3+ hour, 19+ min ago  (144+ words) Published on 9th June 2026 by Ian Mansfield in London exhibitions There are nearly 300 Marilyn Monroes in the National Portrait Gallery at the moment as they put on a centenary exhibition about the woman whose image was fixed by an untimely death....

5+ day, 19+ hour ago  (245+ words) Published on 8th June 2026 by Ian Mansfield in Museums The National Gallery is extending its opening hours and will open late every evening for a couple of months this summer. The gallery, which has seen its visitor numbers struggling to recover…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (219+ words) Published on 5th June 2026 by Ian Mansfield in London Art News If you wander around central London over the next few weeks, you might spy some brightly coloured lions. They're the latest in the genre of "get artists to paint a…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (421+ words) Published on 4th June 2026 by Ian Mansfield in London exhibitions The Egyptian sun has arrived in central London in the form of a giant crinkle-crankle wall that now snakes its way across the lawn outside the Serpentine Gallery. The single brick…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (263+ words) Published on 3rd June 2026 by Ian Mansfield in London exhibitions The former guitarist and lead vocalist of the rock duo the White Stripes has been turning his hand to making art, and is now filling a London gallery with his works....

6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (887+ words) Published on 3rd June 2026 by Ian Mansfield in Museums London has a new museum, and it's also the largest of its kind in the world devoted entirely to hand-drawn illustrations. Founded by prolific artist Sir Quentin Blake, it's actually the second…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (574+ words) Published on 2nd June 2026 by Ian Mansfield in Architecture What will eventually become the City of London's tallest building has changed its name and, in doing so, doubtless caused perpetual headscratching about its address. What was to be called 1 Understaft, for…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (221+ words) Published on 1st June 2026 by Ian Mansfield in London exhibitions There are currently three free exhibitions at the Saatchi Gallery. London-based painter Anna Liber Lewis fills the gallery with canvases of varying sizes, featuring energetic splashes and layers of colour that…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (205+ words) Published on 1st June 2026 by Ian Mansfield in London Ticket Alert The National Art Pass, a card that offers discounted or free entry to museums and exhibitions, is offering a three-month trial. The card is a standard offer from many venues…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (381+ words) Published on 1st June 2026 by Ian Mansfield in Museums Ahead of its opening later this week, a new mural by Sir Quentin Blake has been unveiled at his new gallery and museum of illustration. The mural, A Bridge to the Past,…...