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National Gallery Reopens with Transformative Redisplay and Renovated Entrance

London's National Gallery unveils its ambitious 'Wonder of Art' project, featuring a comprehensive rehang, enhanced accessibility, and a redesigned Sainsbury Wing entrance.

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For the first time in the gallery a picture has been hung from the ceiling in an approximation of how Segna di Bonaventura’s Crucifix would originally have been shown. Below is Jacopo di Cione’s San Pier Maggiore altarpiece
'The Baptism of Christ' by Piero della Francesca at the refurbished Sainsbury Wing (Photo: Lucy North/PA)

Overview

  • The National Gallery in London has reopened on May 10, 2025, following a multi-year renovation and the launch of the 'Wonder of Art' redisplay.
  • The revamped Sainsbury Wing, now the Gallery's main entrance, features expanded space, increased natural light, and improved accessibility with fewer steps and more lifts.
  • The 'Wonder of Art' rehang repositions nearly every painting in the collection, blending chronological, thematic, and national-school arrangements to create a fresh narrative journey.
  • New site-specific installations, such as Richard Long's 'Mud Sun' and suspended altarpieces, emphasize original three-dimensional and ecclesiastical contexts of the artworks.
  • Dedicated galleries now highlight individual artists like Titian, Rembrandt, and Monet, while transhistorical pairings foreground works by and depicting women.