http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-9750-charles-saumarez-smith/topic-rss.do Charles Saumarez Smith RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23593472-rice-pips-lloyd-webber-with-academy-loan.do Sir Tim Rice is lending four works from his private art collection to an exhibition on the Pre-Raphaelite John William Waterhouse 2008-11-27T09:23:28Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23562655-art-design.do <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="http://i.thisislondon.co.uk/i/js/image-resizer.js"></script> London has recently underlined its status as the global capital of contemporary art. These are the key players in the world’s most exciting market. 2008-10-01T15:24:02Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/article-23549491-why-nicholas-penny-wants-to-save-titians.do In his first interview since launching the campaign, National Gallery director Nicholas Penny explains why two masterpieces should be saved for the nation. 2008-09-02T10:36:19Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23549459-never-mind-the-100m-tag-these-titians-are-priceless.do In his first interview since launching the campaign, National Gallery director Nicholas Penny explains why two masterpieces should be saved for the nation 2008-09-02T10:02:34Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23514179-happy-40th-to-arts-concrete-bunker.do Luminaries of the art world will flock to the South Bank tonight to celebrate an institution they love - even if the paying public has always been more cautious 2008-07-09T08:28:06Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/article-23435822-why-i-am-leaving-the-royal-academy.do In his first interview since announcing his departure, Sir Norman Rosenthal talks about leaving the institution he still loves. 2008-02-05T11:54:17Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/article-23433574-royal-academys-russian-revelation.do Masterpieces lent by the greatest Russian galleries are ready for viewing at the Royal Academy in a blockbuster show that nearly didn't happen. 2008-01-22T12:46:22Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/article-23423289-the-national-gallery-finds-the-right-man.do New National Gallery director Nicholas Penny has all the attributes to restore one of our most important institutions to world-class status. 2007-11-27T11:12:35Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/article-23423070-second-time-lucky-for-gallerys-new-director.do The British art scholar Nicholas Penny is set to be ratified as the new director of the National Gallery. 2007-11-26T11:45:17Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/article-23400249-now-thats-street-art-banksy.do The National Gallery today challenged cult graffiti artist Banksy by taking its works on to the streets. 2007-06-12T11:06:35Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/article-23390745-national-gallery-painting-looted-by-the-nazis.do A Renaissance masterpiece hanging in the National Gallery may have been looted by the Nazis. 2007-03-29T08:42:26Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/article-23390580-national-gallery-boss-quits-for-royal-academy.do The director of the National Gallery is quitting after reports of clashes with his board chairman. 2007-03-28T08:29:42Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/article-23387038-national-gallery-goes-dutch.do The National Gallery's summer exhibition will be devoted to 17th-century Dutch portraiture when the likes of Rembrandt and Frans Hals flourished. 2007-02-27T16:33:03Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/review-23386658-a-blot-on-renoirs-landscape.do Renoir is féted for sensuous female flesh and convivial cafè-concert scenes, but the new exhibition at the National Gallery tells another story. 2007-02-26T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/article-23373465-gallery-row-over-display-of-turners.do The National Gallery has been accused of downplaying two Turner masterpieces. The Turner Society is calling on the National to display the paintings more prominently. 2006-11-07T09:23:23Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/article-23371067-velazquez-show-is-a-sell-out.do The National Gallery's Velazquez exhibition has proved a near sell-out before it has even opened. The show by the Spanish 17th century painter has sold 10,000 tickets. 2006-10-17T09:34:22Z