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82 museums · 99 exhibitions on now · 81 coming soon

Britain's art world extends well beyond London, and that's part of what makes it interesting. The regional institutions aren't outposts: Tate St Ives, the Hepworth Wakefield, the Baltic in Gateshead, and the Whitworth in Manchester run ambitious, independently minded programmes. Turner Contemporary in Margate has helped put the Kent coast on the map, a town with a long connection to J.M.W. Turner.

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Jonathan Baldock: HeldEnds today
Arnolfini

Jonathan Baldock: Held

Until Sep 27

CeramicsTextilesInstallation

Immersive ceramics, textiles and sound exploring folklore, nature and human connection.

James McNeill WhistlerEnds today
Tate Britain

James McNeill Whistler

Until Sep 27

PrintsPainting

First major European Whistler retrospective in 30 years at Tate Britain

The Hay Wain: Walking Constable's LandscapeEnds in 7 days
Christchurch Mansion

The Hay Wain: Walking Constable's Landscape

Until Oct 4

Sound ArtPainting

Landmark loans reunite The Hay Wain with Constable's own Suffolk landscape

Portrait of a City: A Century of American PhotographyEnds in 7 days
Dulwich Picture Gallery

Portrait of a City: A Century of American Photography

Until Oct 4

Photography

A century of American urban life through 34 photographers, from Stieglitz and Lange to Arbus and Davidson.

Lynn Chadwick at Houghton HallEnds in 7 days
Houghton Hall

Lynn Chadwick at Houghton Hall

Until Oct 4

Sculpture

30 sculptures across house and grounds — largest UK show in over 20 years

Hepworth and Nicholson: The Hampstead Studio PhotographsEnds in 7 days
Courtauld Gallery

Hepworth and Nicholson: The Hampstead Studio Photographs

Until Oct 4

Photography

Paul Laib’s 1930s photographs of a shared Hampstead studio

Nicola Turner: Time's ScytheEnds today
Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Nicola Turner: Time's Scythe

Until Sep 27

TextilesInstallationSculpture

Wool and horsehair tendrils cascade through YSP's 18th-century Chapel

Polly Braden: Against the TideEnds today
Arnolfini

Polly Braden: Against the Tide

Until Sep 27

Photography

Documentary portraits of young people in England's forgotten coastal towns.

Japanese Women Photographers: From 1950s to NowEnds today
The Photographers' Gallery

Japanese Women Photographers: From 1950s to Now

Until Sep 27

PhotographyVideo & Moving ImageInstallation

27 groundbreaking Japanese women photographers from the 1950s to today

British Art Fair 2026Ends today
Saatchi Gallery

British Art Fair 2026

Until Sep 27

Digital ArtPaintingSculpture

Modern and contemporary British art from leading specialist dealers

HeathboundEnds today
Burgh House

Heathbound

Until Sep 27

FreePhotographyMixed MediaTextiles

Seventeen artists respond to Hampstead Heath, London's urban wilderness

Reviving Craft: Reflection of the MindEnds today
Somerset House

Reviving Craft: Reflection of the Mind

Until Sep 27

FreeCeramicsTextilesDesign

China’s living craft heritage, from stoneware and silk to digital immersion

Like Music in the BloodEnds in 4 days
Thaddaeus Ropac London

Like Music in the Blood

Until Oct 1

Mixed MediaTextilesInstallation

Eight artists explore the body through omission, displacement and abstraction

Emma ReyesEnds in 6 days
White Cube Mason's Yard

Emma Reyes

Until Oct 3

Painting

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

Art of CreationEnds in 6 days
John Hansard Gallery

Art of Creation

Until Oct 3

FreeInstallation

Interactive exhibition on pregnancy, early life and lifelong health

Krzysztof Grzybacz: HaruspexEnds in 6 days
Pace Gallery London

Krzysztof Grzybacz: Haruspex

Until Oct 3

Painting

Eight new paintings peel back skin, textile and landscape

Aleksandra Kasuba: Shelters For SensesEnds in 7 days
Tate St Ives

Aleksandra Kasuba: Shelters For Senses

Until Oct 4

Mixed MediaPaintingSculpture

First UK museum show of visionary Lithuanian American artist spanning six decades

NIGO: From Japan with LoveEnds in 7 days
Design Museum

NIGO: From Japan with Love

Until Oct 4

CeramicsTextilesDesign

First UK retrospective of NIGO — streetwear pioneer, KENZO director and cultural polymath

FVU New Takes – film programmeEnds in 7 days
Arnolfini

FVU New Takes – film programme

Until Oct 4

FreeVideo & Moving Image

Six early-career artists, a new moving image commission every month

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2026Ends in 10 days
National Portrait Gallery

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2026

Until Oct 7

Painting

44th edition of the UK's most prestigious contemporary portrait painting prize

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