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MUSEUMS & GALLERIESHere we list majormuseums and galleries,along with our selectionof the best exhibitionscurrently on show.Many venues offerfree general admission,yet charge for specifictemporary exhibitions.Visitors may be able toget reduced price entry bypurchasing tickets onlineor in advance.Admission prices andopening hours can changeat short notice, andqualifying ages for ‘child’admission prices varywidely – so do check withthe venue before visiting.Map references referto the Central Londonmap on p. 49-51. Detailsunavailable at the time ofgoing to press are labelledTBC (To Be Confirmed).KEY: : TelephoneË : London UndergroundË : London OvergroundË : Docklands Light Railwayt : Overland Train : WebsiteArt GalleriesBARBICAN ARTGALLERY & THE CURVEThe Barbican Centre isEurope’s largest multi-artsvenue. It houses twoexhibition spaces: theBarbican Art Gallery onLevel 3 and The Curveon the ground floor. Bothgalleries close betweenexhibitions. Until 19 FebOMA/Progress. A BarbicanArt Gallery show profilingHolland’s OMA architecturalfirm – one of the world’smost influential. Exhibition£10. Fri-Mon 11.00-20.00;Tues & Wed 11.00-18.00;Thurs 11.00-22.00.Admission prices vary.Barbican Centre, SilkStreet, EC2. 020 76384141. barbican.org.ukË Barbican. Map B8.COURTAULD GALLERYImportant European artcollection, plus temporaryexhibitions. Until 15 Jan TheSpanish Line: Drawings FromRibera To Picasso. Morethan 120 images by Spain’sgreatest artists includingMurillo and Goya. Daily10.00-18.00. Admission£6, child free. Admissionfree every Mon 10.00-14.00(except bank holidays).Somerset House, Strand,WC2. 020 7848 2526. courtauld.ac.ukË Temple. Map C6.GUILDHALL ARTGALLERY & ROMANAMPHITHEATRETemporary exhibitions,extracts from a permanentcollection, plus the remainsof a Roman amphitheatre.Until 15 Jan AtkinsonGrimshaw: Painter OfMoonlight. Evocative imagesof gas-lit streets anddocksides by the Victorianartist. Exhibition £5, childfree. Mon-Sat 10.00-17.00;Sun 12.00-16.00. Admissionfree to permanent collectionand amphitheatre.Guildhall Yard, offGresham Street, EC2. 020 7332 3700. guildhallartgallery.cityoflondon.gov.ukË Bank. Map B8.HAYWARD GALLERYContemporary arts space.Until 8 Jan PipilottiRist. Videos, sculptures,photographs, installationsand more by the Swissartist. Until 8 Jan GeorgeCondo: Mental States.Major retrospective of theAmerican artist GeorgeCondo. Closed betweenshows. Sat-Wed 10.00-18.00; Thurs & Fri 10.00-20.00. Admission £10,child £7.50.Southbank Centre, SE1. 08448 750 073. southbankcentre.co.ukË Waterloo. Map C6.ICAThe Institute of ContemporaryArts boasts exhibitiongalleries, a great bookshop,a funky late-night bar andfilm screening rooms. Until13 Nov Jacob Kassay.Paintings, mixed media, film,installation and more by theyoung American artist. From23 Nov Bloomberg NewContemporaries 2011: InThe Presence. Contemporaryart by 40 recent graduates.InspiringBeautifulFreeVictoria and AlbertMuseum, LondonThe world’s greatestmuseum of art and designwww.vam.ac.ukThe John Madejski Garden at the V&A.Photography by Peter Durant40 | visitlondon.com|LONDON PLANNER|November 2011