Exhibitions in London
November 2027
November at a glance: 2 exhibitions opening, 0 closing, and 8 more on view across the city.
Opening in November
Edvard Munch11 NovTate Modern
An exploration of Edvard Munch's "soul paintings" through cinema and visual storytelling, featuring key works from The Frieze of Life alongside large-scale paintings, prints and archival material.
The Tudors18 NovTate Britain
Tate's first Tudor art presentation in 30 years, featuring around 150 paintings, miniatures, sculptures and decorative arts by masters including Holbein, Hilliard and Oliver.
Also on through November
Simone Leighto 12 DecRoyal Academy of Arts
The largest exhibition to date of sculptor Simone Leigh, her first major UK show, bringing bronze and ceramic sculpture together with film in monumental new installations drawing on African cultures and their diasporas.
Nalini Malanito 9 JanTate Modern
A major survey of six decades of work by Nalini Malani, featuring monumental multi-media installations, animations, films and newly commissioned pieces exploring history, mythology and lived experience.
Gavin Turk at the Soaneto 16 JanSir John Soane's Museum · Free
Contemporary artist Gavin Turk responds to the Museum's Building Archive with new sculptural works, including a major installation, "Looking Glass," in the Foyle Space.
Anwar Jalal Shemza: A Circle, A Square, A Puzzleto 16 JanDulwich Picture Gallery
The first major museum retrospective of post-war modernist Anwar Jalal Shemza (1928-1985) in over 30 years, featuring more than 80 works across painting, printmaking, textiles and archival material.
David Hockneyto 20 FebTate Britain
A retrospective celebrating the British artist's 90th birthday with over 200 works spanning seven decades, tracing how love, friendship and human connection have shaped his art.
Horrible Science: Cosmic Chaosto 27 FebScience 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.
Lynda Benglisto 5 MarTate Modern
A retrospective of over 50 works by American artist Lynda Benglis, spanning the late 1960s to the present across video, photography, sculpture and installation.
Caroline Walkerto 19 MarDulwich Picture Gallery
New paintings by Caroline Walker documenting two years of daily life at Dulwich Picture Gallery, celebrating the staff, encounters and unseen moments behind the institution.
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