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National Gallery rehang review – ‘A momentous retelling of the story of art’

t is one of the world’s greatest museums and this revamp starts with a thrilling embrace from Leonardo, unfolding to Titian, Van Eyck, Monet and more – all bolstered by cool new architecture and lighting. What a wonderland!

The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2025

‘Tranquillising good taste’: can the National Gallery’s airy new entrance exorcise its demons?

When the Sainsbury Wing opened, it was called ‘vulgar pastiche’. Now, after an £85m revamp, it has become the famous gallery’s main entrance. But have its spiky complexities been tamed? And why all the empty space?

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2025

National Gallery spends £16m on painting without knowing where it’s from or who the artist is

Painting full of ‘wildly inventive’ details to be publicly exhibited for first time since 1960

The Independent UK · May 2, 2025

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Rothko painting worth more than £42m damaged by child visiting gallery

The abstract artwork will undergo restoration works to repair the scratches

The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2025

Posh-house drama, Elton’s new album and art to make you weep – what to watch, see and listen to this week

This week I’ve seen Disney’s latest bingeable series, The Stolen Girl, variously described as a “posh-house drama”, “the equivalent of an airport novel” and “enjoyably preposterous” – so what’s not to like?

The Conversation · Apr 18, 2025

Giuseppe Penone: Thoughts in the Roots; José María Velasco: A View of Mexico – review

The arte povera veteran’s passionate celebration of trees risks being eclipsed by the real ones that surround it. And a 19th-century Mexican polymath becomes the first Latin American artist to have a solo show at the National Gallery

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2025

In Pictures: The week in Culture

If a picture paints a thousand words... Here’s all you need to know or may have missed about this past week in Culture (7 - 11 April 2025).

Euronews · Apr 12, 2025

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Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350 at the National Gallery is a remarkable achievement

I had been looking forward to the National Gallery’s exhibition Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350 for several reasons.

The Conversation · Apr 10, 2025

London's National Gallery offers first-ever overnight stay to celebrate its 200th anniversary

For the first time ever, the National Gallery is offering one lucky person an overnight stay among some of the most iconic paintings in history.

Euronews · Apr 8, 2025

National Gallery sleepover prize draw offers chance to dream among paintings

London gallery’s competition marks 200th anniversary and opening of Sainsbury Wing after two-year overhaul

The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2025

National Gallery to let one person sleep overnight in ‘once in a lifetime’ stay

Win a slumber among some of the world’s most famous works of art

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2025

National Gallery to let one person sleep overnight for first time

To choose the lucky person, the gallery is launching a prize draw.

Evening Standard · Apr 6, 2025

Plasticine men and giant goddess women: why Ken Kiff’s brilliant, bizarre art is getting a second look

A new exhibition celebrates the British painter, who was overlooked in the brash 90s, but now whose idiosyncratic work as artist in residence at the National Gallery is being newly celebrated

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2025

From acid house to ancient rites: Jeremy Deller’s enormous, collaborative, unsellable art

As his most ambitious project comes together, the artist plans to unleash a bacchanalian festival that will be his most daring public artwork yet

The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2025

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The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2025

Towering trunks, disturbing dolls and deep-sea daydreams – the week in art

A veteran environmentalist celebrates trees, the Quay Brothers create an atmosphere and artists take a deep dive below the waves

The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2025

José María Velasco review – proudly dull Mexican was wasted in wonderland

The 19th-century artist worked at a time when the Americas were a wonderland of discovery – but his unromantic, objective view of ancient rocky formations is sadly quite boring

The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2025

Borderline genius: how José María Velasco’s landscapes redefined perceptions of Mexico

An exhibition of works by the 19th-century artist shows his role in creating a sense of Mexican identity – revealing that he was more polymath than painter

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2025

Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350 review – saints and sinners come alive in art’s golden moment

From young Christ in a strop to Lazarus coming back from the dead, astonishingly relatable paintings by medieval Siena’s finest reach into the present in this dazzling show

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The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2025

Darkness from Serra, delights from Siena, and a polar bear sound asleep – the week in art

Richard Serra’s final works, phenomenal medieval art, Egypt for kids, Polish movie poster magic and nature photography at its finest

Evening Standard · Mar 5, 2025

Siena: The Rise of Painting at the National Gallery review: 'a blockbuster of a show'

5/5 This solid gold exhibition celebrates the astonishing period 1300-1350 in the Italian city of Siena, which matched opulence, spirituality and extravagance

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2025

Siena: The Rise of Painting review – a heart-stopping show about the moment western art came alive

This epochal exhibition is full of works so intimate and expressive that the painters of a medieval Italian city 700 years ago suddenly seem close at hand

Evening Standard · Mar 2, 2025

Giorgio Locatelli announces new restaurant at National Gallery, after closure of Locanda Locatelli

Giorgio Locatelli makes his first move since Locanda shut in December

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2025

‘Ambition beyond words’: How Siena’s art revolution brought heaven down to earth

Before the Black Death devastated Siena, the city thrummed with energy, expressed in art and architecture designed to dazzle its audience – and which still astonishes 800 years later

The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2025

Rubens masterpiece in National Gallery may not be legitimate, fresh evidence claims

‘Bad craftsmanship’ has cast doubt on painting’s authenticity

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2025

Fresh doubt cast on authenticity of Rubens painting in National Gallery

Exclusive: Art historian points to ‘bad craftsmanship’ in supposedly 17th-century work entitled Samson and Delilah

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