National Gallery
Dexter Dalwood: ‘If we want art history to change, we need to include artists in creating shows’
The Bristol-born artist has been back in the UK to co-curate a show at the National Gallery dedicated to José María Velasco, a painter well known in Dalwood’s adopted home, Mexico, but virtually unheard of here
Celebrating its bicentenary, London's National Gallery makes three major acquisitions
Works by Edgar Degas, Carl Gustav Carus and Floris van Dijck have entered the gallery's collection
Refurb and rehang at London's National Gallery, Tate Modern turns 25 and Inge Mahn's ‘Balancing Towers’—podcast
Exploring an exhibition in an island castle, plus a tour of the newly remodelled National Gallery with director Gabriele Finaldi, and expert reflections on Tate Modern's first, seismic quarter of a century
The Big Review | The reopening and rehang of the Sainsbury Wing, National Gallery, London ★★★★★
The two-year remodelling of the Sainsbury Wing as the National Gallery's main entrance has allowed for new restorations and fresh curation of the museum's unrivalled collection of early Renaissance pictures. The effect is revelatory
Comment | Muted grey, bloody red, or dark blue—here’s why the colour of museum walls matters more than you might think
As London’s National Gallery launches its “once-in-a-lifetime” rehang, Ben Luke asks: what is the right shade behind the art?
First look: the ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ rehang at London's National Gallery
The reopening of the Sainsbury Wing on 10 May will allow the gallery to show nearly 40% of its collection. The Art Newspaper took an early tour
Masterworks from Jacob Rothschild collection go to London's National Gallery and V&A under acceptance in lieu scheme
Guercino’s “King David” and a rare relief by John Deare have been allocated to the London institutions in lieu of inheritance tax on the estate of the celebrated financier, philanthropist and heritage leader
London's National Gallery buys mysterious altarpiece for $20m
The museum has acquired a 16th-century work by an unknown artist from a family collection
Holy smoke! London’s National Gallery used to allow visitors to spark up just metres from the art
The museum's former smoking room recently became part of the Roden Centre for Creative Learning
National Gallery launches new learning centre, the first bicentenary capital project to open to the public
The architect Hannah Lawson and the London museum’s education chief Karen Eslea consulted school children, teachers and parents to give the Roden Centre for Creative Learning a welcoming character
Why was the National Gallery shy of sharing its ‘Wilton Diptych’ report?
The museum’s dendrochronological research had confirmed scholarly consensus on dating one of the UK’s great masterpieces to the later 1390s
National Gallery in London’s Van Gogh blockbuster to open all night as final day approaches
The exhibition, which will host a 24-hour opening during its closing weekend, has been one of the most visited in the museum’s history
‘Like Picasso, everything he touched was wonderful’: the art world pays tribute to Frank Auerbach
Curators, institutions and critics remember a “humble giant of figurative painting” who worked from the same London studio for 70 years and made his home city, its art collections and inhabitants the subject of his unique output
London's National Gallery to ban liquids after attacks on paintings
The gallery will introduce new security measures, stating it has been "forced to act to protect our visitors, staff and collection"
An open letter from Just Stop Oil and Youth Demand: 'we need institutions to confront their responsibilities'
Responding to a recent letter from the National Museum Directors' Council, the campaign groups have proposed a meeting in London's National Gallery—promising to “leave the soup at home”
Iceland plans national gallery overhaul
The culture minister is calling for a new, world-class space for the national collection, currently housed in three locations in Reykjavik
Painting protests cause 'enormous stress for colleagues at every level', say UK's national museum directors
An open letter from the National Museum Directors' Council says "demonstrations now need to be taken away from our museums and galleries"
Three arrested after Just Stop Oil protestors throw soup over Van Gogh's Sunflowers—again
Activists who took part in a similar stunt at London's National Gallery in 2022 were jailed earlier today
The Big Review: Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers at the National Gallery, London ★★★★★
A magnificent show with important and rarely seen loans that highlight the Dutch artist’s astonishing achievements in Provence
Van Gogh blockbuster, the birth of Impressionism, Juan Pablo Echeverri — podcast
A tour of the National Gallery’s landmark exhibition with our Van Gogh expert Martin Bailey, plus a new book zoning in on the Impressionists’ “Terrible Year” and a highlight from Museum Folkwang’s hair-themed show
The National Gallery: a place of learning in its (public) archive
The London museum has a remarkable archive and library, available to all, and a research strategy that includes the opening of a new research centre in 2028
The National Gallery: a place of learning on the road
With workshops, crafting sessions and special events, Art Road Trip is collaborating with communities across the UK to produce inspired results
The National Gallery's birthday wish: social media fame for its Creative Collaborators
Chosen from an open call, 20 influencers are creating content inspired by the gallery’s treasures, from pot-throwing to painting and a comedy Regency romp
'What is the museum of the future?' The National Gallery's forward-looking digital strategy
Experimentation, freedom and in-house content are key to how the gallery engages with its five million followers on social media
Medieval Siena gets its place in the spotlight at the National Gallery
An exhibition at the London museum, organised with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, brings together masterpieces by the likes of Duccio and Simone
The Triumph of Art: Jeremy Deller prepares the National Gallery's concluding bicentenary celebrations
The gallery’s bicentenary celebrations will be completed in Trafalgar Square next summer with a “bacchanal” event masterminded by the artist with the help of institutions from around the UK
More than 1,100 works by 400 artists: how the National Gallery collection will be redisplayed
In May 2025, after a nine-month programme of refurbishing, redesigning and relighting rooms, a new interpretation of the museum will be unveiled
In residence: how contemporary artists reimagine the National Gallery's paintings
For more than 30 years, the National Gallery has invited artists to respond to the art inside. Here are three highlights
The Constable trail: National Gallery to focus on the social, political and artistic context of the artist's 'The Hay Wain'
Visitors on foot to Dedham Vale, in Suffolk, can view the remarkably well preserved locations of John Constable's paintings of the countryside in which he was nurtured
Victory without damage: ‘Just Stop Oil’s climate activism is one of the most successful disobedience campaigns ever’
The climate catastrophe has been brought to the forefront of the public mind without causing serious harm to the targeted works, says John Paul Stonard