Museums and Galleries of London Abigail Willis

EXCERPTS Museums and Galleries of London

Written by Abigail Willis Cover photograph: Marcus Foster, Untitled, Image courtesy of the Saatchi Gallery, London © Marcus Foster, 2010 Photo by Sam Drake © Saatchi Gallery

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ISBN 978-1-902910-44-4 Acknowledgements Contents

th This 5 edition of Museums and Galleries of London would not have been Introduction...... 1 possible without the help of many people. Thanks must go firstly to the team at Metro Publications – Andrew, Susi and Lesley – who published the first edition back in 1998 and who have kept the book in print through all Museums the subsequent editions. Their support for the book has been unwavering Central...... 6 and it has been great fun developing the format and style of the book with them over the years. North...... 88 Researching a book about London is something of a logistical West...... 108 challenge for a Somerset-based author, and I would like to thank June South...... 138 Warrington, Tania Goodman and Clare Preston for having me to stay during my various research trips and for so cheerfully welcoming me into East...... 159 their homes. June also helped out with essential research information and Outskirts...... 172 materials, and, in common with all my friends, was an unfailing source of encouragement. I am also indebted to Toot Bunnag and Ingrid Grubben, who have continued to show me unstinting hospitality at the Bangkok Galleries Restaurant in South Kensington and whose delicious food has nourished Central...... 198 me on many a museum-going expedition. North...... 222 I must also mention Berry’s Coaches, Taunton, whose amazing ‘Superfast’ service to and from the West Country has enabled me to write West...... 225 this book without breaking the bank. South...... 226 My thanks also go to the numerous museum staff who helped me East...... 230 with my enquiries, and without whose kind co-operation this book would not have been possible. British life would grind to a halt without its army Outskirts...... 232 of volunteers – what I suppose we must now call ‘the Big Society’ – and the museum sector is no exception; I would like to pay tribute to all those Commercial Galleries...... 237 whose unpaid work helps to keep our museums open. Finally, I would like to thank my husband Alex, whose love and enthusiasm have sustained me through all five editions of this guide. He Appendix has patiently endured my regular absences while museum-mania took over Exhibition and Heritage Venues...... 256 my life and has been unfailingly supportive. I could not have written this Archives and Libraries...... 262 book without him. Useful Addresses...... 271 About the author London Degree Shows...... 273 London Art Fairs ...... 276 Abigail Willis is a freelance writer. Her passion for London’s museums and galleries was ignited when she arrived in the capital as a fresh-faced history of art graduate, working at the Courtauld Institute. A member of the Critics’ Index Circle, she is currently working on a book about London’s gardens, to be General Index...... 278 published by Metro in 2012. She lives in Somerset with her husband Alex Ballinger, and a Norfolk terrier called Louis. Subject Index...... 282

Museums

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Frieze from the Parthenon, 5th century BC

4 5 museums central 11 acre site in Bloomsbury, Bloomsbury, in site acre 2 / 1 Once inside, where to start? The Great Court is the obvious place. place. obvious the is Court Great The start? to where inside, Once At this early stage of your visit it might be worth your while asking For first timers, the free introductory ‘Eye Opener’ tours are a Daily 10.00-17.30 (late views of selected galleries Fri until 20.30); galleries Fri until (late views of selected Daily 10.00-17.30 9.00-20.30 9.00-18.00, Fri opening hours Sat-Thurs Court Great Great Russell Street, WC1B 3DG WC1B Street, Russell Great Cafés & Restaurant Holborn LU, Russell Square LU, Tottenham Court Road LU Court LU, Tottenham Holborn Square LU, Russell Shops, Bookshop Disabled access 020 7323 8181 (Ticket Desk) 8181 (Ticket 020 7323 (general information) 020 7323 8299 www.britishmuseum.org Admission free (a charge may be made for temporary exhibitions) be made for temporary may (a charge Admission free

p 1 U Q 3 British Museum British H D ® - The ultimate perch 13 majestic for a occupying and 1753 culture in Parliament vultures. Established by an act of the BM is for many the quintessential London museum. With some 8 million artefacts and 90-odd galleries contained behind temple-on-steroids façade, its the BM Greek- is far too big a beast to do justice should Both visit. foot-slogging single a in indeed or – review this in to rather be regarded as an appetizer most big museums, the BM is better suited to regular visits. The main to a multi-course banquet; like entrance hall bears the brunt of the BM’s annual million visitors so influxif you’re planning to ofvisit galleries on the aboutnorth side 5.8 of the building (eg. Prints Place and Montague crowded less Drawings, often the try to Oriental prefer may you Collections, Africa) and Egypt entrance, just off Gower Street. by Transformed a soaring roof of glass and steel, the BM’s once open central courtyard is the largest covered public square in now Europe houses cafés, and shops as well as the information desk. The circle in the heart of this light-filled square is the Reading Room,Virginia and formerlyWilde Oscar a Marx, Karl as various as pushers pen for haunt exhibition space. but currently used as an Woolf, at the Information Desk which programme of development means that some galleries galleries may be closed are closed – late night openings. and only selected galleries are accessible on an ongoing painless way to find your feet – each tour lasts about and 30-40 topics minutes include Rome’, ‘Ancient Egypt’, ‘Ancient ‘Art of the Middle East’ and ‘Early Medieval Europe’. If you prefer to explore under your Multimedia input, professional of some benefit the with but steam own guides can be hired for about £5 and these, available in 10 languages, highlights. museum’s the of 200 on commentary detailed provide Tues & Thurs 13.00-16.00 (other times by appointment) & Thurs 13.00-16.00 Tues 64 Wimpole Street, W1G 8YS W1G Street, 64 Wimpole Oxford Circus LU, Bond Street LU LU, Bond Street Circus Oxford Shop Wheelchair Access Wheelchair www.bda.org/museum 020 7935 0875 020 7935 Admission free

British Dental Association Museum 10 H D - Probably not one to visit museum shows a carefully edited selection of dental artefacts from the en-route to your dentist, BDA’s this vast collection. one Displays room concentrate on dentistry in century the 19th with scary-looking extraction implements, a early toothbrushes clockwork and a red drill, plush hydraulic dentist’s chair from the 1890s – complete with spittoon. developments in Technical dentures, time find also displays the and charted also are orthodontics and fillings to recount the story of the nation’s dental health and the surprisingly new concept of ‘teeth for life’. Visitors can also watch vintage footage of dentists at work and admire ‘Harry’ the anatomical dissectible model. papier The maché small sales point keeps its sense of humour intact with ‘molar’ golf tees at 3 for a £1 and postcards of 18th-century dental cartoons. U Q 3 British Dental Association Museum Association Dental British p 1

museums central museums central 13 Key Ground Floor Ground Americas 26-27 Egypt 4 Ancient and Rome Ancient Greece 11-15, 17-23 67, 95 Asia 33, 33a, 33b, East 6-10, 34 Middle 1, 24 Themes Room 2-3 & Reading changing displays Exhibitions and l -2 ve Le Upper Floors 61-66 Ancient Egypt & Rome 69-73 Ancient Greece 92-94 Asia 41, 45-51 Europe 52-59 Middle East 37-39, 68 Themes 35, 69a, 90-91 Exhibitions & changing displays Lower Floor 25 Africa and Rome 77 Ancient Greece 12

museums central museums central 15 The Great Court, British Museum The Great Court, Galleries 62 and 63 explore Ancient Egyptian attitudes to death The museum is also famously well endowed with antiquities For For those going solo, personal preference will dictate your route 14 but fans of the acclaimed BBC Radio 4 world programme in 100 ‘A ’ objects history may want of to the start by tracking down the described artefacts in the series. The location credit modern a to tool) of stone old year million 1.8 (a object oldest the BM’s 100 objects – from the card – have been marked on the museum map and useful besides crash being course in a human history, it’s a great way to get popular perennially to the with start strong, feeling you’re if museum. the know Egyptian Galleries. Plough your way through the crowds of clipboard- carrying kids hell bent on answering the next question on their activity sheets and admire the inscrutable beauty – despite the broken noses – of the colossal Egyptian and Assyrian sculptures on the ground floor (rooms 4 and 6-10), and the world class collection of antiquities from ground the in place of Pride 62-66). (galleries floor upper the on Egypt floor sculpture galleries goes not to a statue but to the Rosetta Stone – an undistinguished-looking slab helped crack whose the ‘code’ of multilingual hieroglyphics. inscriptions In the upper the floor galleries evolution of Egyptian make-up palettes old as shows civilization, but among that a host of vanity ancient artefacts and is funerary as finds, the real crowdpleasers here are the mummies – animal as well popular most the of One coffins. decorated richly their and – human as exhibits in the whole museum is a particularly well and up curled Egypt), (Early 64 preserved room in located is which BC 3,400 from corpse palette. make-up a including – afterlife the for essentials by surrounded and the afterlife, covering a period of about 3,000 years, from the Old Kingdom to the 4th century AD. Among the old food offerings and a heartbreakingly tiny coffin accompanied by the exhibits are 1,500 year skeleton of a child who suffered from brittle bone disease. If ancient civilisations really are your thing, don’t miss the Ancient Middle East galleries (rooms 52-59) which cover Ancient Anatolia, and Later Mesopotamia. Exhibits include finds from Ninevah and Babylon, Early and such as a fragment from a 3,000 year-old at Ur. artefacts excavated from the ‘Great Death Pit’ cuneiform thesaurus and and sculpture from ancient Greece and Rome. On the ground room floor, 18 is devoted to sculptures from the Parthenon, Marbles. Leaving aside the controversial issue aka of repatriation (there is the Elgin of marvels are truly these this), on position BM’s the out setting leaflet a gods the of tunics depicted lovingly the from artistry, and craftsmanship in the pediments, to the action packed frieze showing the Panathenaic procession in full swing. Monument – the first ever example Another of a ancient temple tomb – structure, is displayed the Nereid

museums central museums south 157 Daily 10.00-17.00 (last entry 16.30) (during the Championships (during the Championships (last entry 16.30) Daily 10.00-17.00 those visiting the tournament)open only to Museum Building, The All England Lawn Tennis Club, Club, Tennis Lawn The All England Building, Museum SW19 5AE Road, Church Café Wimbledon LU/Rail then bus 493, Southfields LU then 15mins Southfields LU then 15mins LU/Rail then bus 493, Wimbledon 493 walk or bus Shop Wheelchair access 020 8946 2244 http://aeltc.wimbledon.com £11 (adults), £9.50 (concessions), £6.75 (children) £11 (adults), £9.50 (concessions), Tableaux recreate the Tableaux early days of tennis – from the quaint 1920’s Tennis has always been about looking the part and the on-court

p 1 U Q Q The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum Tennis Lawn Wimbledon The H D ® - It’s hard to believe it now, but lawn tennis garden was once party just a glorified game, rejoicing ‘Sphairistiké’. in This museum, the based at preposterous the famous All brand England Tennis Lawn Club, name follows the development of of the sport from its monastic origins to genteel bouncy the and Edwardian mower lawn the of invention the to thanks all – pastime industry to mega-bucks international rubber ball. Naturally the museum also celebrates the unique sporting event that is the Wimbledon Championships and, thanks to a recent relocation and redesign, displays are top-notch with plenty armchair aficionado. whether you’re a die-hard tennis nut or a casual to enjoy, Gentlemen’s Dressing room to a 1930’s complete with woodshavings – while comprehensive displays of tennis racquet makers’ workshop equipment show how the game evolved into today’s hi-speed, hi-tech sport. Interactive consoles allow visitors to test their response in the time face of a 150 mph serve, interview the head groundsman or try covers rain the pulling – pastime Wimbledon traditional a at hand their over the court. Touchscreens show footage of tennis stars past present in and action, providing the opportunity to see just how leisurely the game seemed in the days of of Footage singles. men’s the win to player British last the – Perry René Fred Lacoste, ‘Bunny’ Austen and Wimbledon television coverage over the decades is also nostalgic fun finals action. with no shortage of net-leaping, trophy-kissing gold a to dresses cotton white full-length from range here shown fashions natty Federer’s Roger Barker, Sue Venus own very our by for worn micro-mini lamé designed dress ‘corset’ Lycra bodyhugging a and kit blazer white Williams. One of of the is Ghost’ the museum highlights the ‘Pepper’s of illusion about the talking John McEnroe, of heroes men’s and tennis his years in Wimbledon a of recreation the 1980’s locker room he once Now run as a private charity, Once a museum it’s has not closed, often but that it Wandsworth reopens a Museum refreshing is exception rule. to the run This local popular institution 2007 closed council- due in to lack of has funds risen, phoenix but like from the ashes, reopening in 2010 thanks to a £2million (and hedge resident Wandsworth donation from fund boss) Michael Hintze. former the occupies museum the West Hill Centre library/De site and its Morgan newly kitted out permanent gallery reveals Invigorating temporary exhibitions complement the permanent £4 (adults), £3 (concs), free (under 5’s) (under £3 (concs), free £4 (adults), Café Wandsworth Town Rail (then 10 min walk); (then 10 min walk); Rail Town Wandsworth LU (then 10 min walk) East Putney Wheelchair access www.wandsworthmuseum.co.uk 020 8870 6060 020 8870 Tues-Sun 10.00-17.00 Tues-Sun 38 West Hill, SW18 1RZ Hill, SW18 38 West

William Brodrick of Wandsworth 156 the ‘undiscovered country’ of Wandsworth, its landscape and cultural development, as well as its human Thestory. borough has seemingly long been a magnet for the movers and shakers of this world – from the Celtic chieftan who chucked his best shielda gift into to thethe riverThames god as to William Brodrick, the Embroiderernattily dressedto James‘Court I’ and poet-novelist Thomas Hardy, who livedin the area in the 1870s. Even the wildlife was upscale aroundparts, these if the woolly rhino skull andanything to go by. mammoth tooth on display are displays while refreshment of a different sortLongstaff Café, can which itselfbe houses locateda fully fittedin out 1900’sthe chemist’s incarnationnewThe shop. Museum Wandsworthalreadyhasof made a positive impact – the first museum in the world to be lit entirely by LEDs, it was the recipient of a Green Award Tourism in 2011.

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museums south museums east 159 18.00-21.00 every Monday evening, by candlelight, booking by candlelight, booking every Monday evening, 18.00-21.00 Mons Mon (on No booking required; Sun 12.00-16.00 required; Suns) 12.00-14.00, no Booking required following the 1st and 3rd 18 Folgate Street, E1 6BX Street, 18 Folgate Liverpool Street LU Liverpool Street No disabled access 020 7247 4013 www.dennissevershouse.co.uk £12 (Mon evening openings), £8 (Sun openings), £5 (Mon openings) £12 (Mon evening openings),

Dennis Severs House

East Severs House Dennis p 1 U Q Q H - Sat 14.00-17.00, Sun and Bank Holidays 11.00-17.00 (April-Oct) Sat 14.00-17.00, Sun and Bank Holidays 11.00-17.00 Sat and Sun 14.30-17.00 (at other times by appointment) Sat and Sun 14.30-17.00 Café Windmill Road, Wimbledon Common, SW19 Putney LU (then bus); Wimbledon LU/Rail Wimbledon LU/Rail Shop Shop Wheelchair access (ground floor only) Wheelchair access (ground www.wimbledonwindmill.museum.org 020 8947 2825 www.wimbledonmuseum.org.uk £1 (adults), 50p (children/concessions) Admission free Wimbledon’s Wimbledon’s glittering prizes – the Ladies’ Singles salver and 22 Ridgway, SW19 4QN SW19 22 Ridgway, 020 8296 9914

158 D ® - What better place to tell the story of windmills and windmilling than in a windmill itself? models, original machinery as Working well as films, bring the narrative to life, revealing the development of windmills from for activities hands-on are There farms. wind modern to Persia ancient door. next just café’s the grind, a of much too all it’s if but millers young U Q Q H Wimbledon Windmill Museum p 1 Q H D Famous today for its international tennis page), tournament Wimbledon has not always (see been the haunt of previous white clad tennis pros. Neanderthal shooting rifle popular for hunters venue the became Wimbledon times Victorian once prowled its because air the open in competitive something be must There competitions. spaces and in it was here too in 1798 that the Prime Minister pistol William duel. Pitt These and fought other aspects a of Wimbledon’s 3,000 year long history are recounted at this small maps and manuscripts. extensive archive of paintings, prints, objects, local museum, which boasts an p 1 U Q Wimbledon Society Museum Society Museum The Wimbledon of Local History used. used. The pressures and rewards of today’s ‘Circuit’ are also explored Cinema. 200° the in explained is tennis playing of science the while display a with along exhibits, closing the among are – cup Singles Mens’ about the most recent Championships. themed Tennis souvenirs and are equipment the order of the day in the shop and the well-appointed teas. cream traditional and lunches light serves café Wingfield

museums south museums east - - - 161 -century -century almshouses, th the the Geffrye is one of most London’s charismatic museums, of fering visitors a chance to through the ‘go keyhole’ to explore the changing face middle-class interior of decoration. English From the oak-panelled simplic ity of the hall 17th-century to the coolly elegant parlour, early from Georgian the cluttered oppressively Victorian sitting room to the jazzy art deco apartment and funky contemporary ware house ‘loft’, the museum’s fully a present rooms period furnished of book past source walk-through taste. Preliminary overviews put the rooms in the context of the Set Set in 18 In December the period rooms are decorated in appropriately Museum open Tues-Sat 10.00-17.00, Sun & Bank Holidays 12.00- 10.00-17.00, Sun & Bank Tues-Sat Museum open by guided tour only) see website for details 17.00; Almshouse (visit Kingsland Road, E2 8EA Road, Kingsland Restaurant Hoxton London Overground; Dalston Kingsland Rail; Liverpool Dalston Kingsland Rail; Overground; Hoxton London then 243 bus or LU, bus; Old Street then 149 or 242 LU/BR, Street 15 mins walk Shop Wheelchair access 020 7739 9893 020 7739 information) (recorded 020 7739 8543 www.geffrye-museum.org.uk Admission to museum free; Admission to almshouse £2.50 (adults) free; Admission to museum

whole whole house and show not just how they looked but how people lived determined ‘politeness’ 18th-century how example for revealing them, in dressed. and walked behaved, you how also but decor your just not festive fig, while in the summer months the walledperiod herb garden and garden ‘rooms’ are an aesthetics added of their attraction, indoor neatly counterparts. echoing If you the get the miss a guided chance, tour of don’t Almshouse 14, which features two restored and furnished period rooms showing how alms people lived there in 1780 and These 1880 small respectively. but pleasantly proportioned rooms p 1 1 U Q Q The Geffrye Museum Geffrye The H D ® - – x marks the spot spot the marks x – is tactile folk enforced. Talkative, touching A Midnight Modern Conversation Modern Midnight A The conceit is that the house is still lived in by a family of Huguenot Huguenot of family a by in lived still is house the that is conceit The Severs’ Severs’ motto was ‘You either see it or you don’t’, and for those 160 may may findthis but constricting restraint is worthwhile– it’s hard for the magic to come alive if all you In can hear the is old days inane chatter. way. this in transgressed who visitors eject summarily would Severs Mr silk weavers, and going around the house the visitor enters continually and effects sound recorded Subtle just left. they have rooms apparently authentic touches such as brimming bedside chamber pots, unmade beds and half-eaten meals help create the the house remains an Marie engagingly leaky time Celeste capsule. effect Period pedants but may disapprove but playful anachronisms abound, including poignant jacket baseball – a Yankees NY occupancy own Severs’ Mr of reminders draped over the back a periods, of pair a of chair, highly English gent’s polished time several evokes house The bedroom. a in away tucked shoes following successive generations of the Jervis family on a picaresque journey from genteel Hanoverian painterly of idea the Taking prosperity garret. floor to top squalid the by evoked times the Dickensian hard interior debauched the recreates room’ ‘smoking the further even drama painting Hogarth’s of Dennis Dennis Severs House is a real one-off – neither museum nor historic house it is as best perhaps approached piece art. of unique installation by Created Dennis Severs, an who Anglophile Californian died in 1999, the house ‘still- is period an atmospheric 18th-century terraced of dwelling series whose a as candlelit rooms arranged and furnished been have life dramas’, in which the visitor travels through the picture frame into the painting itself. Mr Severs had strong views about how his creation house; the around dotted are which of reminders experienced, be should visitors are expected to be seen but not heard and a very museum-like approach to looking but not on on the floorwhere the visitor is invited to stand to become part of the painting. but – captivating is created he experience the disbelief suspend to willing … down noise the keep to forget don’t

museums east museums east 163 Lundenwic Lundenburgh and not Londinium became Anglo Saxon Visits start on the third floor and work down but before you get Daily 10.00-18.00 (last admission 17.30) (last admission Daily 10.00-18.00 No. 1 Warehouse, West India Quay, Hertsmere Road, E14 4AL Road, E14 Hertsmere India Quay, West Warehouse, No. 1 Café West India Quay DLR, Canary Wharf LU; Quay DLR, Canary Wharf India West D6, D7, D8, 115 Bus 227, D3, Shop Wheelchair access 020 7001 9844 020 7001 www.museumoflondon.org.uk/docklands Admission Free London was a successful port from the word go and the museum’s the and go word the from port successful a was London Museum of London (p. 58) the setting for this enterprise couldn’t

p 1 U Q Q Museum of London Docklands London of Museum which in turn gave way to the 3rd century port of pre-eminence. London’s dent could marauders Viking or Boudicca even An audio visual presentation by out the Time whole Team’s sequence Tony of Robinson events very sets clearly and boasts interactives some encouraging younger neat visitors to ‘dig deeper’ and find out what archaeologists really get up to. in shaping Archaeology our has understanding been of crucial London’s long lost discoveries early such ports as and Roman pottery, Anglo Saxon a loom Viking weights battle and axe bring this history magnificent to double life. sided model Another highlight at look displays Other of is respectively. times old Tudor and a Medieval in bridge London Bridge showing the trade expansion and the rise of the merchant class and there’s the first of the reconstructed interiors which are such a feature of the museum, human a with complete 1790’s, the from quay’ ‘legal a of being one this treadmill crane, a counting house and a gibbet. H D ® - Woefully underused today, the river Thames permeates almost every aspect of London’s history. This museum tells the story of London’s ports and people An and outpost their of role in shaping river, the city. the be more appropriate: an early 19th century warehouse at Quay, in West India the heart of Docklands and in the Wharf. Canary skyscrapers that dominate shadow of the glittering stuck in, a word of warning. The museum tackles a huge subject and is packed with things to see and enjoy – archaeological finds, historical documents, model ships (such as the remarkably difficultHMS to Northumberland) launch and artworks. You’ll yourself certainly if you want need to do it to in one go, pace but free admission means you your leisure. can return as often as you like and explore at opening display charts the relentless Thames Highway’. Roman comings and goings on ‘the The story of the founding of the almshouse is fascinating too – incorporates and 1998 in opened museum the to extension smart A Tues, Wed, Fri 9.30-17.30; Thurs 9.30-20.00, Sat 10.00-17.00 Wed, Tues, Technology & Learning 1 Reading Lane, E8 1GQ Centre, Technology Hackney Central Rail Shop Wheelchair access www.hackney.gov.uk 020 8356 3500 Admission free

162 - flocked have people why reasons the explores museum community This to Hackney over the last 1,000 years. Its permanent displays include a very rare Anglo-Saxon log boat, a Victorian nursery-cum-contemporary flat and oral histories from people living in the area, interspersed with sculptures by local schoolchildren. displays explore aspects Regularly of local changing history and temporary the a vibrant museum programme also of runs events and activities. Installed and the Learning museum Centre, modern premises of the Technology in the smart has attracted rave reviews from the museum press and has proved a real hit with families, older visitors and those notoriously please folk, teenagers. difficult to Q Q H D p 1 U Hackney Museum make a telling contrast to the museum’s resolute focus on the lives of room 18th-century the in bed wooden simple the and sort’ ‘middling the is a rare example of the cheaply made chattels of the poor. The good quality brass bedstead of the 1880s room meanwhile reflects the rising status of the folk living at the almshouse, which by this period catered homeless left often were who governesses, as such poor’ ‘genteel the to when they retired. the result of a bequest to the mayor up ended and City the in good made who Ironmongers’ Cornishman a Geffrye, Company by Sir Robert of London. It’s hard to imagine that when the almshouses were built, Shoreditch was famous for its market gardens air. and By the salubrious time the fresh residents were moved out to new quarters in the early 20th century the area had become part of the overcrowded inner city, with furniture being the pre-eminent museum’s focus on furnishings). local industry (hence the a venue craft. and for design temporary contemporary for exhibitions, as Centre Design well a and as café stylish housing shop, a well-stocked gem. A

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Dulwich Picture Gallery

197 galleries central 199 Luttrell . Psaltar The Literature Alice in and Wonderland James Joyce’s manuscript Golden Haggadah and the The British Library Unsurprisingly, Unsurprisingly, given the priceless nature of the exhibits the For those with ambitions to build a library of their own, the among them. A Leonardo da Vinci notebook, written written notebook, Vinci da Leonardo A them. among Wake Finnegans pore over historic documents like the Magna Carta, Shakespeare’s First First Shakespeare’s Carta, Magna the like documents historic over pore Folio or Captain Scott’s last polar diary. Early maps offer insights into texts sacred of selection copious a is there and view world ancestors’ our such as the section includes some rare manuscripts, Lewis Carroll’s meticulously handwritten copy of of Science small the in gems the of one is writing’, ‘mirror signature his in with limelight the share songs pop Beatles’ Music, in over while section Handel’s Messiah. lighting is low and items are kept interactive, the ‘Turning Pages’ safely gets around behind the restrictions glass. of display Ingeniously – its touchscreen computers let you leaf through four of the library’s most distinguished manuscripts at your special leisure. exhibitions in the Pearson Gallery and the Folio Society Gallery A programme of picture. the completes bookshop on the ground floor is well stocked with books, books about books, mugs about books, bags for carrying books, and bookish gifts library the enough, isn’t just stimulation intellectual if And games. and and restaurant. also has an in-house café

Mon, Wed-Fri 09.30-18.00; Tues 09.30-20.00; Sat 09.30-17.00; 09.30-18.00; Tues Mon, Wed-Fri Sun and Bank Holidays 11.00-17.00 Gallery: Daily 11.00-20.00 (except Wed 11.00-18.00) 11.00-18.00) (except Wed Gallery: Daily 11.00-20.00 1st Thurs until 22.00 Thurs until 22.00 The Curve: Daily 11.00-20.00, Café & Restaurant Cafés & restaurants Euston LU/Rail, King’s Cross St Pancras LU/Rail Cross Euston LU/Rail, King’s 96 Euston Road, NW1 2DB Barbican LU, Moorgate LU Moorgate Barbican LU, Gallery Floor, Level 3, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, EC2Y 8DS Street, Silk Centre, Level 3, Barbican Gallery Floor, Shop Shop Wheelchair access Disabled access www.bl.uk 01937 546546 (Box Office) www.barbican.org.uk 020 7638 8891 (Box Office) 020 7638 8891 Admission free (charge for some exhibitions) (charge Admission free £12 (adults), £8 (concessions) ‘Treasures of ‘Treasures the British Library’, the permanent exhibition in ‘The

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John Ritblat Gallery’, is a bibliographic tour de force. With books and manuscripts spanning some three thousand years, this is the place to Nestling in the shadow of a revitalised St Pancras, the British Library is a remarkable achievement – the largest UK public building of the 20th daily large a and Archive Sound the books, of millions Housing century. influx of readers, this is now indisputably the UK’s national As library. well as its superb research facilities, the library has several exhibition galleries, and regular tours of the building itself, as well as the recently for Conservation. opened Centre H D ® - U Q 3 The British Library p 1 ® - venue), multi-art largest (Europe’s maze Barbican the of heart the in Set the design Barbican Art Gallery hosts an eclectic range of photography, and contemporary art exhibitions. The as ‘The Centre’s Curve’, is concourse, the venue known for free exhibitions of contemporary for the site. specially commissioned art, H D 1 U Q 3 Barbican Art Gallery Barbican p Central

galleries central galleries central 201 Lac Bar at the . The Conversion of St. Paul. The Family of Jan Breughel the and the sublime the and Sainte-Victoire Montagne -century silverware by Augustin Courtauld. Augustin Courtauld. -century silverware by th The Descent from the and Cross Landscape by Moonlight reveals Rubens in more tranquil The Card Players, Card The Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear, Manet’s enigmatic For For many, the Courtauld’s collection of Impressionist and Post- The second floor galleries are givenover to the 20thCentury with Courtauld the exertions, their after refreshment of search in those For In contrast mood whilst his affectionate portrait of Elder shows the artist in yet another light. The graciously proportioned rooms of Somerset House also prove the perfect foil for 18th-century portraits by the likes of Gainsborough and Goya as well as a series of light as cappuccino froth sketches by Venetian painter Tiepolo and a display of elegant 18 over the fateful apple) and an outstanding altarpiece depicting the Holy the depicting altarpiece outstanding an and apple) fateful the over boasts gallery the period, Baroque the to on Moving Botticelli. by Trinity a stunning roll call of works by Rubens. Popularly known for his lardy ladies, what is striking here is the sheer emotional and physical force of works like Impressionist works will be the highlight of their visit and it’s difficult not to reduce this to a litany of famous names and iconic works: Van Gogh’s . d’Annecy Landscapes in a more purely impressionistic vein can also be found by Monet, Pissarro and Sisley, as well as school by precursors Corot and their Daubigny and Barbizon their fauvist and pointillist successors Signac and Seurat. important long term loans from various private collections Derain and works Dufy, Raoul and Jawlensky von Alexej as such masters modern by Modernism and Impressionism Post to answer Britain’s Vlaminck. and can be found on this floor – in changing displays Bell by Ben Nicholson, Ivon Hitchens and ‘Bloomsberries’ like Vanessa that feature works and Duncan Grant. Room 15 on this floorprogramme providesof small thescale, temporary venueexhibitions, often accompanied for a by a complementary display of prints and drawings. has a café looking out upon the fine courtyard of Somerset House. At books of selection a offers which shop gift the is entrance building’s the of the moment. and gifts relating to the collection and the exhibition Folies-Bergères and Gauguin’s Nevermore are a melancholic, few of the highlights. mystical to The the Courtauld largest is masterpiece collection also of Cézanne’s home work in Britain, a includes group which ------Comprising Comprising a series of 11 differ ent bequests, the Courtauld that is rare creature: a display world-class art of with the intimate feel of a private gallery. Its col lections include those of trian Aus aristo Count Seilern of Samuel and Courtauld, textile im presario and the man who gave his name to the Institute of Art. Recently re-displayed to show its works in the chronological order, distinct the has Gallery Courtauld advantage of being the ideal size to while away a morning or ternoon af without having to resort to military-style route planning. entrance Free on Mondays 10am until 2pm makes the whole expe satisfying. more even rience Daily 10.00-18.00 (last admission 17.30) (last admission Daily 10.00-18.00 Café Covent Garden LU, Holborn LU, Temple LU (not Sundays) LU (not LU, Holborn LU, Temple Covent Garden Somerset House, Strand WC2R 0RN Strand WC2R House, Somerset Shop Wheelchair access www.courtauld.ac.uk 020 7848 2526 020 7848 £6 adults, £4.50 concessions, (free under 18s, concessions, (free £6 adults, £4.50 10.00-14.00) & on Mondays students, unemployed It doesn’t take long to see why the collection is so renowned. The first floor galleries contain some of the 18th-century finest

Vincent van Gogh, Self Portrait 200 - H D ® U Q 3 The Courtauld Gallery Courtauld The p 1 Works by Works early masters Bernardo Daddi, Borghese di Piero and Nicola di Maestro Antonio d’Ancona are among the gleaming gold ‘n’ gesso treasures displayed in the ground Thefloor medieval gallery. enamels, ivory carvings and ceramics that share this gallery are less immediately eye-catching but just as rewarding. William Sir architect, House’s Somerset of courtesy London, in interiors sequence a for surroundings atmospheric provides work His Chambers. of treasures of European art from the Renaissance onwards. Look out slow- a which (in story Eve and Adam the on take sublime Cranach’s for on-the-uptake-Adam scratches his head in bemusement as Eve hands

galleries central galleries central 203 Ruby, Ruby, Gold and Malachite are other Daily 10.00-18.00 (Thurs & Fri until 22.00) Daily 10.00-18.00 (Thurs Café South Bank Centre, SE1 8XX South Bank Centre, LU/Rail Embankment LU, Waterloo Shop Disabled access 0844 875 0073 (ticket Office) www.ticketing.southankcentre.co.uk Admission charge Splendid as the galleries are, they can only hold a small proportion Hayward Gallery

Tuke’s evocative Tuke’s trio of swimmers, expressionistic powerfully a with along here, out seeking worth treasures John Constable. by Cathedral of Salisbury oil sketch full-size of the whole collection but it is possible to view the on entire COLLAGE, collection the Corporation’s data base which contains thousands of images of works of art in the collection and which may be accessed either using the gallery’s own terminals collage.cityoflondon.gov.uk). or on the internet (http:// Hayward Gallery Hayward p 1 U Q 3 H D ® - Squatting snugly in the concrete cultural complex Bank that Centre, is the the Hayward South is not the most in town alluring despite its exhibition love-it-or-loathe-it Brutalist space bulk having acquired a glass fronted entrance foyer in recent years. Nevertheless, it puts on a quality show – recent ones have Emin featured and Tracey Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist. For regular visitors, full membership of the Southbank Centre’s Membership costs £45 and offers a range of perks, including free Hayward Gallery entry. -century th The Eve of The Eve -century style as you th the Great Fire of to London W after Waggoner The Opening Bridge. of Tower London’s famous pageantry is Mon-Sat 10.00-17.00, (last admission 16.30), Sun 12.00-16.00 16.30), Sun 12.00-16.00 (last admission Mon-Sat 10.00-17.00, may events at Guildhall 15.30), NB ceremonial (last admission telephone for details of the gallery, occasional closure require Bank LU, Mansion House LU, Moorgate LU, St Paul’s LU LU, St Paul’s House LU, Moorgate Bank LU, Mansion Guildhall Yard, EC2V 5AE EC2V Yard, Guildhall Shop Wheelchair access www.guildhallartgallery.cityoflondon.gov.uk/gag 020 7332 3700 020 7332 Admission free (entrance charge for some exhibitions) (entrance charge Admission free Portraits of Royalty and Lord Mayors of London include that of Returning to home ground, the Gallery’s eclectic collection of The collection also contains a knock-out selection of Victorian

202 Alderman John Boydell William whose Beechey respectfully reflects the sitter’s civic clout. A dashing magnificent full-lengthportrait portrait of by old sea dog Horatio Nelson is among the 18 - The Guildhall Art Gallery is collection home of paintings to and the sculpture, begun Corporation in Gilbert Richard the of by designed premises, City posh Its today. 17th growing still London’s century and host and Queen the by 1999 in public the to opened officially were Scott, programme a as well as collection, permanent the of displays changing of temporary exhibitions. In 1987 it was discovered that the building which of extent the amphitheatre, Roman London’s of top on sited was is marked out in the paved area outside the Guildhall; remains of the in situ in a basement gallery. arena can be admired H D London paintings captures the city in all from points in its history, its guises and at different paintings and sculpture. Newly displayed in 19 U Q 3 the while alderman, good the by Corporation the to presented paintings highlight of the room Copley is a vast painting of the Siege of Gibraltar by American artist John Singleton The Copley. remarkable story of the restoration of this huge canvas and its gargantuan frame is told in nearby display. a L Wyllie’s the of depiction atmospheric Logsail’s William in posterity for recorded Lord Mayor’s Procession in 1888 while, nearly a century later, Sharon Beavan distills the city’s down to earth, mercantile energy in her 1984 depiction of Smithfield Market. Guildhall Art Gallery Art Guildhall p 1 enter the Gallery, these include gloriously over the as Leighton Lord and top Alma-Tadema as evocations such artists by world ancient the of well as famous Pre-Raphaelite paintings like Holman Hunt’s and society 19th-century of observations acutely Tissot’s J J Agnes. Saint

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237 commercial galleries 239 For those short on time or energy, art fairs are a great way of cutting cutting of way great a are fairs art energy, or time on short those For Of course there’s no denying that with their minimalist, white- is that pertinent equally what’s In of though, the this guide context block block with and galleries many studios, of which are part of the ‘Hidden for more (ring 020 Art’ 7729 network 3800, or www.hiddenart.com visit details). Hoxton too has got in on the act while over at Bankside, Tate Modern has helped to transform Southwark into a new focal point for contemporary and modern art. Although Bond Street and St art James’s modern and Masters Old exclusive most the of heartland the remain dealers, really now dedicated gallery-goers have to venture well beyond of W1 confines to the keepcosseted up to date. But thetravelling extra vibrant. and diverse is scene gallery London’s – effort the worth well is down the legwork. A variety of these shindigs are held throughout the year in the capital, conveniently uniting often far flunggalleries under one roof. Some – like specialist than The others but all are London perfect for those Original intent on seeing Print (or well most Fair the of some of listing A – hit. one in art of lot a buying) are indeed, more below. included is known price tags and staff, some well-bred telephone-number walled interiors, accoutrements classy the beyond Look intimidating. appear can galleries selling shops essentially are galleries is that line bottom the and though a commodity – and remember that no are just it galleries no out, to need brazen There’s retailer away. people ever turning made money by as much a magnet for scruffy art for students but in the market looking’ not as ‘just if you’re they (Incidentally, collectors. are for Gucci-clad most that mind in bear do mantelpiece, the over put to something little a and prices, of range wide a at stock carry plush, how matter no galleries, for out Look price’). ‘best their for a dealer asking worth always it’s that galleries that are part of the Arts Council backed ‘Own Art’ scheme – customers as – well as this is to galleries consumers a artists, at aimed great helping credit free interest of worth £2,000 to up offers that package (www.artscouncil.org.uk/ownart). galleries participating at galleries commercial can often be the place to see art museum-quality work. put Many galleries on a every new 4-6 exhibition weeks (a much with museums), faster particularly than turnaround bureaucracy-bound important shows being accompanied by glossy, sometimes scholarly catalogues, and attracting serious media coverage. As exhibitions at come with a fee, perhaps hefty increasingly entrance art public galleries it’s not so far-fetched role – even educational, after all, open they’re to egalitarian, to the public, see blockbuster congested than crowded commercial less generally and galleries charge of free are as fulfilling an strange such aren’t capitalism and culture Perhaps museums. at shows all. after bedfellows - - Lazarides New Exhibi New gives the lowdown on where to sample the , , a monthly magazine with gossipy art world editorial,

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Galleries Commercial Art Art Commercial 238 tions tions of Contemporary Art avail are and maps with complete come publications Both trends. latest galleries. participating at charge of free able contemporary art but, although ‘the prestigious and long-established galleries, cutting street’ top-quality, edge art is still home emporia can to now be some found all over London. In has itself Hackney as reinvented the city’s artist and quarter is chock-a- the east of London, out out for a In shows. current of listings comprehensive reasonably a and reviews leaflet listings bi-monthly specialised more the vein, similar tastes and pockets but, given the vagaries of commerce, this introduc- selection its Rather, listings. exhaustive provide to attempt doesn’t tion as act to and London in galleries of range the of idea some give to aims exploration. a springboard for independent A

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And Printmakers, Printmakers, and its changing programme of exhibitions the best showcases in contemporary watercolour and original print. Founded in 1804 the RWS is the oldest watercolour society in the world, while the painter-printmakers set up their society in 1880; and framed both works, the all Almost latter May. in exhibition members’ annual hold their available for sale. unframed, are Beaux Arts London Beaux p 1 U 3 This gallery shows work by emerging and artists from around the world. established contemporary Colnaghi p 1 U 3 Old Master paintings and drawings. Founded in 1760, Street the Bond its and Europe in distinguished most and oldest the of gallery one is gallery is hung in suitably museum-like fashion. Best-known for showing Modern British names like Frink and Hepworth, Hepworth, and Frink like names British Modern showing for Best-known artists. British upcoming young, shows increasingly gallery this & Darby Browse p 1 U 3 well as art, French and English 20th-century early and 19th-century Late and sculpture. as contemporary paintings Sadie Coles HQ p 1 U 3 p 3 Daily 11.00-18.00 during exhibitions Mon-Fri 10.30-17.30, Sat 11-14.30 Mon-Fri 10.00-18.00, Sat 11.00-17.00 Mon-Fri 10.00-17.30, Sat by appointment only Mon-Fri 10.00-17.30, Sat Mon-Sat 09.30-18.00 (Thurs until 19.00) (Thurs until Mon-Sat 09.30-18.00 48 Hopton Street, SE1 9JH 48 Hopton Street, Pied Bull Yard, 68-69 Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, WC1B 3BN Bloomsbury, Russell Street, 68-69 Great Pied Bull Yard, 23 Dering Street, W1S 1AW 23 Dering Street, 35 Albemarle Street, W1S 4JD 35 Albemarle Street, 30 Museum Street, WC1A 1LH Street, 30 Museum Shop www.banksidegallery.com www.banksidegallery.com 020 7928 7521 www.austindesmond.com 020 7242 4443 www.annelyjudafineart.co.uk 020 7629 7578 www.agnewsgallery.com 020 7290 9250 020 7637 3981 www.abbottandholder.co.uk

242 Bankside Gallery is the gallery of two distinguished artists’ organisations: artists’ distinguished two of gallery the is Gallery Bankside the Royal Watercolour Society, and the Royal Society of Painter- 1 U 3 D Modern British paintings, ceramics and sculptures. Modern British paintings, ceramics and sculptures. Bankside Gallery p p 1 U 3 3 contemporary and modern art. Top-notch Austin/Desmond p 1 U Annely Juda Fine Art Annely Juda Fine 1 U 3 The gallery is known for its stock of Old Masters, but it also English deals paintings, in drawings and watercolours as well as 20th century work. and contemporary British Agnew’s p 3 in founded was Holder and Abbott paradise. buyer’s) (and browser’s A and drawings watercolours, English priced reasonably in deals and 1936 displays the floors, three over Ranged centuries. 18th-20th the from oils temporary exhibition on the first floor. nearly always include a p 1 U Commercial Gallery Listing: Gallery Commercial Holder and Abbott

commercial galleries appendix - - 257 Trafalgar Square, SW1Y 5BJ Square, Trafalgar 020 7258 6421 Mon-Fri 10.00-18.00 LU Rail/LU, Leicester Square Charing Cross Admission free Belvedere Road, SE1 8XT Road, Belvedere 3232 02 7928 www.bfi.org.uk LU Rail/LU, Embankment Rail/LU, Charing Cross Waterloo Gallery free Shop Café Studies, School of Oriental & African WC1H OXG University of London, Thornhaugh Street, information) 4046 (recorded 020 7898 4915 / 020 7898 www.soas.ac.uk/gallery LU Russell Square 10.30-17.00 Tues-Sat Admission free Bookshop Café Disabled access

Canada House Gallery Canada p 1 3 Q H - art with an em- of Canadian House hosts regular exhibitions Canada phasis on the contemporary. p 1 U Q H D ® same way that in the much the to ‘bag’ unusual movies Film buffs love – and this is one of the key places in London climbers ‘bag’ mountains programme of classic and contemporary to do just that. A heady for festivals and events make this a must films, special film seasons, a purpose built gallery for free entry ‘moving film fans. There’s also as well as a Mediatheque offering on-demand image art’ exhibitions film. access to hours of digital Brunei Gallery p 1 U Q 3 H D ® A gallery dedicated to showing works from Asia and Africa, historic and Thecontemporary. Japanese-inspired roof garden is also open to the public (same opening hours at the gallery). Dedicated to forgive ness, the garden opened in 2001 and offers a place for quiet contem plation as well as being a venue for theatrical and musical events, and tea ceremonies. BFI Southbank BFI

Café Oxford Circus LU, Regents Park LU, Portland Street LU Street LU, Regents Park LU, Portland Circus Oxford exhibitions Mon-Fri 09.00-19.00, Sat 10.00-18.00 (during only); Gallery open Mon-Sat 10.00-18.00 Admission free 63 New Cavendish Street, W1G 7LP 63 New Cavendish Street, 020 7307 5454 [email protected] Mon-Fri 10.00-17.00, Sat 10.00-16.00 Mon-Fri 10.00-17.00, Sat for groups) (charge Admission free Café 020 8318 9105 [email protected] www.age-exchange.org.uk Blackheath Rail 11 Blackheath Village, SE3 9LA 11 Blackheath Village,

Venues Exhibition & Heritage & Heritage Exhibition 256 ® townhouse, Asia Based in an elegant neo-Classical 18th-century appreciation and under- House is a pan-Asian organisation promoting and economies. Its standing of Asian countries, their arts, religions of historical and contem- state of the art gallery is used for exhibitions porary visual arts, crafts and photography. Q 3 H p 1 U Asia House 3 H ® arranges inter-generation activities and This voluntary organisation - the reminiscences of older people. The organi projects, based around museum and shop. sation also runs a small 1 U U Q Age Exchange Reminiscence Centre Reminiscence Age Exchange p

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