Exhibitions coming soon in London

See what's opening soon at London's museums and galleries and plan your visit.

Showing 34 exhibitions

Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Fox, the Mole, the Horse... And YouComing Soon
Dulwich Picture Gallery

Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Fox, the Mole, the Horse... And You

Starting Nov 3

Drawing & Works on Paper

Never-before-seen sketches and originals from the creator of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse.

No Plan at All: Prints from BORCH EditionsComing Soon
David Zwirner London

No Plan at All: Prints from BORCH Editions

Starting Nov 5

Prints

New and historical prints from Copenhagen's BORCH Editions workshop

Winston Taylor Photo Portrait Prize 2026Coming Soon
National Portrait Gallery

Winston Taylor Photo Portrait Prize 2026

Starting Nov 5

Photography

Shortlisted portraits from young, amateur and professional photographers.

Through our Eyes: Sámi Art and CultureComing Soon
Somerset House

Through our Eyes: Sámi Art and Culture

Starting Nov 6

FreePhotographyPerformanceVideo & Moving ImageSculpture

The first UK group show of contemporary Sámi art, across five galleries

The Nue Black AestheticComing Soon
Design Museum

The Nue Black Aesthetic

Starting Nov 6

TextilesDesignInstallation

Landmark show celebrating Black British designers reshaping furniture, fashion and architecture

Vanessa Bell & Duncan Grant: Inside BloomsburyComing Soon
Tate Britain

Vanessa Bell & Duncan Grant: Inside Bloomsbury

Starting Nov 12

CeramicsTextilesDesignPainting

Bloomsbury’s celebrated duo, with their Charleston studio restaged

Alchemies: May Cockcroft, Nour Malas, Sarah Martin-NussComing Soon
Victoria Miro London

Alchemies: May Cockcroft, Nour Malas, Sarah Martin-Nuss

Starting Nov 13

Painting

Three emerging abstract painters turn colour and material into new languages

Dana AwartaniComing Soon
Lisson Gallery London

Dana Awartani

Starting Nov 19

Textiles

Darning holes in her work as an act of repair against violence

Christopher Le BrunComing Soon
Lisson Gallery London

Christopher Le Brun

Starting Nov 19

Painting

New modular paintings that push the boundaries of abstract form

Louise GiovanelliComing Soon
White Cube Mason's Yard

Louise Giovanelli

Starting Nov 20

Painting

New paintings probing figuration, abstraction and the act of looking

Peggy Guggenheim in London: The Making of a CollectorComing Soon
Royal Academy

Peggy Guggenheim in London: The Making of a Collector

Starting Nov 21

Mixed Media

Works from Guggenheim Jeune's pioneering 1938 London exhibitions reunited at the RA

Van Eyck: The PortraitsComing Soon
National Gallery

Van Eyck: The Portraits

Starting Nov 21

PaintingJan van Eyck

All nine of van Eyck's known portraits together for the first time in history

Andrius Arutiunian: They Tried to Count UsComing Soon
Hayward Gallery

Andrius Arutiunian: They Tried to Count Us

Starting Nov 24

FreeSound ArtInstallationSculpture

A shrine to the cosmos where myth and radio astronomy share one orbit

Nan Goldin: You Never Did Anything WrongComing Soon
Hayward Gallery

Nan Goldin: You Never Did Anything Wrong

Starting Nov 24

PhotographyVideo & Moving ImageNan Goldin

Five decades of unflinching photography, plus four recent films

Anselm KieferComing Soon
White Cube Bermondsey

Anselm Kiefer

Starting Nov 25

PaintingAnselm Kiefer

A solo show of recent paintings by the German artist

Conrad Shawcross: Shadows of the MechanismComing Soon
Victoria Miro London

Conrad Shawcross: Shadows of the Mechanism

Starting Nov 26

InstallationSculptureConrad Shawcross

Debut of the Time Pebble series and an immersive Slow Arc light installation

WONDER: Why We Believe in MagicComing Soon
Somerset House

WONDER: Why We Believe in Magic

Starting Feb 4, 2027

Mixed MediaInstallation

Magic across time, from ancient rituals and alchemy to WitchTok and AI

Monet: Painting TimeComing Soon
Tate Modern

Monet: Painting Time

Starting Feb 25, 2027

PaintingClaude Monet

Tate's first Monet show, on time, speed and the modern age

Catharina van Hemessen: Signature WorksComing Soon
National Gallery

Catharina van Hemessen: Signature Works

Starting Mar 4, 2027

FreePainting

The only Flemish woman painter known to have signed her own work

Mary Cassatt: Radical ImpressionistComing Soon
National Portrait Gallery

Mary Cassatt: Radical Impressionist

Starting Mar 11, 2027

Painting

The first UK retrospective devoted to the pioneering American Impressionist

Sonia BoyceComing Soon
Tate Britain

Sonia Boyce

Starting Mar 24, 2027

PhotographyMixed MediaDrawing & Works on PaperVideo & Moving ImageInstallationSculpture

Forty years of fierce experimentation, from collage to installation

Rembrandt: Radical PrintmakerComing Soon
Royal Academy

Rembrandt: Radical Printmaker

Starting Apr 9, 2027

Prints

Rembrandt the rule-breaking etcher, at his most spontaneous

InkComing Soon
Tate Modern

Ink

Starting Apr 22, 2027

Drawing & Works on PaperPainting

Around 80 works reinventing ink painting in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan

South Asia Now: Fashion. Art. Design.Coming Soon
V&A East Museum

South Asia Now: Fashion. Art. Design.

Starting Apr 24, 2027

TextilesDesign

Over 200 works charting South Asia's creative influence today

Summer Exhibition 2027Coming Soon
Royal Academy

Summer Exhibition 2027

Starting May 18, 2027

Drawing & Works on PaperPrintsPaintingSculpture

Open-submission show of new art and architecture, much of it for sale

Thomas GainsboroughComing Soon
Tate Britain

Thomas Gainsborough

Starting May 20, 2027

Drawing & Works on PaperPainting

120 paintings and drawings marking 300 years since the artist's birth

BayaComing Soon
Tate Modern

Baya

Starting Jun 10, 2027

CeramicsPainting

The UK's first solo show for the Algerian modernist, 100+ works

Nalini MalaniComing Soon
Tate Modern

Nalini Malani

Starting Jul 1, 2027

Digital ArtVideo & Moving ImageInstallationPainting

Her largest survey to date: six decades, almost 200 works

Simone LeighComing Soon
Royal Academy

Simone Leigh

Starting Sep 18, 2027

CeramicsInstallationSculpture

Monumental bronze and ceramic sculpture exploring Black identity and memory

Lynda BenglisComing Soon
Tate Modern

Lynda Benglis

Starting Sep 30, 2027

PhotographyVideo & Moving ImageInstallationSculpture

50+ works from the poured latex floor pieces to now

David HockneyComing Soon
Tate Britain

David Hockney

Starting Oct 7, 2027

PhotographyDrawing & Works on PaperVideo & Moving ImagePrintsPaintingDavid Hockney

Seven decades of love, friendship and portraiture in over 200 works

Edvard MunchComing Soon
Tate Modern

Edvard Munch

Starting Nov 11, 2027

PhotographyPrintsPaintingEdvard Munch

The Frieze of Life seen through cinema and visual storytelling

The TudorsComing Soon
Tate Britain

The Tudors

Starting Nov 18, 2027

Drawing & Works on PaperPaintingSculpture

Dive into the artistic opulence of Tudor England

Matisse, Picasso, KleeComing Soon
Royal Academy

Matisse, Picasso, Klee

Starting Nov 19, 2027

Drawing & Works on PaperPaintingSculpture

Rarely seen modernist masterpieces from Heinz Berggruen's private collection