Exhibitions in London
February 2027
February at a glance: 8 exhibitions opening, 17 closing, and 23 more on view across the city.
Opening in February
Jacqueline Marval2 Feb 2027Dulwich Picture Gallery
The first UK museum exhibition dedicated to French painter Jacqueline Marval (1866-1932), bringing together over 40 paintings and lithographs, many never before exhibited, including one of the earliest known female nude self-portraits.
- Drawing in the Age of Bruegel: New Discoveries5 Feb 2027
Courtauld Gallery
A display of drawings from the age of Bruegel with new discoveries, in the Gilbert and Ildiko Butler Drawings Gallery.
- Paula Rego: Dog Woman5 Feb 2027
Courtauld Gallery
Pastels by Paula Rego exploring the animal within the human, in the Denise Coates Exhibition Galleries.
- Paula Rego: Pendle Witches5 Feb 2027
Courtauld Gallery
Companion display in the Project Space to Paula Rego: Dog Woman, with her Pendle Witches prints.
- Pierre Alechinsky11 Feb 2027
Serpentine Gallery · Free
Pierre Alechinsky's first major solo presentation at a UK public institution in over six decades, timed to his centenary year, at Serpentine South.
- Peter Blake: Pop Art Life11 Feb 2027
National Portrait Gallery
The first major institutional exhibition devoted to the portraiture of Sir Peter Blake, the British Pop artist.
Sahara Longe16 Feb 2027Dulwich Picture Gallery
A solo display responding to Van Dyck's Venetia, Lady Digby on her Deathbed: new figurative paintings by Sahara Longe exploring love, loss, grief and heartbreak.
Monet: Painting Time25 Feb 2027Tate Modern
Tate's first exhibition devoted exclusively to Claude Monet, bringing together paintings from lenders worldwide to explore his engagement with time, from instantaneous Impressionist moments to the Water Lilies series.
Closing in February
Nicole Eisenman5 Feb 2027Royal Academy of Arts · Free
A major new courtyard sculpture by New York-based artist Nicole Eisenman, installed in front of Burlington House.
Tim Walker's Fairyland: Love and Legends7 Feb 2027National Portrait Gallery
Photographer Tim Walker celebrates the UK's LGBTQ+ trailblazers in a fantastical exploration of queer identity, community and love.
Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse...and You7 Feb 2027Dulwich Picture Gallery
The first UK museum show by author-illustrator Charlie Mackesy: never-before-seen early sketches and original works from The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse.
Yinka Shonibare and Thomas Gainsborough: A Conversation7 Feb 2027National Gallery · Free
Yinka Shonibare's contemporary response shown alongside Thomas Gainsborough's 'Mr and Mrs Andrews'. Free to all visitors.
Rudy Loewe: Intimacies of Care – Spaces of Grief and Possibility7 Feb 2027Wellcome Collection · Free
Multidisciplinary artworks by Rudy Loewe reimagine mental healthcare, centring the lived experience of Black people whose UK care is shaped by racist discrimination.
Audrey Amiss: The Surviving Exhibitions7 Feb 2027Wellcome Collection · Free
The first museum show of Audrey Amiss (1933-2013): drawings, paintings and other works through which she spoke out against harmful treatment within the mental health system.
- Cecilia Vicuña: Foraging Quipu14 Feb 2027
Whitechapel Gallery · Free
A free participatory installation in Gallery 4, running alongside Cecilia Vicuña: Living Threads. Visitors contribute to a collective quipu — the Andean knotted-cord form central to Vicuña's practice.
Cecilia Vicuña: Living Threads14 Feb 2027Whitechapel Gallery
The first major UK survey of the Chilean artist, poet and activist, spanning six decades of work that dissolves boundaries between art, poetry, performance and ritual. Includes a companion participatory installation, Foraging Quipu.
The 90s: Art and Fashion14 Feb 2027Tate Britain
Curated by Edward Enninful, a major show on how 1990s British art, fashion and photography fused into one cultural force, with Hirst, Lucas, McQueen, Westwood and Teller.
Snap Happy! How Children Became Photographers21 Feb 2027The Photographers' Gallery
Through photographs and archives, celebrates the creativity and curiosity of children as photographers.
Light and Magic: The Birth of Art Photography21 Feb 2027Tate Modern
Around 200 prints by more than 80 artists trace pictorialism, the first international art photography movement, across the globe.
William Eggleston: All that goes unnoticed21 Feb 2027The Photographers' Gallery
Major exhibition celebrating 50 years since William Eggleston's Guide (1976), the book that helped establish colour photography as fine art.
British Wildlife Photography Awards21 Feb 2027Horniman Museum · Free
Award-winning British wildlife photography spanning animal behaviour, botanical subjects, urban wildlife and marine life, with captions giving context for each image.
Sanlé Sory: Colour Years21 Feb 2027The Photographers' Gallery
Sanlé Sory's rarely seen colour photographs shown together for the first time, capturing youth culture and fashion in Burkina Faso.
Childhood in War28 Feb 2027Imperial War Museum · Free
The UK's first exhibition on how war has shaped children's lives from 1914 to today, told through personal objects, immersive set pieces and much-loved children's books.
Robert Ryman: The Real Thing28 Feb 2027Barbican Centre
Major retrospective of over 60 works by American painter Robert Ryman, whose largely white, square canvases invite a closer look at materials and surface.
Sam Belinfante: All that I have to say is…28 Feb 2027Sir John Soane's Museum
A new film in the Foyle Space on how changing light alters our sense of space, drawn from Belinfante's 2023 residency and Soane's use of openings, coloured glass and mirrors.
Also on through February
Andrius Arutiunian: They Tried to Count Usto 7 Mar 2027Hayward Gallery · Free
The Armenian-Lithuanian artist's first UK solo show, reconstructing a fragment of an unfinished radio anechoic chamber from an Armenian radio telescope alongside sculptures and a new sound piece exploring myth and cosmic phenomena.
Nan Goldin: You Never Did Anything Wrongto 7 Mar 2027Hayward Gallery
A major solo show by the American photographer and activist, spanning five decades of intimate work on relationships, addiction and queer subcultures, alongside four recent films including the public debut of a new work.
Gathering Groundto 7 Mar 2027Tate Modern · Free
A collection display bringing together works by artists including Abbas Akhavan, Abel Rodríguez and Zheng Bo, exploring the connection between environmental and social justice.
Peggy Guggenheim in Londonto 14 Mar 2027Royal Academy of Arts
Explores Guggenheim's short-lived Guggenheim Jeune gallery (1938-39) and how it introduced avant-garde art to London.
Cosimo I de' Medici: Art and Dynastyto 21 Mar 2027Wallace Collection · Free
A free display showing how Cosimo I de' Medici, first Grand Duke of Tuscany, used art to build his authority and secure his dynasty, from a monumental wine cooler bearing his emblem to a ceremonial sword linking him to Hercules.
Multiplied wonders: Italian Renaissance woodcutsto 21 Mar 2027British Museum · Free
The first display devoted to Italian Renaissance woodcuts, from early devotional prints to chiaroscuro designs by Titian and Parmigianino, in Rooms 90 and 90a.
Dame Vera Lynn Collectionto 2 Apr 2027Imperial War Museum
A selection of Dame Vera Lynn's personal objects, including letters, correspondence and uniform items from her recently acquired Second World War archive, on display for 12 months near the entrance to the Second World War Galleries.
Es Devlinto 4 Apr 2027Design Museum
The first UK retrospective of artist-designer Es Devlin's 30-year practice in sculpture, performance, language and light, with maquettes and new commissions.
Hyundai Commission: Tarek Atouito 11 Apr 2027Tate Modern · Free
The 11th annual Hyundai Commission fills the Turbine Hall with a site-specific installation by artist and composer Tarek Atoui, blending music, technology, sculpture and performance into multisensory environments.
Van Eyck: The Portraitsto 11 Apr 2027National Gallery
For the first time in history, all of Jan van Eyck's surviving painted portraits brought together in one exhibition.
Vanessa Bell & Duncan Grant: Inside Bloomsburyto 11 Apr 2027Tate Britain
The 50-year creative partnership of Bloomsbury artists Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, with over 300 works and a recreation of their studio at Charleston in Sussex.
Becoming America: How Science Shaped a Nationto 25 Apr 2027Science Museum · Free
Marking 250 years since US independence, this exhibition reveals the science behind the nation's founding through maps, paintings and instruments from the 1760s to 1790s.
Metamorphoses: Porcelain Sculpture by Rachel Kneeboneto 25 Apr 2027Wallace Collection · Free
Acclaimed artist Rachel Kneebone presents nine white porcelain sculptures throughout the Wallace Collection's galleries, including two newly created works, in dialogue with the museum's historic decorative arts.
Art deco: the golden age of poster designto 30 Apr 2027London Transport Museum
Over 100 original London Transport posters mark the centenary of art deco, with work by design greats like McKnight Kauffer and Jean Dupas, plus Charles Holden's Tube architecture.
Julio Le Parc: Light. Colour. Action.to 3 May 2027Tate Modern
An immersive retrospective of seven decades of kinetic and interactive works, with light sculptures and geometric paintings that turn viewers into participants.
Beyond the Streetsto 5 May 2027Saatchi Gallery
Six decades of street culture's influence on art, photography, fashion, music and activism: over 100 creators across ten-plus rooms, from graffiti and hip-hop to 2Tone.
Constantinople to Istanbul: One City, Two Empiresto 9 May 2027Victoria and Albert Museum
A major UK-first exhibition exploring 1,600 years of art and design from one of the world's greatest cities, across the Byzantine and Ottoman empires.
American Photographsto 16 May 2027Victoria and Albert Museum · Free
A free display drawn from the V&A's US photography collection, revealing the breadth of the country's photographic traditions from early prints to contemporary work.
Tenderness and Rageto 30 May 2027Wellcome Collection · Free
A display exploring HIV and AIDS through stories of protest and care, from the UK's 1980s-90s epidemic to global activism today, via photography, film and archives.
NINAGAWA Mika: Captive Bloomsto 1 Jun 2027The Photographers' Gallery · Free
A free outdoor exhibition of Mika Ninagawa's vibrant, dream-like photographs of blooming flowers and goldfish that dissolve the boundary between real and imagined.
The Bayeux Tapestryto 11 Jul 2027British Museum
The 70-metre tapestry depicting the 1066 Norman invasion, shown in the UK for the first time in almost 1,000 years.
Wildlife Photographer of the Yearto 11 Jul 2027Natural History Museum
Back for another year with 100 new images: the world's best nature photography, from polar landscapes to tropical rainforests, displayed in an immersive exhibition of award-winning shots.
The Nue Black Aestheticto 8 Aug 2027Design Museum
Major exhibition celebrating contemporary Black designers reshaping British design across furniture, architecture, fashion and installation.
Image credits
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- Jacqueline MarvalCourtesy of Dulwich Picture Gallery
- Sahara LongeCourtesy of Dulwich Picture Gallery
- Monet: Painting Time© Musée Marmottan Monet / Studio Christian Baraja SLB
- Nicole EisenmanCourtesy of Royal Academy of Arts
- Tim Walker's Fairyland: Love and LegendsCourtesy of National Portrait Gallery
- Charlie Mackesy: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse...and YouCourtesy of Dulwich Picture Gallery
- Yinka Shonibare and Thomas Gainsborough: A ConversationCourtesy of National Gallery
- Rudy Loewe: Intimacies of Care – Spaces of Grief and PossibilityCourtesy of Wellcome Collection
- Audrey Amiss: The Surviving ExhibitionsCourtesy of Wellcome Collection
- Cecilia Vicuña: Living ThreadsCourtesy of Whitechapel Gallery
- The 90s: Art and Fashion© Juergen Teller, All rights Reserved
- Snap Happy! How Children Became PhotographersCourtesy of The Photographers' Gallery
- Light and Magic: The Birth of Art Photography© Estate of Lang Jingshan
- William Eggleston: All that goes unnoticedCourtesy of The Photographers' Gallery
- British Wildlife Photography AwardsCourtesy of Horniman Museum
- Sanlé Sory: Colour Years© Sanlé Sory, 2026. Courtesy of Tezeta.
- Childhood in War© IWM (Art. IWM PST 8105)
- Robert Ryman: The Real ThingCourtesy of Barbican Centre
- Sam Belinfante: All that I have to say is…Sam Belinfante, Lumière Mystérieuse, 2023. Photographic print. Photo Courtesy the artist
- Andrius Arutiunian: They Tried to Count UsCourtesy of Hayward Gallery
- Nan Goldin: You Never Did Anything WrongCourtesy of Hayward Gallery
- Gathering Ground© Abel Rodriguez, courtesy of the artist and Instituto de Vision
- Peggy Guggenheim in LondonCourtesy of Royal Academy of Arts
- Cosimo I de' Medici: Art and DynastyCourtesy of Wallace Collection
- Multiplied wonders: Italian Renaissance woodcutsCourtesy of British Museum
- Dame Vera Lynn CollectionCourtesy of Imperial War Museum
- Es DevlinCourtesy of Design Museum
- Hyundai Commission: Tarek AtouiCourtesy of Tate Modern
- Van Eyck: The PortraitsCourtesy of National Gallery
- Vanessa Bell & Duncan Grant: Inside BloomsburyCourtesy of Tate Britain
- Becoming America: How Science Shaped a NationCourtesy of Science Museum
- Metamorphoses: Porcelain Sculpture by Rachel Kneebone© Rachel Kneebone. Photo © White Cube (Theo Christelis)
- Art deco: the golden age of poster designCourtesy of London Transport Museum
- Julio Le Parc: Light. Colour. Action.Lent by the Atelier Le Parc 2026 © ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2026
- Beyond the StreetsGOLDIE spraying a can of Buntlack. Photo by Gus Coral.
- Constantinople to Istanbul: One City, Two EmpiresCourtesy of Victoria and Albert Museum
- American PhotographsCourtesy of Victoria and Albert Museum
- Tenderness and RageGallery Photo: Benjamin Gilbert. © Wellcome Collection
- NINAGAWA Mika: Captive BloomsCourtesy of The Photographers' Gallery
- The Bayeux TapestryCourtesy of British Museum
- Wildlife Photographer of the YearCourtesy of Natural History Museum
- The Nue Black AestheticCourtesy of Design Museum
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