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Exhibitions and events calendarOpen daily: 10.30 – 18.00
Friday & Saturday: 10.30 – 21.00
Featured events
Lunchtime Lecture - Sarah Siddons: the first celebrity actress
Thu, 9 May 2024, 13.00-14.00
The Ondaatje Wing Theatre
£10 (£8 Members / concessions)
Weekend workshop: Introduction to figurative painting
11 - 12 May 2024, 11.00-17.00
The Art Studio
£250 (£200 Members / concessions)
Film screening: The Watermelon Woman
Sat, 11 May 2024, 14.00-16.00
The Ondaatje Wing Theatre
Free (booking required)
Adult programme
From performances and talks to practical workshops, DJs, drop-in drawing classes and more, our adult programme offers both free and ticketed events.
Explore the Adult programmeExhibitions
The Time is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure
22 February - 19 May 2024
Floor 0
£16.00 / £18.00 with donation
Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In
21 March - 16 June 2024
Floor 2
£8.50 / £9.50 with donation
Six Lives
20 June - 8 September 2024
£21 / £23.50 with donation
Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award 2024
11 July - 27 October 2024
Free to visit
Francis Bacon Portraits
10 October 2024 - 19 January 2025
Tickets not yet on sale
Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2024
14 November 2024 - 16 February 2025
Tickets not yet on sale
Free displays
Colin Davidson: Silent Testimony
22 April 2024 - 23 February 2025
Room 14, Floor 3
Free
People Powered: stories from film and screen
29 April - 30 June 2024
Studio Gallery, Floor -2
Free
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