National Gallery

British

noun

a major art gallery in London, in Trafalgar Square. Founded in 1824, it contains the largest collection of paintings in Britain

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The scheme - first set up in 1980 - has facilitated numerous high-value loans, including Vincent van Gogh's 1888 work The Bedroom to the National Gallery.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

After the Velvet Revolution in 1989, the panels were restituted to the monastic community at Vyšší Brod, which has entrusted them to the Agnes Cloister of the National Gallery for all to see.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

Christ Blessing at the Campion Hall was discovered by National Gallery staff overseeing the hanging of another painting.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025

Just this year, London's National Gallery secured unprecedented private funding for its expansion following a fundraising campaign, while the Tate launched an endowment fund to secure its "long-term future".

From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025

In their investigations, the FBI found that Mrs. Sharpe had a great deal of money and that she had made a very generous gift to the National Gallery after the theft had taken place.

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett

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