A new tomorrow for the National Gallery

Introducing Project Domani

Project Domani is a landmark £750 million transformation of the National Gallery - one of the most significant in the world today - that will redefine the institution and its collection for the next century. It was announced after our 200th anniversary celebrations in September 2025 and represents the most significant change since the Gallery was established in 1824. It is made up of three parts: the expansion of the collection into 20th- and 21st-century paintings; a new wing designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma; and a fund to support future acquisitions and programming.

A new wing of the National Gallery and development of surrounding public areas

Image: Artist's impression of the new entrance. Credit: Kin Creatives

A new wing and public space, which will benefit from advances made in sustainability in recent decades, will house this expanded collection.

It will be built on the last remaining part of the National Gallery campus: St Vincent House, which is in the area between Trafalgar Square and Leicester Square. The property was acquired nearly 30 years ago for the purpose of expanding gallery space and currently houses a hotel and office complex.

Expanding and developing the collection

Image: Artist's impression of the new Jubilee Bridge. Credit: Kin Creatives

The National Gallery is home to one of the world's finest art collections, showing the development of painting in the Western tradition from the 13th to early 20th centuries. It reflects how artists and their societies have responded to myth and religion, history and contemporary events, landscape and the human form, and to the tradition of art itself over seven hundred years.

Project Domani will allow us to complete this understanding by expanding the story we tell to include paintings from the 20th and 21st centuries. The National Gallery will give visitors the rare chance to experience this collection under one roof.

Bringing in new audiences

Project Domani is not just a physical expansion. It will be combined with innovative research, public programming, educational plans, new partnerships, and community engagement. Project Domani will enable us to reach new audiences and engage existing art enthusiasts in new ways.

It will cement the Gallery’s place as a leader in the art world.

Sustaining excellence through endowment

Change on this scale needs ongoing support.

Project Domani includes a dedicated endowment to provide this. The fund will support acquisitions, programming, and scholarship. It means we will be able to act decisively when rare opportunities arise.

This will ensure that the vision of the collectors and benefactors who founded the National Gallery over 200 years ago continues into the future.

Our supporters

Image: Artist's impression of the new wing rooftop. Credit: Kin Creatives

Project Domani has already secured £375 million in philanthropic commitments. This includes two of the largest gifts ever made to a museum or gallery: £150 million from Crankstart, the charitable foundation of Sir Michael Moritz KBE and his wife, Harriet Heyman, and £150 million from the Julia Rausing Trust.

A further £75 million has been committed by National Gallery Chair of Trustees John Booth, the National Gallery Trust, and other donors who wish to remain anonymous. We express our gratitude to all our generous givers and look forward to working with new and old donors to raise the remaining £375 million.