10/01/2003. WASHINGTON, D.C.- Washington philanthropist Victoria P. Sant was elected president of the National Gallery of Art today at a meeting of the Gallery’s <CORTE> trustees. She succeeds Robert H. Smith, who becomes trustee e...

10/26/2005. LONDON, ENGLAND.-The National Gallery presents today Rubens: A Master in the Making, on view through 15 January 2006. The exhibition tells the remarkable story of Rubens's dramatic ascension from working as a pupil of a minor Antwerp artist, t...

10/04/2009. EDINBURGH.- The National Galleries of Scotland announced a new collaboration with Victor and Carina Contini, the hugely successful partnership that brought the restaurant Centotre to...

07/23/2010. SOUTHAMPTON.- Portraits of Britain’s finest literary talents from the National Portrait Gallery will be on display At Southampton City Art Gallery from this July. Writers of Influence: Shakespeare to JK Rowling features 61 of the most...

08/12/2010. EDINBURGH.- The changing face of Britain takes centre stage in an exhilarating new interactive theatrical installation at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. This living fairy-tale, directed by Hannah Eidinow, will take its audience...

06/24/2014. His decision comes as he approaches his 65th birthday this December. The exact date of his retirement will depend on the appointment of his successor. Under Dr Nicholas Penny’s Directorship, the <a href="http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/...

03/12/2015. London's National Gallery has banned selfie sticks, it said Wednesday, following the lead of museums around the world alarmed by the possible hazards to visitors and artworks. "Due to the recent popularity of selfie sticks, the National Gallery pr...

02/02/2018. The National Portrait Gallery has appointed Jamie Fobert Architects to lead its £35.5m transformation following an international selection process, it was announced today, Thursday 1 February 2018. ...

09/09/2019. The National Gallery has announced that Rosalind Nashashibi will be its Artist in Residence for 2020 – the first to be chosen since the launch of its new Modern and Contemporary Pro...

06/03/2020. In 2017 the Helsinki-based collector Seppo Fränti donated his extensive collection to Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma. The exhibition Mad Love takes a deep dive into Fränti’s collection and th...

07/04/2020. Room 32 – the largest and one of the most visited rooms of the National Gallery displaying 17th-century Italian paintings by artists including Caravaggio, Artemisia and Orazio Gen...

10/13/2020. The Scottish National Portrait Gallery will reopen on Sunday 8 November 2020 with a new exhibition You Are Here 2020: Stories, Portraits, Visions, which will showcase contributions from the public and well-known figures. This includes a new acquisiti...

06/08/2022. Two years after publicly confronting sexual harassment allegations, the Philadelphia Museum of Art has selected its new leader: Sasha Suda, director and CEO of the National Gallery of Canada, in Ottawa, Ontario. Praising her educational and work e...

12/13/2023. By 10 December, the Ateneum Art Museum has attracted 501,036 visitors. This is an exceptional achievement, considering that the Ateneum did not open until mid-April this year, following a ventilatio...

04/04/2024. National Gallery Singapore’s DBS Singapore Gallery will be undergoing a phased revamp of its inaugural exhibition, Siapa Nama Kamu? Art in Singapore since the 19th Century. This marks the Gallery’s first revamp of its long-term exhibitions ...