Art
You can see world-class art close up in London. There's something for any kind of enthusiast. We have the classics of Turner, Constable, Leonardo Da Vinci alongside talked about artists like Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin and the Chapman Brothers. There are galleries spread out across the city, all with their own character and atmosphere. You can always find something new to see at the V&A, the Tate and the National Gallery and you can find art that will broaden your mind and get you talking in smaller exclusive galleries.
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This permanent exhibition presents a range of ideas about science and medicine since Henry Wellcome's death in 1936. It reflects the experiences and interests of scientists, doctors and patients.
Within the huge field of medicine this exhibition attempts to focus on only a few topics:…
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Felicity Powell - Charmed Life: The solace of objects
'Charmed Life: The solace of objects' is the result of the artist Felicity Powell’s engagement with a collection of 1400 amulets assembled by the Edwardian amateur folklorist Edward Lovett. One of the few people to have had access to this curious collection of &lsquo…
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From 4 October 2011 - 2 September 2012 Auguste Rodin’s life-size marble sculpture The Kiss (1901-04) will be installed in the Sunley Gallery.
On loan from the Tate collection and one of the most iconic images of sexual love, The Kiss was voted the nation’s…
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Hidden heroes - The Genius of Everyday Things
Where would we be without the little heroes that underpin our everyday lives? Could you be bothered to brew leaf tea five times a day or fish the beans out of your morning coffee?
Hidden Heroes: The Genius of Everyday Things is an innovative new…
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Celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens with this new special exhibition. Original artefacts, manuscripts and audio-visual experiences will recreate the atmosphere of Victorian London, taking you on a haunting journey to discover the places and subjects which inspired his writings.
Recreating…
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Mondrian║Nicholson: In Parallel
This exhibition tells the remarkable story of the creative relationship between Piet Mondrian, one of the most celebrated painters of the 20th century, and Ben Nicholson, one of this country’s greatest modern artists. It has been conceived around The Courtauld’s…
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Wellcome Collection's major new free exhibition seeks to explore what humans have done to brains in the name of medical intervention, scientific enquiry, cultural meaning and technological change.
Featuring over 150 artefacts including real brains, artworks, manuscripts, artefacts, videos and photography, 'Brains'…
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Zoe Leonard: Observation Point
This spring, New York-based artist Zoe Leonard (b. 1961, New York) transforms Gallery 3 into a camera obscura. Daylight filters-in through a lens, projecting an image of the world outside onto the floor, walls and ceiling, creating a spatially immersive experience. Alongside this, Gallery 1 is filled with…
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Returning to London for a limited time only and showcasing previously unseen works (many still in the making exclusively for this UK exhibition) Opera Gallery London and curator Jean-David Malat present a monumental merging of past and present works from an artist who has reached…
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Lucian Freud (1922 – 2011) was one of the most important and influential artists of his generation. Paintings of people were central to his work and this major exhibition, spanning over seventy years, is the first to focus on his portraiture.
Produced in close collaboration with the…
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