{"title": "Curator's introduction: Renoir and Love", "start": "2026-11-16T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "National Gallery", "address": "London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/painting"], "description": "A lunchtime lecture introducing the exhibition \"Renoir and Love\". Chiara Di Stefano, Associate Curator of Post-1800 Paintings, explores how Pierre-Auguste Renoir became one of the great painters of human connection. She looks at the themes, ideas and artistic developments at the heart of the exhibition, from dance halls to quiet moments between friends and families. The talk takes place in the Pigott Theatre on level -1 of the Sainsbury Wing.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/curators-introduction-renoir-and-love-78913/", "official_url": "https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/curators-introduction-renoir-and-love-16-11-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6d450462417371c8de747f14e3f74a04a4a962ffc09417dcabfeda2b04dff8d4-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-16T13:00:00Z", "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": "There is nothing simple about Henri Rousseau. Prof. C Green", "start": "2026-11-19T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Keats Community Library", "address": "Keats Grove 10, NW3 2RR London", "price": "£12", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "12.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/painting"], "description": "A lecture on the painter Henri 'Le Douanier' Rousseau at Keats Community Library. Christopher Green, Emeritus Professor at the Courtauld Institute of Art and co-curator of a recent major Rousseau exhibition in Paris, explores what we know — and what we may never know — about Rousseau and his extraordinary paintings. He draws on things learned from curating the show and from new conservation research in Philadelphia and Paris, asking just how simple Rousseau really was as a man and a painter.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/there-is-nothing-simple-about-henri-rousseau-prof-c-green-131606/", "official_url": "http://keatscommunitylibrary.org.uk/Henri-Rousseau.shtml", "image": "https://noky.io/images/683e21d1934bb6625b1c0f19be8fbefbe66d2da08f82457331234f08aa5f99b9-1200.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. Herrmann is joined by the Scottish painter Caroline Walker, whose work reflects on the social, cultural and economic experiences of women. They discuss Walker's practice in relation to Edouard Manet's 'Corner of a Café-Concert'. 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": "Provenance, politics and the history of collecting: 19th-century German art in the collection of the National Gallery", "start": "2026-11-09T17:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "National Gallery", "address": "London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art", "history"], "description": "A seminar on the 19th-century German paintings in the National Gallery's collection and what they reveal about the Gallery's growth and relations between Britain and Germany. Dr Lucy Wasensteiner, a Junior Professor of Art Historical Provenance Research at the University of Bonn, gives the talk, which looks ahead to the exhibition 'German Expressionism: Modern Painting 1900-1918'. It takes place in the Whitcomb Meeting Room in the Sainsbury Wing, followed by a one hour drinks reception, and will also be livestreamed. The event is currently fully booked.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/provenance-politics-and-the-history-of-collecting-19th-centu-78906/", "official_url": "https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/seminar-09-11-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f6588ab7deb2d2426643f10c4344e81574a9cb76f5eccdf73b63418549102167-2000.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": "Metamorphoses: A Dance to the Music of Time", "start": "2026-11-11T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Wallace Collection", "address": "Manchester Square, W1U 3BN London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/sculpture"], "description": "A short fifteen-minute talk at the museum in the Billiard Room exploring the links between Rachel Kneebone's sculptures and works from the Wallace Collection. The speaker is David Wootton. It looks at Kneebone's Dance alongside Nicolas Poussin's A Dance to the Music of Time and François Anguier's Borghese Dancers, considering how movement in the 'sister arts' of painting and sculpture relates to dance and ballet. Places are limited and allocated first-come, first-served on the day.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/metamorphoses-a-dance-to-the-music-of-time-70690/", "official_url": "https://www.wallacecollection.org/whats-on/events/metamorphoses-a-dance-to-the-music-of-time/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/603e27bce57ed5792f37fbda9841fe5f227aeacb1ed1cb3c107b00b167c375fa-1200.webp"}, {"title": "WINTER EXHIBITION", "start": "2026-11-06T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-12-18T00:00:00Z", "place": "Connaught Brown", "address": "Albemarle Street 2, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/painting"], "description": "WINTER EXHIBITION is an art exhibition at the Connaught Brown gallery in London. The gallery presents outstanding works by artists including Chagall, Matisse, Renoir, Morisot, Sisley, Hepworth and others. It runs from 6 November to 18 December 2026.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/winter-exhibition-35416/", "official_url": "https://www.connaughtbrown.co.uk/exhibitions/179-winter-exhibition/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/040115a446e8a1872030a4d2ad9fb1c51232efc6a255aa7465c8eeb2aa9ebefb-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Mapping a practice: Positioning your work in the art world", "start": "2026-11-14T11:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "National Gallery", "address": "London", "price": "From £81", "price_from": "90.00", "price_to": "90.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art"], "description": "A one-day workshop at the National Gallery's Roden Centre for Creative Learning for anyone aged 18 or over, from amateur to professional artists. It is led by artist, researcher and educator Tom Lovelace, who draws on his 'Living Pictures' series and doctoral research at the University of Westminster. The workshop explores how artists develop their creative identity, using the National Gallery Collection as a starting point for reflecting on your influences and how your work relates to the wider art world. Through active looking, group discussion and practical writing exercises, you will also learn how to frame your work with language, from titling to artist statements.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/mapping-a-practice-positioning-your-work-in-the-art-world-78911/", "official_url": "https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/mapping-a-practice-positioning-your-work-in-the-art-world-14-11-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/888b17b0401154805d743851516d6509fa69e993de04eca6724dca7eb6506680-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Metamorphoses: The Swing", "start": "2026-11-18T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Wallace Collection", "address": "Manchester Square, W1U 3BN London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/sculpture"], "description": "A short museum talk titled Metamorphoses: The Swing, held in The Study at the museum and spoken by Shahina Chung. It is part of a November programme discovering the connections between Rachel Kneebone's sculptures and works from the Wallace Collection. It explores the relationship between Kneebone's newly created Bower and Fragonard's The Swing, looking at how both artists use movement and sensuality to draw viewers into imaginative worlds that blur the boundaries between reality and fantasy. Places are limited and allocated first-come, first-served on the day.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/metamorphoses-the-swing-70691/", "official_url": "https://www.wallacecollection.org/whats-on/events/metamorphoses-the-swing/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2cba9f2c39f4afd406d1b898cbdf9520718837d41bfffcca4e04fdc11995ab56-1200.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"}]}