Picture of the month

Every Saturday at 11am, unless otherwise stated (please check this webpage for updates).

The talks usually last between 30 - 45 minutes.

Meet at the Marble Hall

This is a free event, donations welcome.

Take a break from the hustle and bustle of the city centre every Saturday morning with a free talk from the Friends of the Laing Art Gallery. Find out more about some of the paintings in our collection and share your experience with fellow art lovers.

March Isabella and the Pot of Basil by William Holman Hunt (1868)

April La Place Nationale Dieppe by Sylvia Gosse (1935) 

May Sunderland Old Pier and Lighthouse by John Carmichael (1840)

June A Grecian Flower Market by John Waterhouse (1880)

Isabella and the Pot of Basil by William Holman Hunt (1867).