My National Gallery airs later this month on ITV1 and STV…
To celebrate 200 years of bringing people and paintings together, celebrities including Claudia Winkleman and Michael Palin, devoted staff members and world class experts come together to paint a unique portrait of the iconic British institution for its 200th birthday.
Everyone featured in the film, including HRH Princess Eugenie, has a special connection to the National Gallery, making for some heart-warming, moving and surprising stories at Christmas time.
Claudia Winkleman, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Jacqueline Wilson and HRH Princess Eugenie all let us into their deeply personal connection with the National Gallery. Each interviewee identifies the one artwork which means the most to them, with this diverse cross section of society making surprising choices of both well-known masterpieces and hidden gems.
From the producers of Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition and Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers, My National Gallery, London gives voice to those whose lives have been touched by the Gallery – beloved celebrities, devoted staff members, every day visitors and world class experts come together to paint a unique portrait of this iconic British institution for its 200th birthday.
Discover the source of the famous “Python foot”, the artwork described as Turner’s “science fiction” painting and the work that became a conversation starter in shopping centres and prisons. The film explores how the power of great art lies in its ability to communicate with anyone, no matter their art historical knowledge, their background or their beliefs.
Controller of Factual, ITV, Jo Clinton-Davis:
“We are delighted to have such a great film about the National Gallery on its 200th birthday. A real Christmas treat like last year’s Vermeer – the Greatest Exhibition”.
In celebration of the National Gallery’s bicentenary, ITV is screening Exhibition on Screen’s acclaimed documentary My National Gallery, London on Friday 20th December at 10.20pm on ITV1 and STV.
