
Exhibitions in London
London has 8 museums in the Museum Compass index, with 43 special exhibitions on view or already announced.
On view now






The Music is Black: A British Story

Rising Voices: Contemporary Art from Asia, Australia and the Pacific



Painting the French Riviera


Yinka Shonibare and Thomas Gainsborough: A Conversation



Light and Magic
The Birth of Art Photography

In Provence and Southern France


Gathering Ground
Explore the power of art to inspire change in today’s ecological crisis

White Cube x RA
Photo: Bengt Oberger / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Metalworking Now (2026-27)
Photo: Diliff / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Multiplied wonders Italian Renaissance woodcuts
Photo: Ham / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Julio Le Parc: Light. Colour. Action.

Sun Artists: A Serial of Artistic Photography
Photo: Diliff / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Golden Threads: Dress from Saudi Arabia
Photo: Diliff / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

The Bayeux Tapestry
A historic loan from France
Opening soon

Constantinople to Istanbul: One City, Two Empires

Vanessa Bell & Duncan Grant: Inside Bloomsbury

Peggy Guggenheim in London



Catharina van Hemessen: Signature Works

German Expressionism
Modern Painting 1900–1918
Photo: Diego Delso / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Sonia Boyce

Rembrandt
Photo: Bengt Oberger / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Ink
Experience the intricate beauty of this traditional art-form


Collected Centuries of art, saved and shared
Photo: Diego Delso / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Baya
Witness the bold and beautiful works of leading Algerian artist

Nalini Malani
Witness the powerful work of leading contemporary artist Nalini Malani

Lynda Benglis
Immerse yourself in the electrifying, rule-shattering world of Lynda Benglis


Edvard Munch
Step into the soulful world of mesmerising Munch

Museums in London
Every venue in the index for this city, with what each has on.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Photo: Diliff / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Royal Academy of Arts
Photo: Bengt Oberger / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Tate Modern
Photo: DiscoA340 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
British Museum
Photo: Ham / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Tate Britain
Jim Osley / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
National Gallery
Photo: Diego Delso / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wallace Collection
No Swan So Fine / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Recently closed in London12 shows
- Richard DaddRoyal Academy of Arts · July 25 – October 25, 2026
- The Long Goodbye, Carrie Mae WeemsVictoria and Albert Museum · April 18 – October 18, 2026
- I Was Born HereVictoria and Albert Museum · September 12 – October 18, 2026
- Tom Hunter SelectsVictoria and Albert Museum · September 12 – October 18, 2026
- DispersalVictoria and Albert Museum · September 12 – October 18, 2026
- John Constable: Views of NatureBritish Museum · June 2 – October 4, 2026
- Flowers for youRoyal Academy of Arts · March 3 – September 27, 2026
- James McNeill WhistlerTate Britain · May 21 – September 27, 2026
- Monet and Renoir: Painting Side by SideNational Gallery · July 27 – September 22, 2026
- Tracey Emin: A Second LifeTate Modern · February 27 – August 31, 2026
- ZurbaránNational Gallery · May 2 – August 23, 2026
- Summer Exhibition 2026Royal Academy of Arts · June 16 – August 23, 2026

