Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
5 expert reviews
"The center was the gift of Sir Robert and Lady Sainsbury, who, in 1973, contributed their private collection to the University of East Anglia, 5km (3 miles) west of Norwich on Earlham Road." Full review
"Holds the collection of the Sainsbury family. It includes a remarkable quantity of 20th-century works, including pieces by Picasso, Degas, Giacometti, Bacon, and Modigliani." Full review
"The newly expanded Norman Foster–designed center features a collection that spans centuries and continents: a Francis Bacon painting hangs next to a reliquary head from Gabon." Full review
1 Star
"This 122m by 31m structure comprises 37 steel prism-like frames in which the interior layout has been designed to create an atmosphere quite unlike a museum." Full review
"The Sainsbury Centre’s new Visions of Ancient Egypt exhibition explores how legendary figures such as Tutankhamun and Cleopatra have influenced the cultural imagination over the past few centuries."