A list of free exhibitions in London open now, and opening in London soon.
Displayed by how soon they close.
Exhibitions open now
Comprising 58 works, this show will be the first posthumous and largest exhibition of Kossoff’s paintings in a commercial setting to date.
Open from Thu 30th Sep to Sat 4th Dec
Ends this month
Liminal features over 70 works created over the past three years by the London-based Italian artist ALO.
Open from Wed 3rd Nov to Sun 5th Dec
Ends this month
Over 500 contemporary miniature paintings and sculptures will be on display, from figurative to new and innovative artwork, in a pocket-sized format.
Open from Thu 25th Nov to Sun 5th Dec
Ends this month
The exhibition will highlight exciting new work from a wide sphere of contemporary printmaking practice, ranging from traditional techniques to experimental processes.
Open from Fri 26th Nov to Sun 5th Dec
Ends this month
An exhibition of powerful visual art, music and writing by people in criminal justice settings, curated by artist Camille Walala and her sister Sarah Ihler-Meyer.
Open from Fri 29th Oct to Sun 5th Dec
Ends this month
The Southbank presents the most extensive exhibition of Gerhard Richter’s drawings ever shown in the UK.
Open from Thu 9th Sep to Sun 12th Dec
Ends this month
This exhibition examines the pivotal role of women as both artists and as behind-the-scenes organisers within the Surrealist movement in Britain in the 1930s.
Open from Wed 19th May to Sun 12th Dec
Ends this month
An exhibition that reflects on the Building Centre's key activities from 1931 to the present day
Open from Mon 7th Jun to Fri 17th Dec
Ends this month
Oxford House presents its latest exhibition, featuring photographs by
Phillip Cunningham of Bethnal Green in the 1970s.
Open from Sat 9th Oct to Fri 17th Dec
Ends this month
A photography exhibition of young people in and around Bethnal Green taken in the 1970's by Philip Cunningham.
Open from Wed 22nd Sep to Fri 17th Dec
Ends this month
The world's most expensive stamp - nicknamed "the Mona Lisa of the stamp world" - is on display for a few weeks
Open from Mon 8th Nov to Sat 18th Dec
Ends this month
An exhibition exploring 400 years of emigration from Britain from the Mayflower to the present day through personal narratives, contemporary art and a range of media.
Open from Wed 19th May to Sun 19th Dec
Ends this month
A chance discovery of thousands of photographs in a council’s archives has brought back to life a local community’s fight for survival.
Open from Tue 16th Nov to Mon 20th Dec
Ends this month
An installation exploring two important social questions: who are our buildings and shared spaces for and how do they affect us?
Open from Mon 17th May to Thu 23rd Dec
Ends this month
The exhibition brings together rarely-seen original artwork and costumes, photographs, documents, audio and video to tell the story of Noël Coward's life.
Open from Mon 14th Jun to Thu 23rd Dec
Ends this month
An exhibition about a dentist and Freemason noted for his philanthropy.
Open from Mon 17th May to Sat 25th Dec
Ends this month
Heather Phillipson engulfs Tate Britain’s grand central galleries with colour, sound and motion
Open from Sun 20th Jun to Wed 29th Dec
Ends this month
This exhibition follows the lives of soldiers in Germany over the past 75 years.
Open from Sun 12th Sep to Fri 31st Dec
Ends this month
An outdoor exhibition marking the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the seat of Poland’s diplomatic post in London at 47 Portland Place.
Open from Sun 2nd May to Fri 31st Dec
Ends this month
In a new body of work created especially for Sir John Soane’s Museum, contemporary artist Pablo Bronstein presents his unique, seductive and deeply ironic vision of hell.
Open from Wed 6th Oct to Sun 2nd Jan 2022
Visitors are invited to bring an old ball to swap with a new one from the numerous shelves that line the walls.
Open from Fri 19th Nov to Sat 8th Jan 2022
This exhibition presents large scale photographs taken less than two months after the attacks, as the gravity of the 9/11 terror attacks left a new world in their wake.
Open from Fri 10th Sep to Sun 9th Jan 2022
The former Geffrye museum's famous Christmas rooms display returns in the new Museum of the Home.
Open from Tue 9th Nov to Sun 9th Jan 2022
An exhibition about the award-winning illustrator of children’s books
Open from Sat 4th Sep to Sun 9th Jan 2022
This exhibition offers new commissions that take a deeper look at feelings of peace and balance.
Open from Thu 15th Jul to Sun 9th Jan 2022
The objects, photographs and oral histories on display tell stories of people moving to and living, working, studying and growing up in Hackney, from the 1960s to today.
Open from Fri 22nd Oct to Sat 15th Jan 2022
The exhibition invites audiences to consider one of ancient Korea’s most significant, but enigmatic, archaeological sites.
Open from Fri 20th Aug to Sat 22nd Jan 2022
This exhibition celebrates the role of architectural models in shaping the spaces we live in.
Open from Sun 10th Oct to Fri 28th Jan 2022
A selection of the finest prints from Lloyd's collection that reveal his admiration for the Alpine landscape and his interest in Swiss customs and mythology.
Open from Tue 24th Aug to Sun 30th Jan 2022
Documentary photography from the 70s and 80s
Open from Thu 30th Sep to Fri 4th Feb 2022
An exhibition that offers a first look at the technologies being developed to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, to help mitigate the worst impacts of climate change.
Open from Wed 19th May to Thu 10th Feb 2022
Photographic exhibition of Londoners and Berliners during the pandemic, documenting their reality.
Open from Mon 11th Oct to Fri 11th Feb 2022
Explore the diversity of euphoric experiences and the effect of positive emotion on the body.
Open from Thu 15th Jul to Wed 23rd Feb 2022
London is and always has been a city of makers. Explore their stories in this display.
Open from Thu 7th Oct to Thu 24th Feb 2022
A collection of work exploring artists’ responses to the Battle of Britain and the Blitz as they represented evolving machinery, communications, and urban landscapes, shaped by what was an unprecedented ‘war in the air’.
Open from Sun 12th Sep to Sun 27th Feb 2022
An experimental site-specific exhibition of new work by young British artist, Jonny Briggs.
Open from Wed 22nd Sep to Sun 6th Mar 2022
Showcasing previously unseen material from Paul McCartney’s personal archive, this display celebrates the life and art of one of the world’s most successful songwriters and performers.
Open from Fri 5th Nov to Sun 13th Mar 2022
An exhibition of new images by Himali Singh Soin with historian of science Alexis Rider inspired by the collection of Sir Richard Burton.
Open from Fri 19th Nov to Sun 13th Mar 2022
Explore the 100-year history of the prestigious Royal Academy of Dance.
Open from Sun 20th Jun to Wed 16th Mar 2022
This exhibition combines photographs taken by Shirley Baker of dogs in everyday settings, as well as at dog shows, providing an insight to her affection and admiration for man’s best friend.
Open from Thu 4th Nov to Fri 1st Apr 2022
A display exploring the central role food plays in Black enterprise and identity in South East London.
Open from Fri 16th Jul to Sat 9th Apr 2022
Explore how windows take on cultural significance and surprisingly shape all our views on the world in an exhibition by the Tokyo-based Window Research Institute.
Open from Wed 1st Dec to Sun 10th Apr 2022
This exhibition will trace more than 200 years of extraordinary experiences and intense activity on a river that has always been essential to the city’s survival.
Open from Fri 22nd Oct to Sun 8th May 2022
Sweet Harmony looks at a significant five-year period in UK dance music history and the previously undocumented contribution that young people living and working in the London Borough of Waltham Forest made to it.
Open from Thu 25th Nov to Wed 25th May 2022
Step back through millennia and discover how this ancient civilization questioned, contemplated, and debated the natural world.
Open from Wed 17th Nov to Sun 5th Jun 2022
An immersive exhibition exploring the latest cancer research taking place at the Crick - Europe’s largest biomedical research institute under one roof.
Open from Fri 10th Sep to Thu 30th Jun 2022
Life in a cup presents a fascinating beverage story and explores the traditions that make coffee a way of life in parts of the Islamic world.
Open from Wed 27th Oct to Sun 18th Sep 2022
Exhibitions opening soon
This two-day exhibition features photographic prints taken between May and September 2020 by five members of the Catching the Light Photography Group.
Open from Sat 4th Dec to Sun 5th Dec
Ends this month
The most extensive display of Arts Council Collection acquisitions to date — highlights a diverse selection of contemporary art, featuring 18 artists.
Open from Fri 3rd Dec to Wed 15th Dec
Ends this month
For one week only, delve into a carefully curated private collection featuring over a hundred of the finest watches in the world.
Open from Fri 10th Dec to Thu 16th Dec
Ends this month
Kehinde Wiley is an American artist best known for his portraits that render people of colour in the traditional settings of Old Master paintings.
Open from Fri 10th Dec to Mon 18th Apr 2022
Follow the story of the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry, an elite British tank regiment whose men fought their way across North-West Europe in the final stages of the Second World War.
Open from Thu 9th Dec to Fri 6th May 2022
A once-in-a-century opportunity to see this iconic painting in the UK.
Open from Tue 25th Jan 2022 to Sun 15th May 2022
This exhibition puts the substance before the style and unlocks the untold stories of hair.
Open from Sat 4th Dec to Sun 19th Jun 2022
