Disarm the Gallery

The National Gallery is one of our most iconic public institutions. It is also supporting the arms trade. The gallery regularly hosts evening events for arms dealers seeking to impress their clients with drinks and dinners in its lavish surroundings. Arms company Finmeccanica buys this privilege for only £30,000 a year.

Public pressure can make the Gallery reconsider. After receiving hundreds of letters condemning its support for arms fairs, the Gallery has said it will not host a reception for arms dealers during this July's Farnborough Airshow. Now we need to keep up the pressure until it ends all support for the arms trade.

The Gallery's Director Nicholas Penny can choose to reject controversial sponsorship. Please write to him today.

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Dear Dr Penny,
I am writing to urge the National Gallery to end its sponsorship arrangements with arms company Finmeccanica. By allowing such a company to use the Gallery's facilities, the Gallery is giving both practical support and a veneer of legitimacy to an industry based on death and destruction.
As a result of its relationship with Finmeccanica, the National Gallery hosted the evening reception for DSEi, one of the world's largest arms fairs, in 2011. It also hosted evening receptions for Farnborough International in 2006, 2008 and 2010. These arms fairs are a key part of the global arms trade, bringing authoritarian regimes and weapons manufacturers from around the world to the UK to do business. 
The Gallery is one of our most iconic national institutions. It should not be supporting the arms trade. Please ensure the Gallery does not host further receptions for arms companies and end the Gallery's sponsorship arrangements with Finmeccanica.

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