Alison Cole

2 weeks ago | artnewspaper.fr | Alison Cole

Nous avons été profondément attristée lorsque la National Gallery a fermé la Sainsbury Wing pour entreprendre, sous la direction de l’architecte Annabelle Selldorf, sa transformation en une « entrée plus accueillante ». Ce lieu a toujours été pour nous une deuxième maison : un sanctuaire où retrouver, en plein cœur de Londres, la beauté apaisante d’une église florentine dessinée par Brunelleschi.

1 month ago | theartnewspaper.com | Alison Cole

I was bereft when the National Gallery closed the Sainsbury Wing to facilitate the creation of “a more welcoming entrance”, led by the architect Annabelle Selldorf. For me, it has always been a home from home: a place to experience the serene beauty of a Brunelleschi Florentine church interior, bang in the heart of London.

1 month ago | theartnewspaper.com | Alison Cole |Helen Stoilas |Catherine Hickley

In the first 100 days of his second term, the administration of US President Donald Trump wasted no time enacting a plan to force the cultural sector into ideological conformity. A slew of drastic and possibly unconstitutional executive actions have pushed cultural institutions—including museums, libraries, performing arts and educational institutions—to a critical moment of reckoning.

Mar 10, 2025 | independent.co.uk | Alison Cole

CommentAdding a paltry couple of pounds to hotel bills would earn Britain’s underfunded regional museums, galleries and music venues an extra billion pounds a year – and, says Alison Cole, it would show how much we cherish our reputation as a global cultural powerhouseI’ve lost count of the government meetings I’ve attended framed by the health warning: “Sorry – there’s no money.”This is the refrain that greets beleaguered arts and cultural organisations up and down the country.

Jan 22, 2025 | theartnewspaper.com | Kimberly Hatfield |Sophia Kishkovsky |Elena Goukassian |Alison Cole

It is a rare opportunity in the US to unveil a nearly 300-year-old work of art in one of the country’s most historic buildings. But historians and conservationists are doing just that as they embark on the second phase of conservation work on decorative painting that dates to the days of Paul Revere (1735-1818) inside Boston’s Old North Church during the American Revolution.