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The National Gallery offers family activities and resources built around its masterpieces.
European painting on Trafalgar Square
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10 resources, all on the official siteArts & crafts (5)
Arts & craftsMake and create: Printing on fabricBethan demonstrates how fabric printing can be used to tell a story.Ages 5-12 · EnglishOpen on nationalgallery.org.uk(opens in a new tab)Arts & craftsMake and create: Making art togetherBethan explores the idea of collaboration, with a little help from her friends.Ages 7-14 · EnglishOpen on nationalgallery.org.uk(opens in a new tab)Arts & craftsMake and create: Self portraitsLearn how to make self portraits using different techniques, with Bethan and Gus the cat.Ages 7-14 · EnglishOpen on nationalgallery.org.uk(opens in a new tab)Arts & craftsMake and create: Drawing Van Gogh's SunflowersLearn how to take your pencil for a walk, and other ways of drawing nature.Ages 5-12 · EnglishOpen on nationalgallery.org.uk(opens in a new tab)Arts & craftsMake and create: A collage inspired by Rousseau's 'Surprised!'Create a jungle-inspired collage using materials you can find at home.Ages 3-11 · EnglishOpen on nationalgallery.org.uk(opens in a new tab)
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Educational resources & teaching materials (3)
Educational resources & teaching materialsPDFPoetry resource: A Wheatfield with Cypresses (Van Gogh)Background on Van Gogh's Wheatfield with Cypresses and a guide to creating work inspired by the exhibition.Ages 7-14 · EnglishDownload from nationalgallery.org.uk(opens in a new tab)Educational resources & teaching materialsPDFTeachers' notes: A Muse (Calliope?) by Cosimo TuraBackground on the painting with suggestions for using it in the classroom.Ages 11-16 · EnglishDownload from nationalgallery.org.uk(opens in a new tab)Educational resources & teaching materialsPicture in Focus: teachers' notes (Titian, Diana and Actaeon)Background on Titian and the myth that inspired him, for cross-curricular secondary projects.Ages 11-18 · EnglishOpen on nationalgallery.org.uk(opens in a new tab)
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