Exhibitions

Architectural Association

Archipelago of the Blessed

Participants analyzed how La Palma’s community interacts with water, stars, volcanoes, and ferns, shaping their social and political life.

Free

Until 26 April 2025

Architecture Politics

Salt Cosmologies

A fabric model of the 2500 mile Inland Customs Line represents British colonial salt taxes. Made from organic cotton and dyed with botanicals, it features chaotic termite and stamp motifs.

Free

Until 27 April 2025

Somerset House

Activism Conflict

Ruth Murray: Byron’s Pond

Ruth Murray’s paintings show how tiny gardens in city spaces can touch hearts and minds, inspired by local plants and a historic bathing spot.

Included in entry

Until 27 April 2025

Leighton and Landscape: Impressions from Nature

See Frederic Leighton’s lesser-seen oil sketches, offering a fresh view of the artist. Works painted from 1856-1896, including some displayed for the first time in over 120 years.

★★★★☆ Standard

Included in entry

Until 27 April 2025

Leighton House

Classical Art Nature

War and the Mind

This exhibition looks at how thought and emotion shape responses to conflict, featuring personal items like a mitten from a British airman.

Free

Until 27 April 2025

Imperial War Museum

Conflict Health

Hard Graft: Work, Health and Rights

Learn about the health impacts of manual work, exploring historical and contemporary objects, and artworks that reveal the struggles and rights of underrepresented workers.

★★★★☆ Telegraph

Free

Until 27 April 2025

Activism Health

Skylark Galleries Spring Exhibition

See paintings, ceramics, textiles, and printmaking by 19 artists. Free entry; the artists sell their work and chat about it too. A charity for former homeless artists benefits.

Free

Until 28 April 2025

Oxo Tower Wharf

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The Great Mughals: Art, Architecture and Opulence

See treasured artworks from Mughal emperors Akbar, Jahangir, and Shah Jahan, showcasing creativity from 1560 to 1660.

£22.00

Until 4 May 2025

Victoria and Albert Museum

Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition 2025

See a global selection of compelling images, from golfing Bolivian cholas to Indian skatergirls and cosplayers at home, all through the lens of top photographers.

£17.50

Until 5 May 2025

Somerset House

Photography

FLOWERS – FLORA IN CONTEMPORARY ART & CULTURE

This exhibition showcases how flowers inspire creativity, featuring installations, art, photography, and fashion across two floors.

£10.00

Until 5 May 2025

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Linder: Danger Came Smiling

A five-decade exhibition presenting a pioneering artist’s satirical take on gender roles via photomontages, ranging from punk scene images to surreal reinterpretations.

★★★☆☆ Observer

£19.00

Until 5 May 2025

Hayward Gallery

Feminism Modern Art

Mickalene Thomas: All About Love

View paintings, photographs, collages, and installations showcasing Black women in powerfully regal poses, adorned with patterns and rhinestones.

£19.00

Until 5 May 2025

Hayward Gallery

Modern Art Feminism

The 80s: Photographing Britain

This exhibition features powerful photographs from the 1980s that highlight social change and activism during the Thatcher era, with work from diverse communities and collectives.

£20.00

Until 5 May 2025

Photography Activism

Art & Ecology School Residencies: The Exhibition

An exhibition featuring art by primary school students, reflecting on environmental issues and how migration influences green spaces, produced during free school workshops.

Free

Until 11 May 2025

Southwark Park Galleries

Anne von Freyburg: Filthy Cute

Anne von Freyburg uses textiles to challenge traditional art forms, critiquing clichés of romance and female roles while reflecting on self-identity and empowerment through vibrant, large-scale works.

★★★☆☆ The i

Free

Until 11 May 2025

Modern Art Feminism

ENTANGLED

This exhibition showcases paintings, drawings, ceramics, and sculptures by nine artists, focusing on humanity’s deep connections with nature.

Free

Until 11 May 2025

BLAST: New Works by Dominic Beattie

See new artworks by Dominic Beattie, featuring unique patterns and a fresh take on materials, inspired by 20th-century geometric abstraction.

Free

Until 12 May 2025

Maro Gorky: The Thread of Colour

View oil paintings by Maro Gorky, showcasing her life, Tuscan home, and Sienese countryside landscapes, including recent large-scale works.

Free

Until 12 May 2025

Meet the Researchers: NatureBoost App

Meet the team behind the NatureBoost app, learn how it ties your environment to emotional health, and see how you can aid their research.

Free

Until 17 May 2025

Health Nature

Vital Signs: Self Directed Audio Tour

This event features audio-described artworks on environmental justice, showcasing stories of resilience and ideas for a sustainable future.

Free

Until 17 May 2025

VITAL SIGNS: another world is possible

This exhibition highlights the link between our health and our planet’s through artworks showing how water, air, and soil quality affects us.

Free

Until 17 May 2025

Nature Science

Lesbian Rule: A display by 2024 Soane Museum Artist in Residence Paul Noble

Experience an innovative blend of art and architecture examining scale and measurement, featuring the unique Lesbian Rule, used for measuring complex worm tunnels.

Free

Until 18 May 2025

Architecture Modern Art

Soane and Modernism: Make It New

See how Sir John Soane influenced modernist architecture with rare drawings and works by famous architects, plus inspired short stories.

Free

Until 18 May 2025

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Architecture Modern Art

Tirzah Garwood: Beyond Ravilious

This exhibition showcases over 80 works by Tirzah Garwood, revealing her complex, ‘sophisticated naïve’ style through art and printmaking.

£20.00

Until 26 May 2025

Dulwich Picture Gallery

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The World of Tim Burton

Get a close look at Tim Burton’s artistic journey, featuring his drawings, paintings, and photographs. This event also showcases his works as an illustrator and author.

£19.69

Until 26 May 2025

Design Museum

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Light: a colourful history

The exhibition highlights past experiments in optical science from the Royal Society’s archives and shows how these discoveries affect daily life.

Free

Until 30 May 2025

Royal Society

Science

In Performance: Fans of Theatre, Music and Dance

Explore an array of fans linked to theatre, music, and dance, highlighting pieces from Commedia dell’Arte and global dance accessories, alongside musical instrument motifs.

Included in entry

Until 31 May 2025

Fan Museum

Classical Art Music

Electric Dreams: Art and Technology Before the Internet

See transformative artworks from the 1950s to 1980s, showcasing immersive environments and machine-made pieces innovated through new technology and science.

£22.00

Until 1 June 2025

Modern Art Technology

Self-Made: Reshaping Identities

An exhibition featuring ceramic works by four artists examining the fluid nature of identity through the transformative properties of clay.

Included in entry

Until 1 June 2025

Henri Michaux: The Mescaline Drawings

See unique artworks created by Henri Michaux in the ’50s and ’60s, after experiencing the effects of the psychedelic drug mescaline.

★★★★☆ Guardian

Included in entry

Until 4 June 2025

Courtauld Gallery

Institute of Contemporary Arts

Nora Turato: pool7

See newly created art exploring our connection to language, through videos, performances, and bold graphic designs by Nora Turato.

£6.00

Until 8 June 2025

British Museum Unseen: The botanical world of Mary Delany

See 50 high-resolution photos of Mary Delany’s ‘paper mosaiks’ of plants, showcasing her precision and accuracy in botanical art.

Free

Until 15 June 2025

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Hello Brain!

Step into the marvellous world inside your head with displays on everything from hallucinations to lab-grown neurons.

Free

Until 20 June 2025

Francis Crick Institute

Science

Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300 ‒1350

Experience the dynamic art of 14th-century Siena with over a hundred exhibits, showcasing paintings, gilded glass, and ivory works from artists like Duccio and Simone Martini.

£20.00

Until 22 June 2025

National Gallery

With Graphic Intent

Showcase of German and Austrian modernist artworks including drawings and prints. Features works by renowned artists like Wassily Kandinsky and Paul Klee, presenting a mix of portraits, narrative, and abstract pieces.

Included in entry

Until 22 June 2025

Courtauld Gallery

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You Make Me Feel // curated by A—Z

A group exhibition features multidisciplinary artists tackling themes of diaries and self-narratives through stories, music, and more. They use film and newly commissioned lightbox prints.

Free

Until 29 June 2025

Southwark Park Galleries

Modern Art Photography

Astonishing Things: The Drawings of Victor Hugo

See Victor Hugo’s captivating ink and wash drawings, featuring landscapes and abstract pieces. These rare artworks, unseen in the UK for over 50 years, showcase his artistic talent.

£17.00

Until 29 June 2025

Royal Academy of Arts

Dickens in Doughty Street: 100 Years of the Charles Dickens Museum

See Charles Dickens’ original manuscripts, letters, and rare first editions, plus his hairbrush, walking stick, and surviving suit.

Included in entry

Until 29 June 2025

Charles Dickens Museum

Literature

Wildlife Photographer of the Year

See 100 stunning photos showcasing Earth’s wildlife, each capturing survival stories and the impact of nature’s fragile balance.

£18.00

Until 29 June 2025

Natural History Museum

Photography Nature

War rugs: Afghanistan's knotted history

See how Afghan weavers have woven their country’s conflict history into rugs, transforming traditional patterns to include warfare imagery.

Free

Until 29 June 2025

Conflict

Foundling Voices

Learn about five individuals grappling with their identities, uncovering their pasts, and understanding themselves through personal histories.

Included in entry

Until 29 June 2025

Anthony M

Walk among beams of light in a misty room, forming shifting three-dimensional sculptures that change based on your movement.

★★★★☆ Telegraph

£14.00

Until 29 June 2025

The Carracci Cartoons: Myths in the Making

The event highlights two large charcoal drawings by the Carracci brothers, showing their preparatory work for the frescoes of Farnese Palace, featuring mythical figures and inspired by Roman art.

Free

Until 6 July 2025

National Gallery

The Craft of Carpentry

Experience the artistry of Japanese carpentry, from forest to finished forms, including life-size reconstructions and the chance to try traditional woodworking.

Free

Until 6 July 2025

Japan House

Architecture

The Story of Soldier Magazine

Marking its 80th birthday, this Army magazine continues to provide crucial updates and insights from worldwide conflict zones to military families and personnel.

Free

Until 6 July 2025

National Army Museum

Conflict

Nature in Focus

Marking 60 years of influential nature photography, this exhibit features historic snapshots, modern imaging, and a 3D-printed dinosaur head, showing how photos have aided science.

Free

Until 19 July 2025

Natural History Museum

Arpita Singh: Remembering

Arpita Singh’s first solo show outside India features her work from the 1960s onward, highlighting her emotional, psychological themes and influences from Bengali folk art.

★★★★☆ Guardian

Free

Until 27 July 2025

Serpentine Galleries

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Astronomy Photographer of the Year exhibition

See over 100 stunning space photographs, capturing everything from distant galaxies to solar eruptions.

Free

Until 11 August 2025

National Maritime Museum

Photography Science

José María Velasco A View of Mexico

Featuring detailed landscapes by José María Velasco, this exhibit showcases 19th-century Mexico, highlighting its natural beauty alongside signs of industrialisation.

★★★☆☆ Guardian

£12.00

Until 17 August 2025

National Gallery

Classical Art Nature

Splash! A Century of Swimming and Style

Track the evolution of swimming from the 1920s to today through over 200 objects like Pamela Anderson’s Baywatch swimsuit, historic Swim medals, and vibrant 1980s Speedos.

★★★☆☆ Telegraph

£14.38

Until 17 August 2025

Design Museum

Design Social History

Ed Atkins

Meet Ed Atkins’ digital artworks showcasing a 15-year journey with video pieces, paintings, and more, expressing the blend of human emotion with digital realms.

£18.00

Until 25 August 2025

Art Now: Hylozoic/Desires

A new installation combines historical insights and imaginative elements to examine the impact of a 2,500km hedge used as a British barrier in India.

Free

Until 25 August 2025

Modern Art Social History

Raging Planet

This exhibition features art inspired by nature across three galleries, combining paintings, sculptures and installations with elements like copper sulphate crystals and natural pigments.

Free

Until 31 August 2025

Newport Street Gallery

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The Power and the Glory

An exhibition featuring ancient East Asian scholar’s rocks alongside archival photos from the atomic era to show the interplay of nature and technology.

Free

Until 31 August 2025

Newport Street Gallery

Nature Conflict

Leigh Bowery!

A film looking at Leigh Bowery’s life from 1980s London nightlife to groundbreaking performances in galleries. He reshaped fashion, art, and gender norms.

£18.00

Until 31 August 2025

★★★★★ Guardian ★★★☆☆ Observer

Fashion Modern Art

The Future of Money

This event looks at changes in money use, from crypto to digital payments, examining how these affect our choices and economic future.

Free

Until 1 September 2025

Bank of England Museum

Technology

Giuseppe Penone: Thoughts in the Roots

This event showcases Giuseppe Penone’s career since 1969, capturing his fusion of natural materials like wood, iron, and marble to probe the bond between nature and humanity.

Free

Until 7 September 2025

Serpentine Galleries

Textiles: The Art of Mankind

See vibrant textiles from around the world, including a Panamanian mermaid-themed fabric, a Sardinian historical wall hanging, and an innovative bag shaped like a hand.

£12.65

Until 7 September 2025

Fashion & Textile Museum

Elizabeth Legh: Lover of Musick & All Ingenious Things

Uncover the musical pursuits of 18th-century collector Elizabeth Legh, showcasing her passion for Handel’s work and her own skills as a harpsichord player.

Included in entry

Until 7 September 2025

Music Classical Art

Goddesses, spirits and saints: feminine power in world belief

This exhibition displays iconic sculptures, wall hangings, and fine art from around the globe, showcasing female spiritual power from ancient times to today.

Free

Until 7 September 2025

Feminism Religion

Cats in Cartoons

A showcase of famous cartoon cats from various media, featuring artwork by Louis Wain, Ronald Searle, and others, examining why cats are beloved.

Included in entry

Until 7 September 2025

Cartoon Museum

Zines Forever! DIY Publishing and Disability Justice

An exhibition featuring over 1300 zines about disability, showcasing their role in activism, and community support. Visitors can also create their own zine.

Free

Until 14 September 2025

Activism Health

Out of Context

Art from West Africa challenges viewers to think about the cultural context and ownership in art. Featured artists include Tamibé Bourdanné, Osaze Amadasun, and Oreoluwa Ayoade.

Free

Until 1 November 2025

Horniman Museum

The Robot Zoo

Experience reimagined animals made from gadgets that show how they sense and interact in their habitats, plus try interactive games like squid racing.

£28.60

Until 2 November 2025

Horniman Museum

Nature Technology

Ancient Sudan: enduring heritage

This event covers the history and impact of the Kingdom of Kush, showcasing artefacts like ceramics, a carved stone table, and a bronze goddess.

★★★☆☆ Telegraph

Free

Until 9 November 2025

★★★★☆ Standard ★★★★★ Telegraph

Social History Conflict

Cartier

See over 350 items, like rare jewels and famous clocks, showcasing Cartier’s legacy of design and craftsmanship since the early 1900s.

£27.00

Until 15 November 2025

Victoria and Albert Museum

1880 THAT: Christine Sun Kim and Thomas Mader

The exhibition probes how losing sign language impacts the Deaf community, focusing on works by Christine Sun Kim and Thomas Mader that discuss language as a crucial personal space.

Free

Until 16 November 2025

Activism

Dress Codes

See iconic and rare outfits from royal history, including pieces worn by Princess Diana and Princess Margaret, plus modern designs by young producers.

Included in entry

Until 30 November 2025

Kensington Palace

Fashion

George Dance the Younger – a bicentennial celebration

Honouring George Dance the Younger, this event highlights his architectural legacy and influence on John Soane.

Free

Until 31 December 2025

Architecture

Abbas Zahedi: Begin Again

Abbas Zahedi leads a support group where art and dialogue intertwine, focusing on ecological loss and revival, with music that mirrors themes of decay and renewal.

Free

Until 4 January 2026

Gathering Ground

This exhibition merges art with themes of environmental and social justice, showcasing artists who focus on Indigenous knowledge and ecological issues.

Free

Until 4 January 2026

Modern Art Activism

Pirates

Learn about the real and often brutal life of pirates, from famous figures like ‘Blackbeard’ to the portrayal of pirates in popular culture.

£15.00

Until 4 January 2026

National Maritime Museum

Voices of Resistance: Slavery and Post in the Caribbean

An exhibit reveals how UK-Caribbean postal routes helped manage plantations and overlook slavery atrocities through archival letters.

Included in entry

Until 5 January 2026

Postal Museum

Social History Conflict

HALLELUJAH! Iconic Chorus & Anthem of Hope

Learn about the ‘Hallelujah Chorus,’ first performed in 1749 to aid the Foundling Hospital, and its lasting influence on both music and society.

Included in entry

Until 29 March 2026

Music Social History

Gladiators of Britain

This exhibition showcases Britain’s Roman amphitheatres and the lives claimed by ancient spectator sports, featuring notable artifacts like the Colchester Vase and Hawkedon Helmet.

Free

Until 19 April 2026

Natural History Pop-up

See how humans have crafted instruments from nature and drawn musical inspiration from animals like songbirds.

Free

Until 31 May 2026

Horniman Museum

Nature

I am Ashurbanipal: king of Assyria, king of the world

This event showcases ancient Assyria and its last great ruler, King Ashurbanipal, who ruled from Nineveh over a vast empire from the Mediterranean to western Iran.

★★★☆☆ The i

Free

Until 6 February 2028

After the Darkness

A moving exhibit showcasing artworks of VE Day memories by 13 ex-service personnel, illustrating their stories and challenges, including living with sight loss.

Included in entry

Until 29 June 2025

Cartoon Museum

Conflict

Earth Day at Science Gallery London

Experience multi-sensory installations by artists and researchers, inspiring thoughts on valuing and protecting our planet’s health.

Free

22 April 2025 11:00

Science Nature

Richard Hunt, Bermondsey (2025)

Celebrate Richard Hunt’s legacy with a display of his hybrid metal sculptures that mix nature with the surreal, and honor American heroes.

Free

Until 29 June 2025

White Cube

Friday Late: Beautiful Futures

Enjoy an eclectic mix of music genres with Usher Lavelle and guests for a dance-worthy night. Plus, ponder alternative futures with a cup of tea in a unique tea reading session.

Free

25 April 2025 18:30

Royal Geographical Society

Music

Siam through the lens of John Thomson

Photos capture 19th-century Thai festivals, portraits, and landscapes by John Thomson, marking 170 years of UK-Thailand ties.

Free

Begins 28 April 2025

Photography Classical Art

Lyon & Turnbull | Lalique

The auction includes colorful Lalique vases, floral bowls, various boxes, inkwells for desks, lighting options, and jewellery like pendants and brooches.

Free

Begins 29 April 2025

Design Religion

Lyon & Turnbull | Travel and Vintage Posters

A collection of travel and film posters, some never before seen at auction, featuring works from the Dr Hans Sachs Collection.

Free

Begins 29 April 2025

MODERN MADE ft. The Gillian Raffles Collection

The auction features works by modern British artists like L.S. Lowry, along with European greats. It includes ceramics from John Chambers’ collection and jewellery by Wendy Ramshaw.

Free

Begins 29 April 2025

Modern Art Design

Alex Monroe: Into The Wild

A jeweller studies five endangered UK habitats, creating dynamic floral sculptures to highlight nature’s beauty and evoke reflections on human impact on environments.

Included in entry

Begins 1 May 2025

Nature

Chris Packham – Endangered Species

Chris Packham kneels in prayer, surrounded by the UK’s most endangered species in a powerful portrait that pays tribute to his environmental work.

Free

Begins 1 May 2025

Fitzrovia Chapel

Hiroshige: artist of the open road

A visual journey through Edo Japan with art showcasing urban pleasures, nature’s beauty, and travel scenes, reflecting a period of change.

£18.00

Begins 1 May 2025

Classical Art Nature

The Genesis Exhibition: Do Ho Suh: Walk the House

Experience the compelling work of an artist as he unfolds the concept of ‘home’ across life-sized fabric structures, detailed paper works, and videos connecting Seoul, New York, and London.

£20.00

Begins 1 May 2025

Architectural Association

Modern Art Architecture

Unearthed: The Power of Gardening

This event showcases the impact of gardening on society featuring botanical art, historical tools and manuscripts, plus items from notable figures such as Charles Darwin.

Free

Begins 2 May 2025

British Library

Nature Social History

Never Not None

An educational programme focusing on various media approaches architects use to create, test, and convey designs.

Free

Begins 6 May 2025

Architecture Design

Doris Zinkeisen and the British Red Cross: Brushstrokes from the Front Lines

See powerful paintings by Doris Zinkeisen capturing the human side of WW2 relief efforts and modern-day crises side by side.

Free

Begins 8 May 2025

Oxo Tower Wharf

Conflict Modern Art

Royal Society of Portrait Painters | Annual Exhibition 2025

This exhibition features outstanding portraits, including famous faces and lesser known subjects, skillfully painted by top artists. Awards total £30,000.

£6.00

Begins 8 May 2025

Climate Justice: What is possible?

A panel including climate experts and activists discusses global collaboration and creating fair climate futures for all.

Free

13 May 2025 18:30

Activism Nature

Cecil Beaton’s Garden Party

Discover Cecil Beaton’s artistic journey through his love for flowers, showcased through photographs, paintings, costumes, and set designs.

Included in entry

Begins 14 May 2025

Photography Fashion

Space: Could Life Exist Beyond Earth?

Snap selfies with a Mars piece, touch Moon fragments, explore life beyond Earth and handle a meteorite older than our planet.

£14.00

Begins 16 May 2025

Natural History Museum

Science

Story Explorers: A journey through imaginary worlds

Experience three themed imaginary worlds including space, the jungle, and an underwater realm, complete with ancient relics and interactive elements for children.

Free

Begins 16 May 2025

British Library

Literature Science

Saatchi Gallery’s 2025 RHS Chelsea Flower Show Garden

A garden featuring an immersive wall hanging, a sculptural chair, and a draped conical structure, all crafted with locally-sourced, natural materials.

Free

Begins 20 May 2025

Pink! I have the Power // Bede Centre for Learning Disabilities

Artists exhibit their works exploring alter egos, showcasing vibrant paintings and sculptural pieces that expand their personal styles and express new identities.

★★★☆☆ The i

Free

Begins 21 May 2025

Southwark Park Galleries

World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Tenderstem®Bimi®Broccolini

A showcase of stunning food-related images capturing the essence of global food culture, celebrations, and the food industry’s humanitarian aspects.

Free

Begins 21 May 2025

Photography

Ancient India: living traditions

Learn how ancient nature spirits influenced sacred art in Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism, and its spread across Asia.

£16.00

Begins 22 May 2025

Unsilenced: Sexual Violence in Conflict

An exhibition on sexual violence in conflicts, highlighting survivor stories, the role of propaganda, and current justice efforts.

Free

Begins 23 May 2025

Imperial War Museum

Conflict Feminism

Victorian Treasures from Cecil French and Scott Thomas Buckle

This summer, Leighton House showcases stunning unseen Victorian artworks from Cecil French and Scott Thomas Buckle’s collections, revealing the unique thrills of art collecting.

Included in entry

Begins 24 May 2025

Leighton House

Islanders: the art of life in Oceania

See how everyday items like fish-hooks, fans and canoes from Pacific Islands are turned into art, showcasing their cultural and spiritual value.

Free

Begins 27 May 2025

Plantae 2025 – The 40th Anniversary Exhibition of the Society of Botanical Artists

This exhibition presents an array of botanical artworks showcasing plant kingdom’s beauty and diversity in various media, including watercolour, oil, and sculpture.

Free

Begins 28 May 2025

Nature

British Flowers Week 2025

Showcasing works from six floral designers, inspired by Cecil Beaton’s love of gardens, offering unique displays in a historic setting.

Included in entry

Begins 4 June 2025

Design Nature

London Design Biennale 2025

See innovative, world-changing designs by up to 50 global exhibitors, themed ‘Surface Reflections’ on human experiences.

£55.00

5 June 2025

Somerset House

Nancy Cadogan: The Lost Trees

This exhibition highlights paintings that serve as tributes to lost trees, showcasing their emotional and environmental impact through human stories.

Included in entry

Begins 10 June 2025

Rachel Jones: Gated Canyons

Rachel Jones exhibits new and earlier works, using vibrant colors and unique techniques to challenge norms in contemporary painting.

Included in entry

Begins 10 June 2025

Dulwich Picture Gallery

Yoshitomo Nara

Over 150 works including drawings, paintings, sculptures, and ceramics showcase themes of rebellion, freedom, and personal reflection.

£20.00

Begins 10 June 2025

Hayward Gallery

UK AIDS Memorial Quilt

A display of 42 quilts and 23 panels commemorates loved ones lost to the AIDS pandemic, with live readings of names adding a personal touch.

Free

Begins 12 June 2025

Activism

New English Art Club | Annual Exhibition 2025

Enjoy artwork from top UK artists and fresh talents focusing on life’s observation and beauty, alongside prizes for climate crisis-themed pieces.

£6.00

Begins 12 June 2025

Edward Burra – Ithell Colquhoun

View the vibrant, satirical works of Edward Burra, detailing the urban underworld and queer culture of the ‘Roaring Twenties’ through bold watercolours.

★★★★☆ Guardian

£18.00

Begins 13 June 2025

RHS Botanical Art & Photography Show 2025

View Japanese cherry blossoms, Australian ‘kangaroo paw’ plants, and traditional Korean cosmetic plants. Photography includes Tuscan olive trees and South African Acacia cyclops.

£5.00

Begins 13 June 2025

Summer Exhibition 2025

This annual exhibition features contemporary art from both established and emerging artists, including various forms like paintings, sculptures, and films. Many items are for sale, supporting artists and charity.

£25.50

Begins 17 June 2025

Royal Academy of Arts

Royal Geographical Society

Earth Photo 2025 exhibition

This exhibition focuses on photography and moving images that highlight the beauty, fragility, and resilience of our planet, as well as environmental and climate issues.

Free

Begins 17 June 2025

Photography Nature

Richard Rogers: Talking Buildings

Showcasing Richard Rogers’ top ten projects, including the Pompidou Centre and Millennium Dome, through films, drawings, and vibrant Perspex models.

Free

Begins 18 June 2025

Architecture Modern Art

Women In Art Fair 2025

This event celebrates female artists, with a prize awarded to three selected by a committee, supporting their work further.

Free

Begins 19 June 2025

Oxo Tower Wharf

Feminism Modern Art

Being Human

A gallery with 50 artworks explores human identity, health, and trust in four sections focusing on genetics, mental and physical health, infection, and environmental issues.

Free

Health Science

Chocolate House Greenwich

Learn about chocolate’s journey from Central America to becoming a symbol of sophistication in 18th-century London, and its role in shaping Greenwich society.

£3.00

Old Royal Naval College

Commission: Chris Ofili: Requiem

Chris Ofili’s mural is a vivid dream-inspired tribute, centred around a poignant image of artist Khadija Saye, reflecting themes of transformation and memory.

Free