de00a61b77b636098-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Art, Poetry and the Great War", "start": "2026-11-11T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Guildhall Library", "address": "Aldermanbury, EC2V 7HH London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/world-war/world-war-i", "art"], "description": "Art, Poetry and the Great War is a talk at Guildhall Library. Tate Lecturer Val Woodgate explores how artists with direct experience of the First World War depicted the conflict in powerful and often deeply disturbing works, despite strict official censorship. The talk also looks at how each side attempted to come to terms with the aftermath of war in the years following the Armistice. It lasts one hour and can be attended in person or online via YouTube.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/art-poetry-and-the-great-war-90460/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1596a24439c7b6b06790d1904dde2d5df8ded38cf637c9712c789b07adc7884d-600.webp"}, {"title": "Mindful Art Observations", "start": "2026-11-09T10:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-09T10:45:00Z", "place": "Barts North Wing", "address": "St Bartholomew’s Hospital, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE", "price": "Free, no booking required", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/painting"], "description": "Mindful Art Observations is a short drop-in session exploring the William Hogarth paintings through 'slow looking', a technique that invites you to slow down and dive deeper into the paintings through mindful observations. The sessions are led by the Barts Heritage Engagement Team. They run across several dates, with upcoming dates listed on the what's on page. The event is free and no booking is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/mindful-art-observations-60008/", "official_url": "https://bartsnorthwing.org.uk/events/mindful-art-observations-666/?occurrence=2026-11-02&", "image": "https://noky.io/images/68f357d810a4c041b896b9713748ddfb3eab6738b7f88a238cf1c2fa14fb1e27-2000.webp"}]}