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The Pink Ball: which celebs are attending the British Museum’s ultra-glam fundraising gala?

The gala boasts an impressive organisation committee, with names like Naomi Campbell, Stephen Fry and Idris Elba

Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2025

The Pink Ball: what to know about the society event of the year

Boasting a glittering guest list and an all-pink colour scheme, it’s set to be a night to remember

Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2025

Champagne, celebs and artefacts: British Museum hosts first lavish ‘pink ball’ fundraiser

£2,000-a-ticket event, where 800 guests will hobnob among world’s treasures, could herald new reality in desperate arts funding climate

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2025

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‘There’s a poetry to her work’: why Lina Ghotmeh is the right person to remake one-third of the British Museum

The Beirut-born, Paris-based architect has beaten a list of top candidates to redesign the museum’s Western Range. It will be the latest in a series of compelling creations which ‘get all the senses engaged’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2025

National Portrait Gallery accused of nepotism over Zoë Law exhibition

The photographer’s exhibition, which features images of Noel Gallagher, took place after donation to the gallery’s £40m makeover

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2025

‘The ghosts are everywhere’: can the British Museum survive its omni-crisis?

Beset by colonial controversy, difficult finances and the discovery of a thief on the inside, Britain’s most visited museum is in deep trouble. Can it restore its reputation?

The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2025

Majority back British Museum exhibit on transatlantic slave trade

New poll finds 53% of Britons support permanent exhibition on Britain’s role in slave trade at British Museum

The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2024

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National Portrait Gallery appoints its first ever female director

Victoria Siddall will take up the post in the autumn

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2024

Victoria Siddall becomes National Portrait Gallery’s first female director

Former global director of Frieze says she is ‘thrilled’ to take up position left by Nicholas Cullinan

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2024

Nicholas Cullinan: energetic leader tasked with British Museum overhaul

After overseeing a transformation of the National Portrait Gallery he will need to draw on that experience in his new role

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2024

British Museum Appoints Nicholas Cullinan As New Director

Nicholas Cullinan appointed as new director of the British Museum amidst controversies and challenges, including missing artifacts and ownership disputes.

British Museum appoints new director after alleged thefts scandal

Nicholas Cullinan, head of National Portrait Gallery, replaces Hartwig Fischer, who resigned over response to allegations

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2024

Ex-National Portrait Gallery chief Nicholas Cullinan appointed British Museum director

He was approved by the Board of Trustees and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

Evening Standard · Mar 28, 2024

‘It has a mystical power’: moment of serenity in a Paris park wins Taylor Wessing photography prize

Alexandre Silberman’s dreamlike portrait of Diena was praised by judges for its blend of the traditional and contemporary

The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2023

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The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2023

Paul McCartney's rediscovered photos show Beatlemania from the inside

Britain’s National Portrait Gallery is offering a fresh perspective on The Beatles with an exhibition of band’s-eye-view images taken by Paul McCartney as the group shot to global fame

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023

Princess of Wales re-opens National Portrait Gallery

The Princess met Sir Paul McCartney and Tracey Emin during her visit to the gallery following its multi-million pound refurbishment.

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2023

Tracey Emin draws 45 portraits of women for National Portrait Gallery doors

Art installation The Doors by Tracey Emin will be unveiled when the National Portrait Gallery reopens on Thursday.

Evening Standard · Jun 15, 2023

The National Portrait Gallery: ‘if your collection only represents a fraction of Britain, that’s a problem’

The gallery’s director Nicholas Cullinan and Chanel Curator of Collections Flavia Frigeri on why reopening the new look NPG was always about representing the UK as it is today

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Evening Standard · May 3, 2023

Sir Paul McCartney comes together with National Portrait Gallery for new festival

The First Look Festival kicks off on June 22 when the gallery reopens after its multi-million-pound refit

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023

US, UK galleries buy masterpiece 'Portrait of Mai' for $62M

One of the earliest portraits of a person of color by a British artist will remain on public display after London’s National Portrait Gallery and the J

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2023

Could the Getty museum save the £50m Portrait of Omai at 11th hour?

Exclusive: There are just 24 hours to hammer out a deal if the historic painting is to be saved for Britain

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2023

We can’t let Joshua Reynolds’ magnificent Portrait of Omai leave the UK

This breathtaking 7ft-high portrait of a Polynesian visitor to London in the 18th century captures a complex cultural encounter and showcases the genius of Reynolds

Financial Times · Feb 23, 2023

Joshua Reynolds’ ‘Portrait of Omai’ is a national treasure. Why is Britain struggling to keep it?

The fight to save the iconic work reflects a painful truth about the UK’s financial state

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023

London gallery to show McCartney photos from Beatlemania era

A trove of previously unseen photos taken by Paul McCartney as The Beatles shot to global stardom will go on display in London this year

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2023

‘Lost’ photos by Paul McCartney to go on show at National Portrait Gallery

Recently rediscovered portraits taken in 60s as Beatles rose to stardom to be focus of exhibition at refurbished NPG

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