{"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", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-20T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "National Gallery", "address": "London", "tickets": "sold_out"}], "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": "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"}, {"title": "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/art-utterly-in-the-picture-francisco-de-goyas-the-duke-of-we-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"}, {"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"}]}