National Gallery London Launches Bicentennial Celebrations with Nationwide Art Loans
The National Gallery in London has kicked off its 200th-anniversary celebrations, commemorating its establishment on May 10, 1824, through the NG200 program, which encompasses various exhibitions, performances, and events. A highlight of the festivities is National Treasures, which features 12 iconic artworks, such as Botticelli's 'Venus and Mars,' currently on loan at the Fitzwilliam Museum until September 10, alongside pieces by Canaletto, Artemisia Gentileschi, and Caravaggio displayed in different UK museums. The celebrations also include light projections, a children-led art festival in Trafalgar Square, and an Art Road Trip with workshops. Renovations by Annabelle Selldorf's studio face delays due to archaeological discoveries. Future exhibitions will showcase van Gogh in September 2024 and the Sienese School in 2025.
Key facts
- National Gallery London founded May 10, 1824, celebrates 200 years in 2024.
- NG200 program includes National Treasures loaning 12 masterpieces to UK museums.
- Botticelli's 'Venus and Mars' leaves the gallery for the first time, at Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge until Sept 10.
- Caravaggio's 'Supper at Emmaus' at Ulster Museum, Belfast until Sept 1.
- Renovation by Annabelle Selldorf delayed by Saxon archaeological finds along Jubilee Walk.
- Major van Gogh exhibition opens September 2024 as bicentennial highlight.
- Current exhibition 'the last Caravaggio' runs until July 21, 2024.
- Jeremy Deller's 'The Triumph of Art' performance culminates at Trafalgar Square in summer 2025.
Entities
Artists
- Botticelli
- Canaletto
- Artemisia Gentileschi
- Vermeer
- Velazquez
- Monet
- Renoir
- William Turner
- John Constable
- Caravaggio
- van Gogh
- Duccio di Buoninsegna
- Simone Martini
- Ambrogio Lorenzetti
- Pietro Lorenzetti
- Titian
- Jeremy Deller
- Annabelle Selldorf
- Robert Venturi
- Denise Scott Brown
- Gabriele Finaldi
- Livia Montagnoli
Institutions
- National Gallery London
- Fitzwilliam Museum
- National Library of Wales
- Ulster Museum
- Gallerie d'Italia di Napoli
- The Box Plymouth
- Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design
- Mostyn Llandudno
- The Playhouse Derry/Londonderry
- Artribune
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Trafalgar Square
- Cambridge
- Birmingham
- Belfast
- Naples
- Italy
- Plymouth
- Dundee
- Llandudno
- Derry
- Londonderry
- Orange Street
- Jubilee Walk
- Sainsbury Wing
- Wilkins Building