A unique collaboration with The Royal Ballet Sainsbury Wing

Come to the National Gallery this summer for a multi-sensory experience celebrating British creativity across the arts. Metamorphosis: Titian 2012 brings together a group of specially commissioned works inspired by three of Titian’s paintings – Diana and Actaeon, The Death of Actaeon and the recently acquired Diana and Callisto – which depict stories from Ovid’s epic poem Metamorphoses.

See new work by contemporary artists Chris Ofili, Conrad Shawcross and Mark Wallinger,including sets and costumes for three new ballets at the Royal Opera House. Find out how top British choreographers, dancers and composers have collaborated with the artists to create the ballets. And discover how leading poets including Carol Ann Duffy, Seamus Heaney and Simon Armitage have responded to Ovid’s text and Titian’s paintings.

From 11 July – 23 September 2012, admission is free. Sponsored by Credit Suisse

Events - Related events include talks by Mark Wallinger (23 July) and Conrad Shawcross (27 July), storytelling, course and workshops.

Publication - Metamorphosis: Poems inspired by Titian. Paperback. £7.99, available from the Gallery shops.