Government is starving us of aid, says National Gallery.(News)

From: The Independent (London, England) | Date: October 1, 2003| Author: Jury, Louise | Copyright information

Byline: Louise Jury Arts Correspondent

LEADERS OF the National Gallery in London condemned the Government yesterday for failing to provide even basic support needed to keep its world-class collections intact.

Charles Saumarez Smith, the director, broke the code of silence among artistic administrators to blame a long-term "attrition in core funding" for forcing gallery closures and putting its future in jeopardy. He was backed by his chairman, Peter Scott, a r...

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