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The Art Nouveau facade of the Whitechapel Gallery

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Whitechapel Gallery · Whitechapel

The Ropery

Ended15 July 2026 – 30 August 2026·Free

This exhibition has ended.

A participatory exhibition exploring the history of rope making in East London, with hands-on activities in rope making, spinning and knot tying.

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On now All of October 2026

Also at Whitechapel Gallery

This Must Be the Place: Artists for Whitechapel Gallery7 October 2026 – 8 November 2026
The Film London Jarman Award 202617 November 2026 – 13 December 2026
Screen Portraits: Whitechapel Gallery Artists – Part 27 October 2026 – 13 January 2027

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Halloween at the Tower of London

Halloween at the Tower of London

Tower of London

Yuko Mohri kinetic sculpture installation incorporating fruit, speakers and cables

Yuko Mohri: In Concert

Barbican Centre

White painting by Robert Ryman

Robert Ryman: The Real Thing

Barbican Centre

All exhibitions in London this month Coming up in November

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The Tower of London viewed from the River Thames

Tower of London

Military11 min walk

The Barbican Centre's brutalist facade and iconic balconies

Barbican Centre

Architecture19 min walk

Image credits

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Whitechapel GalleryGrindtXX / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Halloween at the Tower of LondonCourtesy of Tower of London
Yuko Mohri: In ConcertCourtesy of Barbican Centre
Robert Ryman: The Real ThingCourtesy of Barbican Centre
Tower of LondonBob Collowan / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Barbican CentreJulian Herzog / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

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