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The Japanese Aesthetics of Recycling at the Brunei Gallery

We've been recycling and reusing worn-out clothing pretty much since it was invented, but the Japanese turned it into an art form.

Dennis Severs House reopening with ceramic exhibition

Dennis Severs’ House, the remarkable Georgain experience has closed for repairs, but has also confirmed that it will reopen with a redisplay of their spring exhibition of Simon Pettet's ceramics.

Charles Dickens Museum to study Wilkie Collins’s Moonstone

Later this year, the Charles Dickens Museum will broaden its reach, with an exhibition about Wilkie Collins, author of The Moonstone, amongst others.

National Gallery offering £1 tickets for its Frans Hals exhibition

The National Gallery has confirmed that it will retain its Pay What You Wish scheme for the forthcoming Frans Hals exhibition.

Japan’s graphic art exhibition opens in Kensington

The creative output of 60 of Japan’s most significant graphic artists working today has arrived in London, as an exhibition about the Japanese wave of graphic art opens.

Digital Storytelling at the British Library

There's an exhibition about a new form of reading known as digital storytelling, and a more annoying way of telling a story has yet to be invented.

Outernet turns into Outer Space with NASA footage filling the video walls

The Outernet will go into Outer Space this month as the Tottenham Court Road corner video venue fills the space with images from outer space.

Freddie Mercury: A spectacular exhibition of the rock legend’s possessions at Sotheby’s

What could arguably be the best exhibition in London at the moment has opened as Sotheby's has devoted its entire building to one man - Freddy Mercury.

London’s exhibitions to visit in August 2023

A selection of ten exhibitions to visit while dodging the rains of the classic British summer.

A tube map for pigeon poo – the Guano Line

What if there was a tube map for pigeon poo? Wait, come back, it's serious. Well, it's a concept at least based on an ancient idea we've rather turned our backs on.

De Morgan’s gold drawings glisten at Leighton House

If you head to a side street in Kensington, you'll find a small room filled with golden drawings that haven't been seen for over 130 years, all by the pre-raphaelite artist, Evelyn De Morgan.

David Hockney has painted Harry Styles for the National Portrait Gallery

An exhibition of recent portraits by David Hockney will be going on display later this year at the recently reopened National Portrait Gallery, including the headline portrait of Harry Styles.

Paula Rego’s enchanting mural finds a temporary home in the National Gallery

A large mural commissioned by the National Gallery for a specific location is currently on display in the wrong location, but for the right reason.

Japanese railway exhibition opens in Kensington

A small display about the East Japan Railway has opened in Japan House on Kensington High Street, including a fully working Japanese vending machine alongside models of the Shinkansen bullet trains.

Tate Modern’s exhibition captures the vastness of Africa’s photographic artistry

It's been a long time since there was a single large collective exhibition of modern African photography, and the Tate Modern has pulled together a very substantial collection and filled an equally substantial space with them.

Maria Callas exhibition at the Royal Opera House

There's a small but interesting exhibition in the Royal Opera House looking back at the career of the soprano Maria Callas in this year, the centenary of her birth.

NHS at 75 exhibition in Covent Garden

A photography exhibition to mark the 75th anniversary of the NHS, of photos taken by NHS staff and volunteers has opened at the Fujifilm shop in Covent Garden

1930s modernism at the Isokon Flats

Just around the back of Belsize Park tube station is a small row of homes that became home to some of London's leading artists in the 1930s -- and now an exhibition is telling their story.

Ukrainian folk artist Maria Prymachenko’s paintings on show in London for the first time

A selection of paintings that survived a Russian attack on the Ukrainian museum that housed them has gone on display at the Saatchi Gallery in London.

A mixed bag of doggy portraits at the Wallace Collection

An exhibition devoted to man's best friend is a bit of a mongrel display of paintings and drawings that struggle to form a cohesive collection.

See the art the Royal Academy rejected for the Summer Exhibition

Each year, thousands of artists submit their creations to be included in the Royal Academy of Art's summer exhibition, but what happens to the rejects?

Damien Hirst takeover exhibition at Phillips auction house

A collection of Damien Hirst's coastal landscape inspired paintings have gone on public display in central London for the first time.

The Golden Letter of Alaungpaya to go on display at the British Museum

A golden letter sent from Burma to Britain, studded with rubies will go on display later this year as part of an exhibition looking at the long history of the two countries.

Walt Disney exhibition coming to London this Autumn

A large Walt Disney exhibition is coming to London later this year, with tickets going on sale tomorrow morning.