Best Exhibitions in London

Don’t miss out on the best exhibitions in London. From the latest blockbuster art and museum exhibitions to up-and-coming artists showing for the first time, you’ll find them all right here. There are so many great museums and galleries in London, which means there are some incredible shows to see; you can take your pick from interactive exhibitions, art installations, photography exhibitions and more, all on in the city right now. And if you like to just drop into something last minute, there are a whole host of free exhibitions in London too.

Current exhibitions include an exhibition dedicated to skateboards, a show exploring notions of beauty across different time periods and different cultures, and an exhibition that explores the relationship between painting and photography at the Tate Modern.

Jet off to outer space without leaving London (or the ground for that matter) with the immersive Moonwalkers experience narrated by Tom Hanks at Lightroom. The V&A is is celebrating some of the biggest divas of our time with major exhibition DIVA; and dive into the world of Wes Anderson with the latest exhibition from the Accidentally Wes Anderson crew.

If you’re a fan of an interactive exhibition, there’s one based on the life and work of Vincent Van Gogh open in London right now, and Yayoi Kusama is back at the Tate Modern with another one of her immersive exhibitions featuring an Infinity Room. Whether you’re looking for exhibitions today, exhibitions this weekend or you want to stay on top of all upcoming art exhibitions, we’ve got you covered.

RONG BAO IS ME

Until 31st March 2024

Step into the surreal and playful world of Chinese artist Rong Bao at the Saatchi Gallery. The RCA graduate’s debut exhibition Rong Bao Is Me is a showcase of her sculptural practice, where she transforms familiar objects into mischievous, sensorial and interactive artworks. Her installations stretch our perception of the physical and foster a sense of fun as a pushback against the norms of society.

DAVID BOWIE - A LONDON DAY

1st - 20th March 2024
2 Pearson Square, London W1T 3BF
OPENING HOURS
  • Monday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Thursday: 12:00 – 5:00 PM
  • Friday: 12:00 – 5:00 PM
  • Saturday: Closed
  • Sunday: Closed

As David Bowie was preparing to release his 18th studio album Black Tie White Noise, photographer Kevin Davies was commissioned to shoot promotional images for the record, and so he spent a day in December 1992 shooting Bowie in Clerkenwell. Once selected images had been approved for press use, all the films, contact sheets and prints went into storage, where they remained untouched until 2020. Now Davies is showcasing a selection of photographs taken on that day at the Fitzrovia Chapel with the David Bowie – A London Day exhibition. As well as depicting the musical icon in his prime, the images also serve as an exploration of the analogue photography process.

THE ART OF THE BRICK

6th March - 12th May 2024

The Art of The Brick, appropriately opening on Brick Lane, will feature more than 90 LEGO sculptures – that amounts to over a million bricks – that reinterpret some of the most recognisable artworks on the planet, including Michelangelo’s ‘David’, Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’, Da Vinci’s ‘Mona Lisa’, Gustav Klimt’s ‘The Kiss’ and Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’. The exhibition is the work of artist Nathan Sawaya, who is also displaying some of his original pieces in the show, like a giant version of his ‘Yellow’ sculpture and ‘Perniciem’, which showcases endangered species in their natural environments. The works will be accompanied by 3D video mapping and a musical score, and there’ll also be a play and build area where you’ll be able to make your own LEGO creations.

THE ART OF BANKSY

22nd March 2024 - January 2025
100 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0JG

The Art of Banksy first landed in London in the spring of 2021 after touring the world, popping up in cities from Melbourne to Miami, and following another international jaunt, it returned to the capital in 2023. After closing at the start of this year, the exhibition is on its way back for a third run, this time opening in a new space in Soho. The show is not authorised by the artist and therefore not curated in collaboration with him (not really Banksy’s style is it?) so all the pieces on show are loans from private collectors. In fact, the exhibition will display the world’s largest collection of official Banksy works from 1997 – 2008. This time around, over 150 pieces will be on show, including the iconic ‘Girl and Balloon’ ‘Flower Thrower’ and ‘Rude Copper’ as well as artworks from Dismaland, ones that reference the war in Ukraine and some going on public display for the first time.

TROPICAL MODERNISM | ARCHITECTURE AND INDEPENDENCE

2nd March – 22nd September 2024
Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London

The V&A is hosting a major architectural exhibition highlighting the style of Tropical Modernism by architects Jane Drew and Maxwell Fry from their work in the 1940s. The style, which focused on practicality over beauty in a hot and dry climate, developed in West Africa and came to symbolise a postcolonial future in countries like Ghana and India after they gained independence. The exhibition dives into the origins of Tropical Modernism along with its connection to colonisation, and how it spread representing progressiveness in a country.

A SEAT AT OUR TABLE

9th March – 12th October 2024
10 Oakfield Rd, Ilford IG1 1ZJ

Photographer Kenneth Lam is hosting his first solo exhibition A seat at our table at SPACE Ilford, inviting audiences to explore the dishes and memories of their own cultural identities. Taking inspiration from classical still life and the the stories of Redbridge residents, Lam explores the table as a symbol of home and the way food can express heritage and be used as a common language between cultures.

POLLY BRADEN | LEAVING UKRAINE

15th March - 1st September 2024
Foundling Museum, Brunswick Square, London

Around six million Ukrainians are now displaced as a result of the Russian invasion of the country on 24th February 2024. Photographer Polly Braden has been documenting the lives of some of the women and children who have now been scattered across Europe and you can see her work at the Foundling Museum. Leaving Ukraine showcases the journeys that these women have had to undertake, the care they still have to provide for their families, the impact that the war has had on their lives and the way it is shaping their futures through photos, film and aural testimonies.

AN IDEA OF A LIFE

9th March - 21st December 2024
Barking Wharf Sq, Barking IG11

Female artists Meera Shakti Osborne, Lesley Asare, and Sarina Mantle will be featured in An Idea of a Life exhibit at the Women’s Museum in March. The exhibit will showcase the history of communities led by the Abbess and nuns from c.666AD to the early 16th Century near Barking Abbey and will show their everyday history. It will also include objects excavated from the area that demonstrated how women were connected to significant historic places.

AI VS AI AT PICCADILLY CIRCUS

Until 31st March 2024
Piccadilly Circus, London

Digital art platform CIRCA (short for Cultural Institute of Radical Contemporary Arts) has launched a new exhibition for 2024, part of their takeover of the iconic Piccadilly Circus screen. And they’re going back to their roots, with Ai Weiwei – their first collaborator – on the project. Across 81 days, Ai will pose 81 questions which will be displayed on the expansive screen for two minutes, starting at 8.24pm (or 20:24, geddit?), asking everything from ‘Is Edward Snowden guilty?’ to ‘Do plants have feelings?’. The questions are directed to a generalised ‘AI’ – hence the show’s name, Ai vs AI – in “both an endeavour to reinvigorate the ancient convention of philosophical dialogues (from Socrates to The Enlightenment Salon) and a hand-drawn map of Ai’s own mind”. You’ll be able to catch the artwork until the end of March, but if you can’t get down to Piccadilly Circus to see it in person, it’s also being streamed each night on the CIRCA website.

WHEN FORM COMES ALIVE

7th February - 6th May 2024
Hayward Gallery, Belvedere Rd, London SE1 8XZ

The Hayward Gallery is looking back over the past 60 years of contemporary sculpture with its major exhibition When Form Comes Alive, exploring how artists interpret movement, flow and growth. Featuring works from 21 international artists, the show presents these dynamic and energetic sculptures that physically bloom across the space in contrast to the increasing digitisation of our everyday life, reminding us that the world is always shifting and transforming.

FRANK AUERBACH | THE CHARCOAL HEADS

9th February - 27th May 2024

Frank Auerbach: The Charcoal Heads at The Courtauld Gallery marks the first time that the artist’s post-war portrait heads drawn in charcoal have been displayed together as a group. The large-scale drawings are from early in Auerbach’s career, produced in the 1950s and early 1960s, with his process of working and reworking, breaking and patching the pieces reflecting the time period, where people were remaking their lives after the destruction wrought by the war. In the exhibition, the charcoal drawings will be presented alongside the paintings he produced of the same sitters.

BERT HARDY | PHOTOJOURNALISM IN WAR AND PEACE

23rd February – 2nd June 2024
16-18 Ramillies St, London W1F 7LW
OPENING HOURS
  • Monday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Thursday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Friday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Saturday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Sunday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM

The Photographers’ Gallery is looking back on the four-decades-long career of Bert Hardy this spring with this Photojournalism in War and Peace exhibition. This retrospective covers his work at Picture Post magazine, including his portrayal of post-war life in Britain and the way he revealed the social conditions and working-class lives of the time. His photographs taken during the Blitz, the liberation of Bergen-Belsen and the war in Southeast Asia will also be on show alongside archival material like press passes, diaries, and correspondence.

LEGION | LIFE IN THE ROMAN ARMY

1st February - 23rd June 2024
Great Russell St, London WC1B 3DG
OPENING HOURS
  • Monday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Thursday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Friday: 10:00 AM – 8:30 PM
  • Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

This major exhibition at the British Museum explores what it was like to be part of the Roman army, one of the most elite fighting forces of all time. Legion: Life in the Roman Army features stories of men from across the empire who became Roman soldiers and the impact this had on their daily life and on their families. These are told through more than 200 objects, including letters; military objects like the world’s only intact legionary shield, the oldest, most complete Roman segmental body armour, and preserved trumpets and swords from Pompeii; and other items, like the remains of a soldier from Herculaneum who is reunited with his belt and equipment for the first time outside Italy.

ZHENG BO | BAMBOO AS METHOD

22nd February – 28th April 2024
Strand, London WC2R 1LA
OPENING HOURS
  • Monday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Thursday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Friday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Saturday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Sunday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Zheng Bo is the latest artist to be given Somerset House’s courtyard commission and they’re turning the space into a bamboo garden. Bamboo as Method is an expression of Zheng’s eco-queer approach and looks to redistribute the power that humans are assumed to have over nature. Made of 300 locally sourced bamboo, the garden will give visitors a chance to disconnect from the hustle of normal life and immerse themselves in nature by spending time sketching one of the ten different species of bamboo. Biodegradable paper will be provided for the drawings, which will then be composted into the soil to fertilise the garden, to complete the cycle of creativity and ecology.

ZIMINGZHONG 凝时聚珍 | CLOCKWORK TREASURES FROM CHINA'S FORBIDDEN CITY

1st February – 2nd June 2024   

More than 20 clockwork treasures collected by Chinese emperors in the 1700s are coming to the Science Museum from the Palace Museum in Beijing. The Zimingzhong 凝时聚珍 : Clockwork Treasures from China’s Forbidden City  exhibition will explore the luxury goods trade and the early cultural exchanges between London, Guangzhou and Beijing and spotlight the intricate craftsmanship required to make such ornate and technical clocks. This show marks the first time these pieces have been displayed together in the UK, with most of them never having been outside of China before, and with a pay-what-you-can ticket price, you could see them for as little as a quid.

UNRAVEL | THE POWER AND POLITICS OF TEXTILES IN ART

13th February - 26th May 2024

Stitching, weaving, braiding, beading; who doesn’t love the magical world of textiles? That’s why we can’t wait to see the Barbican’s next landmark exhibition, Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art, that looks at the transformative and subversive potential of textiles. Bringing together over 100 works by 50 international, intergenerational artists, the exhibition explores the various ways in which artists have used textiles to tell stories that challenge power structures, transgress boundaries and reimagine the world around them. Expect to see works from textile art powerhouse Sheila Hicks, a leader of the fibre art movement in the 1960s; Igshaan Adams, who explores themes such as race, religion and sexuality in his intensely crafted work; and Feliciano Centurión, who embroidered poetic reflections onto found fabrics to process his HIV diagnosis in 1993. Yinka Shonibare CBE RA’s figurative sculpture ‘Boy On A Globe’, Cecilia Vicuña’s spatial installation ‘Quipu Austral’ and Harmony Hammond’s large-scale work ‘Bandaged Grid #9’ are on show, alongside eye-catching pieces by Tracey Emin, Tschabalala Self, Jeffrey Gibson, Mounira Al Solh and the late Mrinalini Mukherjee.

REWIND | THIS IS CROYDON'S MUSIC

8th February - 8th September 2024
1918 Katharine St, Croydon CR0 1NX
OPENING HOURS
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: Closed
  • Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Thursday: Closed
  • Friday: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Saturday: Closed
  • Sunday: Closed

To celebrate Croydon’s time as the London Borough of Culture, the Museum of Croydon is hosting the Rewind: This is Croydon’s Music exhibition. Croydon has a rich musical heritage, with dubstep icons Skream and Benga hailing from the area, as do The Damned’s Captain Sensible, Desmond Dekker, Kirsty MacColl and Nadia Rose. The show will explore this musical diversity with objects, photographs, stories and more relating to record stores, music shops and venues in the borough and the artists and producers who created and performed music in Croydon.

CUTE

25th January - 14th April 2024
Strand, London WC2R 1LA
OPENING HOURS
  • Monday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Thursday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Friday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Saturday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Sunday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Somerset House will be all about cuteness at the start of 2024 with its latest major exhibition. Aptly named CUTE, the show will explore the complex power and potential of chubby-cheeked babies, doe-eyed animals and pastel-coloured motifs through a collection of contemporary artworks, new commissions and cultural phenomena. The exhibition will open with an ode to cats, retracing their path to newsfeed domination starting with a shift in the late 19th century that came with the work of artists such as Harry Pointer Louis Wain. CUTE will also spotlight kawaii culture through artefacts rarely exhibited in the UK, such as printed materials, figurines, illustrated handkerchiefs and sketchbooks, from the archive of the Yayoi Museum in Tokyo. And the show will touch on the darker side of cute imagery, looking at how the tone was changed by musicians and bands such as Jun Togowa, Hole and Babes in Toyland. Marking half a decade of global influence, CUTE will have a section dedicated entirely to Hello Kitty. This immersive environment will have a plushie space (made with the help of super fan Amy-Louise Allen’s personal collection), as well as a Hello Kitty disco, complete with a mirror ball and curated playlist of 60s, 70s and 80s pop and disco hits

THE MOONWALKERS | A JOURNEY WITH TOM HANKS

Until 9th June 2024
12, Lewis Cubitt Square, London N1C 4DY
OPENING HOURS
  • Monday: 10:00 AM – 7:45 PM
  • Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 7:45 PM
  • Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 7:45 PM
  • Thursday: 10:00 AM – 7:45 PM
  • Friday: 10:00 AM – 7:45 PM
  • Saturday: 10:00 AM – 7:45 PM
  • Sunday: 10:00 AM – 7:45 PM

Immersive gallery Lightroom is following David Hockney with Tom Hanks. The Moonwalkers: A Journey With Tom Hanks, which tells the story of humankind’s exploration of the moon, is being narrated by the Oscar-winning actor, with an original score by Anne Nikitin. Hanks, who is a big space fan (pretty fitting that he starred in Apollo 13 then) has co-written the script with BAFTA-nominated writer-director Christopher Riley. As well as footage from the previous Apollo missions, the experience will feature interviews with Hanks and astronauts on the Artemis programme, which is preparing for the return of crewed surface missions to the moon. And all of that is gonna be projected using Lightroom’s cutting-edge tech.

ACCIDENTALLY WES ANDERSON | THE EXHIBITION

Until 13th April 2024
85 Old Brompton Road, South Kensington, London SW7 3LD

Accidentally Wes Anderson is coming back to London IRL with an exhibition featuring over 200 photos of buildings and landscapes from around the world that look as though they could be backdrops in a Wes Anderson flick. The show will be spread out across seven themed rooms, including ‘Classic Facades’ ‘Transport’, ‘Maritime’ and ‘Hotels/Motels’, each filled with photographs that evoke Wes Anderson’s distinct style in different ways, whether through Art Nouveau exteriors, pastel hues, vintage modes of transportation or an abundance of symmetry. The second to last room – ‘The London Room’ – will centre around Accidentally Wes Anderson photos of the city and guests will be able to submit their own photos for the chance to be featured.

WOMEN IN REVOLT! ART & ACTIVISM IN THE UK 1970 - 1990

8th November 2023 - 7th April 2024
Millbank, London SW1P 4RG
OPENING HOURS
  • Monday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Thursday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Friday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Saturday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Sunday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Tate Britain is hosting a major survey of feminist art, featuring pieces by over 100 women artists working in the UK, with the Women in Revolt! exhibition. Featuring a range of mediums from painting and sculpture to film and performance, the exhibition explores how women used radical ideas and rebellious action to fight for women’s liberation and change British culture. Issues and events like punk, the visibility of Black and South Asian women artists, Section 28 and the AIDS epidemic, and Greenham Common and the peace movement are reflected in the artworks on show, many of which – including Bobby Baker’s ‘An Edible Family in a Mobile Home’ – are being presented for the first time since the 70s.

BALLOON MUSEUM

Until Sun 14th April 2024
1 Old Billingsgate Walk, London EC3R 6DX

Currently showing in Naples and New York, and with over two million people visiting it on its stops in Paris, Rome, Milan and Madrid, the Balloon Museum bills itself as the first inflatable art museum and only includes works where air is a distinctive element. The London edition of the Balloon Museum, with its exhibition entitled EmotionAir, will open at Old Billingsgate this December and feature pieces from 20 artists. The display will be a mix of new works and installations seen in other cities, including pink rabbits, a kaleidoscope of colour, and sound trapped in floating bubbles.

PETRICHOR

20th October 2023 - 7th April 2024
Kew Gardens, Richmond TW9 3LL
OPENING HOURS
  • Monday: 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM
  • Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM
  • Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM
  • Thursday: 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM
  • Friday: 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM
  • Saturday: 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM
  • Sunday: 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM

Mat Collishaw is exploring the relationship between the natural world and art history with the Petrichor exhibition at the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art at Kew Gardens. The show includes the UK premieres of his ‘Alluvion’ series of AI artworks inspired by Dutch Old Masters and his video installation ‘Even to the End’, a piece inspired by the transportation of plant specimens around the world, as well as the gallery premiere of ‘Heterosis’, a flower hybridisation experience inspired by the tulip mania of the 17th century. You’ll also be able to see his animations ‘The Centrifugal Soul’ and ‘Albion’, which feature courtship displays of birds of paradise and the Major Oak in Sherwood Forest respectively.

THE CULT OF BEAUTY

26th October 2023 - 28th April 2024

The Wellcome Collection is exploring notions of beauty across different time periods and different cultures with major exhibition The Cult of Beauty. The display explores the influence of morality, health, age, status, race and gender on the evolution of established norms of beauty, by looking at the ideals of beauty over time, the relationship between medicine and cosmetics, and how beauty can be used to subvert social constructs. Over 200 items will be on show, including an ancient Egyptian mirror, products by Rihanna’s Fenty brand, a powder compact designed by Salvador Dali, photographs of hair traditions in Nigeria and an AI-generated installation of a morphing human body created from a range of datasets from different bodies.

HOW TO MAKE A POSTER

20th October 2023 - 2025

The London Transport Museum is opening its Global Poster Gallery, its first permanent gallery dedicated to the history of poster art and design, with the How to Make a Poster exhibition. The inaugural display will explore poster commissioning and creativity in the pre-digital age, with more than 110 pieces on show. The Underground’s first ever pictorial poster, John Hassall’s 1908 work ‘No need to ask a p’liceman’ by John Hassall alongside posters by designers and artists like Edward McKnight Kauffer, Man Ray, Hans Unger, Abram Games, Tom Eckersley, Paul Catherall, and Dora M Batty. The various techniques used in poster production will also be showcased in the exhibition as well as the way the posters were displayed and the reception they received from both London travellers and the art world.

SKATEBOARD

20th October 2023 - 2nd June 2024

All you skaters will wanna roll down to the Design Museum to catch Skateboard, the first major UK exhibition to explore the history of skateboard design from the 50s to today. Author, designer and skater Jonathan Olivares is curating the show, which’ll chart the evolution of the skateboard from its homemade beginnings to professional advancements and its acceptance into wider culture. Over 90 rare and unique boards will be on display, including Laura Thornhill’s Logan Earth Ski 1970s pro model, Tony Hawk’s first ever professional model skateboard, and Sky Brown’s first pro model, alongside hardware, safety equipment, VHS tapes, mags and DVDs.

WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

13th October 2023 - 30th June 2024

The 59th Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition is being hosted at the Natural History Museum. The display features awarded images selected around 50,000 entries and it showcases the beauty and diversity of the natural world, with everything from snow leopards hunting in China to seals in Greece to snow bisons in the US depicted in the photographs.

DELIGHT

Until 14th April 2024
Borough Yards, Stoney St, London SE1 9AD

A slice of Seoul is landing in London with Delight, an exhibition about the city’s heritage and culture. The show has been produced by Seoul-based artist Gyoungtae Hong and director Younsook Im, and curated by Daehyung Lee, as a way for Londoners to experience Seoul in a new way – or for the first time. The exhibition is designed to be fully immersive and is presented as a series of multimedia installations. Expect to see 12 large-scale pieces that represent Korean deities, distinctive landmarks (such as Gwanghwamun, the main gate of Gyeongbok Palace), and contemporary cultural hubs. The works exhibited include major digital displays, including one comprising 631 glowing lights, but there are also excerpts from works of literature that tell stories of the city’s history, life, and identity.

DIVA

24th June 2023 - 7th April 2024

The V&A is celebrating some of the biggest divas of our time with major exhibition DIVA. The show will dive into the origins of the diva, explore how some of the best-known performers shaped popular culture, and celebrate how the divas of past and present express their power and creativity. Over 60 outfits will be on display, (some for the very first time), including Marilyn Monroe’s fringed dress from Some Like It Hot, Bob Mackie designs for Cher and Tina Turner, and Sandy Powell’s 50th birthday ensemble for Elton John, alongside lyrics, photographs, sketches and other personal items.

SCULPTURE IN THE CITY

Until spring 2024

Each year, the City of London works with artists and partners to curate a new trail of artworks that forms the annual sculpture park, Sculpture in the City. This summer marks the 12th edition of the sculpture park and features the work of 17 world-class artists and spans the Square Mile. New pieces from the likes of Simeon Barclay, Phyllida Barlow, Larry Bell, Rafael D’Aló, Isamu Noguchi and Mika Rottenberg will be joining some sculptures already on display, including Jesse Pollock’s striking life-sized model of a traditional grain store, and Oliver Bragg’s bench plaque that reads “In loving memory of a loving memory”. The nature of the sculpture park means that it’s 100% free and open 24/7, so you can stroll up and view the art any time you like.

VAN GOGH | THE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE

Until 14th April 2024
Commercial Street, London E1 6LZ

Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience has been a hit in the States and in Europe and now it has come to Spitalfields. The exhibition sees more than 300 of Van Gogh’s works projected across a floor-to-ceiling two-storey space so you’ll be able to soak up the art from all angles. There’s also a drawing studio and a VR experience that takes you through a day in the life of the artist and explores the inspiration behind some of his most iconic paintings. 

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YAYOI KUSAMA | INFINITY MIRROR ROOMS

Until 28th April 2024
Bankside, London SE1 9TG
OPENING HOURS
  • Monday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Thursday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Friday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Saturday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Sunday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

After her pumpkin-filled Infinity Room caused lengthy queues at the Victoria Miro gallery in 2016, Yayoi Kusama returns with another major exhibition, this time at the Tate Modern. Two of her installations – the large Infinity Mirrored Room – Filled with the Brilliance of Life and Chandelier of Grief, which gives the illusion of endless rotating chandeliers – this year. The rooms will be presented alongside a small collection of photographs, some of which will be going on display for the very first time.

FRAMELESS

Marble Arch, London W1H 7FD

We’re no strangers to immersive art experiences in London but Frameless is taking things to a whole new level. It’s the capital’s first permanent digital art experience, featuring some of the world’s most iconic artworks spread across the walls, floors and ceilings of a 30,000 sq ft space. You can get up close and personal with over 40 works from 28 artists, including the likes of Klimt, Munch, Kandinsky, Monet, Rembrandt, Dali, Cezanne and van Gogh. The Frameless experience is spread across four different themed galleries – Beyond Reality, Colour In Motion, The World Around Us and The Art Of Abstraction – with bespoke musical scores accompanying the displays.

TWIST MUSEUM

248 Oxford St, London W1C 1DH
OPENING HOURS
  • Monday: 11:00 AM – 6:30 PM
  • Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 6:30 PM
  • Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 6:30 PM
  • Thursday: 11:00 AM – 6:30 PM
  • Friday: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Saturday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM

Dive into a world of illusions and discover the science behind how they work at Twist Museum. Created in collaboration with experts from the worlds of art, psychology and neuroscience, Twist blends immersive multi-sensory experiences with education and technology to help you understand what happens to the brain when your senses are deceived and how different stimuli shape your sense of reality. There are over 60 exhibits inside, including the Ames Room, which creates the feeling of shrinking; the Life Without Colour Room, where you can experience a world without colour; the Sound Lab, where you can unlock the extrasensory power of your ears; and the Kaleidoscope Room, which reacts and refracts to your presence.

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