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National Gallery Enforces Stricter Security Measures

In response to a series of activist attacks on its most iconic paintings, the National Gallery in London has introduced new security measures that will drastically change how visitors experience the space. Beginning Friday, October 18, 2024, visitors will no longer be

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Activists Stage Protest at National Gallery

Two activists staged a protest at the National Gallery in London on Oct 11, pasting a photograph of a Palestinian mother and child over the protective glass of Pablo Picasso’s 1901 painting Motherhood (La Maternité). The demonstration, aimed at drawing attention to

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Artists Rally to Defend Just Stop Oil Protesters

In an open letter signed by over 100 artists, curators, and art historians, the art world has united to plead for leniency in the case of Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland—Just Stop Oil protesters who famously threw cans of tomato soup at

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Van Gogh at National Gallery

Marking its 200th anniversary, the National Gallery in London is hosting a groundbreaking exhibition dedicated to the Dutch master Vincent van Gogh. Titled “Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers,” this highly anticipated event also celebrates the centenary of the gallery’s acquisition of two

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Alma-Tadema’s Work Joins National Gallery

London’s National Gallery has just scored a monumental acquisition for its 200th anniversary, finally securing a work by the Dutch-born Victorian master Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema. The painting, After the Audience (1879), was brokered through Christie’s, with the museum paying £2 million to

National Portrait Gallery Reopens after Regeneration

The National Portrait Gallery reopened following a three-year £41 million regeneration project, showcasing its new identity, wayfinding system and interpretation design and gallery rehang. The new identity of the museum was created by Edit Brand Studio’s, while Nissen Richards undertook the interpretation