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A rehang tends to elicit strong reactions from anyone with a stake in the collection – and in the case of a public gallery, “anyone” means “everyone”. Unsurprisingly then, it has only been done twice ...
Only one in around every 100 pictures in the National Gallery’s collection of approximately 2,400 works of art – some postcard-sized, others vast – is by a woman.
The National Gallery in London today opens its Roden Centre for Creative Learning. In a thorough remodelling and renovation of the gallery’s 50-year-old north extension, which has been home for ...
The National Gallery's present to the nation for its bicentenary is a re-opening of its Sainsbury wing and a new display of its collection. Goodness, what a birthday treat that is.
Rubens masterpiece in National Gallery may not be legitimate, fresh evidence claims ‘Bad craftsmanship’ has cast doubt on painting’s authenticity ...
The National Gallery has revealed it will let a member of the public sleep overnight for the “first time” as the Sainsbury Wing reopens after a two-year refurbishment. Ahead of the Trafalgar ...
John Sainsbury disagreed with the design of his family’s namesake wing at London’s National Gallery. Three decades later, after his death, his critique rang anew.
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Lancashire Telegraph on MSNNew exhibition celebrating rare books and manuscripts coming to BlackburnA new exhibition celebrating rare books and manuscripts which celebrate nature through the ages is to be unveiled in ...
Confirming the National Gallery as a sanctuary of beauty and learning, it subtly acknowledges, however, in myriad small changes, the museum’s inevitable role in today’s culture wars.
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Lord Sainsbury didn't like the design of the wing his family funded. He paid for it though, and slipped a 1990 letter into a pillar during construction. Construction workers found it 33 years later.
The UK’s National Gallery would not be formed based on a royal collection, which was the convention on the continent, despite the royal collection then including important works by Leonardo da ...
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