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ART ON YOUR DOORSTEP: THE NATIONAL GALLERY IS COMING TO YOU
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Life-size reproductions of masterpieces from the National Gallery will be coming to outdoor sites across the UK. 
New partners of the new national touring project, The National Gallery: Art On Your Doorstep, are announced today. Organisations across the UK will share paintings from the nation’s collection with communities beyond Trafalgar Square. 
Over the course of three years, the Gallery will be reaching all four nations of the UK, working with a total of 12 partners. For the second year of the project, we will be partnering with Oakwell Hall and Country Park in Kirklees, Isle of Wight Council in partnership with Shaping Newport on the Isle of Wight, and Creative Mile: Brentford Art Trail. These exhibitions will run from 1 April 2026 to 14 February 2027 
Up to 30 printed reproductions of masterpieces from the National Gallery will be exhibited in local communities. Each painting will be reproduced life-sized, in fine detail and in its frame, allowing visitors the chance to look closely and discover hidden details. Outdoors and free to view, these exhibitions will entwine art with the everyday.
Each exhibition will not only be displayed across the local community but also be shaped by its people, landmarks, and cultural spaces.  
Community groups in Kirklees have collaborated with Huddersfield Art Gallery with works selected to complement the landscape and connect with historical stories. The displays will be accompanied by a programme of performances, tours and talks. 
In Newport on the Isle of Wight, the Council, in partnership with Shaping Newport, will be working closely with local arts charity, Independent Arts, to deliver associated workshops and projects and engage with the community at their Creative Hub
And finally, Creative Mile, Brentford Art Trail will work with the National Gallery to place up to 30 paintings connecting to the theme of love in unexpected places, encouraging visitors to understand the artistic heritage of the area.
Phase two follows the success of Art On Your Doorstep in Stoke-on-Trent, where the project showed the impact of bringing reproductions into the everyday. Dr Samatha Howard, Curator of Arts at The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, said: ‘Soon after its opening, the ‘Art On Your Doorstep’ exhibition in Bethesda Gardens quickly became a popular meeting place over the summer months. Rarely did a day pass without people stopping to view the artworks displayed throughout the gardens, often while meeting for lunch. The exhibition clearly helped to create an inviting and welcoming atmosphere within the space.’
This momentum continues across the remaining Year One locations in Croydon, Torquay and Derry/Londonderry. Reflecting on the exhibition in Croydon, which opened on 26 January 2026, Hannah Widgington, Exhibitions Manager at the National Gallery, said: ‘The trail offered a rare chance to encounter these works beyond the familiar Gallery walls and weaves them into everyday life. Local residents have helped select the artworks featured on the trail and will contribute their own creative responses to form the Croydon Masterpiece – a testament to the borough’s imagination, pride, and artistic energy.’
By presenting life-size reproductions of masterpieces in public parks, high streets and community spaces, Art On Your Doorstep builds on where and how people can encounter art. Developed in collaboration with local partners and shaped by community voices, the project continues to celebrate the creativity and identity of places across the UK, bringing people and paintings together in shared everyday spaces. 
To find out more please visit: ## https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/across-the-uk/the-national-gallery-art-on-your-doorstep ## (https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/across-the-uk/the-national-gallery-art-on-your-doorstep) 
* Notes to Editors  *
* Image credit: © * Glenn Foster for Croydon Council 
* Exhibition Dates: *
– Croydon Town Centre (3 February – 5 July 2026)
– Torre Abbey, Torquay Sea Front (6 March – 4 September 2026)
– Derry City and Strabane District (30 March – 27 September 2026)
– Oakwell Hall and Country Park, Kirklees (4 April – 30 September 2026)
– Newport, Isle of Wight (6 May – 30 October 2026)
– Creative Mile: Brentford Art Trail (4 September 2026 – 14 February 2027)
* The National Gallery * is one of the greatest art galleries in the world. Founded by Parliament in 1824, the Gallery houses the nation’s collection of paintings in the Western European tradition from the late 13th to the early 20th century. The collection includes works by Artemisia Gentileschi, Bellini, Cezanne, Degas, Leonardo, Monet, Raphael, Rembrandt, Renoir, Rubens, Titian, Turner, Van Dyck, Van Gogh and Velázquez. The Gallery’s key objectives are to care for and enhance the collection and provide the best possible access to visitors. Admission free.
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