The Latest Breaking News from National Portrait Gallery

David Hockney has painted Harry Styles, and some fans think it’s a botched job

Styles said it was “a complete privilege” to be painted by the Bradford-born artist

Evening Standard · Aug 3, 2023

David Hockney’s Harry Styles painting to go on show at National Portrait Gallery

The singer posed for the veteran artist at his studio in France.

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2023

National Portrait Gallery: the reopening review

In 2020, the National Portrait Gallery closed for renovations. And they were much needed, said Laura Freeman in The Times: its entrance hall was “poky”, and its collection “dusty and undervisited” – overshadowed by the museum’s “shiny, shouty” temporary exhibitions. It has since undergone “a £41m makeover” helmed by Jamie…

The Week · Jun 30, 2023

Portrait of Prince William and Prince Harry removed from Royal Gallery as feud between brothers continues

A 'sweet' painting of Williamand Harrywhen they were younger and dressed in military uniform has been removed from the National Portrait Gallery.

Daily Record · Jun 21, 2023

The National Portrait Gallery’s architect Jamie Fobert has set the London gallery free

After years of undignified adaptations, this ingenious intervention has restored the building to its original beauty, and more

Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2023

New National Portrait Gallery collection to be ‘representative of Britain today’

The Inspiring People project is focused on inclusivity and representing people who have been previously overlooked.

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023

The new National Portrait Gallery review – ‘It’s the same old cocktail party’

We’re told it has been changed utterly. As if. The NPG makes a claim to be a serious temple of art – but its dismal subservience to celebrity persists

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2023

Slashed stone, daylight galore and doors by Tracey Emin: the National Portrait Gallery’s £41m rebirth

Forty-five faces of women, scribbled by Emin, now beam out from bronze doors – all part of an astonishing revamp that has turned this once unloved London landmark into a great building

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2023

The new National Portrait Gallery review – more democratic and diverse, it has never looked better

At last the gallery is worthy of its magnificent collection

Evening Standard · Jun 20, 2023

National Portrait Gallery reopens its refreshed home

London’s National Portrait Gallery reopens with a design by leading architect Jamie Fobert and conservation specialist Purcell

Wallpaper · Jun 20, 2023