National Gallery lifts ban on post-1900 paintings after £375m investment
by Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6ZXBW)
Gallery secures huge investment at a time when many arts institutions are struggling to raise funds
The National Gallery has lifted its ban on collecting modern paintings made after 1900 as part of a revamp that will include a new wing, made possible after it secured a landmark investment of 375m.
A new part of the gallery will be built behind the Sainsbury building as part of Project Domani- tomorrow" in Italian - after two donations of 150m each from Michael Moritz's Crankstart foundation and the Hans and Julia Rausing Trust.
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