In the late 1980s, the Sainsbury brothers, operators of the U.K.’s second largest supermarket chain, bankrolled a project to build a new wing at London’s National Gallery. The museum needed space to ...

LONDON – Hidden in a pillar he funded yet despised, Lord Sainsbury finally got the last word. "TO THOSE WHO FIND THIS NOTE," wrote John Sainsbury, a member of the House of Lords who is also known as ...

It’s 200 years old, but the celebration has awkward moments. It’s the National Gallery’s 200th birthday, so I’m in London covering what seems to be a moment of both vacuity and splendor. The place was ...

This week sees the long anticipated public debut of the spruced-up Sainsbury Wing at London’s National Gallery. The occasion brings a splashy close to a year of bicentenary celebrations, marked also ...

Following a slew of attacks in which climate activists splashed soup and other substances on iconic pieces of art, the National Gallery in London is banning liquids and enacting a number of other ...

Imagine waking up to silence. But not the kind you find in the countryside. Around you: ornate gold frames, divine brushstrokes, and centuries of art history. This isn't a dream – you’re in bed, smack ...