The National Gallery

The National Gallery
Location
City	London
Borough	Westminster
Uniformed access	Public access
Appears in	Watch Dogs: Legion

The National Gallery is a location in Watch Dogs: Legion.

Background

The National Gallery is one of the most famous museums in London, holding a unique collection of artwork for the benefit of the general public, regardless of their class. The Gallery originally occupied a townhouse at Pall Mall, which was ill-fitting for the ambitions of its founders. The present building was constructed in 1832, with a facade opening to the recently opened Trafalgar Square. Its long and storied history included various controversies over handling and restoration of its collection, major and dramatic changes in expositions due to evolving art challenges, and competition due to overlapping remits with the Tate Modern.

During the events of Watch Dogs: Legion, the National Gallery is more vulnerable than ever, at the mercy of foreign oligarchs and the rich. Director Sophia Apesteguy attempted to oppose the inclusion of a "new Rembrandt" donated by Konstantin Dolohov, a wealthy Russian, on the basis of a lack of documentation and proof of the painting's existence stretching further back than 2028. Dolohov retaliated by ordering his right-hand, Misha Zhukov, to "take care of this", which resulted in the prompt intimidation of Apesteguy by sending her detailed personal data gleaned from ctOS, including her home address and credit card data. Apesteguy backed off.

Layout

The National Gallery is not directly accessible, but contains a Paste-Up opportunity on the right side of the Trafalgar Square facade, with three text files scattered all over its roof.

Collectibles

Collectibles
Text Files	Audio Files	Relics
3	1	0
ETO Skimmers	ETO Safes	Tech Points
0	0	1

Text files

Text National Gallery #1

FROM: Sophia Apesteguy TO: Misha Zhukov SUBJECT: Launch Event Hi Misha, Sorry I couldn’t get you on the phone. I really would have preferred to do this without a paper trail, for Mr. Dolohov’s sake. While the prospect of unveiling a new Rembrandt is exciting, there isn’t enough contemporaneous documentation to satisfy my skepticism. Surely, if a painting this elaborate and visceral had been produced in his lifetime, it would have been noted in the records of a patron, a critic - or indeed, any collection earlier than two years ago. To be clear: I am not accusing Mr. Dolohov of forging. This may well be an authentic Rembrandt, but I’m not confident enough to give it my tacit endorsement by hosting its unveiling at the National Gallery. Sincerely, Sophia Apesteguy Director - National Gallery

Text National Gallery #2

FROM: Konstantin Dolohov TO: Misha Zhukov SUBJECT: Fwd: GBB Article Misha, please take care of this. K --- IMPISH ARTIST

Text National Gallery #3

FROM: Misha Zhukov TO: Sophia Apesteguy SUBJECT: Re: Launch Event I looked into the video slandering my employer. The “Korrigan” video was uploaded from a device with MAC address 00:3e:c2:c5:2Dxff The device is a modem in Kensal Town, Kensington, W10 5TY. Sophia Apesteguy is the registered owner. She is 1.7 M tall, 70.01 kilos. Her NINO is RL 41 21 10 C, she has one credit card, number 9489 1859 8549 2840, cvv 882. Sophia has a husband, Yves and a daughter, Elizabeth, NINO: OY 85 17 20 C and MR 98 09 89 C, same address. Sophia’s parents, Geraldine and Norman Bernard live at 29 Justine Court, Jacobview, EX14 1QF. NINOs: RN 25 95 97 A and SH 99 29 25 A, respectively. There is more. Would you like to see it? Misha Zhukov Assistant to Konstantin Dolohov --- FROM: Sophia Apesteguy TO: Misha Zhukov SUBJECT: Re: Re: Launch Event No. I’ll back off.

Audio files

BAGLEY 1: National Gallery Bagley and his sister attend a concerto at National Gallery with their mother and father. The two of them bicker and Bagley wishes they could have gone to a cricket match instead.

Sister: Watch it, Bagley! Bagley: Don't call me that, that's not my name! Mother: Enough, both of you. Father: What a way to spoil a perfect evening. Mother: The concerto really was lovely, dear. Bagley: Can't believe we missed the cricket match for this. Father: Sport will come and go, son. But knowledge, creativity, intellect, those things will stay with you forever. Sister: Yeah, Bagley. Bagley: Brown-noser. Bagley: Ow!

Behind the scenes

The location was blocked out by Ken Liao, with the building itself blocked out by Matt Kazan. The final rooftop and dressing were provided by Jason Auchinleck.