MUSEUMS & GALLERIESHere we list majormuseums and galleries,along with our selectionof the best exhibitionscurrently on show.Many venues offer freegeneral admission, butcharge entry to temporaryexhibitions. Prices listedhere are for tickets boughtin person, unless otherwisestated – reductions may beavailable online. Admissionprices and opening hourscan change at short notice,while the qualifying agesfor ‘child’ admission pricesvary – check with thevenue before you visit.Map referencescorrespond with theCentral London mapon p. 51-53.Details unavailable at thetime of press are labelledTBC, which stands for ToBe Confirmed.To dial the UnitedKingdom remove the first0 and add +44.KEY: : TelephoneË : London UndergroundË : London OvergroundË : Docklands Light Railwayt : National Rail Train: WebsiteArt Fairs20/21 INTERNATIONALART FAIR9-12 May Featuring modernand contemporary art fromboth the UK and dealerswho specialise in workfrom all over the world. Bignames on show includeDavid Hockney and HenryMoore, as well as manyother emerging artists.Thurs 11.00-21.00; Fri11.00-20.00; Sat 11.00-19.00; Sun 11.00-18.00.Admission £8.Royal College Of Art,Kensington Gore, SW72EU. 020 8742 1611. 20-21intartfair.comË Gloucester Road.Map E2.Art GalleriesBARBICAN ARTGALLERY & THE CURVEEurope’s largest multi-artsvenue has two exhibitionspaces: the Barbican ArtGallery and The Curve.Until 9 Jun The Bride AndThe Bachelors: DuchampWith Cage, Cunningham,Rauschenberg And Johns.Exhibition exploringMarcel Duchamp’s impacton four great modernartists: composer JohnCage, choreographerMerce Cunningham,and visual artists RobertRauschenburg and JasperJohns. Admission £12,under-12s free.Until 28 Jul GeoffreyFarmer. In The Curve, theVancouver-based artistresponds to the notionof chance in the workof Cage, Cunninghamand Duchamp. Fri-Tues11.00-20.00; Wed 11.00-18.00; Thurs 11.00-22.00.Admission free.Barbican Centre, SilkStreet, EC2Y 8DS. 020 7638 4141. barbican.org.ukË Barbican. Map A/B8.COURTAULD GALLERYImportant European artcollection, plus temporaryexhibitions, housed inSomerset House. Until26 May Becoming Picasso:Paris 1901. Exhibitiontelling the story of thegreat artist’s breakthroughyear. Focusing onpaintings, the showincludes some of his veryfirst masterpieces. Daily10.00-18.00. Admission£6, child free. Admission£3 all dayevery Mon.Somerset House, Strand,WC2R 0RN. 020 78482526. courtauld.ac.ukË Temple. Map C6.DULWICH PICTUREGALLERYEngland’s first public artgallery was founded in1811 and today holds oneof the finest collectionsof Old Masters in the UK.The imposing building wasdesigned by 19th-centuryarchitect Sir John Soane(p. 65). Until 19 MayMurillo & Justino De Neve:Top: George Bellows atthe Royal Academy.Bottom: Michael Landyas St. Jerome at theNational Portrait Gallery.The Art Of Friendship.Paintings by theSpanish baroque painterBartolomé Esteban Murillocommissioned by a canonof Seville Cathedral, apatron and friend of theartist. Tues-Fri 10.00-17.00, Sat-Sun 11.00-17.00. Admission £5, childfree. Exhibitions £10, childfree (includes access topermanent collection).Gallery Road, SE21 7AD. 020 8693 5354. dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk t Herne Hill.Off map.GUILDHALL ARTGALLERY & ROMANAMPHITHEATRETemporary exhibitions,extracts from the Cityof London’s permanentcollection and the remainsof a Roman amphitheatre.Mon-Sat 10.00-17.00.Sun 12.00-16.00. Generaladmission free.Guildhall Yard, offGresham Street, EC2V5AE. 020 7332 3700. guildhallartgallery.cityoflondon.gov.ukË Bank. Map B8.HAYWARD GALLERYThe Southbank Centre’scontemporary arts spacewith events and exhibitions.Mon 12.00-18.00; Tues-Sun 10.00-18.00; Thurs &Fri 10.20.Southbank Centre,Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX. 08448 750 073. southbankcentre.co.ukË t Waterloo. Map C6.ICAThe Institute ofContemporary Arts boastsgalleries, a bookshop,a late-night bar andcinemas. Until 9 JunBernadette Corporation:2000 Wasted Years. Thefirst UK retrospectiveof the New York Cityand Paris-based artcollective. Their multidiscliplinarywork offersan inventive responseto commercialisationand other issues ofcontemporary culture.Tues-Wed & Fri-Sun11.00-18.00; Thurs 11.00-21.00. Admission free.1 The Mall, SW1Y 5AH. 020 7930 3647. ica.org.ukË t Charing Cross.Map C5.KINGS PLACEArts venue with two maingalleries: Kings Place andPangolin London. Pangolin:Tues-Sat 10.00-18.00.Kings Place Gallery:Tues-Sat 10.00-18.00.Admission free.90 York Way, N1 9AG. 020 7520 1490. kingsplace.co.ukË t King’s CrossSt. Pancras. Off map.NATIONAL GALLERYOne of the world’sgreatest collectionsof Western Europeanpainting, including worksby Leonardo Da Vinci,Peter Paul Rubens andVincent Van Gogh. Until19 May Barocci: BrillianceAnd Grace. ResplendentTOP IMAGE © COURTESY OF THE BELLOWS TRUST; BOTTOM IMAGE © MICHAEL LANDY, COURTESY OF THE THOMAS DANE GALLERY, <strong>LONDON</strong>56 | visitlondon.com|<strong>LONDON</strong> PLANNER|May 2013
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