National Gallery's 'Collected' Showcases Art Acquired Through UK Tax Schemes
'Collected' will debut at the National Gallery in London on 22 May 2027 and will be on display until 5 September. This exhibition showcases around forty pieces obtained via the Acceptance in Lieu and Cultural Gifts programs. A press preview is scheduled for 19 May, prior to the exhibition's journey to Edinburgh, Belfast, and Cardiff. Notable works include Picasso's The Weeping Woman (1937), Freud's Portrait of Hermione Scott (1960), and Magritte's La condition humaine (1935). Eight key paintings, featuring artists like Corot, Cézanne, and Sargent, will be exhibited at all locations. Edinburgh's showing begins on 24 June 2028, followed by Belfast's Ulster Museum from 26 October 2028 to 28 January 2029. Arts Council England reported £59.7 million in object transfers for April 2024 to March 2025.
Key facts
- 'Collected' runs at the National Gallery, London from 22 May to 5 September 2027, with a press view on 19 May
- Around forty works will be shown in London, ranging from a medieval cup to a late-1980s painting
- The exhibition tours to Edinburgh (opening 24 June 2028), Belfast (26 October 2028–28 January 2029) and Cardiff (spring 2029)
- Picasso's The Weeping Woman (1937) is lent by Tate, which acquired it in 1987 in lieu of tax
- Peter Doig's At the Edge of Town (1986–88) was offered by the Kennedy Doig family and allocated to Edinburgh in 2021
- The Hamilton-Rothschild Tazza was accepted in lieu of inheritance tax and allocated to Edinburgh in 2012
- The Cultural Gifts Scheme launched in March 2013; accepted items generally must be shown publicly at least 100 days a year
- Arts Council England reported £59.7 million of objects transferred in April 2024–March 2025, the schemes' most prolific year since 2020
Entities
Artists
- Pablo Picasso
- Lucian Freud
- René Magritte
- Peter Doig
- Bonnie Kennedy
- Horace Walpole
- Alexander, 10th Duke of Hamilton
- Corot
- Paul Cézanne
- John Singer Sargent
- Max Ernst
- Jacob van Ruisdael
- Rembrandt
- Sarah Stone
- Damien Hirst
- Édouard Manet
- Goltzius
- Turner
- Monet
- Crawhall
- Renoir
- Tissot
- Thomas Jones
- Frank Auerbach
- Ceri Richards
- Giorgio Morandi
- Cedric Morris
- Edward Burne-Jones
- Stubbs
- Benjamin Disraeli
- Winston Churchill
- Degas
- Lord Howe
- Thomas Becket
- Pompeo Batoni
- Martha Swinburne
- Bill Brandt
- Vanessa Bell
- Daniel Sobrino Ralston
- Gabriele Finaldi
- Ruth Mackenzie
- Michael Clarke
- Darren Henley
- Anne Lyden
- Hannah Crowdy
- Ceri Jones
- Lanto Synge
Institutions
- National Gallery
- Arts Council England
- UK Government
- Tate
- National Heritage Memorial Fund
- Art Fund
- Friends of the Tate Gallery
- Lakeland Arts
- Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery
- Leicester Museum and Art Gallery
- National Galleries of Scotland
- Strawberry Hill House and Garden
- National Museums Scotland
- National Museums NI
- Ulster Museum
- Amgueddfa Cymru, Museum Wales
- Acceptance in Lieu Panel
- National Trust
- Hughenden Manor
- Bodleian Library
- South West Heritage Trust
- Laing Gallery
- Charleston
- Artlyst
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Edinburgh
- Scotland
- Belfast
- Northern Ireland
- Cardiff
- Wales
- Newcastle
Sources
- Artlyst —