LONDON — What does a billionaire philanthropist do when the art gallery he is sponsoring builds some pillars he doesn’t like? The answer, it turns out, is to have the last say from beyond the grave ...
The museum, renowned for its collection of paintings from the Middle Ages to the 19th century, has announced a plan to collect more recent paintings. By Alex Marshall Reporting from London For most of ...
Despite its decidedly traditional art collection, the British cultural institution is adopting a contemporary approach to public outreach and accessibility Anne Wallentine - History Correspondent ...
The National Gallery celebrates 200th birthday with reopening of Sainsbury Wing, Master Japanese artist Hiroshige comes to the British Museum, Sir Grayson Perry responds to The Wallace Collection, ...
The National Gallery in London will bring together a selection rarely seen paintings by Lucian Freud for a major retrospective opening next month that marks the 100th anniversary of the artist’s birth ...
Climate activists protest outside the official opening of the BP Portrait Award 2011. Dominic Lipinski/PA Images via Getty Images Similarly, the Royal Shakespeare Company cut ties with BP after ...
This week sees the long anticipated public debut of the spruced-up Sainsbury Wing at London’s National Gallery. The occasion brings a splashy close to a year of bicentenary celebrations, marked also ...
Britain’s National Portrait Gallery reopened Thursday after a three-year, $53-million renovation. Raising the money in the current climate was tough. By Alex Marshall Reporting from London On a recent ...
The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in London and the British oil and gas giant BP announced today that they would not renew their partnership beyond December 2022, when their current contract is set ...