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With generous funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Monument Trust, the Wolfson Foundation and private individuals, this created a glazed courtyard, as well as new exhibition, learning, library and event spaces, while securing the very foundations of the building itself.

Dame Rosalind breathed new life into the galleries, too, by leading on their refurbishment and rehanging, giving them the splendid character that is much loved today. These galleries also played host to daring exhibitions under her leadership, including showing works by Lucian Freud in 2006 and Damien Hirst in 2009, which looked to reframe the museum within contemporary contexts and led to an unprecedented rise in visitor numbers.

Dame Rosalind’s extraordinary achievements and expertise were recognised far beyond the Wallace Collection.

She was awarded a National Art Collection Fund Prize in 1990, appointed a CBE in 2000 and a DBE in 2009 for her services to the arts, and mos