Leave a legacy
If you are inspired by the National Gallery, consider leaving us a gift in your will.
Support our future
Over a third of the paintings in the National Gallery's collection have been acquired thanks to these acts of generosity, benefitting generations now and in the future.
Imagine the lasting impression our collection has made on millions of people. If you are inspired by the National Gallery, perhaps you would consider leaving us a gift in your will?
Your gift, no matter how small or large, has the power to make a lasting impact on the work of the National Gallery, supporting our programme of education and conservation, as well as acquisitions.
Ways you can help
A gift in your Will
If you are inspired by the Gallery, perhaps you would consider leaving us a gift in your Will?
Donate in memory
A gift to the Gallery can be a wonderful way to honour and remember a dear friend or relative.
Leave a painting to the Gallery
We're very grateful to all generous supporters who wish to donate a painting to help enhance the nation’s collection and the experience of the Gallery for all our visitors.
The impact of legacies
Read about how legacy gifts have helped enhance our collection. An unrestricted bequest is always the most helpful; however, you can direct your legacy to a particular area of our work if you so wish. Every gift helps support the future of your National Gallery.
The women behind Eva Gonazlès’s arrival in the Gallery
Eva Gonzalès's, 'The Full-length Mirror'
How the generosity of three women helped secure the painting for the nation
Pauline Matthews' legacy gift
Memories of the Gallery and Manod
Suzanne Bosman tells the story of Pauline Matthews OBE, whose father helped to secure the safety of the Gallery’s paintings during the Second World War
Martha Doris Bailey’s legacy gift 2023
Max Pechstein's 'Portrait of Charlotte Cuhrt'
Supporting the development of the national collection
Patrick Lindsay Bequest
The Patrick Lindsay Conservation Fellowship gives early career conservators the rare opportunity to gain high-level practical experience
A web of legacies: John Constable’s ‘Cenotaph to the Memory of Sir Joshua Reynolds’
Our Library and Archive Assistant Niamh Parr uncovers the fascinating history behind this bequest
Jane Pittom's legacy gift
Supporting learning for future generations
Jane Pittom, a long-standing legacy pledger and supporter, thoughtfully left a legacy gift of £5,000 in her will to the National Gallery Learning Department
Leaving a legacy
Carracci's Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist
Find out how, thanks to the Gallery’s supporters, some of whom had left gifts in wills, the Gallery was able to secure Carracci’s ‘Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist’ for the collection
Leaving a legacy
Wilkie's Young Woman kneeling at a Prayer Desk
Read how the incredible generosity of art teacher Marcia Lay secured a masterpiece for the nation
