London Art Galleries
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35 best art galleries
Contemporary or classical, modernism or old masters, find your next art outing here
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Autumn art preview
The 10 London exhibitions we’re most looking forward to over the next few months
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Lose yourself in all kinds of new worlds at the best photography exhibitions in London.
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Monika Sosnowska: Weight of Matter
2026 is, according to the Chinese zodiac, the Year of the Fire Horse. In 19th-century London, however, there were real-life fire horses galloping through the...
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Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of Navigation
Got a pesky neighbour who keeps pinching your parking spot? Taiwanese artist Musquiqui Chihying’s father knew the feeling. In car-clogged Taipei, he...
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House of Dreamers
London’s latest immersive playground is an pastel-hued dreamscape filled with inspirational quotes
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Richard Dadd: Beyond Bedlam
The Royal Academy’s excellent survey rescues an often-overlooked Victorian artist from the shadow of a notorious institution
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Portrait of a City: A Century of American Photography
Pioneering American photographers capture the USA‘s looming cityscapes
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Ana Mendieta
‘Where is Ana Mendieta?’ was the question ringing around the halls of the Tate Modern’s Blavatnik Building just over 10 years ago. It was...
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Can’t get a ticket for the Bayeux Tapestry? One of London’s most hyped exhibitions opens at Tate Britain next month
‘The 90’s: Art and Fashion’ will showcase era-defining work from Vivienne Westwood, Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin, Alexander McQueen and more
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Why you are not allowed to take pictures of the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum
The British Museum has banned photos of the medieval artefact at the blockbuster exhibition
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5 unmissable artworks you can see for free at Frieze Sculpture 2026
The free exhibition takes over Regent’s Park until the end of October
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Barbican Centre
The Barbican Centre, a vast concrete estate of 2,000 flats and a leading arts complex, is a prime example of brutalist architecture, softened a little by time...
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National Gallery
Founded in 1824 to display a collection of just 36 paintings, today the National Gallery is home to more than 2,000 works. There are masterpieces from...
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National Portrait Gallery
Portraits don't have to be stuffy. The National Portrait Gallery has everything from oil paintings of stiff-backed royals to photos of soccer stars and...
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Tate Britain
Tate Modern gets all the attention, but the original Tate Gallery, founded by sugar magnate Sir Henry Tate, has a broader and more inclusive brief. Housed in a...
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Tate Modern
The permanent collection draws from the Tate’s collections of modern art (international works from 1900) and features heavy hitters such as Matisse,...
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Whitechapel Gallery
This East End stalwart reopened in 2009 following a major redesign and expansion that saw the Grade II listed building transformed into a vibrant, holistic...