Editing National Gallery (section)

====Renovation of the Sainsbury Wing====
In April 2021, a jury short-listed six firms of architects – [[Caruso St John]], [[David Chipperfield|David Chipperfield Architects]], Asif Kahn, [[David Kohn (architect)|David Kohn Architects]], [[Annabelle Selldorf|Selldorf Architects]], and Witherford Watson Mann Architects – in a competition for design proposals to upgrade the Sainsbury Wing.<ref>Matt Hickman (8 April 2021), [https://www.archpaper.com/2021/04/selldorf-architects-among-six-shortlisted-firms-for-national-gallery-revamp-in-london/ Selldorf Architects among six shortlisted firms for National Gallery revamp in London] ''[[The Architect's Newspaper]]''.</ref>

A letter written in 1990 by one of the donors, [[John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover|John Sainsbury]], was discovered in 2023 during the demolition of two false columns in which he argued that "the false columns are a mistake of the architect and that we would live to regret our accepting this detail of his design."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harold |first=Pia |date=28 August 2024 |title=National Gallery column-hating letter by donor 'a compromise' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg4ye33e9vpo |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-27 |title=Sainsbury Wing contractors find 1990 letter from donor anticipating their demolition of false columns |url=https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/08/27/sainsbury-wing-contractors-find-1990-letter-from-donor-anticipating-their-demolition-of-false-columns |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=The Art Newspaper - International art news and events}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=John Sainsbury, a donor to the National Gallery, had the last laugh |url=https://www.economist.com/culture/2024/08/28/john-sainsbury-a-donor-to-the-national-gallery-had-the-last-laugh |access-date=2024-09-08 |newspaper=The Economist |issn=0013-0613}}</ref>

In 2024, excavations for the Sainsbury Wing extension at Jubilee Walk uncovered evidence that the Anglo-Saxon settlement of [[Lundenwic]] extended further to the west than had previously been supposed.<ref>{{citation|mode=cs1|url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/excavation-reveals-ancient-town-beneath-londons-national-gallery-2434742|title=Excavation Reveals Ancient Town Beneath London's National Gallery|date=18 February 2024|website=Artnet|access-date=11 March 2024}}</ref>