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David Bowie Centre
Bowie's archive: costumes, lyrics, and personal treasures
Take One Picture 2026
Kids' art inspired by a Canaletto masterpiece
American Photographs
Evans's iconic lens on a nation in flux
Lasting Impressions: Women Printmakers 1900 – Now
A survey of women printmakers from 1900 to the present, exploring how female artists have shaped the medium across a century of artistic innovation and social change.
Inside Aardman: Wallace & Gromit and Friends
Behind the scenes of Aardman's iconic animation world
Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art
Surrealist fashion genius Elsa Schiaparelli at the V&A.
Zurbarán
Devotional masterworks by a giant of Spanish Baroque art
Medicine Man
An exploration of medical practice, healing traditions, and the cultural history of medicine through objects and stories from the Wellcome Collection.
Being Human
A thought-provoking exhibition at Wellcome Collection exploring what it means to be human through art, science, and lived experience.
Rising Voices: Contemporary Art from Asia, Australia and the Pacific
Bold contemporary art from Asia, Australia and the Pacific.
Tranquillity
A permanent show exploring calm and stillness.
Yinka Shonibare and Thomas Gainsborough: A Conversation
British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare playfully reimagines one of Britain's most celebrated works in this engaging dialogue between contemporary and historical artistic visions.
Catharina van Hemessen: Signature Works
Pioneer Flemish painter — a rare solo show in London
Renoir and Love
Renoir's Impressionist odes to love at the National Gallery.
Constantinople to Istanbul: One City, Two Empires
A journey through the layered history of one of the world's great cities, tracing its transformation from Byzantine Constantinople to Ottoman Istanbul across two mighty empires.
Van Eyck: The Portraits
All of Van Eyck's portraits together, for the first time.
Punk to Pop
A vivid re-examination of the explosive creative crossover between music, art and fashion from 1972 to 1985 — one of the most electrifying eras in modern culture.
German Expressionism: Modern Painting 1900–1918
50 Expressionist works, one alternative art history
Past exhibitions (29)
Canaletto in Venice: The Queen's Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse
A focused exhibition of Canaletto's celebrated Venetian views, drawn from the Royal Collection and presented at the historic Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh.
Roots of Resilience: Tesfaye Urgessa
First solo museum show for painter Tesfaye Urgessa.
Ivan Morison: Towards the Weird Heart of Things
New sculpture and installation by Ivan Morison
Philip de László: Master of Elegance
Dazzling portraits of royalty and icons by de László.
Impressionists on Paper: Degas to Toulouse-Lautrec
Impressionist works on paper from Degas to Toulouse-Lautrec
What does it mean to be human now? Four views by CYP x CALLY
Wellcome Collection hosts four distinct perspectives on what it means to be human today, brought together in a collaborative exhibition by CYP x CALLY.
Lucas Cranach the Elder
A landmark exhibition devoted to Lucas Cranach the Elder, presented at the Städel Museum in 2007 and the Royal Academy of Arts, accompanied by a scholarly catalogue.
Bruegel in Black & White: Three Grisailles Reunited
A rare 2016 reunion of three grisaille panel paintings by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, brought together at the Courtauld Institute of Art for the first time.
A World of Water
Water's meaning across cultures, histories, and art
Entangled Pasts, 1768–now: Art, Colonialism and Change
Art and colonial history in dialogue at the Royal Academy
Planet for Our Future (season)
Art and ecology meet in a bold season-long programme.
Sediment Spirit: Towards the Activation of Art in the Anthropocene
Art, matter, and ecology meet in the Anthropocene
Mirror Mirror: Reflections on Design at Chatsworth
Mirrors as a lens on design history at Chatsworth House
Action, Gesture, Paint: Women Artists and Global Abstraction 1940-1970
150 works by 81 women abstract painters, 1940-1970
Tudor Mystery: The Master of the Countess of Warwick
Unmasking a mysterious Tudor portrait painter
Rooted Beings
Art and science unite to rethink our bond with plants.
On Happiness
A season of exhibitions and events at Wellcome Collection exploring what happiness means — scientifically, culturally, and personally.
Joy
Exploring the many faces of joy through art and science.
Do you consider yourself healthy?
Challenging what it means to be healthy today
Standardized Patient
The art and ethics of acting sick for medical training.
The Den
An exploration of refuge, identity, and personal space.
Charles I: King and Collector
A landmark exhibition exploring the extraordinary art collection assembled by King Charles I, one of the greatest royal patrons in history.
Any work that wanted doing
Art and labour intertwined at Leeds Industrial Museum
Autumnal Jewelry
A jewelry exhibition celebrating the colors, textures, and themes of autumn through contemporary and traditional metalwork and design.
A Platinum Jubilee Celebration
A temporary exhibition at the Bowes Museum celebrating a significant milestone with carefully curated works from the collection.
Cosmic Mothers
Contemporary art on motherhood and cosmic themes.
Blak Outside Squats
Bold boundary-pushing art at San Mei Gallery, London.
An agreeable space
An exhibition exploring the concept of pleasant and welcoming spaces in contemporary art, presented in York.
Westminster Hall banner exhibition
A 2015 exhibition featuring banners displayed in the historic Westminster Hall, showcasing contemporary artistic works in a parliamentary setting.