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Art exhibitions in London: what is on right now

Every exhibition worth the trip that is open in London today, soonest closing first, with the free ones marked. We list the late openings separately because a gallery at eight on a Friday is a different place from the same gallery at two on a Saturday. Checked and rebuilt every month.

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Where South Kensington 8 Kensington 3 Soho 3 Westminster 3 Bloomsbury 2 Holborn 2 Marylebone 2 South Bank 2 Alexandra Palace 1 Bermondsey 1 Borough 1 Covent Garden 1

Sunday

25 October

  1. Exhibitions Free

    Frieze Sculpture 2026 in Regent’s Park

    Times vary Regent's Park, English Gardens, Marylebone

    Until 1 Nov

    Eleven international artists across the English Gardens, curated for a fourth year by Fatoş Üstek. Free and outdoors until 1 November, so go on a weekday morning and have it to yourself.

  2. Exhibitions Free

    Gabriel Orozco at White Cube Bermondsey

    10:00 White Cube Bermondsey, Bermondsey

    Until 8 Nov

    Coinciding with Frieze London 2026, White Cube Bermondsey presents a major solo exhibition by Gabriel Orozco (b. 1962, Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico). The exhibition juxtaposes over 100 new and existing wo

  3. Exhibitions

    Alexandra Palace: BBC TV 90 at Ally Pally

    Times vary Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Palace

    Until 30 Nov

    BBC TV 90 at Ally Pally at Alexandra Palace. The date is published; the time and the price are on the ticket page.

  4. Exhibitions

    Korea at the British Museum

    10:00 to 17:00 British Museum, Bloomsbury

    The British Museum's big autumn show, on the Korean peninsula through ceramics, Buddhist sculpture and painting, opens Thursday.

  5. Exhibitions

    The 90s: Art and Fashion at Tate Britain

    10:00 to 18:00 Tate Britain, Westminster

    Edward Enninful's 90s: Juergen Teller and Corinne Day beside Westwood, McQueen and Hirst. Opening weekend.

  6. Exhibitions £23 to £25

    Tim Walker’s Fairyland at the National Portrait Gallery

    13:30 National Portrait Gallery, Covent Garden

    Five years of Tim Walker portraits of queer trailblazers, open from 1.30pm Friday, and late until nine.

Wednesday

28 October

  1. Exhibitions Free

    Science Museum Lates: adults only

    18:45 to 22:00 Science Museum, South Kensington

    Over 18s only, the whole museum after hours with bars on every floor, a silent disco and a pub quiz. Free, and the last Wednesday of the month.

Friday

30 October

  1. Exhibitions Free

    V and A Friday Late

    18:30 to 22:00 V and A South Kensington, South Kensington

    Performance, film, installation and DJs through the galleries until ten. Free and drop in, no ticket. It runs on the last Friday of most months, skipping January, May and December.

  2. Exhibitions Free

    Tate Modern late opening

    18:00 to 21:00 Tate Modern, South Bank

    Open until nine on a Friday, free, nothing to book. Frida, Ana Mendieta and Julio Le Parc are the paid shows if you want one.

Saturday

31 October

  1. Exhibitions Free

    Tate Modern late opening

    18:00 to 21:00 Tate Modern, South Bank

    Open to nine on Halloween Saturday, free, nothing to book. Frida, Ana Mendieta and Julio Le Parc are the paid shows.

Tuesday

3 November

  1. Exhibitions Free

    Candlelit evening at Sir John Soane’s Museum

    18:00 to 21:00 Sir John Soane's Museum, Holborn

    The whole house lit by candle, which is the most atmospheric hour in London and costs nothing. Free but ticketed, and the tickets go within hours of release.

Thursday

19 November

  1. Exhibitions Ticketed separately

    Winter Wonderland: Magical Ice Kingdom: Neverland

    Times vary Hyde Park Winter Wonderland, Mayfair

    Until 3 Jan 2027

    Five hundred tonnes of ice and snow carved into Peter Pan. Well done and genuinely cold, but you are inside for about twenty minutes.

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