National Gallery Gallery for British art in 1897. The Sainsbury Wing, an extension to the west by Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, is a notable example of Postmodernist architecture in Britain. The current Director of the National Gallery is Gabriele Finaldi. The late 18th century saw the nationalisation of royal or princely art collections across mainland Europe. The Bavarian royal collection (now in the Alte Pinakothek, Munich) opened to the public in 1779, that of the Medici in Florence around 1789 (as the Uffizi Gallery), and the Museum Français at the Louvre was formed out of the former French royal collection
Craven Museum & Gallery 100 BC and are the oldest example of gold found in Yorkshire. The gallery is also home to recurring exhibitions like Craven Open which displays the work of local artists and Yarndale a yearly festival in Skipton about all things Yarn related. Craven Museum & Gallery is inside the Town Hall which is located on Skipton High Street. It is approximately a five-minute walk from Skipton bus station and a twenty-minute walk from Skipton railway station. Behind the Town Hall there is a large pay and display car park. Admission into the museum and gallery is free. Opening hours: Monday,