London & Partners

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