Art Gallery
Gabriele Finaldi welcomes a ‘once-in-a-generation’ opportunity to rethink London’s National Gallery
The National Gallery in London is well into a £85m project to upgrade its Sainsbury Wing entrance and provide new facilities to celebrate its 200th anniversary. It had been hoped the wing would reopen this month, but work has taken longer than expected and the reopening is now scheduled for May 2025.
In an in-depth interview with The Art Newspaper, Gabriele Finaldi, the gallery’s director, speaks about his plans for a complete rehang of the collection—a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity. Although the redisplay will follow the previous chronological trajectory, there will be some noticeable changes and new juxtapositions. For instance, the gallery’s 17 Monets will go into a single room, providing a “mini-monographic” display.
Children and young people will have an opportunity to see their creations displayed digitally in an exhibition at one of Scotland’s national galleries.
The 2025 Worcester 100 Open Art Exhibition will be held at the Artery Gallery, Croft Walk, from Saturday 8 to Saturday, March 15.
The free event will showcase a range of artistic styles, including paintings, prints, photography, and sculptures.
Opening times will vary throughout the week.
Art Gallery
Three in five small UK museums and galleries fear closure amid declining revenue, new research suggests
Three in five small museums and galleries in the UK fear closure amid declining revenue and footfall, research published this week suggests. The survey of 40 small, independent attractions—those with fewer than 100,000 annual visitors—also found that four in five (78%) reported the current period as the most challenging the sector has faced, while over half (58%) said overall income has not returned to its pre-Covid levels.
The research, conducted by the cloud platform GoDaddy in partnership with the charity Kids in Museums, surveyed small museums as well as galleries, historic buildings and heritage sites. Alison Bowyers, the executive director of Kids in Museums, tells The Art Newspaper that UK museums are suffering more than their counterparts in mainland Europe.
