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These are all the upcoming exhibitions and things to do in London’s museums and art galleries, happening within the next eight weeks. The descriptions have been summarised with AI, I’m hoping to cut down on this in the future as I visit more of them personally.

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On Repeat

A two-week show brings together framed works by well-known artists from past collections, all sold at the usual unframed price for visitors to take home.

Free

Until

Saatchi Gallery

Modern Art

Finger Talk

This event shares a mix of film, performance, animation and sound, showing how sign language expresses stories of loss, kinship and identity.

Free

Until

Wellcome Collection

Modern Art

The Robot Zoo

Mechanical creatures show how real animals move and survive, with hands-on games like squid races, tongue targets and colourful murals to join in.

£28.60

Until

Horniman Museum

Technology Nature

Pictograms

Visitors can see how pictograms have developed over the years, try making their own symbols, and stand among huge displays like a giant shrine gate.

Free

Until

Japan House

Design

Dress Codes

This exhibition shows how fashion shaped royal life, with outfits worn by Princess Diana, Princess Margaret and designers like Vivienne Westwood, plus rare pieces such as a 1920s court dress and a Japanese court suit.

Included in entry

Until

Kensington Palace

Fashion

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

Tate Modern

Modern Art Activism

Pirates

Visitors follow the real stories of famous pirates like Blackbeard and Anne Bonny, see how pirates are shown in films, and find out about piracy today.

£15.00

Until

National Maritime Museum

Social History

Nigerian Modernism

The event shows how Nigerian artists shaped a bold new style after independence, mixing local traditions with European ideas in art, poems and design.

£18.00

Begins

Tate Modern

Modern Art

Sense of Self

Inspired by Van Gogh and Rachel Jones, students, families and community groups have made artworks on ‘sense of self’, from poems to sculpture, now on show together.

Included in entry

Begins

Courtauld Gallery

Modern Art Classical Art

Secret Maps

See centuries-old maps showing how hidden places and secret knowledge have shaped our view of the world, with some maps even made to mislead.

Free

Begins

British Library

Social History

A Story of South Asian Art

More than 100 years of South Asian art come to life, with Mrinalini Mukherjee’s woven sculptures shown alongside paintings, collages and ceramics by her family, teachers and leading Indian artists.

£17.00

Begins

Royal Academy of Arts

Modern Art

Connection and Identity

Visitors see glowing columns that look like giant DNA, changing colours to show how people are both alike and different. There’s also a big light artwork inspired by Michelangelo, but it uses women’s hands instead of men’s, showing hope and new ways of seeing ourselves.

£17.50

Begins

Old Royal Naval College

Modern Art Feminism

Treasures Tour

A guided tour led by library staff brings you close to King George III’s library, the Magna Carta and the world’s second largest atlas.

Free

British Library