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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correspond with the Central
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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.
Major exhibition of more
than 400 striking images
tracing international
photography through two
of the 20th century’s most
colourful and influential
decades. Admission £12,
under-12s free. Until 28
Feb Rain Room. This digital
installation allows visitors
to control the rain. 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 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
on 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.
Until 9 Dec Art Of Change:
New Directions From
China. Major exhibition of
works from China’s most
prominent contemporary
artists focussing on the
emergence of installation and
performance art over the past
30 years. Exhibition £10.
Mon 12.00-18.00; Sat-Wed
10.00-18.00; Thurs & Fri
10.00-20.00. 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 18 Nov Bjarne
Melgaard: A House To Die
In. Display of contemporary
works inspired by a project
to create a purpose-built
home and studio for the
artist. Until 18 Nov Hannah
Sawtell: Osculator. Site
specific video work and
installation.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: King’s Place and
Pangolin London. From
7 Nov John Buck. Solo
exhibition in King’s Place
of the artist’s human and
animal sculptures which
offer a modern twist on
primitivism. Tues-Sat
10.00-18.00. King’s 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
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
Top: Tom Wood at the
Photographers’ Gallery.
Bottom: Eileen Cooper at
RA Now, Royal Academy
of Arts.
photography exhibition
explores early mid-19th
century snaps and exciting
contemporary images,
displayed alongside historical
paintings illustrating the fine
art traditions that inspired
them (p. 47). 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
first-ever display dedicated
to the 16th-century boy
prince who would have
been Henry IX, including
works by Hans Holbein and
Inigo Jones. Until 24 Mar
Marilyn Monroe: A British
Love Affair. Celebrating
the iconic actresses’ life
in pictures by British
TOP IMAGE © TOM WOOD, COURTESY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHERS’ GALLERY; BOTTOM IMAGE BY EILEEN COOPER ‘RA REAL TIME,’ COURTESY OF THE ARTIST AND ART FIRST GALLERY
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