Gabriele Finaldi brings some controversy to the National Gallery

As a tourist attraction, the NG sells itself, but as home visitor numbers dwindle its new director’s biggest challenge is to spark a debate with the British public

For an institution that radiates the stability and heritage of 700 years of art history, the National Gallery has got through its directors very fast in recent years.

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