British Sign Language (BSL) Talk Stubbs: Portrait

Created by The National Gallery

Join Deaf lecturer Alan Murray as he introduces our Room 1 exhibition 'Stubbs: Portrait of a Horse’.

Join Deaf lecturer Alan Murray as he introduces our Room 1 exhibition, ‘Stubbs: Portrait of a Horse’

This exhibition celebrates artist George Stubbs’s groundbreaking study of horse anatomy and his monumental painting of Scrub, a rearing racehorse captured with unmatched accuracy and character.

Discover how Britain’s visionary painter of equine art devoted himself to understanding horse anatomy, and how this transformed his work and the spirit of equine art ever since.

This session will be led by a Deaf lecturer in British Sign Language with interpretation in spoken English.

Event details

When: Fri 1 May 2026, 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm

Format: In-person

Venue:
The National Gallery
Trafalgar Square
London WC2N 5DN
United Kingdom

Cost: Free

Access & inclusion

This event includes BSL interpreters.

Access features

  • BSL interpreters
  • Wheelchair access

More access info

https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/visiting/access#c-accordion-item-129123-8

Transport and standard manual wheelchairs as well as a rollator are available to book in advance. Please call +44 (0)20 7747 2885.

A limited number are available on a first come, first served basis at the Sainsbury Wing Entrance and the Getty Entrance on Level 0. Please ask at the desk when you arrive.

Service, assistance and emotional support animals are welcome at the National Gallery.

To protect the collection in our care and for everyone’s comfort and safety:

Your service, assistance or emotional support animal must be under your care and control during your visit. Where possible, they should remain on lead and wear a relevant tabard or harness, but these are not requirements for entry.

If your assistance animal is not a dog, please get in touch via hello@nationalgallery.org.uk so we can pass your details onto colleagues working on the day of your visit.

Water bowls are available at each entry desk. The nearest place for a toilet for your animal is Leicester Square.

For any other access queries, please get in touch via hello@nationalgallery.org.uk so we can discuss your needs in advance of your visit.

A Changing Places toilet is available on Floor 0 of the Roden Centre for Creative Learning and on Floor 0 the Sainsbury Wing. You will need a radar key to enter – please ask a member of staff.

The Changing Places toilet includes a toilet, sink, hoist, screen and shower.

Organiser

The National Gallery
education@nationalgallery.org.uk

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