The National Gallery

What did a summer afternoon in 19th-century Paris look like? 🍃 German artist Adolph Menzel’s ‘Afternoon in the Tuileries Gardens’ offers a glimpse, inspired by his visit to the city in 1867. During his stay, Menzel visited Édouard Manet’s independent pavilion, where around 50 works were on display, including ‘Music in the Tuileries Gardens’. Returning to Berlin, Menzel began work on his own vision of the gardens. While inspired by Manet’s scene, he created something distinct, capturing a lively, varied crowd enjoying the warmth of a summer’s day. This wonderful painting entered our collection thanks in part to a bequest made in memory of a loved one. By choosing to support the Gallery through a gift in memory, you can help care for the nation’s collection for generations to come. Learn more about making a donation in memory of someone special here: https://bit.ly/4ggOEF2 #NationalGallery

We are hiring! The National Gallery has an exciting opportunity for an Estates Capital Works Project Manager to join the Building and Facilities Department. For more info please visit: https://lnkd.in/gm3mKF63

We are hiring! This is an exciting opportunity to work as a Research Manager for the Development Department of the National Gallery, London. The Development Department raises income to support the National Gallery and its activities, helping to maintain and enhance the Gallery’s world-class collection for the benefit of visitors from the UK and overseas. We are seeking a talented individual capable of producing well-sourced, targeted and accurate research in an agile and timely fashion. The successful candidate will have an eye for detail, a good understanding of the philanthropic landscape and cultural sponsorship sector, a collaborative attitude, and excellent communication skills. For more details and to apply: https://lnkd.in/epbmkDec

The pioneering women who wrote on colour theory 🌈 Catch up on all eight episodes of series two of our podcast, Stories in Colour. In episode six we’re joined by cultural historian Alexandra Loske and The Colour Club founder Zeynep Sagir to uncover the history of colour theory. 🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts: https://bit.ly/3H5LdC4 #ArtHistory #StoriesInColour #Podcast #NationalGallery

Move between soaring altarpieces and exquisite still lifes in the first major UK exhibition of this great artist from Baroque Seville ✨ Our five-star exhibition explores the life and work of Francisco de Zurbarán, a peer of Murillo and Velázquez, whose work stands out for his drama, mystery and vision. The exhibition brings together works from major galleries across Europe and the US that span Zurbarán’s career from his first religious commissions to paintings made for private devotion. Stand in front of monumental works that can still move and inspire us today. Book your tickets to 'Zurbarán': https://bit.ly/43SmxGk Until 23 August. Members go free. #NationalGallery #Zurbarán

Unleashing a tiger on the streets of London... 🐯 Take a closer look at Henri Rousseau’s ‘Surprised!’, the first painting to have been selected as part of our Murals reMastered project, bringing some of the world’s greatest paintings to the UK’s streets. Find out more about the project here: https://bit.ly/4lTvsi5 See the painting in the wild at Jamestown Road, Camden Town, London NW1 7BY. #NationalGallery #MuralsReMastered

How does the colour red make you feel? ❤️ You can now listen to all eight episodes of series 2 of our podcast, Stories in Colour. In episode five, we're joined by author Chloë Ashby as we learn how to decode the use of colour in some of the Gallery’s most iconic paintings, from Van Gogh to Caravaggio. 🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts: https://bit.ly/3H5LdC4 #ArtHistory #StoriesInColour #Podcast #NationalGallery

The mysterious origins of this 'colossal head' 😮 Join our curators behind-the-scenes in our five-star exhibition 'Zurbarán' as they speculate the origins of one of the most intriguing paintings on display, 'A Colossal Head'. Why do you think this work may have been created? Watch the full film and book your tickets to 'Zurbarán': https://bit.ly/4yCnYpG Until 23 August. Members go free. #NationalGallery #Zurbarán

Escape the heatwave with Monet on the Normandy coast ☀️ ‘The Beach at Trouville’ is one of several paintings Claude Monet made in the summer of 1870, while he was on honeymoon. The woman wearing white is his new wife, Camille; while the lady in black is believed to be Marie-Anne Guédès, the wife of Monet’s friend, Eugène Boudin. A wonderful painter of the Normandy coast himself, Boudin introduced Monet to painting in this manner, 'en plein air' – a habit that would obsess and inspire him throughout his life. You can even see the sand from the beach in Normandy still embedded in the canvas! Learn more about this charming summer scene with writer Lily Le Brun: https://bit.ly/4vZ3AMI #ArtHistory #NationalGallery

We're hiring: The Development Officer, Trusts and Major Gifts, will support the Philanthropy team to nurture and develop high value, long-lasting relationships with Trusts, Foundations and individual donors and philanthropists. The role will support the Development Managers and Senior Development Managers in the Philanthropy team across their whole portfolio of tasks and activities relating to fundraising from Trusts, Foundations and major donors. The role will involve drafting, formatting and designing case for support documents for supporters and prospects, including exhibition and other proposals and reports. In addition, they will be responsible for a focused portfolio of trusts, foundations and individual donors from which to secure four- and five-figure donations in support of the National Gallery for all areas of the organisation’s work. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/daJSrr_n