Life & LuxuryArts & CultureVisual artPrint articleNational Gallery handed $15m in biggest-ever donationMichael BaileyArts & Culture editorNov 7, 2024 – 1.39pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginBillionaire media mogul Kerry Stokes has given $15 million to the National Gallery of Australia, the largest cash donation in its history.The gift, announced to 160 donors at the NGA’s annual gala on October 26 but hitherto not made public, will go towards a renewal of the Canberra institution’s national sculpture garden.Loading...Michael Bailey writes on arts and culture, and edits Weekend Fin. He is a former editor of the Financial Review Rich List. He is based in Sydney. Connect with Michael on Twitter. Email Michael at m.bailey@nine.com.auSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreVisual artNational Gallery of AustraliaKerry StokesCanberraGough WhitlamSeven West MediaArthur BoydRussell DrysdaleSidney NolanAustralian War MemorialLatest In Arts & CultureFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In Life and luxuryThe Australian Financial Review MagazineOlympic weightlifting is hard. This boss uses the 1pc rule to get it doneLucy DeanOut-of-control watch price rises give housing a run for its moneyKnow your craft: How the biggest airlines rate at the pointy endBOSS Financial ReviewThe country’s highest-paid directors revealedPatrick Durkin and Sally PattenHow this Melbourne engineer became a boss at a $24b global giantJun Bei Liu: How I learnt to speak upLife & LeisureHow the Hawke’s Bay wine region weathered its most challenging yearMax AllenThe farm-to-table restaurant putting Cambodian cuisine on the mapApple’s new MacBook Air comes with a perfect excuse to buy itRich ListProperty billionaire Nick Andrianakos dies in GreeceYolanda RedrupCannon-Brookes describes ‘deep internal conflict’ over his private jetOscar Piastri on the secret of his $41m-a year success