A selection of ten exhibitions to visit while the shops fill up with Easter eggs and Hot Cross Buns.
David Bowie – A London Day
Fitzrovia Chapel, Marylebone
Free
An exhibition of photographs by Kevin Davies, capturing David Bowie over the course of a single day in 1992.
At Home in Hackney: A community photographed 1970-today
Hackney Museum, Hackney
Free
From 1970s activism to the current party scene, the exhibition displays five decades of Hackney life through a camera lens.
The Linbury Prize for Stage Design
National Theatre, Southbank
Free
This free exhibition showcases the work of the 12 emerging designers from across the UK who have been selected as the recipients of the Linbury Prize for Stage Design 2023.
Delight
Borough Yards, Bankside
Adults: £22.20 | Children: £13.30 | Concessions: £17.75
A multimedia exhibition that combines visuals, sound, and augmented reality to animate the cultural heritage and spirit of South Korea’s Seoul.
The Glass Heart
Two Temple Place, Embankment
Free
This bold new exploration of glass in the UK brings together for the very first time rarely seen works from key UK collections, celebrating this remarkable material – unforgiving, fragile, strong, sustainable.
Burtynsky: Extraction / Abstraction
Saatchi Gallery, Chelsea
General Admission: £17.50 | Concessions: £10
This exhibition marks the largest exhibition ever mounted in the 40+ year career of world-renowned photographic artist, Edward Burtynsky, who has dedicated his practice to bearing witness to the impact of human industry on the planet.
Zimingzhong: Clockwork Treasures from China’s Forbidden City
Science Museum, South Kensington
Pay what you want – minimum £1
These opulent treasures will transport you to the Chinese trading port of Guangzhou and the home of the Emperors in the Forbidden City for a fascinating insight into early trade between Britain and China, and a tour de force of artistry and spectacle.
Holbein at the Tudor Court
The King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace
Adult: £19 | Young Person (18-24): £12 | Child (5-17) / Disabled: £9.50 | Under 5: Free
This exhibition brings together over 100 works from Henry VIII’s court, including drawings, paintings and miniatures by Hans Holbein the Younger drawn from the Royal Collection, one of the most important surviving groups of the artist’s work. Together, they are the largest group of Holbein’s works from the Royal Collection to be exhibited in over 30 years.
Spies, Lies and Deception
Imperial War Museum, Lambeth
Free
Explore how audacious plots of deception have changed the course of conflict and the lives of those involved. The exhibition showcases over 150 objects, newly digitised film and photography, as well as specially commissioned interviews.
Shakespeare and War
National Army Museum, Chelsea
Free
This exhibition explores some of the ways in which Shakespeare has shaped how we think about soldiers and the Army, and how we imagine war and its consequences today.
I would strongly recommend the Holbien Exhibition then follow it with a trip to his othe works in the National Gallery and the Portrait gallery While you are in Tudor mood.