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MUSEUMS & GALLERIES<br />
Here we list major<br />
museums and galleries,<br />
along with our selection<br />
of the best exhibitions<br />
currently on show.<br />
Many venues offer free<br />
general admission, but<br />
charge entry to specific<br />
temporary exhibitions.<br />
Visitors may be able to<br />
get reduced price entry by<br />
purchasing tickets online<br />
or in advance. Admission<br />
prices and opening hours<br />
can change at short notice,<br />
while the qualifying ages<br />
for ‘child’ admission prices<br />
vary from place to place –<br />
in both cases, check with<br />
the venue before you visit.<br />
Map references<br />
correspond with the Central<br />
<strong>London</strong> map on p. 49-51.<br />
Details unavailable<br />
at the time of press are<br />
labelled TBC, which stands<br />
for To Be Confirmed.<br />
To dial the United<br />
Kingdom remove the first<br />
0 and add +44.<br />
KEY:<br />
: Telephone<br />
Ë : <strong>London</strong> Underground<br />
Ë : <strong>London</strong> Overground<br />
Ë : Docklands Light Railway<br />
t : National Rail Train<br />
: Website<br />
Art Galleries<br />
BARBICAN ART<br />
GALLERY & THE CURVE<br />
Europe’s largest multi-arts<br />
venue has two exhibition<br />
spaces: the Barbican Art<br />
Gallery on Level 3 and The<br />
Curve on the ground floor.<br />
Until 13 Jan Everything Was<br />
Moving: Photography From<br />
The 60s And 70s. Barbican<br />
Art Gallery exhibition of 400<br />
images tracing international<br />
photography through<br />
two influential decades.<br />
Admission £12, under-12s<br />
free. Until 28 Feb Rain<br />
Room. Digital installation<br />
in The Curve mimics a rain<br />
storm but sensors allow<br />
visitors to walk through<br />
without getting wet. Fri-Tues<br />
11.00-20.00; Wed 11.00-<br />
18.00; Thurs 11.00-10.00.<br />
Barbican Centre, Silk<br />
Street, EC2. 020 7638<br />
4141. barbican.org.uk<br />
Ë Barbican. Map A/B8.<br />
COURTAULD GALLERY<br />
Important European art<br />
collection, plus temporary<br />
exhibitions, housed in<br />
Somerset House. Until<br />
13 Jan Lucian Freud<br />
Etchings. Display of nine<br />
newly-acquired drawings by<br />
the renowned artist. Until<br />
13 Jan Peter Lely:<br />
A Lyrical Vision. Exhibition<br />
of remarkable pastoral<br />
paintings featuring<br />
musicians and muses by<br />
17th-century artist Sir Peter<br />
Lely, who was the Principal<br />
Painter of King Charles<br />
II’s court and was usually<br />
tasked with portraiture. Daily<br />
10.00-18.00. Exhibition £6,<br />
child free. Admission free<br />
every Mon 10.00-14.00<br />
(except bank holidays).<br />
Somerset House, Strand,<br />
WC2. 020 7848 2526.<br />
courtauld.ac.uk<br />
Ë Temple. Map C6.<br />
GUILDHALL ART<br />
GALLERY & ROMAN<br />
AMPHITHEATRE<br />
Temporary exhibitions,<br />
extracts from the City<br />
of <strong>London</strong>’s permanent<br />
collection, plus the remains<br />
of a Roman amphitheatre.<br />
Until 20 Jan John Bartlett:<br />
<strong>London</strong> Sublime. A<br />
collection of extraordinary,<br />
contemporary narrative<br />
paintings depicting modern<br />
<strong>London</strong> life. During the<br />
exhibition, Bartlett will be<br />
creating a large wall drawing<br />
about the summer 2011<br />
riots in <strong>London</strong>, entitled Rise<br />
Of The Invisible. Mon-Sat<br />
10.00-17.00. Admission free<br />
to permanent collection<br />
and amphitheatre.<br />
Guildhall Yard, off<br />
Gresham Street, EC2.<br />
020 7332 3700.<br />
guildhallartgallery.<br />
cityoflondon.gov.uk<br />
Ë Bank. Map B8.<br />
HAYWARD GALLERY<br />
The Southbank Centre’s<br />
contemporary arts space<br />
with events and exhibitions<br />
featuring leading artists.<br />
From 30 Jan Light Show.<br />
Collection of installations<br />
and sculptures that use light<br />
in different ways. Admission<br />
£11. Mon 12.00-18.00; Sat-<br />
Wed 10.00-18.00; Thurs<br />
& Fri 10.00-20.00. General<br />
admission free.<br />
Southbank Centre, SE1.<br />
08448 750 073.<br />
southbankcentre.co.uk<br />
Ë t Waterloo. Map C6.<br />
ICA<br />
The Institute of<br />
Contemporary Arts boasts<br />
galleries, a bookshop, a<br />
late-night bar and cinemas.<br />
Until 13 Jan Bloomberg<br />
New Contemporaries.<br />
Showcase of works from the<br />
UK’s most promising new<br />
and emerging artists. From<br />
23 Jan Juergen Teller. Major<br />
solo exhibition of new and<br />
recent photography from the<br />
award-winning German artist<br />
whose notable collaborations<br />
include advertising<br />
campaigns for fashion<br />
designer Marc Jacobs.<br />
11.00-18.00; Thurs 11.00-<br />
21.00. Admission free.<br />
1 The Mall, SW1. 020<br />
7930 3647. ica.org.uk<br />
Ë t Charing Cross.<br />
Map C5.<br />
KINGS PLACE<br />
Arts venue with two main<br />
galleries: Kings Place and<br />
Pangolin <strong>London</strong>. From 11<br />
Jan John Lessore: Paintings.<br />
Showcase of oil canvasses<br />
depicting ordinary everyday<br />
scenes with a remarkable<br />
use of light and colour.<br />
From 11 Jan Adam Birtwistle:<br />
Paintings. Exhibition from<br />
the renowned contemporary<br />
painter known for his deeply<br />
revealing portraits. Tues-Sat<br />
10.00-18.00. Kings Place<br />
Gallery: Mon-Fri 10.00-<br />
18.00; Sat 12.00-18.00.<br />
Admission free.<br />
90 York Way, N1.<br />
020 7520 1490.<br />
kingsplace.co.uk<br />
Ë t King’s Cross<br />
St. Pancras. Off map.<br />
NATIONAL GALLERY<br />
One of the world’s greatest<br />
collections of Western<br />
European painting, including<br />
Leonardo, Rubens and<br />
Van Gogh. Until 13 Jan<br />
Richard Hamilton: The Late<br />
Works. Major exhibition<br />
of recent works by the<br />
renowned British collage<br />
Top: Seduced By Art at<br />
the National Gallery.<br />
Bottom: A Bigger Splash<br />
at Tate Modern.<br />
artist and painter, who was<br />
one of the forerunners<br />
of the pop art movement.<br />
Until 20 Jan Seduced<br />
By Art: Photography Past<br />
And Present. The gallery’s<br />
first-ever major photography<br />
exhibition explores early<br />
mid-19th century snaps<br />
and exciting contemporary<br />
images, displayed alongside<br />
historical paintings<br />
illustrating the fine art<br />
traditions that inspired them.<br />
Exhibition £12. Sat-Thurs<br />
10.00-18.00; Fri 10.00-<br />
21.00. Admission free.<br />
Trafalgar Square, WC2.<br />
020 7747 2885.<br />
nationalgallery.org.uk<br />
Ë t Charing Cross.<br />
Map C5.<br />
NATIONAL PORTRAIT<br />
GALLERY<br />
British history told through<br />
portraits of famous and<br />
influential people. Until<br />
13 Jan The Lost Prince:<br />
The Life And Death Of<br />
Henry Stuart. Explore more<br />
than 80 exhibits in the firstever<br />
display dedicated to<br />
NATIONAL GALLERY IMAGE © MAISIE BROADHEAD; TATE MODERN IMAGE © THE ESTATE OF NIKI DE SAINT PHALLE<br />
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