Exhibitions coming soon in London

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

Showing 40 exhibitions

Like Music in the BloodComing Soon
Thaddaeus Ropac London

Like Music in the Blood

Starting Sep 3

PaintingSculptureInstallationMixed MediaTextiles

Eight artists explore the body through omission, displacement and abstraction

Emma ReyesComing Soon
White Cube Mason's Yard

Emma Reyes

Starting Sep 4

Painting

Solo survey of Colombian self-taught painter Emma Reyes (1919–2003)

Peter Beard: The Long Practice of ChangeComing Soon
Contemporary Ceramics

Peter Beard: The Long Practice of Change

Starting Sep 17

Ceramics

New porcelain work born from two ceramic residencies in China

Louis FratinoComing Soon
David Zwirner London

Louis Fratino

Starting Sep 18

Painting

New paintings expanding Fratino's intimate, queer-centered figuration

Colin Self: UnseenComing Soon
Frith Street Gallery

Colin Self: Unseen

Starting Sep 18

PaintingSculptureInstallationDrawing & Works on PaperMixed MediaCeramicsPrints

First London retrospective of Pop artist Colin Self since 1986

Gabriel OrozcoComing Soon
White Cube Bermondsey

Gabriel Orozco

Starting Sep 18

PaintingPhotographySculptureDrawing & Works on PaperMixed MediaGabriel Orozco

Major solo show of 100+ works spanning sculpture, painting and photography

Es DevlinComing Soon
Design Museum

Es Devlin

Starting Sep 18

SculptureInstallationDrawing & Works on PaperPerformanceDesign

First UK show dedicated to Es Devlin's 30 years of stage sculpture and light installations

Ha Chong-HyunComing Soon
Lisson Gallery Bell Street

Ha Chong-Hyun

Starting Sep 24

PaintingMixed MediaHa Chong-Hyun

Six-decade survey of Korean abstract painter Ha Chong-Hyun's Conjunction series

This Is Still Not a Pipe: The Afterlife of MagritteComing Soon
Gagosian Grosvenor Hill

This Is Still Not a Pipe: The Afterlife of Magritte

Starting Sep 24

PaintingSculptureRené Magritte

Magritte's icons meet contemporary art he inspired, from apples to bowler hats

Autumn Knight: I Can't ComplainComing Soon
ICA London

Autumn Knight: I Can't Complain

Starting Sep 29

Video & Moving ImageInstallationPerformanceSound Art

Solo show exploring the pleasures and politics of everyday complaining

Nicola Turner: I Tear Secrets From Your Yielding FleshComing Soon
Annely Juda Fine Art

Nicola Turner: I Tear Secrets From Your Yielding Flesh

Starting Oct 1

SculptureInstallation

Debut solo show tracing a Georgian townhouse's hidden history of shame

Salman Toor: Someone Like YouComing Soon
Courtauld Gallery

Salman Toor: Someone Like You

Starting Oct 2

PaintingDrawing & Works on Paper

Toor's first European solo: 20 paintings on queer identity, belonging and community

Painting the French RivieraComing Soon
Royal Academy

Painting the French Riviera

Starting Oct 2

Painting

160+ works showing how the Côte d'Azur shaped modern art from Monet to Klein

Ossie Clark / Celia BirtwellComing Soon
Fashion and Textile Museum

Ossie Clark / Celia Birtwell

Starting Oct 2

TextilesDesign

Ossie Clark's rock-and-roll fashion paired with Celia Birtwell's iconic prints

Renoir and LoveComing Soon
National Gallery

Renoir and Love

Starting Oct 3

PaintingPierre-Auguste Renoir

40 Impressionist paintings showing Renoir at his peak, including Bal au Moulin de la Galette

Earthly Paradise: Radical Living in the UKComing Soon
William Morris Gallery

Earthly Paradise: Radical Living in the UK

Starting Oct 3

PaintingPhotographySound Art

Two centuries of British art, activism, and unconventional homes

Inji Efflatoun: The Poetics of JusticeComing Soon
Whitechapel Gallery

Inji Efflatoun: The Poetics of Justice

Starting Oct 7

PaintingDrawing & Works on Paper

First UK survey of art and radical activism by Egyptian artist Inji Efflatoun

Cecilia VicuñaComing Soon
Whitechapel Gallery

Cecilia Vicuña

Starting Oct 7

PaintingPhotographyVideo & Moving ImageInstallationTextilesPerformanceCecilia Vicuña

First major UK survey of Vicuña's six-decade practice spanning art and activism

Justin Caguiat: Change RingingComing Soon
Serpentine South Gallery

Justin Caguiat: Change Ringing

Starting Oct 8

FreePaintingSculptureVideo & Moving ImageInstallationSound ArtPrints

Thermochromic paintings and ringing bronze bells transform Serpentine South.

Tim Walker's Fairyland: Love and LegendsComing Soon
National Portrait Gallery

Tim Walker's Fairyland: Love and Legends

Starting Oct 8

Photography

Walker's five-year portrait project celebrating queer identity and LGBTQ+ trailblazers

The 90sComing Soon
Tate Britain

The 90s

Starting Oct 8

Mixed Media

Edward Enninful curates fashion, art and photography from Britain's defining decade

Robert Ryman: The Real ThingComing Soon
Barbican Art Gallery

Robert Ryman: The Real Thing

Starting Oct 8

PaintingRobert Ryman

First major UK Ryman retrospective in 30 years — 60+ works

Firenze LaiComing Soon
White Cube Mason's Yard

Firenze Lai

Starting Oct 13

Painting

Debut UK show of new paintings by Hong Kong-born artist Firenze Lai

William EgglestonComing Soon
The Photographers' Gallery

William Eggleston

Starting Oct 14

PhotographyWilliam Eggleston

Fifty years of Eggleston's democratic eye on everyday American colour

Sanlé Sory: Colour YearsComing Soon
The Photographers' Gallery

Sanlé Sory: Colour Years

Starting Oct 14

Photography

A rare survey of Sanlé Sory's colour photographs documenting Burkina Faso

Snap Happy! How Children Became PhotographersComing Soon
The Photographers' Gallery

Snap Happy! How Children Became Photographers

Starting Oct 14

Photography

The history of children as photographers, from clubs to cameras

Light and Magic: The Birth of Art PhotographyComing Soon
Tate Modern

Light and Magic: The Birth of Art Photography

Starting Oct 14

Photography

Over 50 artists trace pictorialism from the 1880s to the 1960s

Akiko Hirai: Things that disappear when touchedComing Soon
Contemporary Ceramics

Akiko Hirai: Things that disappear when touched

Starting Oct 15

Ceramics

Fragile, imperfect forms exploring quiet equilibrium and delicate imbalance

Hokusai: Thirty-six views of Mt. Fuji from the Iuchi CollectionComing Soon
Dulwich Picture Gallery

Hokusai: Thirty-six views of Mt. Fuji from the Iuchi Collection

Starting Oct 20

PrintsKatsushika Hokusai

The complete Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji shown in the UK for the first time, including The Great Wave.

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.

The Nue Black AestheticComing Soon
Design Museum

The Nue Black Aesthetic

Starting Nov 6

InstallationTextilesDesign

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

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

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

InkComing Soon
Tate Modern

Ink

Starting Apr 22, 2027

PaintingDrawing & Works on Paper

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

BayaComing Soon
Tate Modern

Baya

Starting Jun 10, 2027

PaintingCeramics

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

Nalini MalaniComing Soon
Tate Modern

Nalini Malani

Starting Jul 1, 2027

Video & Moving ImageInstallationPaintingDigital Art

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

Lynda BenglisComing Soon
Tate Modern

Lynda Benglis

Starting Sep 30, 2027

SculptureInstallationVideo & Moving ImagePhotography

50+ works from the poured latex floor pieces to now

Edvard MunchComing Soon
Tate Modern

Edvard Munch

Starting Nov 11, 2027

PaintingPrintsPhotographyEdvard Munch

The Frieze of Life seen through cinema and visual storytelling