The Essential London Art Guide, London, England
Use my London art guide to discover where to see art exhibitions in London and find your way around the London art scene.
- I can see art at major, world-famous museums, as well as at a pretty amazing range of smaller galleries.
Art is everywhere you look in London. When you’re spoilt for choice as an art lover, you can easily get overwhelmed. I know I was on my first trips to London.
Now, having visited London many times, I made this this quick London art guide with a curated selection to help you focus and discover the best exhibitions.
This art lover’s guide to London highlights the most essential places to see art in London and why you should visit them.
The world-famous home of international modern and contemporary art. Housed in a converted power station, the collection spans painting, sculpture, installation and film from 1900 to the present day.
The vast Turbine Hall hosts one major free commission each year, and it’s usually the most talked-about artwork in London.
Bonus tip: Ride the lift to the 10th floor and enter the Blavatnik Building viewing level. The view across the Thames to St Paul’s is just wonderful.
Tate Britain focuses on British art and features the world’s largest collection of British art from 1500 to the present day, from Tudor portraits to the Turner Prize. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
- I can see art at major, world-famous museums, as well as at a pretty amazing range of smaller galleries.
Art is everywhere you look in London. When you’re spoilt for choice as an art lover, you can easily get overwhelmed. I know I was on my first trips to London.
Now, having visited London many times, I made this this quick London art guide with a curated selection to help you focus and discover the best exhibitions.
This art lover’s guide to London highlights the most essential places to see art in London and why you should visit them.
The world-famous home of international modern and contemporary art. Housed in a converted power station, the collection spans painting, sculpture, installation and film from 1900 to the present day.
The vast Turbine Hall hosts one major free commission each year, and it’s usually the most talked-about artwork in London.
Bonus tip: Ride the lift to the 10th floor and enter the Blavatnik Building viewing level. The view across the Thames to St Paul’s is just wonderful.
Tate Britain focuses on British art and features the world’s largest collection of British art from 1500 to the present day, from Tudor portraits to the Turner Prize. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: The Essential London Art Guide
Guide Location: England » London
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Tal Hayoun
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
Guide Location: England » London
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Tal Hayoun
Read it on Author's Website: https://brightnomad.net/london-art-guide/
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Tate Modern
- Tate Britain
- The British Museum
- The National Gallery
- National Portrait Gallery
- V&A – Victoria & Albert Museum
- Serpentine Galleries
- White Cube
- Saatchi Gallery
- Moco Museum
- Frameless
- V&A East Storehouse
- Outernet
- Gagosian
- Thaddaeus Ropac
- Halcyon Gallery
- Hauser & Wirth
- David Zwirner Gallery London
- Pace Gallery
- Sprüth Magers
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