A tour of the remodelled building, five months before its reopening, shows the New York architect has created a spectacular main entrance closely integrated with the rest of the London institution and with the public space of Trafalgar Square
Work on foyer reveals John Sainsbury’s note buried in extension to London’s National Gallery
Gabriele Finaldi, the gallery’s director, speaks of the opportunities and challenges that come with the sheer scale of the NG200 programme, and beyond
The artists Paula Rego and Sam Gilliam, the gallerist Virginia Dwan, the critic Peter Schjeldahl and the patron of the arts John Sainsbury were among the other influential figures lost to the art world this year
The British School at Rome and the Tirana Institute of Archaeology are excavating Albania’s most important site.