The National Gallery
Journey through the story of art in the Western European tradition. Watch the National Gallery in London's official YouTube channel to discover the stories behind the world’s greatest paintings and artists from the 13th to early 20th centuries. Enjoy behind-the-scenes videos from conservation to art handling, interviews with leading art experts, live recordings of talks and events, and insights into our latest exhibitions.
The story of gold: devotion and design | Stories in Colour Podcast Gold Ep2 | National Gallery
The only painting of New York in the National Gallery | National Gallery
The story of gold: ancient origins | Stories in Colour Podcast Gold Ep1 | National Gallery
An art class on Pointillism | National Gallery
How is egg tempera paint made? | National Gallery
5 highlight paintings by Van Gogh and the Neo-Impressionists | National Gallery
The teacher who changed our collection forever | National Gallery
Why is this painting of a felt hat nicknamed The Straw Hat? | Rubens's 'Portrait of Susanna Lunden'
How did Neo-Impressionism shape modern art? | National Gallery
A 300-year-old fashion story from France | National Gallery
Why is Monet's river scene important to modern landscape painting? | National Gallery
Which famous faces are hidden in these mosaics? | National Gallery
The woman who saw Van Gogh’s genius | National Gallery
Redisplaying our collection for our 200th birthday | National Gallery
Rembrandt's Belshazzar's Feast | How does Rembrandt capture a king’s downfall?
[re]curated: Richard Hamilton - The Artist's Eye (1978) | National Gallery
What can a six-pack tell us about a painting? | Restoring 'The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian'
5-minute guided art meditation: Roelandt Savery's 'Orpheus' | National Gallery
How did new pigment technologies drive the Impressionist movement? | National Gallery
How children inspired us to design The Roden Centre for Creative Learning | National Gallery
A short history of rainbows in science and art | Stories in Colour Podcast S1 Ep8 | National Gallery
How snails made purple a royal colour | Stories in Colour Podcast S1 Ep7 | National Gallery
BSL Interpretation: Curator's Introduction | José María Velasco: A View of Mexico | National Gallery
Curator's Introduction to 'José María Velasco: A View of Mexico' | National Gallery
How did this painting save its artist’s life? | Parmigianino's 'The Vision of Saint Jerome'
The fear of colour: chromophobia | Stories in Colour Podcast S1 Ep6 | National Gallery
BSL Interpretation: Curator's Introduction to 'The Carracci Cartoons' | National Gallery
Curator's Introduction to 'The Carracci Cartoons: Myths in the Making' | National Gallery
Don’t eat your deadly greens | Stories in Colour Podcast S1 Ep5 | National Gallery