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The Radiant Resurrection: National Gallery shines light on Pesellino’s Renaissance masterpieces

There's a darkened room in the National Gallery that is glowing with two exceptional paintings that are nearly 600 years old.

Ten London exhibitions to visit in December  2023

A selection of ten exhibitions to visit in London while the Easter Eggs start appearing on the supermarket shelves next to the Santa Clauses.

Ranjani Shettar’s floating sculptures grace London’s second-largest conservatory

In the heart of the City of London is a large heated conservatory that's occasionally open to the public, and at the moment, also home to an art exhibition.

Recline and relax on Sigmund Freud’s consulting couch

For the next few months, there will be a chance to sit on Sigmund Freud's consulting couch -- or at least, a replica of it -- as the original is too important a relic to let people sit on for real.

Reunion of pastels and oils: Two complementary paintings by Jean-Etienne Liotard reunited after 250 years apart

In 1754, an artist painted a family breakfast scene in pastels. Nearly two decades later, he painted it again in oils, but the two paintings have never been in the same room - until now.

More tickets released for the V&A’s sold-out Chanel exhibition

The V&A Museum's exhibition dedicated to Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel sold out in a snap as soon as tickets went on sale, but they've released more tickets for selected dates in December and January.

Saatchi Gallery’s retrospective showcases Christo’s monumental wrappings and architectural marvels

The Saatchi Gallery has opened an exhibition of art that is almost as good as an exhibition of architecture - as it's a retrospective look at the artist duo who made their name with monumental wrappings around large buildings.

A large art exhibition is coming to Waterloo station

Eight weeks of art and events are coming to Waterloo railway station - hosted in The Sidings, the shopping centre built underneath the platforms.

Frank Auerbach’s pioneering charcoal heads exhibition opens at The Courtauld Gallery in February 2024

A group of hauntingly beautiful, large-scale portrait heads in charcoal by London based artist, Frank Auerbach will be presented together for the first time in an exhibition at The Courtauld Gallery next year.

There’s a field of glowing roses in Central London

Grosvenor Square in central London is home to a field of glowing roses, as a charity fundraiser for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity

Ink and Friendship: Exploring the Dickens-Collins connection at the Charles Dickens Museum

An exhibition that's the first to explore one of the great literary friendships between Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins, has opened at the museum dedicated to the author of A Christmas Carol.

Sit on some giant Yeti feet in Covent Garden

It's probably aimed at children, but there's a chance to sit on the giant furry feet of a Yeti and take a selfie or group photo.

Holbein’s secret strokes: Exhibition shows rarely seen sketches of the Tudor Court

A collection of sketches that haven't been seen for over 15 years are on display in an exhibition that looks at the movers and shakers of the Tudor court of King Henry VIII.

Garrison Chapel exhibition blends traditional art with baffling description

An exhibition of modern interpretations of religious art manages to be both really enjoyable to look at and utterly baffling if you read the description.

From portraits to drawings: The many aspects of David Hockney’s artistic career at the National Portrait Gallery

An exhibition of one artist's lifetime of work opens appropriately with two self-portraits of him as a young man and a recent one as a rather older man.

Ten London exhibitions to visit in November 2023

A selection of ten exhibitions to visit in London while dodging the Christmas carol signers and Father Christmases popping up all over the place.

Georgian Glamour: Rediscovering the extravagant light displays of the past at Sir John Soane Museum

If you walk past the Sir John Soane Museum in Holborn in the evenings, you'll see a series of geometric patterns projected onto the museum, and if you go inside, you can learn about how the Georgians did similar if grander things in their time.

A counterclockwise adventure game: Explore the twisted world of fantasy novels at the British Library

From faeries to forests, castles to cthulhu, and hobbits to the holy grail, the British Library takes a look at the lore of fantasy writing from the ancient to the modern day.

Skateboard’s 70-year evolution unveiled at the Design Museum’s new exhibition

There aren't many exhibitions where you can try out the product, but the Design Museum has built a skateboard ramp inside its new exhibition about the history and culture of skateboarding.

Pump up the volume: The Science Museum explores music’s impact on emotions

From the use of music that affects how you buy things in supermarkets to sounds that change how food tastes, the Science Museum takes a look at how music affects our moods and can even manipulate our behaviour in ways we're not aware of.

From protests to football to royalty: A century of news in pictures in this Canary Wharf exhibition

If, as the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words, then there's a hefty book on display at the moment of breaking news photographs taken over the past century.

See BBC science fiction props from Doctor Who to Blake’s 7 at the Gunnersbury Park Museum

West London has been invaded by Daleks, Tripods, Cybermen and Blake's 7, as a new exhibition looks at the many small companies that made props for the BBC's science fiction shows and films.

From military jackets to maternity dresses: New exhibition looks at 240 years of the Royal Mail uniform

Just under 240 years ago, the classic Royal Mail red uniform was introduced, and now an exhibition looks at how the uniform has changed design over the centuries while always remaining recognisably the Royal Mail.

London Transport Museum’s new exhibition unveils poster art’s hidden history

From the iconic Fly the Tube poster to designs by women at a time when few women worked, a new exhibition celebrating the art of poster design is opening at the London Transport Museum.