Apollo celebrates its centenary in style

By Apollo, 27 June 2025


On 23 June 2025, Apollo celebrated its centenary with a dinner at the National Gallery in London. More than 100 artists, museum directors, curators, art historians and dealers from around the world attended to mark the occasion. The evening was generously supported by our partners Loewe and Ruinart.

Here’s to another 100 years.

Table preparations for Apollo’s centenary dinner in Room 34 of the National Gallery. Photo: David Owens

Tristram Hunt, Nicholas Cullinan and Edward Behrens. Photo: David Owens

Jennifer Lee, Simon Martin and Emma Crichton-Miller. Photo: David Owens

Tim Knox and Will Gompertz. Photo: David Owens

Emanuela Tarizzo, Jamie Gabbarelli and Esther Chadwick. Photo: David Owens

Susan Moore and Sir Paul Marshall. Photo: David Owens

Dinner in Room 34 of the National Gallery. Photo: David Owens

At dinner in the National Gallery. Photo: David Owens

Freddie Sayers, group publisher of Apollo and CEO of Old Queen Street Media in front of Whistlejacket (c. 1762) by George Stubbs at the National Gallery. Photo: David Owens

Edward Behrens, editor of Apollo, introduces the magazine’s centenary at the National Gallery. Photo: David Owens

Alvaro Barrington and Antonia Boström. Photo: David Owens

Jake Grewal, Aaron Cezar and Rachel Jones. Photo: David Owens

Gabriele Finaldi, director of the National Gallery, before the dinner. Photo: James Gifford-Mead

Matthew Slotover. Photo: James Gifford-Mead

Mary Findlay. Photo: James Gifford-Mead

Hettie Judah. Photo: James Gifford-Mead

Michael Hall and Yuan Fang. Photo: James Gifford-Mead