Max Fordham is appointed as MEP Consultant on the National Gallery's landmark Project Domani

New gallery entrance with landscaped courtyard and colonnaded façade

Project Domani is the National Gallery's largest and most significant transformation since its formation over 200 years ago. Established in 1824, the National Gallery houses some of the world's most important paintings, including those by Degas, Cézanne, Rembrandt, Renoir and Van Gogh.

We're proud to have been appointed to the design team supporting the £750 million transformation of the National Gallery, working alongside Kengo Kuma and Associates, BDP and MICA, who won the international architectural design competition earlier this year.

The transformation aspires to expand not only the museum's physical footprint but also its collection by acquiring 20th and 21st-century paintings, providing visitors with a history of art from the 13th to the 21st centuries. A new wing housing the latter collections will be sited on the last remaining parcel of the National Gallery campus, between Trafalgar Square and Leicester Square.

“Project Domani is a £750m campaign that will redefine the National Gallery for the next century... The National Gallery was formed to make great art accessible to all. With this new physical and artistic expansion, and with the invaluable help of our donors, we are reaffirming our commitment to the public.“ 

Sir Gabriele Finaldi National Gallery Director

This appointment builds on our portfolio of major cultural projects in London and further afield, including the National Portrait Gallery, Tate Modern, Tate Britain, The Courtauld Gallery, the Natural History Museum, Southbank Centre, Musée d'Art de Nantes, MAXXI, Rome, The Twist, Kistefos, and the Royal Observatory Greenwich, where we have focused on creating the best possible environmental conditions for both the artwork and the visitors in a responsible, considered and sustainable way.

“We’re proud to be working with the National Gallery on such an important transformation. We're passionate about creating environments that celebrate, support and preserve not only these works of art but also the cultural institutions that house them. We’re looking forward to working with the National Gallery, Kengo Kuma and Associates, BDP, MICA, Buro Happold and the wider team.“

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