José María Velasco: A View of Mexico
The first UK exhibition of Mexico’s much-loved artist, José María Velasco.
Daily 10am–6pm and Friday until 9pm
National Gallery
London’s National Gallery Bicentennial Breaks Visitor And Digital Records
In 2024, over four million people experienced the National Gallery in person, a 15% increase from 2023. 4,713,519 visits were recorded for the Gallery
17 March 2025
Siena: The Creative Achievement Of Christendom – Revd Jonathan Evens
A key exhibit in Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300‒1350, is a ‘Head of Christ’ by Lando di Pietro, which is split in two.
17 March 2025
Siena: The Rise of Painting 1300–1350 Italian Masterpieces Reunited
In a historic celebration of its 200th anniversary, the National Gallery will reunite some of the most significant 14th-century Italian paintings…
6 March 2025
Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300 ‒1350
With over a hundred exhibits made by artisans working in Siena, Naples, Avignon and beyond, see some of Europe’s earliest, most exquisite and most significant artworks.
daily 10am–6pm and Friday until 9pm
The Art Diary March 2025 – Revd Jonathan Evens
The March Art Diary first highlights exhibitions in Essex (Firstsite, Focal Point and Beecroft Galleries) followed by group shows engaging with spirituality and social issues
4 March 2025
London Art Exhibitions 2025 An Artlyst Month by Month Guide
*UPDATED*
2025 promises to see another full and varied programme of art exhibitions in London. Artlyst has put together this month-by-month guide.
5 January 2025
Ten London Art Exhibitions Opening In 2025
Here are ten London Art exhibitions to look out for in 2025.
17 December 2024
Parmigianino: The Vision of Saint Jerome
This exhibition explores the creation of Parmigianino’s ‘The Madonna and Child with Saints’, also known as ‘The Vision of Saint Jerome’
daily 10am–6pm and Friday until 9pm
National Gallery Security To Be Updated In Light Of Attacks
Improved Security Measures at the National Gallery will take effect immediately following Just Stop Oil and pro-Palestinian protests…
17 October 2024
National Gallery: Picasso Targeted By Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators
A Picasso painting at London’s National Gallery became the focus of a protest by pro-Palestinian activists….
10 October 2024
Just Stop Oil Targets Van Gogh Exhibition At National Gallery
Just Stop Oil Activists have targeted the National Gallery’s Van Gogh ‘Poets and Lovers’ exhibition with another vandalistic climate protest.
27 September 2024
Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers – A Critical View – Mariella Guzzoni
These were the words Vincent van Gogh sent to his brother Theo from Arles on 18 September 1888. He had arrived in Provence just seven months earlier and, in that brief span…
20 September 2024
Vincent van Gogh Exhibition Marks 200th Anniversary Of National Gallery
The National Gallery in London is celebrating its 200th anniversary with a landmark exhibition of Vincent van Gogh’s work…
11 September 2024
Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers
Get ready to be amazed by Van Gogh’s breathtaking paintings at a once-in-a-century exhibition.
daily 10am–6pm and Friday until 9pm
Ten Unmissable London Art Exhibitions Autumn 2024 – Artlyst
Autumn will bring significant exhibitions to the major museums and galleries in London.
28 August 2024
Hockney and Piero: A Longer Look
This very personal show brings together two Hockney paintings, one showing his mother and father and the other depicting his friend, curator Henry Geldzahler.
daily 10am–6pm and Friday until 9pm
The Art Diary August 2024 – Revd Jonathan Evens
August’s diary highlights a range of shows which engage with art as a form of storytelling by revealing hidden histories and telling lost stories.
6 August 2024
Discover Degas & Miss La La
Degas’s ‘Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando’ takes centre stage in this exhibition that sheds light on this work with newly discovered information about the painting and its sitter.
daily 10am–6pm and Friday until 9pm
National Gallery Launches Ambitious Bicentenary Plans With Lightshow
The National Gallery has illuminated its central London elevation with a dazzling light show, marking a momentous occasion in its history—the bicentenary of its founding…
13 May 2024
The Last Caravaggio
Caravaggio’s last painting, The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula (1610, Gallerie d’Italia, Naples), is coming to London for the first time in 20 years.
daily 10am–6pm and Friday until 9pm
The Last Caravaggio National Gallery – Revd Jonathan Evens
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, as both a revolutionary artist and a violent individual in a violent age, divides eras and opinions.
22 April 2024
Pesellino: A Renaissance Master Revealed
Discover an overlooked Renaissance great in the first-ever exhibition dedicated to Francesco Pesellino (c.1422–1457).
daily 10am–6pm and Friday until 9pm
Paula Rego And Lord Harries Respond To Art And Religion – Rev Jonathan Evens
Paula Rego and Richard Harries respond to the Western tradition of art and religion in different ways.
5 September 2023
Twelve London Art Exhibitions Autumn 2023
Several exciting art exhibitions will open in London’s major museums and galleries this Autumn.
22 August 2023
Frans Hals: The Credit Suisse Exhibition
This is exhibition, the first major retrospective of Frans Hals in more than thirty years,
Open daily 10am–6pm Friday until 9pm
Paula Rego: Crivelli’s Garden
Explore the relationship between Dame Paula Rego’s monumental painting and the 15th-century altarpiece and National Gallery staff that inspired it.
daily 10am–6pm and Friday until 9pm
Saint Francis Of Assisi A Timely Exhibition – National Gallery – Rev Jonathan Evens
The National Gallery’s Saint Francis of Assisi exhibition explores how Saint Francis captured the imagination of artists, how his image has evolved over centuries.
10 May 2023
Saint Francis of Assisi
Presenting the art and imagery of Saint Francis (1182–1226) from the 13th century to today, this exhibition looks at why this saint is a figure of enormous relevance to our time.
daily 10am–6pm and Friday until 9pm
The Ugly Duchess: Beauty & Satire In The Renaissance National Gallery – David Berridge
My starting hunch is that this is a man in drag, which might leave the breasts unexplained. They could be a man’s chest pushed up, then exaggerated a bit.
13 April 2023
Museum Visitor Figures Bounce Back Following Disruptive COVID Pandemic
Following the uncertainty and disruption caused by lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, gallerygoers are finally returning to exhibitions at major museums worldwide.
28 March 2023
Religion and Spirituality in Post Impressionism National Gallery – Revd Jonathan Evens
After Impressionism: Inventing Modern Art explores the period in modern art from the last Impressionist exhibition in Paris in 1886 to the eve of the First World War in 1914. In the words of co-curator MaryAnne Stevens.
26 March 2023