Exhibition
Soundscapes
08 Jul 2015 – 06 Sep 2015
The National Gallery
London, United Kingdom
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Image above: Detail from Titian, 'Bacchus and Ariadne', 1520-3 © The National Gallery, London
Workshop
Sights of Sound
14 Aug 2015
Regular hours
- Friday
- 11:00 – 21:00
Cost of entry
Full £30 Concs £28
Address
- Trafalgar Square
- London
England - WC2N 5DN
- United Kingdom
Event map
Invoke your senses in this new multi-sensory workshop
About
From cannon fire to jangling tambourines and birdsong to rowdy jigs, some paintings in our collection silently suggest sound. Noise may be invisible but that has never discouraged artists from attempting to register it in paint. How can visual records of musical performance and other forms of sound-making inform our readings of the paintings?
In this tour we explore and discuss the pictorial devices used by artists to suggest the presence and experience of sound, and consider how it is that we remain aware of sound, though the paintings themselves are mute.
Friday Lates socials
Start your weekend here. Join National Gallery experts for a glass of wine in the café followed by a talk. Present your ticket in the café after the event and receive a 25% discount on food.
