Exhibitions in London
March 2027
March at a glance: 8 exhibitions opening, 6 closing, and 25 more on view across the city.
Opening in March
Catharina van Hemessen: Signature Works4 Mar 2027National Gallery · Free
The first exhibition devoted to Catharina van Hemessen, the Renaissance artist who painted herself into history. Free to all visitors.
Dayanita Singh10 Mar 2027Barbican Centre
Photographer Dayanita Singh transforms The Curve into an evolving landscape of "mobile museums" and newly commissioned prints, drawing on her four-decade relationship with tabla maestro Zakir Hussain and the impact of Indian classical music on her practice.
- Mary Cassatt: Radical Impressionist11 Mar 2027
National Portrait Gallery
The first UK retrospective of Mary Cassatt, focused on the women she painted: family, friends, patrons and models. Most works have not been seen in the UK.
Punk to Pop13 Mar 2027Victoria and Albert Museum
Explores the explosion of music, art and fashion from 1972–85, tracing how a generation of self-determined artists responded to austerity, boredom and political turbulence to spark seismic cultural change.
- Matt Copson16 Mar 2027
Serpentine Gallery · Free
Matt Copson's first major UK solo show at Serpentine North, bringing together laser animation, sculpture, animatronics and sound.
Horrible Science: Cosmic Chaos18 Mar 2027Science Museum
Blast off into the Solar System in this interactive family show, packed with surprising space science, hands-on experiments and characters from the Horrible Science TV series.
German Expressionism: Modern Painting 1900-191818 Mar 2027National Gallery
Around 50 German Expressionist paintings from collections worldwide, revealing an alternative story of modern art, 1900–1918.
Sonia Boyce26 Mar 2027Tate Britain
The artist's first major survey: four decades of installation, photography, collage, film and sculpture exploring collective memory, collaboration and authorship.
Closing in March
Andrius Arutiunian: They Tried to Count Us7 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 Wrong7 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 Ground7 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 London14 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 Dynasty21 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 woodcuts21 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.
Also on through March
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.
- Pierre Alechinskyto 18 Apr 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.
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.
Jacqueline Marvalto 9 May 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.
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.
- Drawing in the Age of Bruegel: New Discoveriesto 16 May 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 Womanto 23 May 2027
Courtauld Gallery
Pastels by Paula Rego exploring the animal within the human, in the Denise Coates Exhibition Galleries.
- Peter Blake: Pop Art Lifeto 23 May 2027
National Portrait Gallery
The first major institutional exhibition devoted to the portraiture of Sir Peter Blake, the British Pop artist.
- Paula Rego: Pendle Witchesto 23 May 2027
Courtauld Gallery
Companion display in the Project Space to Paula Rego: Dog Woman, with her Pendle Witches prints.
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.
Sahara Longeto 13 Jun 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 Timeto 27 Jun 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.
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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- Catharina van Hemessen: Signature WorksCourtesy of National Gallery
- Dayanita Singh© Dayanita Singh. Courtesy the artist. Photo: National Centre of Performing Arts, Mumbai
- Punk to PopCourtesy of Victoria and Albert Museum
- Horrible Science: Cosmic ChaosCourtesy of Science Museum
- German Expressionism: Modern Painting 1900-1918Courtesy of National Gallery
- Sonia Boyce© 2026 Sonia Boyce. All Rights Reserved, DACS
- 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
- Jacqueline MarvalCourtesy of Dulwich Picture Gallery
- American PhotographsCourtesy of Victoria and Albert Museum
- Tenderness and RageGallery Photo: Benjamin Gilbert. © Wellcome Collection
- NINAGAWA Mika: Captive BloomsCourtesy of The Photographers' Gallery
- Sahara LongeCourtesy of Dulwich Picture Gallery
- Monet: Painting Time© Musée Marmottan Monet / Studio Christian Baraja SLB
- 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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