London’s National Portrait Gallery reopens after extensive three-year refurbishment

(21 Jun 2023) ASSOCIATED PRESS London, 19 June 2023 1. Various shots exterior old entrance to National Portrait Gallery 2. Pull out wide shot gallery hall 3. Mid shot paintings 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Nicholas Cullinan, Director, National Portrait Gallery: “A rehang or a refurbishment, you only do it when you need to do it because it creates disruption and you have to raise money and it creates a lot of work. But you know, like any public building after a number of years, things need to be renewed or repaired or restored, so that’s that part of it. And then in terms of the collection, again, that’s something that we always want to do, that we elect to do. We’re always acquiring for the collection. Uniquely unlike other museums, we commission for the collection, because we want to create a living portrait of Britain.“ 5. Various shots older works within the gallery 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Nicholas Cullinan, Director, National Portrait Gallery: &