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Fresh doubt cast on authenticity of Rubens painting in National Gallery

Exclusive: Art historian points to ‘bad craftsmanship’ in supposedly 17th-century work entitled Samson and Delilah

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2025

Starry nights and magic mushrooms: pulling an all-nighter at London’s Van Gogh exhibition

As the National Gallery’s sell-out Poets and Lovers draws to a close, the Observer joins the crowd in the early hours of the morning

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2025

‘It is everything art gets a bad name for and everything I love’: Damien Hirst and Cornelia Parker on choosing artworks for schools

Antony Gormley and Bridget Riley also pick works to be shown on high-res displays, thanks to a drive to put art at the core of the secondary school cultural syllabus

The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2025

Can Big Tech ever truly "get" Art?

Google Arts & Culture has been digitising the world’s top collections for years. Now, it’s trying to turn them into a game.

Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2024

This new M&S Home collection inspired by the National Gallery is a masterpiece in floral styling

The captivating new collection is influenced by some of the greatest paintings in the world

Woman & Home · Oct 28, 2024

National Gallery of Australia’s $14m behemoth artwork unveiled – and it’s a showstopper

Lindy Lee’s 13-tonne sculpture, Ouroboros, the most expensive work in NGA history, is in place after three years of anticipation – and questions about cost

The Guardian - AU · Oct 24, 2024

Discover Constable and The Hay Wain at the National Gallery review: a chance to see a familiar classic with new eyes

This chance to see Constable’s work put in context is something to linger over

Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2024

Vanessa Bell’s mindful modernism, a landscape throuple, and climbing aboard the Hay Wain – the week in art

JMW Turner faces off against fellow observers of nature, Constable is contextualised, and the Romani community are represented in textiles

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2024

National Gallery in London bans liquids after activists’ art attacks

Only baby formula, expressed milk and prescription medicines will be allowed with large bags also prohibited under new measures

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2024

National Gallery bans visitors from carrying liquids after spate of attacks on masterpieces

No liquids will be allowed, except for baby formula, expressed milk and prescription medicines, from 10am on Friday

Evening Standard · Oct 17, 2024