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The National Gallery in London Rehangs Its Collection

A curatorial triumph, the Gallery celebrates 200 years as one of the world’s greatest painting collections.
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The National Gallery in London Rehangs Its Collection
View of the National Gallery in London from Trafalgar Square. Visitors now enter the Gallery via the newly renovated main entrance in the Sainsbury Wing (L). Edmund Sumner/Copyright The National Gallery, London
Lorraine Ferrier
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LONDON—The National Gallery turned 200 last year. As part of its yearlong bicentenary celebrations, the world-renowned gallery rehung its collection and renovated the entrance, foyer, and mezzanine of its Sainsbury Wing.

The redisplayed Gallery opened on May 10, its 201st anniversary.

Lorraine Ferrier
Lorraine Ferrier
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Lorraine Ferrier writes about fine arts and craftsmanship for The Epoch Times. She focuses on artists and artisans, primarily in North America and Europe, who imbue their works with beauty and traditional values. She's especially interested in giving a voice to the rare and lesser-known arts and crafts, in the hope that we can preserve our traditional art heritage. She lives and writes in a London suburb, in England.