National Gallery Launches UK’s First Citizens’ Assembly

National Gallery Launches UK’s First Citizens’ Assembly

The National Gallery is breaking new ground with the launch of “NG Citizens,” the UK’s first national citizens’ assembly led by a major cultural institution. The move has been hailed as a bold step toward democratic innovation in the arts but has also drawn sharp criticism from traditionalists concerned about public influence on elite cultural institutions. A Democratic First in UK Arts Governance Set to begin next month, the NG Citizens initiat…

Future of London’s National Gallery to Be Shaped by Citizen’s Assembly

In a first‑of‑its‑kind nationwide initiative, 50 people selected via lottery reflecting the diversity of the U.K. will form an assembly that will deliberate on the institution's future.