NewsPublic art
Six artists—including Nicole Eisenman and Ibrahim Mahama—shortlisted for Trafalgar Square's Fourth Plinth public art commission
Winning sculptures will go on show in central London in 2022 and 2024
BlogAdventures with Van Gogh
Boris Johnson says Van Gogh’s Sunflowers 'lifts the soul'—as the London masterpiece is unveiled in Australia
Britons will have to wait a bit longer to enjoy the painting as Covid-19 delays the National Gallery’s international tour, now on its final stop in Canberra
NewsMuseums
National Gallery in London and Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin reach 'collegiate' agreement over disputed art collection
After long-running row over the bequest of 19th-century collector Hugh Lane, new deal adds two paintings to rotating loan and greater collaboration between the two museums
NewsBuilding projects
'Building on our strengths': National Gallery London unveils plans for £25m upgrade
Refurbishment, to be partly completed for the museum's 200th anniversary in 2024, will encompass the lobby of the Sainsbury Wing, a new research centre and improved outdoor space
ReviewThe Year in Review 2020
No shows: the biggest cancelled exhibitions of 2020
From the saga over a controversially delayed Philip Guston show to an under appreciated female Old Master whose big moment never came
NewsPrizes
New art prize allows London's National Gallery to tour Dutch masterpiece around UK
Tech entrepreneur Frédéric Jousset wants to shake up long-standing museum models through the ambitious award
NewsMuseum entry fees
London's National Gallery charges £8 for virtual tour of blockbuster Artemisia Gentileschi exhibition
Move reflects how museums could cash in on digital initiatives
NewsMuseums
Friends forever? Museums rely on generosity of paying members and loyalty schemes to survive pandemic
Many UK institutions are hoping members will continue to support them despite limited benefits and recurring closures
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From the National Gallery's long-awaited Artemisia Gentileschi exhibition to Damien Hirst's career-spanning show at his own Newport Street Gallery
NewsExhibitions
National Gallery hopes Artemisia exhibition will inspire public to 'get through the Covid crisis'
Postponed by the pandemic, the show will reveal Baroque artist's recently discovered intimate letters and "unflinching" paintings
Blogcoronavirus
A right royal (socially-distanced) outing to London's National Gallery for the Duchess of Cornwall
NewsExhibitions
Return of a blockbuster: delayed Artemisia Gentileschi show to open on 3 October at London's National Gallery
Exhibition will include the never previously exhibited transcript of the Rome trial when Artemisia accused a fellow artist of rape
NewsMuseums
National Gallery will be first major London museum to reopen after coronavirus closure
Visitors will be requested to wear masks and stay two-metres apart from 8 July
BlogAdventures with Van Gogh
Now stuck in Japanese lockdown, Van Gogh’s Sunflowers will not return to UK until next summer
Londoners will have to wait even longer to see the National Gallery’s 60 touring masterpieces
NewsExhibitions
London's National Gallery extends Titian and delays Raphael blockbusters amid Covid-19 crisis
The museum is expected to reopen in July or August
FeatureSecond World War
What can we learn from museums during the Second World War?
On the 75th anniversary of VE Day, we look back at how art institutions adapted to wartime constraints, from tours without pictures to child's play
NewsExhibitions
Museums wrangle to extend exhibition loans beyond lockdown
Delicate negotiations with lenders are under way to postpone major European shows of Raphael, Artemisia Gentileschi and Christo
Featurecoronavirus
The art world's favourite Easter and Passover images
We asked artists, museum directors, art historians and public figures who love art to pick the images that mean something to them at this time
Newscoronavirus
'Sadly unavoidable': first major UK exhibition of Artemisia Gentileschi postponed due to coronavirus
National Gallery in London describes move as "unprecedented" and a "tough decision"
Podcast
Titian’s poesie: an in-depth tour of 'the most beautiful pictures in the world'
We speak to Gabriele Finaldi about the challenges of opening a show at the time of coronavirus and to its curator about this extraordinary series of paintings. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793
PreviewTitian
Titian’s ‘remarkable’ poesie paintings reunited for first time in 440 years
The masterpieces produced for Philip II will go on show at London's National Gallery before touring to Edinburgh, Madrid and Boston
NewsDiscoveries
Newly attributed Artemisia Gentileschi painting of David and Goliath revealed in London
Restored work—with “Artemisia” signature—will be shown by conservation studio during major National Gallery exhibition
NewsSalvator Mundi
Was Leonardo's Salvator Mundi for sale when it went on show at the National Gallery?
Public collections usually avoid showing works that are on the market, but expert claims the $450m picture was made available to museums and collectors before the 2011 exhibition
NewsOrazio Gentileschi
London's National Gallery launches public campaign to fund last £2m to buy Orazio Gentileschi masterpiece
The 17th-century painting The Finding of Moses was painted in London for Charles I and represented the birth of Charles II
NewsDiscoveries
Revealed: the story behind the Gauguin paintings buried with a young boy in Tahiti
The artist befriended the child of his neighbours, and had given two paintings for the boy’s nursery
NewsBrexit
New deadline creates problems for National Gallery's 'Brexit-ready' exhibition schedule
Museum has avoided transporting loans to and from Europe around 31 October “deadline”, but the last-minute extension to next January may cause shipping issues
NewsResearch
Gauguin’s Tahitian lover may be more fantasy than reality
As the National Gallery's exhibition opens in London, an expert speculates that the teenager in his Polynesian works could be a composite of women the painter encountered
BlogIn the frame
Internet supremo Tim Berners-Lee's arty epiphany
NewsLeonardo da Vinci
'Immersive experience' at London's National Gallery to reveal secrets of Leonardo’s Virgin of the Rocks
X-rays showing artist's original composition reveal that angel and Infant Christ were positioned higher up
BlogAdventures with Van Gogh
Gauguin exhibitions in Ottawa and London will feature tributes to Van Gogh
Tahitian still lifes of sunflowers are surrogate portraits of his Yellow House friend
NewsMuseums & Heritage
X-ray of Uffizi's Artemisia Gentileschi reveals a tantalising underpainting
The portrait has striking similarities to a recent acquisition by the National Gallery in London
AnalysisArt's Most Popular 2019
Art's Most Popular: here are 2018's most visited shows and museums
Fashion continues upward trend in the US, shooting to the top of The Art Newspaper's chart, while the British Museum slips from the top spot in the UK
NewsLaw
National Gallery's art educators owed same rights as permanent staff, London tribunal rules
NG27 group's case is described as first in public sector to address concerns over “gig economy” but museum says there will be implications
NewsObituaries
Tributes for the art historian Sister Wendy Beckett who has died, aged 88
Her unscripted commentaries on Rembrandt, Monet and Leonardo da Vinci turned her into an unlikely television star
NewsExhibitions
London's National Gallery plans major Artemisia Gentileschi show in 2020
Exhibition of Europe’s greatest female Old Master will include museum's freshly conserved acquisition
AnalysisThe Year In Review
From counting muddles to collective cuddles: the art world's highs and lows of 2018
The people, places and things that had a year to remember—or to forget
NewsExhibitions
Two become one: Mantegna painting reunited in National Gallery London show for first time in up to 500 years
The upper panel in the Accademia Carrara in Bergamo was only recently re-attributed to the Italian Renaissance master
NewsPodcast
Van Gogh’s postman didn't deliver: how Samuel Courtauld swapped portrait for famous Sunflowers
In this week’s podcast, hear how the British collector changed his mind and acquired the National Gallery's star attraction
Podcast
Courtauld’s Impressionists. Plus, Armenian treasures at the Met
How Samuel Courtauld’s collection ignited Britain’s passion for Impressionists. Plus, New York’s Metropolitan Museum looks at Armenia, the first country to convert to Christianity. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.
News
Art educators take London's National Gallery to employment tribunal in 'gig economy' dispute
Artists and lecturers are crowdfunding for legal fees in bid to win employee status
NewsAttribution
Leiden Collection shows off two ‘new’ Rembrandts in Amsterdam
Rediscovered portraits are due to travel to Louvre Abu Dhabi in early 2019
BlogThe Buck stopped here
How Tacita Dean 'seduced' her famous subjects to capture their essence
Analysis
The top ten museum acquisitions of 2017
We look back at some of most important purchases and donations that entered public collections this year
FeatureOlafur Eliasson
Olafur Eliasson on how his light installation at the National Gallery changes perceptions—in more ways than one
This exclusive extract by the Danish-Icelandic artist accompanies the London museum’s Monochrome show
ArchiveExhibitions
Giovanni da Rimini's images of religious splendour shine in the National Gallery
A Renaissance masterpiece is unveiled, but its mystery remains unsolved
ArchiveExhibitions
Sebastiano and his mentor Michelangelo arrive in London
The National Gallery explores the highs and lows of this prolific partnership
ArchivePeter Paul Rubens
Tate to go for Rubens Whitehall sketch
Valued at £11.5m, the preliminary sketch for The Apotheosis of King James I is now up for sale
ArchiveNews
Growing evidence that Göring seized National Gallery’s Cranach from its pre-war owner
We uncover the remarkable story of how a US war reporter governed Hitler’s mountain retreat for a day and took control of Reichsmarschall Göring’s collection of stolen art
ArchiveHans Holbein
Holbein's 500th birthday receives international recognition
It is marked by three celebrations in his native Basel and an exhibition at London's National Gallery on his renowned “Ambassadors”
CommentMuseums
Gabrielie Finaldi: 'What is the National Gallery if you can’t visit and you can’t see the pictures?'
Museums have a responsibility to the people to protect and share the collection, says the London museum's director
Gabriele Finaldi