The Courtauld Gallery at Somerset House has reopened to the public after a fire in the building, but the rest of the landmark remains closed “until further notice”.
About 125 firefighters were called to tackle the blaze as smoke billowed across central London on Saturday.
Visitors queued outside the gallery before it opened at 10:00 BST on Sunday, with one person saying he was “sad” to see the fire but “relieved” the art was safe.
The fire was in an area of the building that was not housing any valuable art and no injuries were reported. The cause of the blaze is still under investigation.
A fire broke out in the west wing of the building, which is mostly used for offices and storage, at about midday on Saturday.
The director of Somerset House Trust, Jonathan Reekie, said there were “no valuable artefacts or artworks” in that part of the building.
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