Sir Gabriele Finaldi, director of the National Gallery, said the tablet served as a reminder of the crucial moment “the nation’s paintings were secreted in caves in the slate hills of north Wales to preserve them for future generations”.
Dr Kath Davies, of Amgueddfa Cymru, described it as a “fantastic” project commemorating an important historic event which also preserved “traditional Welsh craft and heritage”.
Conceived by artist Jeremy Deller and designed and carved by John Neilson, the tablet was commissioned by Mostyn gallery, Llandudno, and supported by the National Contemporary Art Gallery for Wales (CELF).
The Manod Slate Tablet will be on permanent display in the Portico Vestibule of the National Gallery.