Exhibition debunks ‘no Welsh art’ myth amid calls for permanent national gallery More than 250 works from amateur and celebrated Welsh artists are on display at the National Library of Wales until September 2025.
An infamous declaration that there is “no Welsh art” has been firmly rebutted by a groundbreaking exhibition at the country’s national library amid growing calls for a permanent national art gallery for Wales to be created.
Lord began collecting Welsh art in the 1980s, sourcing pieces that told the story of Wales rather than only ones that might be considered high art.
He said: “I created my collection because we don’t have a national gallery with a narrative of our own art history.
Almost every country, even small nations, have a gallery of this kind.”.
