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London Transport Museum Announces Major Transformation Ahead of 50th Anniversary in 2030

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Paintings by Picasso, Magritte, and Man Ray to Go on Display at the Courtauld Gallery

Works by some of the 20th century's most influential artists—including Pablo...

A New Chapter for London: The London Museum Opens at Smithfield on 28 November 2026

In a watershed moment for the capital's culture, the world's largest city museum reopens as the London Museum in Smithfield's restored Victorian General Market on 28 November 2026 — with free permanent galleries, the Cheapside Hoard, a window onto live trains, and a food-themed launch season.

Unseen Jimi Hendrix Documents Go on Display at Handel Hendrix House

A new permanent display of previously unseen archive material about Jimi Hendrix’s life in London — from dry cleaning tickets to ‘Trixie’ Sullivan’s 1960s diaries — opens at Mayfair’s Handel Hendrix House on 19 June 2026.

Korea: 2,000 Years of Creativity Comes to the British Museum

The British Museum's first major Korean exhibition in over 40 years spans 300 BC to the present, from Goryeo celadon and Joseon porcelain to Nam June Paik and Do Ho Suh.

National Gallery Extends Opening Hours Until 7pm Daily This Summer

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London Transport Museum Launches First Family Tour of Disused Aldwych Tube Station

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Greenwich Is Getting Its Own Moon — and It’s Made of Mirrors

Luke Jerram's two-metre-wide mirrored Moon — its surface mapped from NASA topographic data so you can run your fingers across real craters — arrives at the Royal Observatory Greenwich on 12 June 2026, taking up residence beside the Prime Meridian.

London Transport Museum Marks 120 Years of the Piccadilly Line with a Season of Public Events

London Transport Museum is marking 120 years of the Piccadilly line with a season of talks, workshops, family days, behind-the-scenes Depot open days and Hidden London tours, running through 2026.

National Gallery to Stage First Exhibition of 20th Century German Paintings With Major German Expressionism Show

The National Gallery's first exhibition of 20th-century German paintings opens in spring 2027, bringing together over fifty loans charting the bold colours and formal innovations of Die Brücke and Der Blaue Reiter.

Tate Britain to Stage First Major Exhibition Exploring the Art and Fashion of the 1990s

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National Gallery Names Kengo Kuma to Design New Wing in £750 Million Transformation

The National Gallery has announced that Japanese architect Kengo Kuma will...

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