Mindfulness sessions
- Thursday, 21 March 2024
- Thursday, 16 May 2024
About
Join mindfulness and wellbeing practitioner Karly Allen and immerse yourself in the calming environment of the Gallery.
Take time to reflect, restore, and feel the creative wellbeing of mindfulness.
Sandro Botticelli's 'Venus and Mars'
Explore Botticelli's image of wakefulness and slumber, in the context of mindfulness and our experience of close looking at art.
Giorgione's 'Il Tramonto (The Sunset)''
Take a slow, mindful look at a painting by Giorgione, with the invitation to reflect on the painted landscape as a space of thoughts and narratives.
Your tutor
Karly Allen has 25 years' experience of designing and facilitating art engagement programmes for museum collections, with a focus on the art of close looking. Karly enriches her teaching with her training as a mindfulness teacher and drawing practitioner. Through her work with Limina Collective, she contributes to the emerging international field of mindfulness in museums.
Supported by
The John Armitage Charitable Trust
Pause with a painting
Mindfulness sessions
- Thursday, 21 March 2024
- Thursday, 16 May 2024
Free, drop-in sessions
Although this event does not require booking, you will need to book a free Gallery entry ticket to gain admission to the National Gallery. We encourage you to book ahead of your visit.
Please note, Gallery entry does not guarantee admission to this event. Places are available on a first come, first served basis.