The Coach drop off at Trafalgar square is within easy walking distance of The National Gallery and The National Portrait Gallery. It is a short walk to The Courtauld Gallery, The Mall Galleries or The Royal Academy.
At the National Gallery
you can enter the spellbinding world of visionary Spanish painter Francisco de Zurbarán.
Spend time with his paintings, celebrated for their vivid naturalism and deep emotional power.
Move between soaring altarpieces and exquisite still lifes in the first major UK exhibition of this great artist from Baroque Seville.
A peer of Murillo and Velázquez, Zurbarán stands out for his drama, mystery and vision. From the rind of a lemon to the timeless gaze of a saint, he finds an intensity in the ordinary. Strong light and deep shadow bring real faces, soft fabrics, fresh fruit and flowers to life. His paintings unite stillness, focus and faith.
The exhibition brings together works from major galleries across Europe and the US that span Zurbarán’s career from his first religious commissions to paintings made for private devotion. Stand in front of monumental works that can still move and inspire us today.
The Royal Academy of Arts
is hosting its Annual Summer Exhibition. This is always fascinating, bringing together contemporary art in every conceivable style and including scultpure, installations, paintings and drawings. You never know what you will find but you will be talking about it for weeks afterwards!
Cost Coach £25
(Entry to the Zuburan exhibition £20, Royal academy Summer Exhibition £23.50-£25.50)
Please buy your exhibition tickets directly from the galleries.
Depart Henley 8. 15 am
Rother St., 8.45 am
Depart from Holy Trinity Primary School 9.00 am (car park £2 per car in cash)
