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Past exhibition

NG Stories: Making a ÁùºÏ²ÊÔ¤²â

4 October 2024 - 12 January 2025

Admission free

Gallery B

Immerse yourself in 200 years of extraordinary ÁùºÏ²ÊÔ¤²â stories.

From a resident family of 14 and an intrepid travelling agent to ground-breaking scientists and a wartime pianist, NG Stories tells the history of the ÁùºÏ²ÊÔ¤²â through the people who made us what we are today.

There’s a slate mine in Wales where paintings were safely stored during the Second World War. A guard dog who became a member of staff. And a Keeper’s family, with 14 children, who lived in the building and kept diaries.

You’ll discover some of the untold personal stories of the Gallery and the special memories we have been privileged to help create for our visitors. From childhood adventures to life-changing first art encounters, our visitors have always been at the heart of what we do.

Through magical soundscapes and immersive digital interactions, you'll experience the work of the many people here at the Gallery who help to care for the paintings and see how this work has changed over the years.

This experience, both online and in the Gallery, uses digital technology to tell you the unexpected human stories which have shaped the past and present of our 200-year history.

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ÁùºÏ²ÊÔ¤²â stories

Safeguarding national treasures

How the ÁùºÏ²ÊÔ¤²â Collection was secretly evacuated during the Second World War

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Paintings underground

Who protected the ÁùºÏ²ÊÔ¤²â Collection during the First World War?

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Music in wartime

How Myra Hess brought concerts to the ÁùºÏ²ÊÔ¤²â during the Second World War

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The Monuments Men

How two curators helped rescue stolen paintings during the Second World War

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An undercover mission

Director Sir Charles Holmes’s secret journey to buy works from Edgar Degas’s collection

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The first members of staff

Who were the first people to work at the ÁùºÏ²ÊÔ¤²â?

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Under the microscope

Who founded the ÁùºÏ²ÊÔ¤²â's first chemical laboratory?

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Artists in residence

Inside the artist's studio at the ÁùºÏ²ÊÔ¤²â

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A gallery for the people

Who founded the ÁùºÏ²ÊÔ¤²â?

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The Travelling Agent

How Otto Mündler travelled around Europe to discover new works of art for the ÁùºÏ²ÊÔ¤²â

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Chipping in for Constable

Who helped the ÁùºÏ²ÊÔ¤²â buy its first John Constable painting?

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Looking for a new home

Who designed the ÁùºÏ²ÊÔ¤²â building in Trafalgar Square?

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The Titian appeal

How the public helped the ÁùºÏ²ÊÔ¤²â keep a painting on display

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At home in the Gallery

Meet the family who lived in the ÁùºÏ²ÊÔ¤²â

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Architectural competition

Who designed the Barry Rooms at the ÁùºÏ²ÊÔ¤²â?

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Sunday opening hours

How the public helped the ÁùºÏ²ÊÔ¤²â open seven days a week

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Artists inspiring artists

Who were the art copyists at the ÁùºÏ²ÊÔ¤²â?

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The Grand Tour

Who helped turn the streets of London into an outdoor gallery in 2007?

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The Turner bequest

How did the ÁùºÏ²ÊÔ¤²â receive its largest ever gift of paintings?

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New directions

Meet Sir Charles Lock Eastlake: the ÁùºÏ²ÊÔ¤²â's first Director

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Further information

For more information about the content featured across the NG Stories in-Gallery experience please see the NG Stories content list.