The new Sainsbury Wing<\/span><\/h2>\nThe entrance to the Sainsbury Wing is now the new MAIN Entrance to the National Gallery. <\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
The Sainsbury Wing has undergone changes to its external fa\u00e7ade, foyer and mezzanine to address the problems associated with the original design which was less than helpful to a visitor’s first experience of the gallery<\/p>\n
The aim has ben to provide a better and more welcoming first experience to the National Gallery\u2019s millions of annual visitors. It now boasts a brand new sign on its roof which signals that it is actually part of the National Gallery which it never did before.<\/p>\n
It will reopen to the public on Saturday 10 May 2025.<\/p>\n
As with the portraits, I prefer to see it for myself before commenting further as the press images are a complete abortion in terms of accessibility and I can’t make any sense of them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The press have commented as follows<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nIt is \u201clighter, more welcoming, and more visible\u201d, says gallery director Gabriele Finaldi, and more approachable for \u201canyone who thinks that the National Gallery is not for them\u201d. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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