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  1. National Gallery Timeline In celebration of 200 years of bringing people and paintings together, the Gallery and The Guardian have commissioned a visual timeline for the artistically curious, offering a starting point for everyone interested in the history of the nation’s picture collection.

  2. Our history. Explore the history of the National Gallery, from the 1820s to the present day. History of the collection. Building the nation’s collection, from the first paintings to the present day. When the Gallery was founded in 1824, the first 38 paintings came from the private art collection of the banker John Julius Angerstein.

  3. Feb 16, 2024 · Last modified on Fri 16 Feb 2024 13.23 EST. Julian Spalding argues the National Gallery should scrap its 1900 cut-off date ( Report, 10 February ). There are good reasons why it would be better...

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  5. What you see in the diagram below is a selection of 20 paintings from a collection which now contains about 2,400 works. It offers the perfect entry point to and overview of the collection – your collection – at the National Gallery, which on 10 May 2024 celebrates its 200th birthday.

  6. The National Gallery of Art was conceived and given to the people of the United States by Andrew W. Mellon, a financier and art collector who served as secretary of the treasury under four presidents from 1921 to 1932. During his years as a public servant, Mellon came to believe that the United States should have a world-class national art ...

  7. Plan your visit. National Gallery visual story. National Gallery Visual Story. Prepare for your arrival at the Gallery. Open daily 10am–6pm, last entry is 4.45pm. Friday until 9pm, last entry is 7.45pm. Closed 24–26 December and 1 January. Before you get to the Gallery. The National Gallery is free to visit.

  8. www.theguardian.com › artanddesign › articleThe Guardian

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