National Museum (London)

National Museum, National Gallery London gallery at the National was founded in 1824 and includes a rich set of paintings dating from 2300 to the mid-13th century to 1900 [a] initially on Trafalgar Square. The exhibition is exempt charity, and between the public interests of the Ministry of Culture, Media and Sport.  collection belongs to the public from entering the United Kingdom and to the main group (but not some special exhibitions) is free. Unlike comparable museums such as the Louvre in Paris or del Prado Museum in Madrid, was formed not from the National Museum for the nationalization of existing property or princely art collection. And came into existence when the British government bought 38 paintings from the heirs of an insurance broker and patron of the arts John Julius Angerstein in 1824. After the initial purchase in the form of gallery mainly of directors in early, especially Sir Charles Lock East lake, and private donations, which account for two thirds of the group. [3] The resulting collection is small in size, compared with the European countries many national gallery, but encyclopedic in scope; most major developments in Western painting "from Giotto's Cézanne" [4] are represented with important works. It used to be claimed that this was one of the few National Gallery, which works on all permanent exhibition, [5] but this is no longer the case. Building and the third to house the National Museum, designed the current William Wilkins 1832-8. Only interface on the Trafalgar Square has not changed from this time, as the building was expanded and fragmented throughout its history. The building was often criticized for perceived aesthetic deficiencies and lack of space, and the latter problem led to the establishment of the Tate Gallery of British Art in 1897. Sainsbury Wing, an extension to the west by Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, is an outstanding example of postmodern architecture in Britain. Current director of the National Museum is Nicholas Penny.

Gallery of London and one of the world's leading Galerhat because it includes the work of famous artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Dali, Picasso and Peter Paul Rubens and other 1