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 ...

The London National Gallery will celebrate its 200th birthday on May 10, 2024. Vincenzo Lombardo via Getty Images. Throughout the National Gallery’s 200-year history, the London museum’s ...

This article is part of our series marking 200 years of the National Gallery.These articles use highlights from the gallery’s collection to tell unsung stories of British history.

The status of the painting is as ambiguous as its origins. It is on loan to the National Gallery from the Government Art Collection and, at present, is inaccessible to the public. Like almost 2,000 ...

Gabriele Finaldi is the National Gallery director who sees in the 200. “It’s an enormous privilege to be part of the generation that crosses the threshold into its third century,” he says.

The National Gallery at 200. Front Row. ... The National Gallery is a welcoming, free, safe space for everyone, as a visitor, her baby asleep in his sling, happily explains.

200 Creators is the first of the National Gallery’s 200th birthday programme to be launched ahead of the year-long programme of special exhibitions and events taking place from May 2024 to May 2025.

The National Gallery’s almost 200-year-old neoclassical main building belies the museum’s forward-thinking digital outlook. A high-tech, in-house content team of 23 people operates at pace ...

The National Gallery opened its doors to the public 200 years ago. In that time it has moved from Angerstein’s home on Pall Mall in London to its commanding spot overlooking Trafalgar Square.

The National Gallery’s director from 1987 to 2002, MacGregor oversaw the last complete rehang as well as the construction of the Sainsbury Wing, which opened in 1991. This article is part of our ...

The rehang, Hendy argued, would show how “the spirit of the time is usually more important than national boundaries, and that ideas can transcend both”.A striking example was Hendy hanging Bronzino’s ...