A portrait slashed with a butcher’s cleaver by a suffragette in the National Portrait Gallery will go back on display there for the first time in over twenty years. A photograph showing the damage … [Read more...] about National Portrait Gallery reveals how painting of founder was slashed with a cleaver by a suffragette
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“Cross-dressing” Grayson Perry to design front cloth for English National Ballet’s female choreographers
English National Ballet has announced that it has commissioned Grayson Perry to design the front cloth for its She Said programme, at Sadler’s Wells from Wednesday 13 - Saturday 16 April … [Read more...] about “Cross-dressing” Grayson Perry to design front cloth for English National Ballet’s female choreographers
Lucian Freud Archive acquired for the nation
An important archive comprising Lucian Freud’s sketchbooks, drawings and letters has been acquired by the nation from the estate of Lucian Freud through the Acceptance in Lieu Scheme. The archive has … [Read more...] about Lucian Freud Archive acquired for the nation
Giacometti: Pure Presence exhibition opens in London
The first ever exhibition solely to consist of portraits by the twentieth-century artist Alberto Giacometti opens at the National Portrait Gallery tomorrow, Thursday 15 October. Giacometti: Pure … [Read more...] about Giacometti: Pure Presence exhibition opens in London
Audrey Hepburn glad to be home in a major new exhibition
Thirty-five photographs of Audrey Hepburn from the personal collection of her sons, Sean Hepburn Ferrer and Luca Dotti, will go on display in London's National Portrait Gallery’s summer … [Read more...] about Audrey Hepburn glad to be home in a major new exhibition
Exhibition of Giacometti’s portraits to open at the National Portrait Gallery this autumn
The first ever exhibition dedicated to Alberto Giacometti's portraits is to open at the National Portrait Gallery this autumn. This was announced today just hours after a sculpture of the Swiss artist … [Read more...] about Exhibition of Giacometti’s portraits to open at the National Portrait Gallery this autumn
Audrey Hepburn to be celebrated in photos in London
65 years ago, Audrey Hepburn was a struggling actress and dancer in London, working occasionally in the renowned West End night club Ciro’s. That space is now home to the National Portrait Gallery’s … [Read more...] about Audrey Hepburn to be celebrated in photos in London
Virginia Woolf: Major London exhibition opens 10 July
A major exhibition exploring the life and achievements of Virginia Woolf opens at the National Portrait Gallery tomorrow, 10 July 2014. Virginia Woolf: Art, Life and Vision, which is on display until … [Read more...] about Virginia Woolf: Major London exhibition opens 10 July
Choral pieces inspired by wartime diaries at National Portrait Gallery
The world première of four pieces of choral music inspired by the National Portrait Gallery’s wartime diaries, letters and memos will be performed by the Gallery’s choir in residence, The Portrait … [Read more...] about Choral pieces inspired by wartime diaries at National Portrait Gallery
English National Ballet dance in front of massive WW1 paintings
English National Ballet will present a First World War themed world première at the National Portrait Gallery this Friday 16 May for one night only as part of Museums at Night and the Gallery’s Late … [Read more...] about English National Ballet dance in front of massive WW1 paintings
