# Stories in the Gallery: A walk with Renoir

Stories in the Gallery: A walk with Renoir at National Gallery, Thursday 29 October 2026.

- Price: Free
- Venue: National Gallery, London
- With: Fiona Alderton
- Go to page: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/experience-stories-in-the-gallery-a-walk-with-renoir-october-2026

![Stories in the Gallery: A walk with Renoir](https://noky.io/images/94ac8b70f45ac8bddefdd5c915298fbba5b2c01675664013efdf06e4dcb09aed-2000.webp)

A family storytelling session that begins in the Welcome Space's playboat and moves into the Gallery rooms. It is led by storyteller and Gallery Educator Fiona Alderton, and is inspired by the colourful world of artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir and the exhibition Renoir and Love. Participants imagine being aboard Renoir's painting The Skiff and explore a tale filled with people, places, colour and imagination. Entry is by wristband, collected from the team in the Welcome Space of the Roden Centre for Creative Learning, allocated first come, first served.

## Dates

- Thursday 29 October — National Gallery

Written by a model, sources: [nationalgallery.org.uk](https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/experience-stories-in-the-gallery-a-walk-with-renoir-october-2026)

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