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National Gallery with Art Historian Guided Tour in London

By NEJA's Art Walks
Free cancellation available
The previous price was NZ$207 and current price is NZ$186 per adult

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Overview

Make the most of your visit to the National Gallery in London by exploring it in a company of an art historian. This small-group tour will take you through the imposing structure of the building, which celebrates its 200th anniversary this year. You will be able to learn about the history of the gallery's origins, explore tits massive art collection and hear some insights into the individual works, curatorial decisions and acquisition policies.

The National Gallery is the unique place to learn the storey of European art, masterpiece by masterpiece. Limit of 10 people ensures a more personal experience of the gallery and convenient tour length leaves plenty of time for individual exploration. You’ll emerge from the experience with new ways of talking and thinking about art.

Your guide is a qualified art historian (MA in History of art and Photography) with years of experience of guiding in this gallery behind her belt. Don't miss this opportunity, it is informative yet fun.

Activity location

  • The National Gallery
    • Trafalgar Square
    • WC2N 5DN, London, England, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • The National Gallery
    • Trafalgar Square
    • WC2N 5DN, London, England, United Kingdom

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National Gallery with Art Historian Guided Tour in London
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 4:00 PM
Price details
NZ$206.21
NZ$185.59 x 1 AdultNZ$185.59
Total
The previous price was NZ$206.21 and current price is NZ$185.59
10% off
Until Mon, 23 Mar

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Be inspired by the collections' must-see pieces made by famous artists
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Embark on one of the museum's official tours with an expert guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Free admission to the gallery's permanent collection
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Photography is permitted but without the use of flash
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Tickets to the paid-for temporary exhibitions
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Cloakroom's fee
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Refreshments

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • wheelchairs on request

Activity itinerary

Come and celebrate the National Gallery's 200th anniversary. It has just rehung its entire collection and added 400 paintings to display. This guided tour offers you an opportunity to have a closer look at paintings by the ground-breaking artists, such as Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Berthe Morisot, Camille Pissarro, Alfred Sisley, and Paul Cézanne. Considered deeply controversial at the time, their work marked a dramatic shift away from traditional styles. But of course they didn’t just invent new methods of depicting light, form and subject matter without looking anew at the art of the past. We will talk about how the work by J.M.W. Turner, Rembrandt, Caravaggio and other Old Masters influenced the artists of the future, the importance of the 17th-century Dutch art. We will stop to admire some jewels of the gallery’s collection: Holbein, Michelangelo, Canaletto and Moroni. And what about women artists, you might ask? There are only 4 pieces currently on display and we will dive into the history of female painters. All ages are welcome, no previous knowledge of art history is required. Ask questions and get excited, this will be an art ride like no other.

Location

Activity location

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    The National Gallery
    • Trafalgar Square
    • WC2N 5DN, London, England, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    The National Gallery
    • Trafalgar Square
    • WC2N 5DN, London, England, United Kingdom

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