National Gallery Sainsbury Wing (NG200)

London, United Kingdom, Europe

Completed · Cultural · Gallery Entrance Remodel · Temperate · 2025

Part of the GBP 85m NG200 programme, this reworks the entrance of the 1991 Postmodern Sainsbury Wing to become the gallery's main entry. Dark glazing is replaced with clear glass, the foyer is enlarged by around 60%, and two new double-height volumes are added. A new public forecourt was created by removing a little-used courtyard between the wing and the Wilkins Building.

Innovation highlights

• Foyer enlarged ~60% within an existing listed wing
• Dark glazing swapped for daylight and sightlines
• New public forecourt carved from dead space
• Postmodern interior adapted, not erased

Innovations in the catalogue

• Daylight Reintroduction via Clear Glazing
• Foyer Enlargement Within an Existing Shell
• Public Forecourt from Redundant Space

Client / Developer

The National Gallery

Architect

Selldorf Architects (with Purcell; original wing: Venturi Scott Brown, 1991)

Type

Gallery Entrance Remodel

#retrofit #gallery #daylight #public realm #Postmodern

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