What's On In London

Exploring the dawn of tech art from the 1950s to the 80s, this major exhibition from the Tate celebrates the innovators of kinetic, optical, programmed, and digital art, with machines and algorithms used to invent mesmerising creations.

This collaborative exhibition between the John Soane and Liberian-British artist Lina Iris Viktor pairs the artist's responsive sculptures with the museum’s expansive collection, exploring space, light, and cultural amalgamations.

Via a curated selection of over 150 items, ‘Hard Graft’ explores working practices across the globe, utilising a range of media to delve into the stories of underrepresented labouring communities and their precarious workers’ rights.

Via the work of leading global designers and photographers, discover the illustrious career of British supermodel Naomi Campbell. From creative collaborations to activism, the exhibition charts her extraordinary cultural impact.

Following the hit 2023 blockbuster, this exhibition explores Barbie’s fascinating history through a design lens, to coincide with the brand’s 65th anniversary. With over 250 objects, learn about the evolution of your favourite doll.

Via a series of 1000-year-old documents, discover the fascinating history of the oasis of Dunhuang at the edge of the Gobi Desert, via the personal stories of those who lived, travelled through, or worshipped there over a millennia ago.

This major show challenges misconceptions about the Silk Roads, an overlapping series of trade roads linking the East and West. Focusing on AD 500-1000, the exhibition showcases objects that reveal the astonishing reach of these networks.

See some of Van Gogh’s most famous works up close, including his Starry Night over the Rhône (1888) and Sunflowers (1888). Rarely seen paintings and drawings are brought together in this colossal celebration of the artist.

Discover the life story of Francis Bacon through his evocative portraits. From self-portraits to paintings of his contemporaries, public and private works from the 1950s onwards show Bacon’s express challenge of the traditional genre.

Discover Monet’s lesser-known works, with this exhibition of his evocative views of the Thames River. The show fulfils the artist's ambitions by showing this group just 300 metres from the Savoy Hotel, where many of them were painted.

The first institutional exhibition to cover these pivotal years of Indian history, this landmark collation of artwork by over 30 Indian artists explores India’s changing cultural-political landscape during this period of tremendous change.

Spanning a wide reach of themes and subjects such as fashion, reportage, and the male body, this photographic selection encompasses works by some of the world’s leading photographers, exploring modern photography via iconic images.

Travel through Sunstrum’s narrative creation, in her series of life-size dioramas that reflect her experience of living across three different continents. Drawing, painting, and installation come together to create her imagined world.

This exhibition presents a selection of new works by Emin, one of the most important visual artists working today. Several new paintings and a monumental bronze sculpture come together in a powerful expression of emotion.

Every Day I Pray For Love marks the artist’s 14th solo exhibition with the gallery, and premieres several new works including a series of paintings which explore line and form, as well as new sculptures and a new Infinity Mirror Room.

In tandem with Frieze London and Frieze Masters, the much-celebrated public art initiative returns to Regent’s Park this autumn, featuring daring and experimental approaches from Leonora Carrington, Yoshitomo Nara, and more.

Uncover the untold and forgotten stories of servants and courtiers who worked at the royal palaces over 300 years ago. For the first time, the lives of those who ran the homes and palaces of the royalty are explored in great depth.

With an exhibition that spans both the Leighton and Sambourne Houses for the very first time, discover the stories of Marion and Maud Sambourne via their extensive collection of dresses by some of the leading modistes of the era.

Featuring nearly 100 pieces, view the Wallace Collection’s remarkable collection of Sikh arms as well as numerous other historic objects, in this exhibition exploring the life of the great Sikh leader Ranjit Singh (1780–1839).

Focusing on a group of friends and collaborators known as The Blue Rider, the exhibition showcases how the work of artists such as Wassily Kandinsky and Gabriele Münter transformed modern art in the early 20th century.

With 150 works and spanning 400 years, the exhibition explores the paths of women who became professional artists. Many of them challenged contemporary societal norms and broke boundaries, forging a path for future generations.

The exhibition highlights four influential women such as the writer Virginia Woolf, and the green spaces they surrounded themselves with. The gardens acted as their places of sanctuary and artefacts like garden tools help to tell the story of their lives.

The most comprehensive UK exhibition dedicated to Mingei, the influential Japanese folk-craft movement developed in the 1920s and 1930s. Discover previously unseen works including ceramics, woodwork, toys, photography, and textiles.

Developed in the 1940s, Tropical Modernism was an architectural style suited to the hot and humid conditions of West Africa which later spread to India and Ghana. Discover works in this style and why it was considered a symbol of modernity.

Established by Polish-born Barbara Hulanicki, discover the rise and fall of Biba - the label that defined 1960s and 70s fashion. The exhibition features clothing, photographs, and other materials all chosen by Hulanicki herself.

The exhibition celebrates the life of Enzo Mari, one of the greatest and most influential designers of the 20th century. His work, both artistic and educational, focused on the importance of play and inspired generations of designers.

In this photography exhibition, Polly Braden documents the lives of women forced to leave their homes on account of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, creating intimate portraits of the ongoing displacement of these individuals.

With over 200 works spanning from scores to installations, discover the fascinating career of Yoko Ono. Alongside her humanitarian campaigns, her multidisciplinary practice includes conceptual and participatory art, film, and music.

Immerse yourself in the cultural hub of Paris through the Fan Museum’s extensive collection. Discover the architectural, fashion, and technological developments of the city via elaborate fans from the 18th to the early 20th centuries.

Discover the final decades of Michelangelo’s life and career. Drawings and architectural studies are paired with intimate poems and letters to paint a striking portrait of one of Europe’s finest artists in his later years.

For the first time in 20 years, Caravaggio’s last known painting - ‘The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula' (1610) – is coming to London. Discover the drama and violence of this exceptional work in this National Gallery exhibit.

In this large-scale exhibition from the Tate Britain, nearly 60 of Sargent’s paintings are paired with several period garments, to show the innovative ways in which the famed artist used fashion to construct identity in his portraits.

Discover Angelica Kauffman, one of the most celebrated artists of the 18th century, with this Royal Academy exhibition that charts her progression from child prodigy to celebrated painter of portraits and history.