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  • National Gallery extension will include a roof terrace overlooking Trafalgar Square
  • National Gallery’s virtual tour grows from eight rooms to the entire museum
  • Two mighty London institutions are in the final of UK Museum of the Year 2026

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ianvisits.co.uk /1 month ago

National Gallery extension will include a roof terrace overlooking Trafalgar Square

The National Gallery is planning to open a large roof terrace overlooking Trafalgar Square when it expands into a building it owns next to the Sainsbury Wing.Read more ›

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ianvisits.co.uk /2 weeks ago

National Gallery’s virtual tour grows from eight rooms to the entire museum

The revamped virtual tour includes every gallery room plus ultra-high-resolution imagery that reveals brushstrokes and hidden details in famous paintings.Read more ›

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timeout.com /1 month ago

Two mighty London institutions are in the final of UK Museum of the Year 2026

The National Gallery and V&A Storehouse are the best museums in London in 2026 , according to the Art Fund

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londonist.com /1 month ago

Project Domani: The Lowdown On The National Gallery's Extension Plans

Portland stone, modern art and a new roof terrace.

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

National Gallery picks Tokyo Olympic stadium architect to design new wing

London gallery to undergo biggest transformation in its 200-year history, with Kengo Kuma’s design called ‘exemplary’The National Gallery has announced that its largest and most si...

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openculture.com /1 month ago

Explore 1,000,000 Digitized Artworks from Across the UK: Paintings, Sculptures, Street Art & More

No art enthusiast’s visit to the United Kingdom would be complete without days at the British Museum, the Tate, the V&A and the National Gallery. The fact that all those respec...

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archdaily.com /1 month ago

Kengo Kuma and Associates Wins Competition to Design New Wing for London's National Gallery

London's National Gallery has announced Kengo Kuma & Associates, in collaboration with BDP and MICA, as the winners of the international competition to design a new wing for th...

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

V&A East Storehouse and Norwich Castle among finalists for museum of the year

National Gallery, the Box in Plymouth and the Fitzwilliam in Cambridge also shortlisted for £120,000 Art Fund prizeThe V&A East Storehouse, the National Gallery and an accessib...

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timeout.com /1 month ago

First look: designs have been revealed for the National Gallery’s biggest ever revamp

The Japanese architects behind the Tokyo Olympic stadium have won the competition to design the London art museum’s new wing

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ianvisits.co.uk /3 weeks ago

Zurbarán steps out of the shadows in National Gallery exhibition

From lifelike crucifixions to eerie stillness, the exhibition explores the painter’s mastery of light, shadow and devotion.Read more ›

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building.co.uk /1 month ago

Kengo Kuma team to design National Gallery’s £375m new wing

BDP and MICA also working with Japanese practice on biggest transformation in museum’s history after beating big names including Foster + Partners and Renzo Piano

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japantimes.co.jp /1 month ago

Kuma-led team to design new wing of London's National Gallery

The new building is scheduled to open in the early 2030s, according to British media, and is slated to showcase modern paintings made after 1900.

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ianvisits.co.uk /2 weeks ago

Rare Elizabeth I portraits go on free display in central London

The exhibition includes the earliest surviving full-length portrait of Elizabeth I alongside paintings packed with hidden political messages.Read more ›

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architecturalrecord.com /1 month ago

Kengo Kuma Associates to Design New Wing at London’s National Gallery

The Tokyo-based firm, joined by BDP and MICA, won a high-profile competition with a shortlist that also included Selldorf Architects, Foster + Partners, and Renzo Piano Building Wo...

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designboom.com /1 month ago

kengo kuma wins competition to expand london’s national gallery with new wing

the design introduces vaulted and geometric galleries with a landscaped public realm that enhances circulation and daylight. The post kengo kuma wins competition to expand london’s...

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blog.google /2 weeks ago

Es Devlin’s ‘A National Portrait’ for the National Portrait Gallery

‘A National Portrait’ is a collaborative artwork at the National Portrait Gallery in London.

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ianvisits.co.uk /1 week ago

Churchill’s paintings step out from private collections for rare public exhibition

More than 50 paintings by Sir Winston Churchill are on display at the Wallace Collection, revealing the former Prime Minister as a surprisingly accomplished and prolific artist.Rea...

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thedesignfiles.wpenginepowered.com /1 month ago

Why Ngura Puḻka—Epic Country At National Gallery Of Australia Is A Must-Visit Exhibition

Artist-led exhibition Ngura Puḻka—Epic Country has officially opened at Kamberri/Canberra’s National Gallery. Showing now until August 23 2026, this exhibition is ambitious project...

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ianvisits.co.uk /1 day ago

Fog, fireworks and financial ruin at Tate Britain’s Whistler retrospective

There’s a very famous painting at Tate Britain right now that you almost certainly have seen before in books and online, and blimey, it’s huge.Read more ›

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ianvisits.co.uk /2 days ago

Free Parliament exhibition explores Queen Elizabeth II’s lying-in-state

The free exhibition will feature artworks inspired by The Queue and the ceremonies surrounding the late monarch’s lying-in-state in 2022.Read more ›

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ianvisits.co.uk /2 weeks ago

Elizabeth I’s visit to vanished Nonsuch Palace captured in newly displayed drawing

An early sketch of Henry VIII’s vanished Nonsuch Palace goes on display in a free exhibition of rare Netherlandish drawings.Read more ›

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londonist.com /2 weeks ago

Competition! Win A Bundle Of Grayson Perry x National Portrait Gallery Goodies Worth Over ВЈ500

Inspired by a unique self-portrait.

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ianvisits.co.uk /1 month ago

From thoroughfare to treasure trove: V&A quietly unveils revamped Gilbert Galleries

Without fanfare, a once-overlooked space has been transformed into a richer, more immersive home for one of the museum’s most unusual collections.Read more ›

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survivefrance.com /3 weeks ago

The Louvre 2025

I have very little experience or knowledge of paintings but I do remember going around an art gallery in London and saw a painting that interested me but couldn’t stop to look at...

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