|
£500,000 from American Express
American Express Foundation is generously supporting a new Micro Gallery system for £500,000, following their support for the original pioneer Micro Gallery in the new Sainsbury Wing in 1991. The new state-of-the-art system will reflect the improvements in multimedia and interpretation of the collection since 1991. It will be much easier for visitors to use, with freshly designed screens and new machines available, both in the refurbished Sainsbury Wing space and elsewhere in the Gallery.
Website Relaunch July 2001
National Gallery website - http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk
- Accessibility for all
People who use non-standard browsers, often those with special needs, now have full access to on-line information about the National Gallery
- Gallery information in seven languages:
English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian and Japanese.
- Cutting edge research on Gallery collection is now available on-line
On-line Gallery publications available for the first time: the 'Annual Review', and the 'Technical Bulletin', a leading periodical in conservation and scientific research, comprising the latest research into the Gallery's paintings.
- Exhibitions, events and on-line booking - new developments
Full calendar service of all Gallery events and activities enabling visits to be planned up to two months in advance.
On-line booking for all Gallery ticketed exhibitions up to two months in advance.
A comprehensive archive of the past three years' exhibitions
- Key features
3,000 web pages featuring information on the Gallery's education events and programmes, news and features and an extended section looking at the history of the Gallery and the building.
National Gallery complete collection of 2,300 paintings, including new acquisitions and loans - each picture has interpretative text, image enlargement and links to related pictures in the collection.
- Eurogallery (sponsored by DCMS) search service for selected works of art across European galleries.
- On-line shopping for Gallery guides, exhibition catalogues and merchandise.
NOTE: Press releases can be found on the site at
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/about/press/
For further information please contact:
Tel: 020 7747 2865 (Press Enquiries)
Please quote General Information number for Public Enquiries Tel: 020 7747 2885
July 2001
Back to 2001 Press Releases
|
|
