Poly Styrene, Chrissy Hynde, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Debbie Harry. This autumn the Museum of Youth Culture will celebrate the women behind the punk movement with a landmark exhibition. Up Yours! is dedicated to the legacy of Poly Styrene, the visionary frontwoman of X-Ray Spex. It will bring together rare and previously unseen artwork, photography, fashion and personal archival material, with highlights including the Poly Styrene Archive, original artworks by radical feminist photographer Linder, previously unseen artwork from X-Ray Spex saxophonist Lora Logic, and archival fashion pieces from the inconic pink-haired designed Dame Zandra Rhodes.
City life can be expensive, but you can always get your culture fix for free in London. Our city is home to countless world-class and totally free museums, with incredible exhibitions that don’t cost a single penny. From shows at some of the top ten museums in London to alternative exhibitions in the city’s weird and wonderful museums, here’s our guide to free art and musuem exhibitions in London all year round.
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