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A new display showcasing the very best of the Cartoon Museums collection of cartoon art, curated by Cartoonist and Cartoon Museum Trustee Steve Bell. Closed Monday Ticket included in admission price of £8.50 with concessions.  Under 18s, registered disabled and their carer are FREE. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult Read more…

The largest UK exhibition of this influential artist, teacher, and curator Tate Modern presents the work of Hungarian artist Dóra Maurer (born 1937) in a year-long free exhibition. It brings together some 35 works, revealing the diversity of her output, including graphic works, photographs, films and paintings. Spanning more than five decades, the show highlights the playful conceptual approach that she brings Read more…

TURBINE HALL Acclaimed artist Kara Walker presents one of the most ambitious Hyundai Commissions to date Fons Americanus is a 13-metre tall working fountain inspired by the Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace, London. Rather than a celebration of the British Empire, Walker’s fountain explores the interconnected histories of Africa, America and Europe. She uses water as a key Read more…

Turner Prize-winning artist and Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen unveils his epic portrait of London’s Year 3 pupils Explored through the vehicle of the traditional school class photograph, this vast new art work is one of the most ambitious portraits of children ever undertaken in the UK. It offers us a glimpse of the capital’s future, a hopeful portrait of a Read more…

Discover our collection of pilgrim badges that illustrate the extraordinary life of Thomas Becket. 2020 marks an important dual anniversary for the extraordinary figure of Thomas Becket. It will be 850 years since his dramatic murder on the 29th December 1170 in Canterbury Cathedral, and 800 years since his body was moved on the 7th July 1220 from a tomb Read more…

Out of the Blue celebrates the work of influential design company Designers Guild. Founded by Tricia Guild OBE, Designers Guild started life in 1970 as a small section of a single shop in Chelsea’s Kings Road. The brand has since evolved and grown into a global enterprise, whose products have changed the way we view colour, pattern and texture in Read more…

Phillip Poole sold and repaired pen nibs for cartoonists all over the world from his shop ‘His Nibs’ at 182 Drury Lane and in later years from a concession within iconic London art supplies shop L.Cornelissen & son. He owned the largest collection of pen nibs in the world, and was internationally renowned for his unparalleled nib knowledge, and talent Read more…

ADVANCE BOOKING ONLY Titian’s sensuous interpretation of Classical myths of love, temptation, and punishment In 1551, Prince Philip of Spain, the future King Philip II, commissioned Titian, the most famous painter in Europe, to produce a group of paintings showing Classical myths primarily taken from the Roman poet Ovid’s ‘Metamorphoses’. The exhibition reunites all six paintings in the series, from Read more…

A fairer world for everyone: the fight for women’s rights is unfinished business From bodily autonomy and the right to education, to self-expression and protest, this new exhibition explores how feminist activism in the UK has its roots in the complex history of women’s rights. Join the live debate and add your voice to the many fighting for a fairer Read more…

Evoking the experience of being in a club, the exhibition will transport you through the people, art, design, technology and photography that have been capturing and shaping the electronic music landscape. Celebrate 50 years of legendary group Kraftwerk with a 3D show. Step into the visual world of The Chemical Brothers for one of their legendary live shows, as visuals Read more…

Internationally renowned artist, Ai Weiwei, takes over IWM London’s iconic atrium with a new artwork. Be immersed in this site-specific artwork, as the atrium is given in its entirety to an artist for the first time in the history of the building. Exploring international migration, conflict as a root cause of human flow, and the relationship between the individual, society Read more…

The first-ever UK exhibition by Nigerian-American artist Toyin Ojih Odutola, this epic cycle of new work will explore an imagined ancient myth, with an immersive soundscape by artist Peter Adjaye. Toyin Ojih Odutola, recognising the pen as a ‘writing tool first’, plays with the idea that drawing can be a form of storytelling. Working exclusively with drawing materials including pastel Read more…

A new display exploring the unique and largely untold history, heritage and culture of the Krio people of Sierra Leone. Explore the history of the Krio people of Sierra Leone and discover the dress, architecture, language, lifestyle and tradition of their community in the London, Sugar and Slavery gallery’s latest display at the Museum of London Docklands. The Krios of Sierra Read more…

Visit an ‘abandoned’ Tube station underworld and discover what secrets lurk beneath our busy streets in our new Hidden London exhibition. Hidden London: the Exhibition will take you on an immersive journey of some of London’s most secret spaces in the oldest subterranean railway in the world. These ‘forgotten’ parts of the Tube network have incredible stories to tell about Britain’s Read more…

Unearth the mystery of the largest ever Bronze Age hoard discovered in London in our major exhibition. Entry is included with a free general admission ticket to the museum from 11 September. Please note that there is limited capacity in the exhibition and you may be asked to queue at peak times. The largest ever Bronze Age hoard to be discovered Read more…

More than a million British soldiers have lived and served in Germany over the past 75 years. Immerse yourself in their stories and follow their evolution from conquerors and occupiers to allies and friends. Germany has been at the heart of the British Army’s story since 1945. After the Second World War, the Army helped rebuild a devastated and divided Read more…

BOOKING REQUIRED Whitechapel Gallery unveils a major new work, Can You Hear Me? by Nalini Malani (b. 1946, Karachi, Undivided India), as part of its prestigious annual programme of artist commissions. Embodying the role of the artist as social activist, Malani gives voice to the marginalised through visual stories which often take the form of multi-layered, immersive installations, exploring themes Read more…

EXPERIENCE WHAT LIFE IS REALLY LIKE IN A REFUGEE CAMP. Life in a Camp is an innovative installation that immerses you in a refugee camp environment. Created in partnership with CNN, the installation utilises the international news network’s pioneering panoramic video newsgathering techniques to provide a deeper understanding of the lives of contemporary refugees. In a space of just 30 Read more…

Explore the radical force that transformed the religious, cultural and political landscape of India and beyond in this landmark exhibition. A philosophy originating in medieval India, Tantra has been linked to successive waves of revolutionary thought, from its sixth-century transformation of Hinduism and Buddhism, to the Indian fight for independence and the rise of 1960s counterculture. Centering on the power Read more…

IT DOESN’T MATTER WHO YOU ARE OR WHERE YOU ARE FROM. CONFLICT CREATES CRISIS AND CHAOS. War turns people’s worlds upside down, from the First World War to the present day, countless lives have been affected by conflict. Ordinary people are forced to make extraordinary decisions – should they stay or go? Refugees: Forced to Flee, the new exhibition at Read more…

Founded in Genoa in 1926, MITA (Manifattura Italiana Tappeti Artistici) was a celebrated Italian textile firm that earned its reputation by collaborating with some of Italy’s most talented artists and designers. Among these were Gio Ponti, Fortunato Depero, Arturo Martini, Emanuele Luzzati, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Giò Pomodoro and Ettore Sottsass Jr. Organized in collaboration with the Wolfsoniana, Genoa, Italian Threads showcases Read more…