Past Events
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The Living Church: Art, Architecture and the Religious Imagination in Thirteenth-Century England
28 October to 25 November 2002
The Living Church: Art, Architecture and the Religious Imagination in Thirteenth-Century England
Paul Mellon Lectures – Paul Binski
National Gallery, London
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The Epic of Common Life: Genre Painting and Social Change in Early Nineteenth-Century Britain
25 October to 22 November 2004
The Epic of Common Life: Genre Painting and Social Change in Early Nineteenth-Century Britain
Paul Mellon Lectures – David H. Solkin
National Gallery, London
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For an Excellent Purpose: Museums and their Publics in Britain from 1800 to 1914
10 January to 14 February 2007
For an Excellent Purpose: Museums and their Publics in Britain from 1800 to 1914
Paul Mellon Lectures – Giles Waterfield
National Gallery, London
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Pen and Pencil: Writing and Painting in England, 1750-1850
21 January to 18 February 2009
Pen and Pencil: Writing and Painting in England, 1750-1850
Paul Mellon Lectures – Duncan Robinson
National Gallery, London
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The National Gallery and the English Renaissance of Art
17 January to 13 February 2011
The National Gallery and the English Renaissance of Art
Paul Mellon Lectures – Elizabeth Prettejohn
National Gallery, London
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Painters and players from Hogarth to Olivier
14 January to 11 February 2013
Painters and players from Hogarth to Olivier
Paul Mellon Lectures – Robin Simon
National Gallery, London
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The Vertical, from Nelson's Column to the Ruthwell Monument
19 January 2015
The Vertical, from Nelson's Column to the Ruthwell Monument
Paul Mellon Lectures – Penelope Curtis
National Gallery, London
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The Horizontal, From Westminister Abbey to Keith Arnatt
26 January 2015
The Horizontal, From Westminister Abbey to Keith Arnatt
Paul Mellon Lectures – Penelope Curtis
National Gallery, London
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The Closed, from Pandora’s Box to Damien Hirst
2 February 2015
The Closed, from Pandora’s Box to Damien Hirst
Paul Mellon Lectures – Penelope Curtis
National Gallery, London
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The Open, from Martin Creed to Castle Howard
9 February 2015
The Open, from Martin Creed to Castle Howard
Paul Mellon Lectures – Penelope Curtis
National Gallery, London
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The Ensemble, from Bethan Huws to Rilke’s Rodin
16 February 2015
The Ensemble, from Bethan Huws to Rilke’s Rodin
Paul Mellon Lectures – Penelope Curtis
National Gallery, London
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Modernist faces: Hard bop and clean design
9 January 2017
Modernist faces: Hard bop and clean design
Paul Mellon Lectures – Thomas Crow
National Gallery, London
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Jazz painting? Modernist Hockney?
16 January 2017
Jazz painting? Modernist Hockney?
Paul Mellon Lectures – Thomas Crow
National Gallery, London
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Painting sensations: Pauline Boty/Bridget Riley
23 January 2017
Painting sensations: Pauline Boty/Bridget Riley
Paul Mellon Lectures – Thomas Crow
National Gallery, London
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Hippy hippy shake: Sculpture through the counterculture
30 January 2017
Hippy hippy shake: Sculpture through the counterculture
Paul Mellon Lectures – Thomas Crow
National Gallery, London
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The great lost look c. 1969: Beyond cultural studies
6 February 2017
The great lost look c. 1969: Beyond cultural studies
Paul Mellon Lectures – Thomas Crow
National Gallery, London
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The global panorama
7 January 2019
The global panorama
Paul Mellon Lectures – Tim Barringer
National Gallery, London
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South: Grand tours and the origins of the picturesque
14 January 2019
South: Grand tours and the origins of the picturesque
Paul Mellon Lectures – Tim Barringer
National Gallery, London
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North: The industrial revolution and the British Isles
21 January 2019
North: The industrial revolution and the British Isles
Paul Mellon Lectures – Tim Barringer
National Gallery, London
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East: Orientalism and the British in India
28 January 2019
East: Orientalism and the British in India
Paul Mellon Lectures – Tim Barringer
National Gallery, London
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West: The black Atlantic and the American sublime
4 February 2019
West: The black Atlantic and the American sublime
Paul Mellon Lectures – Tim Barringer
National Gallery, London