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| Picture No | 10583041 |
| Date | 1939 |
| Description | National Gallery daytime concerts during WWII, 1939 |
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Emptied of its Old Masters (transferred to a place of safety in the country), the National Gallery re-opened to the public as a concert hall during World War II. Performances were given every day except Saturday and Sunday with many artists performing for free. Picture shows a general view of the crowded hall with standing room only when Dame Myra Hess, the famous pianist, and responsible for organising the concerts, was playing.
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| Source | Unattributed photograph in The Sphere, 21 October 1939 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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