Culture vultures of the capital gather around, as London's art scene is alive and well with a kaleidoscope of exhibitions, each offering a glimpse into the city's creative spirit. From centuries-old masterpieces in museums to immersive works, these showcases feature something for everyone.
Whether you're a sucker for the avant-garde or a traditionalist at heart, there's a feast of gorgeous art waiting to entice your senses and you can dive into a realm of inspiration with our guide to the best exhibitions London has to offer for 2025.
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The Best London Exhibitions For November 2025
1. Frameless
- Location: 6 Marble Arch, W1H 7EJ
- When: ongoing
- Tickets: from £20 per person
- Website: DesignMyNight.com
Frameless is the UK’s largest permanent immersive art experience, located in the heart of Marble Arch. With 42 masterpieces spanning across four distinct galleries, this multi-sensory journey redefines how we experience art.
Featuring iconic works from legends like Van Gogh, Monet, Dalí, and Rembrandt, each piece is digitally remastered and set to a captivating surround sound soundscape, blending classical and contemporary music. You can explore the galleries at your own pace, immersing yourself in art from different genres. After soaking in the masterpieces, unwind at the café bar or visit the shop for a unique memento.
Take around two hours to explore all four galleries at Frameless.
2. David Bowie Centre
- Location: The V&A East Storehouse, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, East Storehouse, V&A, Parkes Street, E20 3AX
- When: from September 2025
- How much: TBC
- Website: V&AEast.uk
The new V&A East Storehouse museum in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is playing host to an exhibition of epic proportions in 2025: the David Bowie Centre. For the first time ever, this archive of 90,000+ items will be accessible to all and totally free to enter.
Highlights of the event include iconic stage costumes for the likes of Ziggy Stardust, lyrics for songs including Fame and Heroes, and even audio-visual installations to create an all-encompassing and immersive feel.
Experience the music icon through these archives.
3. Spencer House
- Location: 27 St James’s Place, SW1A 1NR
- When: ongoing
- Tickets: from free
- Website: DesignMyNight.com
Step inside Spencer House, a hidden gem of Georgian elegance, where centuries of history and stunning art come to life. Originally built for Lord and Lady Spencer, this exquisite palace once served as both a family residence and a private gallery.
Today, its remarkable collection of paintings, furniture, and decorative objects gives a fascinating glimpse into 18th-century aristocratic life. Marvel at pieces original to the house, alongside those generously loaned from renowned institutions like the V&A and Tate. Book your tour now to experience this unique piece of London’s heritage.
Check out the likes of paintings, furniture and bronze lanterns.
4. Val Lee: The Presence of Solitude
- Location: The Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX
- When: 7th October - 11th January 2025
- Tickets: free
- Website: southbankcentre.co.uk
Venture into the world of Taiwanese artist Val Lee as she brings her deeply personal, multidisciplinary practice to London for the very first time. At the HENI Project Space in the Hayward Gallery, Lee’s free-to-visit exhibition continues her ongoing exploration of isolation, intimacy and hope - themes that run like quiet undercurrents through her work.
At the heart of the show, The Presence of Solitude, are fresh iterations of two of her standout pieces: Valley in the Minibus (2024), which meditates on the strange limbo of transitory 'non-spaces,' and The Sorrowful Football Team (2025), a haunting reflection on political repression during Taiwan’s White Terror.
This exhibition is Val Lee's first-ever solo outing in the UK.
5. Wes Anderson: The Archives
- Location: Design Museum, 224-238 Kensington High Street, W8 6AG
- When: 21st November 2025 - 26th July 2026
- Tickets: from £19.69 per person
- Website: designmuseum.org
Step inside the whimsical world of Wes Anderson: The Archives as The Design Museum unveils a spectacular retrospective celebrating the filmmaker’s signature style and storytelling magic. You'll be able to explore over 600 rare and never-before-seen objects from Anderson’s personal archive, on display in Britain for the very first time.
Curated in collaboration with La Cinémathèque française, this landmark exhibition traces the journey from his early 1990s experiments to his most iconic creations like The Grand Budapest Hotel, Moonrise Kingdom, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. Expect to be immersed in Anderson’s cinematic universe through original sketches, puppets, storyboards, costumes (yes, Margot Tenenbaum’s fur coat is here), and even a candy-pink model of the Grand Budapest Hotel.
Fan of Wes Anderson? You'll love this exhibition, running until the 26th of July 2026.
6. Cartier
- Location: V&A, Cromwell Road, South Kensington, SW7 2RL
- When: until 16th November 2025
- Tickets: from £27 per person
- Website: vam.ac.uk
- Read DesignMyNight's review of Cartier
Prepare to be dazzled as Cartier at the V&A offers an extraordinary journey through the iconic brand's legacy of art, design, and craftsmanship, featuring over 350 dazzling objects that chart its rise as a jewellery powerhouse. Spanning precious jewels, historic gemstones, iconic watches, and clocks, it's the first major UK show on Cartier in almost 30 years.
The exhibition will showcase stunning pieces, including the Williamson Diamond brooch commissioned by Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 and the iconic Scroll Tiara, worn by both Queen Elizabeth II at her coronation and by Rihanna for W Magazine in 2016. Alongside these regal treasures, you'll find pieces worn by royalty and Hollywood stars, including Princess Margaret’s rose clip brooch and Grace Kelly's engagement ring.
There will be over 350 objects on display and contributions from the Royal Collection.
7. Kurt Cobain: Unplugged
- Location: The Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road, SW7 2BS
- When: until 18th November 2025
- Tickets: £5 per person
- Website: rcm.ac.uk
For the first time in Europe, see the legendary Martin guitar Kurt Cobain played during Nirvana’s unforgettable MTV Unplugged performance - reunited with his iconic green mohair cardigan in one historic display. Step into the raw, electrifying world of Kurt Cobain and Nirvana, the band that redefined rock for a generation. Kurt Cobain: Unplugged at the Royal College of Music Museum offers a rare chance to get up close with rock 'n' roll relics that have become symbols of a cultural revolution.
Discover the story behind Cobain’s uniquely modified Martin D-18E, the left-handed guitar that helped shape Nirvana’s unmistakable sound, and which became the world’s most expensive guitar when it sold for over $6 million. Stand in the presence of the cardigan that became an emblem of vulnerability, rebellion, and Cobain’s final performance.
Kurt Cobain's guitar (pictured) is in the exhibition.
8. Prehistoric Planet: Discovering Dinosaurs
- Location: Lightroom, 12 Lewis Cubitt Square, King's Cross, N1C 4DY
- When: until January 2026
- Tickets: from £27.50 per person
- Website: lightroom.uk
Head on a Jurassic journey with Prehistoric Planet: Discovering Dinosaurs at Lightroom, a fully immersive experience that brings Earth’s most legendary creatures to life like never before. Developed in partnership with Apple TV+, this extraordinary show combines cinematic storytelling, state-of-the-art CGI, and breathtaking 360° visuals to transport you back to the age of dinosaurs.
From swirling desert storms to mysterious ocean depths, you’ll find yourself side by side with iconic creatures like the mighty Tyrannosaurus Rex, swirling ammonites, and the quirky Adalatherium during their most thrilling moments. Featuring exclusive new scenes, original artwork, and a powerful soundtrack by Hans Zimmer and the Bleeding Fingers Music team, this is prehistoric storytelling at its most epic.
On the hunt for exhibitions in London now? Strut over to this immersive spectacular.
9. Hilary Lloyd: Very High Frequency
- Location: Studio Voltaire, 1A Nelsons Row, Clapham, SW4 7JR
- When: 10th September 2025 - 11th January 2026
- Tickets: free
- Website: studiovoltaire.org
With Very High Frequency, artist Hilary Lloyd takes on the legacy of Britain’s most trailblazing TV dramatist, Dennis Potter, in a major new commission that blends film, archival material and performance. Known for pushing television beyond naturalism with flashbacks, fantasy sequences, lip-syncing and musical interludes, Potter’s work tackled everything from sex and class to illness and death - often sparking controversy, bans, and cult status in equal measure.
Lloyd channels that same restless energy, creating a layered installation that resists neat storytelling, instead placing audiences inside a shifting, sculptural landscape of moving images, backstage sets and fractured narratives.
Key to the exhibition is a series of new short films featuring Potter’s collaborators and admirers, such as Melvyn Bragg, Kenith Trodd, Richard E. Grant, Gina Bellman and Alison Steadman, woven together as an impressionistic portrait of the writer through Lloyd’s lens.
You can expect intimate records of Potter’s handwritten scripts in the Forest of Dean.
10. Costume Couture: Sixty Years Of Cosprop
- Location:
Fashion and Textile
Museum, 83 Bermondsey Street, SE1
3XF
- When: 26th September 2025 - 8th March
2026
- Tickets: £12.65 per
adult
- Website: fashiontextilemuseum.org
From Downton Abbey to Peaky Blinders, few names have shaped screen style quite like Cosprop. Founded in 1965 by Oscar and BAFTA-winning designer John Bright, the legendary London costume house has dressed everyone from Helena Bonham Carter in A Room with a View to Colin Firth’s Mr Darcy. Now, the Museum is celebrating 60 years of this couture powerhouse with Costume Couture, a once-in-a-lifetime exhibition showcasing never-before-seen costumes, sketches and accessories.
More than just a red-carpet moment, this exhibition takes you behind the seams - charting Cosprop’s artistry from script to screen through iconic outfits, insider stories, and a dazzling line-up of period finery. Expect lush fabrics, impeccable tailoring, and the kind of detail that’s made Cosprop synonymous with cinematic magic for six decades. And yes, there’s even a glossy accompanying book (with a foreword by Dame Judi Dench, naturally).
Expect everything from A Room with a View to Downton Abbey.
11. Pirates
- Location: The National Maritime Museum, Romney Road, SE10 9NF
- When: until 4th January
2026
- Tickets: £15 per person
- Website: rmg.co.uk
Ahoy, matey. Ready to set sail on a thrilling adventure through the world of pirates? The National Maritime Museum's latest exhibition, Pirates, is your chance to uncover the truth behind the treasure-filled myths and swashbuckling legends. From the lovable, bumbling Captain Pugwash to the daring anti-heroes like Captain Jack Sparrow, pirates have captured our imaginations for centuries. But what’s the real story?
Pirates explores the global history of piracy, from the infamous South China Sea to the shores of North Africa, and even highlights the pressing issues of modern piracy that still affect sailors today. You’ll meet legendary figures like Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, and the fierce Anne Bonny and Mary Read, as well as dive into how the image of pirates, past and present, is shifting.
Discover what it truly means to be a pirate at this cool exhibition.
12. The Legend Of Titanic - The Immersive Exhibition
- Location: Dock X, Surrey Quays Road, SE16 2XU
- When: until 1st February
2026
- Tickets: £32 per adult, £22 per child
- Website: legend.of.titanic.com
Prepare to embark on a journey through time and immerse yourself in the unforgettable story of the Titanic like never before. The Legend of the Titanic - The Immersive Exhibition launches at Dock X in Surrey Quays on the 25th of July, offering an unforgettable mix of 360-degree projections, VR simulations, authentic artefacts, and stunning replicas. Walk through 13 interactive rooms where you’ll experience life as a fictional passenger from 1912, discovering the ship's majestic beauty, its fateful end, and the emotional stories of the people onboard.
Take a step onto the grand staircase, venture into the engine room, and sip tea in the elegant Café Parisien as you fully immerse yourself in this piece of history. Thanks to cutting-edge VR technology, you’ll even have the chance to dive deep into the ocean to uncover the Titanic’s final resting place. Tickets are available now, so don’t miss your chance to be part of this extraordinary journey.
Expect breathtaking imagery as part of this exhibition.
13. Robbie Williams: Radical Honesty
- Location: Moco Museum, 1-4 Marble Arch, W2 2UH
- When: until 31st December 2025
- Tickets: £16.90 per person
- Website: london.mocomuseum.com
Robbie Williams, a pop icon with 15 number one albums and a career spanning from Take That to his solo success, is now making waves in the art world with his Radical Honesty exhibition at London’s Moco Museum. After nearly two decades of creating art, Williams brings a bold, unfiltered perspective on human nature, inviting viewers to confront anxiety, self-love, introversion, and the messy truths of life without the usual filters.
His latest collection features never-before-seen sculptures and visual works, including a marble representation of anxiety and a playful piece featuring an elderly lady named Blanche, symbolising his approach to facing fears with humour. Radical Honesty challenges society’s obsession with curated images, offering a refreshing, raw exploration of self-acceptance and vulnerability, all infused with Williams’ signature wit and irreverence.
After the success of exhibitions in Amsterdam and Barcelona, Radical Honesty comes to London.
14. The Last Days Of Pompeii, London
- Location: Immerse LDN at Excel Waterfront, E16 1XL
- When: 14th November 2025 - 6th Februay 2026
- Tickets: £24 per adult, £18 per child
- Website: pompeii-experience.com/london
This November, you'll be transported back over 2,000 years as The Last Days of Pompeii lands at Immerse LDN, ExCeL Waterfront, for a limited 16-week run. Experience an eight-metre-high projection room and wander Pompeii’s bustling streets, exploring villas, bathhouses and marketplaces as if you were truly there.
Become a gladiator spectator in the amphitheatre with thrilling VR sequences, or walk freely through the Villa of Mysteries in the metaverse, frescoes glowing in dazzling detail. Alongside rare Roman artefacts, marble statues and poignant casts of Vesuvius’ victims, you’ll uncover the human stories behind one of history’s most infamous disasters.
Watch Pompeii's streets come to life.
15. Our Story With David Attenborough
- Location: The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, South Kensington, SW7 5BD
- When: until January
2026
- Tickets: from £20 per person (£12.50 for members)
- Website: nhm.ac.uk
If you've ever wanted to step inside a David Attenborough documentary, now's your chance. Our Story with David Attenborough is a bold, immersive 360° cinematic journey that surrounds you with the sights, sounds, and staggering beauty of our planet and its story.
Set in the Jerwood Gallery, this 50-minute adventure invites you to walk through the history of life on Earth - from bubbling primordial seas to forest-dwelling gorilla families and the deep-ocean ballet of humpback whales. But it’s not just about what we see - it’s about who we are. This is the story of us, told through the lens of evolution, impact, and ultimately, hope. Crafted with Sir David Attenborough’s unmistakable voice and insight, the experience draws on a lifetime of exploration and storytelling. His narration guides you through awe and wonder to a quiet, powerful call to action: we all have a role in shaping the next chapter.
Expect jaw-dropping visuals from the award-winning minds behind many of Attenborough’s iconic documentaries.
16. Emily Kam Kngwarray
- Location: Tate Modern, Bankside, SE1 9TG
- When: 10th July - 11th January 2026
- Tickets: £20 per person
- Website: tate.org.uk
Emily Kam Kngwarray stands as one of the most significant Australian artists of the late 20th century, celebrated for her monumental paintings that vividly express her deep connection to her Anmatyerr Country in the Northern Territory. This landmark exhibition at Tate Modern marks the first large-scale presentation of her work in Europe and offers an unparalleled exploration of her life and culture through over 60 batiks, paintings, and drawings.
Rooted in her profound knowledge of the desert landscapes, plants, animals, and spiritual meanings of Country, Kngwarray’s art embodies the ancestral ties and traditions of Aboriginal peoples, transforming her lived experience into powerful visual narratives.
This exhibition is a vital celebration of Emily Kam Kngwarray's extraordinary career.
17. Marie Antoinette Style
- Location: Olympic Way, Wembley Park, HA9 0NP
- When: 20th September 2025 - 22nd March 2026
- Tickets: from £23 per person
- Website: vam.ac.uk
Head to the V&A for an Marie Antoinette Style - an exploration of how this complex fashion icon has shaped design over the last 250 years. The timeless appeal of this look is rooted in youth and fame, and the ill-fated queen has a long-lasting legacy.
The exhibition features preserved clothing and furnishings, as well as a deep-dive into her lasting influence. Prices start from £23, though members can enter for free.
Marie Antoinette - the last Queen of France.
18. The Bayeux Tapestry
- Location: British Museum, Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, WC1B 3DG
- When: September 2026 - July 2027
- Tickets: TBC
- Website: britishmuseum.org
History lovers, take note, as for the first time in nearly a thousand years, the Bayeux Tapestry is making its way back to the UK. The 70-metre embroidered masterpiece - which famously chronicles the Norman Conquest and the Battle of Hastings - will go on display at the British Museum’s Sainsbury Exhibition Gallery from September 2026 to July 2027. Long housed at the Bayeux Museum in Normandy, this marks the first-ever loan of the UNESCO-recognised artefact, which is widely regarded as one of the most important works of medieval art in existence.
Featuring 58 detailed scenes with more than 600 figures, 200 horses and 40 ships stitched into its linen, the tapestry is both a work of extraordinary craft and a vivid visual history of 1066. Its arrival in London is already predicted to be the museum’s most popular exhibition to date, and comes as part of a cultural exchange that will also see treasures from the British Museum head to France.
The Bayeux Tapestry.
19. Van Gogh Exhibit: The Immersive Experience
- Location: 106 Commercial Street, Spitalfields, E1 6LZ
- When: ongoing
- Tickets: from £21 for adults; from £14 for children; aged 3 and under go free
- Website: vangoghexpo.com/london
Art no longer hangs quietly on a wall at Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience - here, it surrounds you. This multi-sensory exhibition transforms Van Gogh’s most iconic works into a living, breathing world through 360° projections, interactive spaces, evocative music, and even VR experiences.
Venture into Starry Night and feel the swirling skies come alive, wander through the golden glow of Sunflowers, or drift among the serene petals of Almond Blossoms. Each space invites you to experience the artist’s vision, emotion, and humanity in a way that’s visceral, immersive, and unforgettable.
'Starry Night' at the Van Gogh Immersive Experience.
20. Practically Magic: William Morris At Home in Hammersmith
- Location: William Morris Society & Museum, Kelmscott House, W6 9TA
- When: from 11th September 2025
- Tickets: £7.50 entry, free for local residents
- Website: williammorrissociety.org
Head to Kelmscott House, the riverside Hammersmith home where William Morris, designer, poet, craftsman, socialist, and environmentalist extraordinaire, lived and created for eighteen years. To mark the William Morris Society’s 70th anniversary, a new exhibition celebrates his genius, from hand-drawn wallpapers and textiles to rare books crafted in pursuit of ‘the ideal book.’ You can explore the house as the Morris family knew it, wander through the flourishing garden, and peek into the library where ideas flowed as freely as the Thames outside.
But Morris’s magic wasn’t a solo affair. The exhibition also shines a light on the friends, family, and colleagues whose creativity and collaboration shaped his world, including fellow members of the Socialist League. Together, they turned Kelmscott House into a buzzing hub of artistry, activism, and inspiration - a space where beauty, politics, and imagination collided.
Sunflower wallpaper printing block, William Morris, manufactured for Jeffrey & Co. 1879 ©
21. Kerry James Marshall: The Histories
- Location: Burlington House, Piccadilly, W1J 0BD
- When: 20th September - 18th January 2026
- Tickets: from £23.50 per person
- Website: royalacademy.org
This autumn, the Royal Academy of Arts invites you to experience the bold, unforgettable work of Kerry James Marshall, widely regarded as one of the most important painters working today. Across 70 vivid, large-scale paintings, Marshall places Black lives firmly at the centre of art history, filling the spaces where they were historically absent.
Drawing on a rich tapestry of references - from Western history painting and civil rights movements to comics, science fiction, and his own memories - Marshall’s works celebrate everyday life while imagining brighter futures. Among the highlights is Knowledge and Wonder (1995), his monumental commission for the Chicago Public Library, appearing on loan in the UK for the very first time.
Kerry James Marshall - School of Beauty, School of Culture, 2012.
22. Theatre Picasso
- Location: Tate Modern, Bankside, SE1 9TG
- When: 17th September 2025 - 12th April
2026
- Tickets: £14 per person, free for members
- Website: tate.org.uk
Marking the centenary of his iconic painting The Three Dancers, Theatre Picasso reimagines the artist through the lens of contemporary performance, staged by acclaimed artist Wu Tsang and curator Enrique Fuenteblanca. Fascinated by performers, such as dancers, entertainers, and bullfighters, Picasso drew inspiration from their transformative power to shape his own public persona: Picasso, the Artist.
This exhibition explores that cultivated identity, showing how Picasso balanced the tension between popular culture and the avant-garde while questioning what it means to be both celebrated and an outsider. The immersive space presents over 45 works from Tate’s collection, alongside key European loans, including paintings, sculpture, textiles, and works on paper - some never before seen in the UK.
Discover a theatrical, thought-provoking exploration of Picasso, where identity, transformation, and performance collide.
23. Blitz: The Club That Shaped The 80s
- Location: Design Museum, 224-238 Kensington High Street, W8 6AG
- When: 20th September 2025 - 29th March 2026
- Tickets: from £14.38 per adult, £10.77 per student, and £7.19 per child
- Website: designmuseum.org
Head behind the door of a Covent Garden side street and enter the world of Blitz, the legendary 1980s club night that sparked a style revolution. From David Bowie’s glam to punk, soul, continental cinema, and cabaret, this was the playground where the brightest young creatives of the decade came together to turn fashion, music, and design upside down – and launch careers that would go global.
Blitz: The Club That Shaped The 80s features the music that had everyone dancing, the flamboyant fashions that made heads turn, and the art, film, and graphics that defined a generation. See iconic outfits, design sketches, vinyl, photography, furniture, and rare film footage - over 250 items in total - all celebrating the energy, creativity, and audacious style of the original Blitz Kids.
Spandau Ballet’s debut photo shoot at the Warren Street squat, 1980. Photo by Graham Smith.
24. Dark Secrets: The Esoteric Exhibition
- Location: The Vaults, Leake Street, SE1 7NN
- When: 10th October 2025 - 31st May 2026
- Tickets: £21 per person
- Website: thevaults.london/dark-secrets
Head to immersive Leake Street venue The Vaults for an eerie exhibit: Dark Secrets: The Esoteric Exhibition. This explores the relationship between occult sciences, supernatural phenomena, ancient beliefs and esoteric doctrines, shown through a lens of rationality that considers fraudulent practices and scientific experiments.
Their displays feature artefacts from ritualistic crimes committed by criminal religious groups, as well as information on how esotericism and the supernatural have influences fiction and art. This closes with the eternally asked question of whether there is something after death, designed to get you thinking.
Expect to be spooked at this creepy exploration of the supernatural.
25. Dirty Looks: Desire And Decay In Fashion
- Location: Barbican Centre, Silk Street, EC2Y 8DS
- When: 25th September 2025 - 25th January 2026
- Tickets: £20 per person
- Website: barbican.org.uk
Head straight from the polished runway and dive into the messy, rebellious side of fashion with Dirty Looks: Desire And Decay In Fashion. From mud-splashed dresses and faux-stained jeans to ruined romantic gowns and clever upcycled creations, this exhibition celebrates the art of getting dirty – and asks why the fashion world has never been so provocatively messy.
Dirty Looks explores how designers have used dirt, decay, and imperfection to challenge beauty standards, question our relationship with the earth, and reimagine how clothing interacts with our bodies. Featuring legendary names like Hussein Chalayan, Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood, Miguel Adrover, and Maison Margiela, alongside cutting-edge emerging talent like Elena Velez, Yuima Nakazato, and IAMISIGO, the exhibition maps fashion’s past, present, and a daringly unconventional future.
Paolo Carzana, Autumn/Winter 2025, Dragons Unwinged at the Butchers Block. Photograph by Joseph Rigby.
26. Agatha Christie At The British Library
- Location: British Library, 96 Euston Road, NW1 2DB
- When: 30th October 2026 - 20th June 2027
- Tickets: TBC
- Website: events.bl.uk
Venture into the world of the Queen of Crime with a landmark exhibition celebrating the life and legacy of Agatha Christie, the bestselling novelist of all time. From grand English country houses to sun-drenched archaeological digs and glamorous journeys aboard the Orient Express, discover the places and experiences that fuelled her imagination and inspired some of the most unforgettable stories ever told.
Through evocative photographs, personal letters, family memorabilia, notebooks, manuscripts and never-before-seen drafts, the exhibition reveals the real Christie behind iconic characters like Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Highlights include her 1937 Remington typewriter (used to compose And Then There Were None), handwritten notes for Witness for the Prosecution, a teenage typescript of her very first short story, and study notes from her 1917 pharmaceutical exam.
Credit: The Christie Archive Trust.
27. Banksy Limitless
- Location: 79 - 85 Old Brompton Road, SW7 3LD, SW7 3LD
- When: 29th September 2025 - 31st January 2026
- Tickets: £19 per adult, £15 per student, £14 per child
- Website: banksylimitless.com/london
Banksy Limitless is an immersive exhibition that drops you headfirst into the world of the elusive street artist. For a limited run only, expect to find over 250 artworks, spanning originals, large-scale installations, sculptures, murals (including seven created in war-torn Ukraine), and even an Infinity Room where his sharp social commentary reflects at you from every angle.
You’ll also step into recreations of some of his most iconic works, from Cinderella’s Carriage to the Louise Michel room, inspired by the refugee rescue ship he decorated.
Immerse yourself in Banksy's artworks.
28. Gilbert & George: 21ST CENTURY PICTURES
- Location: Hayward Gallery,SE1 8XX
- When: 7th October 2025 - 11th January 2026
- Tickets: from £20 per person
- Website: southbankcentre.co.uk
This autumn, London’s Hayward Gallery is throwing open its doors to one of Britain’s most provocative artistic duos. Gilbert & George: 21ST CENTURY PICTURES is a bold, unapologetic look at the past 25 years of the pair’s work; a vivid chronicle of life, lust, faith and fear, told through their trademark large-scale photo montages.
Celebrating their motto of ‘Art for All’, the exhibition brings together key series including NEW HORNY PICTURES (2001), THE LONDON PICTURES (2011), THE BEARD PICTURES (2016), and THE CORPSING PICTURES (2022). Each collection captures the duo’s fascination with modern life - from the moral chaos of the city streets to the private rituals that define humanity.
Gilbert & George: 21st Century Pictures.
29. Quantum Untangled
- Location: Science Gallery, King’s College London, Guy’s Campus, Great Maze Pond, SE1 9GU
- When: 8th October 2025 - 28th Febraury 2026
- Tickets: free entry
- Website: london.sciencegallery.com
Quantum Untangled is the Science Gallery London’s immersive new exhibition where art and science collide. From the tiniest subatomic particles to cosmic ripples across space and time, the show explores how quantum phenomena shape our reality, and how understanding them could transform the future.
Through interactive artworks, sculptural installations, immersive environments, poetry, photography, and film, you're invited to explore the big questions of quantum physics in a way that’s both playful and profound. Highlights include immersive works by Conrad Shawcross RA, sculptural explorations by Alistair McClymont, Monica C. LoCascio & Daniela Brill Estrada, Matthew Woodham, and the interactive Quantum Jungle by Robin Baumgarten.
Ringdown by Conrad Shawcross.
30. Nigerian Modernism
- Location: Tate Modern, Bankside, SE1 9TG
- When: 8th October 2025 - 10th May 2026
- Tickets: from £18 per person
- Website: tate.org.uk
Discover the artists who shook up modern art in Nigerian Modernism, the exhibition that celebrates mid-20th-century trailblazers who fused African, European, and Nigerian traditions into bold, multidimensional works.
Explore paintings, sculpture, textiles, and poetry from over 50 creatives, including El Anatsui, Uzo Egonu, Ladi Kwali, and Ben Enwonwu, and trace the vibrant networks that connected Lagos, Zaria, Enugu and even Paris and London.
Benedict Enwonwu Black Culture 1986 (pictured right).
31. Cecil Beaton's Fashionable World
- Location: National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, WC2H 0HE
- When: 9 October 2025 -11 January 2026
- Tickets: from £23 per person
- Website: npg.org.uk
Enter the glittering world of Cecil Beaton, the man who made fashion, photography, and celebrity sparkle like no one else. From the Bright Young Things of the Jazz Age to Hollywood glamour and Oscar-winning costume design for My Fair Lady, this exhibition is a full-on feast of style, wit, and star power.
See over 200 iconic pieces - photographs, letters, sketches, and costumes - featuring Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Marlon Brando, and even Queen Elizabeth II. It’s a dazzling celebration of one of the 20th century’s most extraordinary creative forces.
The Second Age of Beauty by Cecil Beaton, British Vogue, February 1946.
32. SURFACE
- Location: Sussex Mansions, 79-85 Old Brompton Road, SW7 3LD
- When: from 23rd October 2025
- Tickets: TBC
- Website: surfaceexhibition.com
Explore the world of street art with SURFACE, a striking exhibition by Danish photographer Søren Solkær that captures the energy, diversity, and cultural pulse of urban creativity. Over a decade, Solkær has photographed more than 150 artists - from Blek le Rat and Shepard Fairey to Lady Aiko and Invader - alongside their vibrant, city-defining works in London, New York, Berlin, Melbourne, and beyond.
The result is over 75 captivating portraits that highlight the transformative power of street art on the urban landscape. Solkær’s signature lighting and storytelling turn each portrait into a fine art statement, blending filmic atmosphere with meticulous detail.
SURFACE will be embarking on a global tour.
33. Wayne McGregor: Infinite Bodies
- Location: Somerset House, Embankment Galleries, WC2R 1LA
- When: 30th October 2025 - 22nd February 2026
- Tickets: from £19.50 per person
- Website: somersethouse.org.uk
This autumn, Somerset House transforms into a playground of movement, art, and technology with Infinite Bodies, a bold exploration of choreographer Sir Wayne McGregor’s groundbreaking career. Discover how McGregor and his collaborators - from Oscar-winning sound designers to visionary visual artists - push the boundaries of dance, digital media, and creative experimentation.
Visitors can wander through interactive installations, witness unannounced live performances by Company Wayne McGregor, and experience talks, workshops, and music that expand the exhibition beyond the gallery. Perfect for anyone curious about the intersection of art, science, and the human body, Infinite Bodies is as spectacular as it is inspiring.
Wayne McGregor: ON THE OTHER EARTH.
34. Peter Doig: House Of Music
- Location: Serpentine South Gallery, W2 3XA
- When: 10th October 2025 - 8th February 2026
- Tickets: free (advance booking strongly recommended)
- Website: serpentine.org
Serpentine presents House of Music, a new project by Peter Doig that explores the intersections of music, film, and communal gathering within his practice. Transforming the gallery into a listening space, the exhibition brings together recent paintings and, for the first time, integrates sound, creating a multi-sensory environment for reflection and conversation.
Doig’s works depict spaces where music is played, musicians performing, and people dancing, blending personal memory, found photographs, and imagined scenes, many of which are inspired by his years in Trinidad. Central to the exhibition are rare, restored analogue speakers, through which music selected from Doig’s decades-long archive of vinyl and cassette tapes plays, offering a unique acoustic experience.
Sundays feature Sound Service, live listening sessions where musicians, artists, and collectors - including Ed Ruscha, Linton Kwesi Johnson, and Duval Timothy - share tracks on the analogue systems, fostering dialogue through shared sound.
Peter Doig: House of Music with Sound system by Laurence Passera.
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