{"id":210356,"date":"2025-10-19T05:40:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T05:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/210356\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T05:40:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T05:40:17","slug":"the-courtauld-gallery-receives-the-largest-donation-in-its-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/210356\/","title":{"rendered":"The Courtauld gallery receives the largest donation in its history"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Courtauld Gallery\u2019s ambitious expansion plans have been given a major \u00a330 million boost, thanks to a donation from the Reuben Foundation \u2014 the charitable arm of billionaire brothers David and Simon Reuben.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Courtauld Gallery \u2013 Somerset House<\/p>\n

Following the Gallery\u2019s major redevelopment and reopening in 2021, the Courtauld has turned its focus to creating a new campus nearby on the Strand. Together, the two interlinked projects have now attracted \u00a3115 million in funding over the past decade.<\/p>\n

This latest gift, the largest in the institution\u2019s history, will also see the Reuben Foundation collaborating with the Courtauld on exhibitions and displays, including loans from the Reuben family\u2019s extensive private art collection.<\/p>\n

The new Strand campus is scheduled to open in 2029<\/a>, just in time for the Courtauld\u2019s centenary celebrations in 2032.<\/p>\n

Commenting on the gift, Lisa Reuben, Trustee of the Reuben Foundation<\/a>, said: \u201cWe are thrilled by the opportunity to build on the Courtauld\u2019s remarkable history and to support the realisation of its ambitious development. Recognised internationally as the pre-eminent centre for the study of art history, art conservation and curatorial studies, the Courtauld exemplifies the philanthropist Samuel Courtauld\u2019s vision of \u2018art for all.\u2019 Its enduring commitment to excellence \u2013 reflected in the generations of leaders in the art world it has produced \u2013 aligns seamlessly with the Reuben Foundation\u2019s values and ethos and furthers our commitment to education and culture.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Courtauld Gallery\u2019s ambitious expansion plans have been given a major \u00a330 million boost, thanks to a donation…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":210357,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,1120,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-210356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=210356"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210356\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/210357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=210356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=210356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=210356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}