by As far as Sleepovers is concerned, it is a unique: an overnight stay in a luxury bed in the middle of the exhibition rooms of the National Gallery and dreams under the greatest paintings in the world.
Perhaps you will be inspired by the revered works of art to pick up a brush, or you have a surreal experience like Ben Stiller at night in the museum, whose character – a night watchman – brings his exhibits to life after sunset. You could even uncover a long-term conspiracy and find your discoveries for the pages of the next Dan Brown novel.
For the first time in its history, the National Gallery in London offers the happy person who wins her new price raffle, an overnight stay that was launched to the public in the next month.
With the 200th anniversary of the gallery, the competition will select the first member of the public to enter the Galerie’s Sainsbury wing after his two-year closure and experience the largest Rahge of the entire collection entitled CC Land: The Wonder of Art.
Everyone over 18 who subscribes to the National Gallery newsletter is entered into the draw to sleep in bed that is on the “bridge” that connects the Sainsbury wing with the rest of the gallery. The competition is open on April 28 to 6 p.m. and the winner will be selected randomly.
According to the gallery, the evening begins with a dinner for two in its soon opened restaurant Locatelli. As soon as the gallery’s doors are closed to the public, the winner will receive their own private tour through the exhibition with Christine Riding, National Gallery Director of Collections and Research.
While you are on your way through the gallery, you will see more than 1,000 works of art that follow the development of painting in the Western European tradition between the 13th and 20th centuries, from well -known masterpieces to paintings that have never been seen in the National Gallery.
“This is the first time that we had such an exciting opportunity to rethink and refresh how we present one of the largest art collections in the world under one roof,” said Riding. “In addition to personal favorites and recent discoveries and acquisitions, our visitors will discover some of the most famous and most famous works of art that have ever been created.”
The next morning, the winner will also receive a breakfast officer before the gallery will be researched on May 10th at 10 a.m. before the first public opening of the Sainsbury Wing.
The Rehang of the National Gallery has been its most extensive for years. The celebrations for the 200th anniversary of the gallery this year also include the opening of a trailer house for members and other supporters as well as a learning center.
The National Gallery is not a stranger for overnight stays. In January it opened for the last weekend of his exhibition Van Gogh for 24 hours for 24 hours, which was visited by more than 200,000 people. It was the second time in its story that the gallery remained open overnight (the first was for Leonardo da Vinci: painter at the Milan farm in 2012).
Sir Gabriele Finaldi, the director of the National Gallery, said: “Our two hundred year offers the perfect opportunity to take into account a new opportunity to tell the history of the incredible paintings in our collection and to take up some exciting surprises.
“So we believe that it is suitable that one of our visitors will get a first look at the newly converted National Gallery and Sainsbury Wing through this price and have these wonderful pictures for a special night.”
