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Press release: May 2008
Credit Suisse and the National Gallery announce major partnership
The National Gallery and Credit Suisse are delighted to announce a major partnership, the first of its kind
for the National Gallery. Over the next three years, the partnership will provide a vital funding platform for
the Gallery’s exhibition programme.
As part of this unique association, Credit Suisse will sponsor a landmark Sainsbury Wing exhibition
each year for the next three years. The first such event will be 'Radical Light: Italy’s Divisionist Painters
1891–1910' (18 June–7 September 2008).
Credit Suisse will also sponsor the Gallery’s late-night opening programme, which is attended by over 170,000 visitors per annum. The National Gallery will also work
with Credit Suisse to provide special educational projects for schools and community organisations already
supported by the bank.
Dr Nicholas Penny, Director of the National Gallery, said:
“We are delighted to announce this unique
relationship with Credit Suisse, which will bring tremendous benefits for visitors to the National Gallery.
We have successfully worked with Credit Suisse in the past for the Sainsbury Wing exhibition 'Raphael:
From Urbino to Rome' and we look forward to building on this success in the years to come.”
Russell Chambers, Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse in the United Kingdom and Ireland, said:
“Credit Suisse is proud to form this partnership with one of the world’s most renowned artistic institutions.
We look forward to working with the National Gallery to help bring its innovative exhibitions and other
programmes to as wide an audience as possible. We’re particularly pleased to launch the partnership by
sponsoring the Radical Light exhibition, and we look forward to working with the Gallery on some of our
educational projects for schools in East London and the Docklands.”
The National Gallery has developed strong links with the corporate sector over the past 16 years through
exhibition and education sponsorships and through the Gallery’s corporate membership scheme which
was established in 1992. Today the Gallery is supported by some 45 corporate members and sponsors. Furthermore, the Gallery provides special access to some 20,000 business guests each year.
Credit Suisse has a long and distinguished tradition of supporting the arts, working with leading cultural
institutions to encourage innovative projects and wider access to theatre, dance, music and the visual arts.
Credit Suisse’s recent sponsorship commitments include the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the Shanghai
Museum, the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, the Kunsthaus Zurich, the Salzburg Festival and the Bolshoi Theatre.
For further press information please contact:
Tom Almeroth-Williams, National Gallery on +44 (0)20 7747 2512
thomas.almerothwilliams@ng-london.org.uk
Jack Grone, Credit Suisse on +44 (0)207 888 6499 or jack.grone@credit-suisse.com.
Notes for Editors
- Credit Suisse
As one of the world’s leading banks, Credit Suisse provides its clients with private banking, investment banking and asset management services worldwide. Credit Suisse offers advisory services, comprehensive solutions and innovative products to companies, institutional clients and high-net-worth private clients globally, as well as retail clients in Switzerland.
Credit Suisse is active in over 50 countries and employs approximately 49,000 people. Credit Suisse’s parent company, Credit Suisse Group, is a leading global financial services company headquartered in Zurich. Credit Suisse Group’s registered shares (CSGN) are listed in Switzerland and, in the form of American Depositary Shares (CS), in New York.
Further information about Credit Suisse can be found at www.credit-suisse.com.