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  Brueghel Old Master saved for nation 6 January 2011 We’re delighted to announce that the campaign to save Pieter Brueghel the Younger’s The Procession to Calvary has reached its £2.7million target thanks to a £1,034,000 grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.
  
  
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  Brueghel update 30 December 2010 Over the Christmas period, funds have been coming in for the Brueghel appeal and, thanks to supporters, we are now at around £1.6 million.
  
  
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  Brueghel campaign hits £1.5 million mark but funds still needed by Christmas 9 December 2010 We are thrilled to announce that the campaign to save the Brueghel has now reached an encouraging one and a half million pounds after two months of fundraising.
  
  
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  Exclusive AQ article on the story behind the Brueghel painting now available online 8 December 2010 Read National Trust Curator Alastair Laing's Art Quarterly account of the meaning behind the Procession to Calvary painting online now.
  
  
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  Chance to double your donation as Brueghel appeal approaches £1.4 million milestone 6 December 2010 Donations to the Nostell Brueghel appeal are fast approaching £1.4million and over 10,000 people have so far supported the campaign but more funds are needed if we are to reach the deadline to raise £2.7million before Christmas.
  
  
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  Fundraising approaches £900,000 as painting returns to Yorkshire 17 November 2010 Our fundraising campaign to save the Brueghel has now reached almost £900,000 as the painting returns to Yorkshire to go on display at York Art Gallery from today until Christmas.
  
  
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  Why the Brueghel is a masterpiece for modern times 16 November 2010 The campaign to save the Brueghel for the Nostell Priory this week picks up its pace with two significant media appearances
  
  
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  Half a million visit National Gallery when Brueghel was on display 12 November 2010 Almost half a million people visited the National Gallery whilst Brueghel's The Procession to Calvary was on display.
  
  
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  London waves farewell to Brueghel – don’t let this be the last time you see the remarkable painting 9 November 2010 There are just two days left to see the display of Brueghel’s The Procession to Calvary at the National Gallery.
  
  
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  Art Critic Jonathan Jones gives Brueghel top marks 28 October 2010 The Guardian’s Art Critic Jonathan Jones has written a eulogy in praise of Brueghel’s The Procession to Calvary in response to seeing the painting in the flesh.
  
  
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  Still time to see the Nostell Brueghel in London as funds for the appeal roll in 22 October 2010 As the campaign enters its fourth week and with £650,000 in the appeal pot, The Procession to Calvary will be on display at the National Gallery for a further couple of weeks.
  
  
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  Grayson Perry goes potty for Brueghel campaign 7 October 2010 Turner Prize-winning artist Grayson Perry is the latest artist to join our Brueghel campaign.
  
  
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  Brueghel goes on display at National Gallery 5 October 2010 From today, visitors to the National Gallery can see the remarkable beauty of The Procession to Calvary first hand.
  
  
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  Artist Maggi Hambling joins Brueghel campaign 24 September 2010 Flamboyant English painter and sculptor, Maggi Hambling has made an impassioned plea...
  
  
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  Howard Hodgkin gives Brueghel his backing 24 September 2010 Painter Howard Hodgkin has added his name to the growing list of artists who are supporting our campaign...
  
  
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  Yorkshire Cricket Legend Bowled Over by Brueghel 23 September 2010 Renowned former Cricket Umpire and Yorkshireman, Dickie Bird, has stepped up to the wicket to pledge his support...
  
  
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  Archbishop of York supports campaign 23 September 2010 Dr John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York, is backing our campaign to save the Nostell Brueghel.
  
  
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  Yorkshiremen ‘Parky’ and Ian McMillan pledge their support 23 September 2010 Staunch Yorkshireman, Sir Michael Parkinson, has pledged his commitment to our appeal...
  
  
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  Half a million to kick-start campaign 23 September 2010 We are delighted to be launching the £2.7 million appeal to save the Nostell Brueghel by putting half a million pounds in the pot.