House of Illustration - Opening hours, Address, Tickets, What's On

About the House of Illustration

A public art gallery in London devoted to illustration, which was opened in 2014 and founded by Sir Quentin Blake.

Exhibitions display the art of illustration in many forms, including advertisements, animation, comic books and manga, children's literature and picture books, political cartoons, scientific illustrations and fashion design.

Address

House of Illustration,
2 Granary Square,
King's Cross London,
N1C 4BH

Admission Charges

Adults 
£8.80
Children 
£4.40
Families 
£19.80
Concessions 
£5.50

Link to House of Illustration's website

House of Illustration Opening Hours

This Week

Sun
31st May
11:00am - 5:30pm
 
Mon
1st Jun
Closed
 
Tues
2nd Jun
10:00am - 5:30pm
 
Wed
3rd Jun
10:00am - 5:30pm
 
Thur
4th Jun
10:00am - 5:30pm
 
Fri
5th Jun
10:00am - 5:30pm
 
Sat
30th May
10:00am - 5:30pm
 

Next Week

Sun
7th Jun
11:00am - 5:30pm
 
Mon
8th Jun
Closed
 
Tues
9th Jun
10:00am - 5:30pm
 
Wed
10th Jun
10:00am - 5:30pm
 
Thur
11th Jun
10:00am - 5:30pm
 
Fri
12th Jun
10:00am - 5:30pm
 
Sat
13th Jun
10:00am - 5:30pm
 

 

Exhibitions Open Now

£8.80  
Lifting the lid on the untold story of illustration in the criminal justice system over the last 200 years.
(Open 22nd May 2020 to 20th Sep 2020)
2020-05-22
2020-09-20
House of Illustration
King's Cross LondonN1C 4BH
£8.80  
The UK’s first public exhibition dedicated solely to gay cultural icon Tom of Finland (born Touko Laaksonen) on the centenary of his birth.
(Open 6th Mar 2020 to 21st Jun 2020)
2020-03-06
2020-06-21
House of Illustration
King's Cross LondonN1C 4BH

 

Exhibitions Opening Soon

£8  
This new commission will feature portraits and intimate domestic scenes reflecting on family life on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
(Open 23rd Oct 2020 to 14th Feb 2021)
£8.80  
The first ever retrospective of one of the most important author-illustrators of all time.
(Open 2nd Oct 2020 to 24th Jan 2021)

House of Illustration Map

Nearby Venues

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2. The Francis Crick Institute
3. The British Library
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5. Wellcome Collection
6. Jewish Museum London
7. Charles Dickens Museum
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9. Grant Museum of Zoology
10. Brunei Gallery, SOAS
11. Wiener Library
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13. Islington Museum
14. Royal College of Physicians Museum
15. The British Museum

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17. Novelty Automation
18. Pollock's Toy Museum
19. Cartoon Museum
20. London Zoo
21. Sir John Soane's Museum
22. Museum of the Order of St John
23. Museum of Freemasonry
24. Anaesthesia Heritage Centre
25. The Photographers' Gallery
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30. British Dental Museum