The Top 5 Museum Exhibitions to see in London this August
7 August 2026 • Tabish Khan
Zurbaran, Tracey Emin, fantastical worlds, colour and music.
EXHIBITIONS
The Met to Stage Major Lee Krasner & Jackson Pollock Exhibition
6 August 2026 • Mark Westall
The MET brings together 120+ works by Lee Krasner & Jackson Pollock in first major New York exhibition dedicated to either artist in over 20 years.
FAD NEWS: Major Gavin Turk exhibition heading to Sir John Soane’s Museum
6 August 2026 • Mark Westall
Gavin Turk will transform Sir John Soane’s Museum with a major exhibition of new works responding to the historic house, its collection & archive.
Hayward Gallery to debut major new Nan Goldin exhibition
5 August 2026 • Mark Westall
The Hayward Gallery will present Nan Goldin’s first major UK exhibition since 2002
Beyond The Third Wave: Political Art Takes Over The Free Will Prison
5 August 2026 • Mark Westall
London’s newest alternative art space, The Free Will Prison, opens a politically charged group exhibition
David Zwirner to present first Yoshitomo Nara solo exhibition
4 August 2026 • Mark Westall
David Zwirner will stage its first solo exhibition of Yoshitomo Nara, celebrating the artist’s first major New York exhibition in almost a decade.
Inside Out: Echoes at The Photographers’ Gallery | Free outdoor event with live music, film & photography
4 August 2026 • Mark Westall
The Photographers’ Gallery presents an outdoor afternoon of live music, film and photography in Soho Photography Quarter.
Like Music in the Blood: Eight artists explore the body beyond representation
4 August 2026 • Mark Westall
Thaddaeus Ropac London brings together eight contemporary artists for Like Music in the Blood, a group exhibition exploring the body
Inside Korean Traditional Painting in Alter-age: Curator Jaemin Cha & Four Artists in Conversation
4 August 2026 • Mark Westall
Korean Traditional Painting in Alter-age: Pure and Hybrid places masterpieces of Korean painting alongside the work of four contemporary artists.
Make Do / Make Space: A new generation of artists reimagines what it means to make work in London
3 August 2026 • Mark Westall
Hypha Curates opens a major new exhibition at Hypha Gallery South Bank, bringing together 36 artists
Piers Secunda on Russia’s Cultural War in Ukraine
3 August 2026 • Mark Westall
Piers Secunda’s new exhibition at Fitzrovia Gallery combines paintings, documentary film and extensive research
Prêt-à-Tattoo – a new approach to body art
1 August 2026 • Meike Brunkhorst
Meike tries CipherX’s new microdot tattoo system in Shoreditch, choosing a tiny design applied in under a minute using dissolving microneedles
The Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London in August
31 July 2026 • Tabish Khan
The 90s, South Asian art, a keffiyeh, gold and drawings.
Marc-Aurèle Debut: “Today it can sometimes feel easier to sit on someone’s face than tell them you love them.”
30 July 2026 • Mark Westall
As ON REPEAT closes at GLASSHOUSE, Marc-Aurèle Debut talks to FAD Magazine about dating apps, emotional vulnerability, repetition ..
National Portrait Gallery launches new contemporary programme with Issy Wood exhibition
30 July 2026 • Mark Westall
The National Portrait Gallery has launched Artist Focus, a new free programme championing contemporary portraiture
How Many More Things Need to Be Crocheted Before We Ask Why? Ingrid Wiener and the Afterlife of Textile Art
30 July 2026 • Camille Moreno
Ingrid Wiener’s handwoven tapestries transformed everyday objects into works of sustained attention long before textile art entered the mainstream.
FAD NEWS: Refusés opens first permanent space
29 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Refusés is opening its first permanent space at Queensrollahouse, expanding its artist-led programme with a solo exhibition by Elspeth Vince.
REVIEW: Marilyn Monroe: A Portrait at the National Portrait Gallery
29 July 2026 • Lee Sharrock
The National Portrait Gallery looks beyond Marilyn Monroe’s screen image to reveal the beauty, vulnerability and tragedy behind the Hollywood icon.
Royal Academy to explore Peggy Guggenheim’s London gallery in major new exhibition
28 July 2026 • Mark Westall
The Royal Academy revisits Peggy Guggenheim’s groundbreaking London gallery with a major exhibition of more than 80 works.
V&A and Burberry to celebrate the iconic trench coat in free exhibition
28 July 2026 • Mark Westall
The V&A and Burberry explore the history of the iconic trench coat in a free exhibition marking the fashion house’s 170th anniversary.
Tate Modern to reframe the history of photography with major Pictorialism exhibition
27 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Tate Modern’s Light & Magic reconsiders Pictorialism as a global movement through 200 rare vintage photographs from around the world.
Ralph Steadman’s first selling exhibition of original artworks in 30 years to open in London
27 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Out of Line brings together 27 original Ralph Steadman artworks spanning more than five decades
When Images Don’t Quite Settle
26 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Bin Fang’s xü, aha! at 4C Gallery transforms everyday materials, moving image and sound into a quietly immersive installation
The Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in Central London this Summer
24 July 2026 • Tabish Khan
Air, baubles, fish hooks, domesticity and dips.