{"id":220678,"date":"2025-06-28T06:53:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T06:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/220678\/"},"modified":"2025-06-28T06:53:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T06:53:16","slug":"national-portrait-gallery-sainsbury-wing-selldorf-architects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/220678\/","title":{"rendered":"National Portrait Gallery Sainsbury Wing \/ Selldorf Architects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"js-image-size__link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1030641\/national-gallery-selldorf-architects\/6837859958b9e00001c29240-national-gallery-selldorf-architects-photo\" rel=\"attachment noopener\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%;\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"National Portrait Gallery Sainsbury Wing \/ Selldorf Architects - Exterior Photography, Facade\" data-nr-picture-id=\"6837859958b9e00001c29240\" fetchpriority=\"high\" height=\"426\" itemprop=\"image\" loading=\"eager\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1030641\/national-gallery-selldorf-architects\/6837859958b9e00001c29240-national-gallery-selldorf-architects-photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/_c_National_Gallery_Photo_Edmund_Sumner_View_of_National_Gallery_Sainsbury_Wing_from_Trafalgar_Squar.jpeg\" style=\"min-height: var(--featured-height, auto); aspect-ratio: auto 640 \/ 426\" width=\"640\"\/><\/a>\u00a9 Edmund Sumner<\/p>\n<p class=\"thumbs afd-desktop-e clearfix\"><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"6837859758b9e00001c29234\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1030641\/national-gallery-selldorf-architects\/6837859758b9e00001c29234-national-gallery-selldorf-architects-photo\" rel=\"attachment noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"National Portrait Gallery Sainsbury Wing \/ Selldorf Architects - Interior Photography, Concrete, Glass\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" data-nr-picture-id=\"6837859758b9e00001c29234\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/_c_National_Gallery_Photo_Edmund_Sumner_Sainsbury_Wing_Foyer_looking_north_023.jpg\" height=\"125\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1030641\/national-gallery-selldorf-architects\/6837859758b9e00001c29234-national-gallery-selldorf-architects-photo\" title=\"\u00a9 Edmund Sumner\" width=\"125\"\/><\/a><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"6837859458b9e00001c2922c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1030641\/national-gallery-selldorf-architects\/6837859458b9e00001c2922c-national-gallery-selldorf-architects-photo\" rel=\"attachment noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"National Portrait Gallery Sainsbury Wing \/ Selldorf Architects - Interior Photography, Glass, Column, Concrete\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" data-nr-picture-id=\"6837859458b9e00001c2922c\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/_c_National_Gallery_National_Gallery_Photo_Edmund_Sumner_Sainsbury_Wing_Foyer_looking_south__065.jpg\" height=\"125\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1030641\/national-gallery-selldorf-architects\/6837859458b9e00001c2922c-national-gallery-selldorf-architects-photo\" title=\"\u00a9 Edmund Sumner\" width=\"125\"\/><\/a><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"6837859858b9e00001c29237\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1030641\/national-gallery-selldorf-architects\/6837859858b9e00001c29237-national-gallery-selldorf-architects-photo\" rel=\"attachment noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"National Portrait Gallery Sainsbury Wing \/ Selldorf Architects - Interior Photography, Stairs, Glass\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" data-nr-picture-id=\"6837859858b9e00001c29237\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/_c_National_Gallery_Photo_Edmund_Sumner_Sainsbury_Wing_Grand_Staircase_039.jpg\" height=\"125\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1030641\/national-gallery-selldorf-architects\/6837859858b9e00001c29237-national-gallery-selldorf-architects-photo\" title=\"\u00a9 Edmund Sumner\" width=\"125\"\/><\/a><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"6837859958b9e00001c2923f\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1030641\/national-gallery-selldorf-architects\/6837859958b9e00001c2923f-national-gallery-selldorf-architects-photo\" rel=\"attachment noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"National Portrait Gallery Sainsbury Wing \/ Selldorf Architects - Exterior Photography\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" data-nr-picture-id=\"6837859958b9e00001c2923f\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1751093593_59__c_National_Gallery_Photo_Edmund_Sumner_View_of_National_Gallery_Sainsbury_Wing_from_Trafalgar_Squar.jpeg\" height=\"125\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1030641\/national-gallery-selldorf-architects\/6837859958b9e00001c2923f-national-gallery-selldorf-architects-photo\" title=\"\u00a9 Edmund Sumner\" width=\"125\"\/><\/a><a class=\"gallery-link afd-desktop-e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1030641\/national-gallery-selldorf-architects\/6837859958b9e00001c29240-national-gallery-selldorf-architects-photo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"National Portrait Gallery Sainsbury Wing \/ Selldorf Architects - 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Exterior Photography\" data-nr-picture-id=\"6837859958b9e00001c2923f\" height=\"427\" itemprop=\"image\" loading=\"lazy\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1030641\/national-gallery-selldorf-architects\/6837859958b9e00001c2923f-national-gallery-selldorf-architects-photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1751093594_532__c_National_Gallery_Photo_Edmund_Sumner_View_of_National_Gallery_Sainsbury_Wing_from_Trafalgar_Squar.jpeg\" width=\"640\"\/>\u00a9 Edmund Sumner<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We all miss out when anyone thinks that the National Gallery is not for them. Selldorf Architects&#8217; thoughtful interventions make the Gallery entrance lighter, more welcoming, and more visible as a public space. We hope many visitors may step inside for the first time, and those who have come before can experience a different start to their visit and view of our collection.&#8221; &#8211; Sir Gabriele Finaldi, Director of the National Gallery. The National Gallery&#8217;s new main entrance opens to the public on May 10th. Designed by Selldorf Architects, a New York practice led by Annabelle Selldorf, in close collaboration with Purcell heritage architects, it is a key element in the \u00a385m NG200 Welcome building programme initiated to mark the National Gallery&#8217;s 200th anniversary. It will enable the Gallery to receive its millions of annual visitors, substantially increased from when the Sainsbury Wing was first conceived. The renovated Sainsbury Wing will improve access for all while enhancing the public realm in Trafalgar Square. Security measures at the Sainsbury Wing will be unobtrusive and wayfinding intuitive. The project includes a spacious caf\u00e9, restaurant, and bookshop.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/loader-blue.gif\" alt=\"Content Loader\" style=\"width: 40px; margin: 24px;\"\/><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a9 Edmund Sumner + 27 Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1030641\/national-gallery-selldorf-architects Area Area of this&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":220679,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3939],"tags":[4023,4021,4020,13427,4022,77,16494,19585,7932,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-220678","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-architecture","9":"tag-arts","10":"tag-arts-and-design","11":"tag-cultural-architecture","12":"tag-design","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-gallery","15":"tag-museums-exhibit","16":"tag-refurbishment","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220678\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/220679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}