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Tracey Emin’s bronze doors unveiled at National Portrait Gallery, celebrating women through portraits

The doors to art galleries are portals to wonders within, but rarely are they a work of art in themselves, until now.

Greatest Hits mural covering the Museum of London doors

Although the Museum of London has closed its London Wall site for the move to Smithfields, there's still a reason to visit the old museum, as there's a large mural on the outside of the building.

Grayson Perry’s ‘irrational beast that controls the market’ appears at the Guildhall Art Gallery

A large woodcut print by Sir Grayson Perry has gone on display in the Guildhall Art Gallery, representing the irrational market that governs the City of London's stock market traders.

London Public Art: Water’s Murmur by Julian Stocks

If you wander through Belgravia, you might spy a large metal map of London and wonder why it's there.

Three month trial offer on the National Art Pass

The National Art Pass, a card that gets you cheap or free entry to museums and exhibitions has a 3-month trial offer at the moment.

The short life and art of Stephen Tomlin — the Bloomsbury Stud

An exhibition has opened in London seeking to shine a new light on a little-known member of the Bloomsbury Set whose work was at times as provocative as his life.

National Gallery Visits returns, touring Constable’s The Cornfield all over England

Summer 2023 sees the third iteration of the National Gallery’s acclaimed Visits tour, this year seeing John Constable’s The Cornfield popping up in unusual and unexpected public spaces around England.

Indiana Jones statue coming to Leicester Square

The various bronze statues around Leicester Square have been joined by Indiana Jones, although he's stuck in a box for the next few weeks.

Piccadilly decorated with artistic flags

Colourful flags have been installed above central London's Piccadilly, created by visual artist and Royal Academician, Rana Begum.

Lost sculpture from the Festival of Britain found in a back garden

A sculpture created for the Festival of Britain and then seemingly lost has been discovered, in a Londoner’s back garden.

Giant Morph sculptures appearing in the City of London

This summer, Tony Hart's Morph will come to the City of London, many times, as 56 six-foot tall sculptures of Morph will be dotted around the city.

New art appears at Gloucester Road tube station

Gloucester Road tube station has gained a series of huge plaster medallions that tell the stories of the local area's cultural redevelopment following the Great Exhibition of 1851 in Hyde Park.

One million rarely seen archive photos released online for free

A five-year project to scan and record over a million photos of world architecture, sculpture, paintings, and decorative objects has been completed, releasing the photos for online study, and use.

London’s Public Art: Landline, W1

A pillar of marble has appeared next to Hanover Square and is the first permanently installed sculpture in London by Sean Scully RA.

A gigantic statue of a demon has appeared in North Greenwich

A monumental 18-metre tall statue has appeared in North Greenwich, and frankly, it's absolutely awful.

Find a giant rusty nail in the City of London

It's also something I must have walked past hundreds of times without noticing, as it's remarkably easy to assume is just part of the building it's next to - until you look up.

National Gallery puts Cavallino’s Saint Bartholomew on public display

A painting that has rarely been seen in public will go on display next week as part of the National Gallery's permanent collection.

Find a work of art inside King’s Cross tube station

Two very large, but also so very easy to miss, works of art are passed by thousands of people every day inside King's Cross tube station.

Reimagined vintage tube posters celebrate London’s live art and culture

A series of historic tube posters promoting travel in London have been reimagined and will be appearing in tube stations next week.

Peckham Rye station’s amazing “waiting room” to open to the public

A large atmospherically derelict room inside Peckham Rye station will open to the public in May, as it's used for an art installation.

London’s public art: Circadian – Marble Arch Place

Just around the corner from Marble Arch can be found a giant perforated steel flower. It's called Circadian and is by the Hertfordshire-based artist, Lee Simmons

Gilbert & George opening a free gallery in Spitalfields

The artist duo, Gilbert & George are opening their own free gallery and museum in Spitalfields, that'll both house their own collection and put on free exhibitions of other people's art as well.

See Darth Vader fishing in the City of London

If you pop into the Royal Exchange in the City of London at the moment, you can see Darth Vader sitting on a ledge and had ditched his lightsabre for a glowing fishing rod -- this is Darth Fisher.

A statue for the peace campaigner, Brian Haw

Brian Haw, the peace campaigner who set up a long running encampment outside the Houses of Parliament is to be immortalised with a statue.