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Prominent figures from many creative disciplines were invited to give an in-gallery talk about a work in the collection that inspires or interests them. Speakers included:

• TV comedian Harry Hill relaxed with The Poet Reclining 1915 Marc Chagall
• Cultural Critic and Broadcaster, Jacqueline Springer talked about the recent sculpture Skateboarderistismatronics (fan) 2004 Alexandre da Cunha
• The Radio One DJ Nihal preferred the visual impact of the four-screen projection, Video Quartet 2002 Christian Marclay
• Hip-Hop Producer Charlie Dark gave his talk among the monumental dark floating rectangles in the Rothko Room
• Musician, Composer and Multi-media Artist DJ Spooky was inspired by the stark geometrical rigour of Untitled 1965/71 Robert Morris, in the Minimalism hub
• Musician, Writer, Curator David Toop chose Ad Reinhardt's Abstract Painting No. 5 1962
• Anarchist Novelist Stewart Holme picked one of a series of paintings depicting Mick Jagger and Keith Richards shortly after their arrest, Swingeing London 67 (f) 1968-9 Richard Hamilton
  
• BBC Children’s presenter Mark Speight was inspired by the English draughtsman, photographer and filmmaker Tacita Dean
• Artist Stella Vine admires the contrived eroticism of Sleeping Girl 1943 Balthus