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 MagazineAFR Magazine celebrates The Art of MovementLauren Sams‘We don’t want to die wondering’: Jo Horgan on Mecca’s biggest bet yetThis Brisbane restaurant deserves a Michelin starBOSS Financial ReviewThis CEO thought he was healthy. Then he went for a checkSally Patten and Lap PhanHow the Macquarie CEO played a role in setting me up to lead MagellanWhich AI course should I do?Life & LeisureTikTok is flooded with how to buy cheap luxe goods vids. Thank Trump49 mins agoLauren SamsDon’t leave home without this screenThis cocktail ‘omakase’ is the next best thing to visiting TokyoRich ListPortelli hits fast lane on mooted LMCT+ sale, MacCap takes the wheelSarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma RapaportInside the fortune Kerry Stokes (quietly) made in ChinaLaurence Escalante gets real deep on Instagram bender
