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National Gallery’s new wing will be designed by architect behind Tokyo Olympic stadium

The Guardian - World News Human InterestNews ReportEN 3 min read 100% complete by Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondentApril 7, 2026 at 07:44 PM
National Gallery’s new wing will be designed by architect behind Tokyo Olympic stadium
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The National Gallery in London has selected Kengo Kuma and Associates, along with BDP and MICA, to design its new wing, marking its largest expansion in 200 years. Kuma, the architect behind Tokyo's Olympic stadium and V&A Dundee, will lead the design of Project Domani, which will allow the gallery to display 20th and 21st-century art, making it the only museum to showcase the entire history of Western painting. The expansion, part of a £750m campaign, will be built on a site acquired 30 years ago and aims to connect Leicester and Trafalgar Squares. Kuma's design was chosen from 65 submissions, beating out other prominent architects. The gallery has already raised £375m for the project.

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The new wing will be built on a site bought by the gallery 30 years ago.

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Kuma created a “beautiful design inside and out, sensitive to our existing Grade I exteriors”.

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The National Gallery is facing an £8.2m deficit.

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The gallery has already raised £375m for Project Domani.

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The National Gallery's new wing will be designed by Kengo Kuma, the architect behind Tokyo’s Olympic stadium.

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Angers 30% Norman Foster 40% Renzo Piano 40% Farshid Moussavi 40% Annabelle Selldorf 40% John Booth 50% MICA ×250% Tokyo 50% BDP ×250% Tate 60% Kengo Kuma ×690% National Gallery ×995%

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national gallery 100% new wing 90% kengo kuma 80% architectural design 70% 20th and 21st centuries 60% art museum 60% architectural competition 50% project domani 50% gallery expansion 40%

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