{"id":254916,"date":"2026-01-27T23:40:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T23:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/254916\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T23:40:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T23:40:08","slug":"a-massive-new-art-trail-of-life-sized-paintings-will-drop-down-in-croydon-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/254916\/","title":{"rendered":"A Massive New Art Trail Of Life-Sized Paintings Will Drop Down In Croydon Next Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AOYD-in-Stoke-on-Trent-credit-Stoke-on-Trent-City-Council-2-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"a large painting in an ornate frame on display in a park in stoke on trent\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCredit: Stoke-on-Trent City Council<\/p>\n<p>    Save<\/p>\n<p>A stunning art trail of <a href=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/fab-free-museums-london\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/fab-free-museums-london\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_internal\">world-famous paintings<\/a> is touching down in <a href=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/croydon-south-london-cheapest-place-to-live-in-london\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/croydon-south-london-cheapest-place-to-live-in-london\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_1\" data-category=\"click_internal\">Croydon<\/a> next month. The National Gallery is scattering its most well-known masterpieces around the town. Visitors will find them in parks, gardens, and town squares, waiting to be admired by passers-by. It\u2019s all part of a new free public outdoor art exhibition that\u2019s bringing works of art to the streets of Croydon, The National Gallery: Art On Your Doorstep.<\/p>\n<p>The special showcase is the result of a collaboration between <a href=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/national-gallery-london\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/national-gallery-london\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_2\" data-category=\"click_internal\">The National Gallery<\/a> and Culture Croydon, and will land in the area on <a href=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/february-london-things-to-do-2026\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/february-london-things-to-do-2026\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_3\" data-category=\"click_internal\">February 3<\/a>. The exhibition will then be visible around Croydon until July 5. That\u2019s plenty of time to find every single painting on the trail!<\/p>\n<p> Art On Your Doorstep <\/p>\n<p>In total, 30 of The National Gallery\u2019s most prized pieces of art will be scattered around the area. These include paintings by Georges Seurat, Vincent Van Gogh, <a href=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/renoir-and-love-london-national-gallery\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/renoir-and-love-london-national-gallery\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_4\" data-category=\"click_internal\">Pierre-Auguste Renoir<\/a>, and more. And you\u2019ll find them everywhere from The Queen\u2019s Gardens to Park Hill, New Addington, Thornton Heath, and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>But there\u2019s a catch. Obviously, The National Gallery can\u2019t exactly just hang a <a href=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/best-art-galleries-london\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/best-art-galleries-london\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_5\" data-category=\"click_internal\">painting<\/a> like Van Gogh\u2019s Sunflowers in the park\u2026 Instead, these are life-sized, painstakingly realised, recreations of the works themselves. Visitors will be able to get right up close to the pieces and admire every detail and brushstroke. All for free!<\/p>\n<p> <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-363614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AOYD-in-Stoke-on-Trent-credit-Stoke-on-Trent-City-Council-1.jpeg\" alt=\"a poster about art on your doorstep next to a painting displayed in a park\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\"  \/>Credit: Stoke-on-Trent City Council <\/p>\n<p>Executive Mayor, Jason Perry said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are delighted to welcome Art on Your Doorstep to Croydon as the first London location for this exciting National Gallery programme. Bringing world\u2010class art into our parks, streets and public spaces reflects our commitment to accessible cultural experiences for all our communities. Alongside hands\u2010on workshops and creative events this February, as well as the ongoing programme, these activities celebrate the imagination, talent and diversity that make Croydon unique, whilst supporting our shared ambition for a vibrant and welcoming town centre.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After Croydon, Art On Your Doorstep will go on display at other locations across the UK. The exhibition previously popped up in Stoke on Trent, before arriving in London. In total, 12 art trails will pop up around the country all the way through to the winter of 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Find a map of the Art On Your Doorstep trail, and check out other related events, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.culturecroydon.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/www.culturecroydon.com\" data-action=\"text_cta_6\" data-category=\"click_non_sales\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The National Gallery: Art On Your Doorstep will be on display around Croydon from February 3 \u2013 July 5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Stoke-on-Trent City Council Save A stunning art trail of world-famous paintings is touching down in Croydon next&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":254917,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[27447,442,498,499,500,501,156,4296,111,139,69,147367,147368],"class_list":{"0":"post-254916","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-art-gallery-museum","9":"tag-arts","10":"tag-arts-and-design","11":"tag-artsanddesign","12":"tag-artsdesign","13":"tag-design","14":"tag-entertainment","15":"tag-exhibition","16":"tag-new-zealand","17":"tag-newzealand","18":"tag-nz","19":"tag-sightseeing-tour","20":"tag-trip-travel"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=254916"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254916\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/254917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=254916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=254916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=254916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}