Manod: The Nation’s Treasure Caves

 “Hide them in caves and cellars, but not one picture shall leave this island.” (Winston Churchill, 1940)

Part of the Civilisations Festival, this fascinating exhibition recalls a remarkable chapter in the National Gallery's history when, during the Second World War, our paintings were stored for safekeeping in a disused slate mine in Wales.

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