The Top 5 Museum Exhibitions to see in London this August
7 August 2026 • Tabish Khan
Zurbaran, Tracey Emin, fantastical worlds, colour and music.
Tag: Tate Modern
Tate Modern –
See some of the world’s most exciting modern and contemporary art at Tate Modern. Enjoy innovative works that have shaped art as we know it. Our gallery is free to visit. On display are paintings, sculptures and large-scale installations from artists around the world including Pablo Picasso, Yayoi Kusama and Henri Matisse. Explore the iconic Turbine Hall alongside our underground Tanks, a striking space dedicated to live performances and video.
Members enjoy unlimited free entry to exhibitions with no need to book
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.
Jessica Morgan appointed Director of Tate
22 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Jessica Morgan will become the tenth Director of Tate in January 2027
FAD NEWS: Robert Rauschenberg Foundation donates three major sculptures to ARTIST ROOMS
14 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Three major Robert Rauschenberg sculptures have been donated to ARTIST ROOMS by the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
There was only one Frida Kahlo
26 June 2026 • Lee Sharrock
Frida Kahlo’s paintings remain extraordinary, but does Tate Modern devote too much space to the icon that emerged after her death?
FAD NEWS: Frida Kahlo Takes Over London
16 June 2026 • Mark Westall
Frida Kahlo’s influence spreads across London this summer with public murals, and city-wide activations accompanying Tate Modern’s major exhibition.
nora chipaumire to Activate gadzi at Tate Modern Tate Late
12 June 2026 • Mark Westall
Tate Modern’s next Late will see nora chipaumire activate her immersive installation gadzi with ten performers, dancers and musicians
FAD NEWS: Hypha Studios to Open Major New South Bank Cultural Hub with Galleries, Studios and Artist-Led Programme
9 June 2026 • Mark Westall
Hypha Studios opens its largest project to date in Bankside, transforming an empty office building into a major cultural hub
Julio Le Parc at Tate Modern: A Celebration of Light, Movement and Participation
8 June 2026 • Mark Westall
Julio Le Parc: Light. Colour. Action. is both a major retrospective and a timely tribute to one of the great pioneers of kinetic and participatory art.
The Top 5 Group Exhibitions to see in London this Spring
29 March 2026 • Tabish Khan
Nigerian art, animals, a washing machine, bodies and femininity.
Tate announces major 2027 exhibitions featuring David Hockney, Monet and Munch
16 March 2026 • Mark Westall
Tate has announced its 2027 exhibition programme
Lina Lapelyté + Linda Bell participatory art projects for UNIQLO Tate Play
2 March 2026 • Mark Westall
Today, Tate Modern launches two new projects for UNIQLO Tate Play
Tracey Emin’s Neon Confessions Light Up London Ahead of Tate Modern Blockbuster
23 February 2026 • Mark Westall
Tracey Emin’s iconic neon works are taking over buildings & billboards across London to celebrate the opening of her exhibition, A Second Life at Tate Modern
Tate Modern and the Making of Frida Kahlo as a Global Icon
21 January 2026 • Mark Westall
The first major exhibition to examine how Frida Kahlo became one of the most recognisable and influential figures in global culture.
nora chipaumire selected to create Tate Modern’s Infinities Commission in 2026
11 September 2025 • Mark Westall
Tate Modern has announced the second artist to undertake the Infinities Commission, the new annual commission to showcase the limitless… Read More
Tate Modern to stage the largest ever survey exhibition of Tracey Emin.
8 September 2025 • Mark Westall
Next Spring, Tate Modern to stage the largest ever survey exhibition celebrating the groundbreaking work of world-renowned artist Tracey Emin
Joy Crookes to perform at Tate Modern Lates
5 September 2025 • Mark Westall
On the last Friday in September, Londoners will be able to join award-winning singer-songwriter Joy Crookes for an exclusive performance
The Top 5 Museum Exhibitions to see in Late Summer
23 August 2025 • Tabish Khan
Grayson Perry, colourful architecture, religion, civil war and agriculture.
Tate Modern staying open until 9PM for the kids*
25 July 2025 • Mark Westall
Tate Modern is to stay open until 9PM every Friday & Saturday from 26th September 2025, offering free evening access
The Top 5 Museum Exhibitions to see in London this Summer
20 July 2025 • Tabish Khan
Jenny Saville, Hiroshige, an explosion, sign language and Leigh Bowery.
Monster Chetwynd to present an immersive new theatrical installation in Tate’s Turbine Hall.
11 July 2025 • Mark Westall
This summer, Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall will be transformed by a new large-scale interactive installation by artist Monster Chetwynd.
Tate Modern presents Europe’s first major solo exhibition of Emily Kam Kngwarray
9 July 2025 • Mark Westall
Kngwarray translated her ceremonial and spiritual engagement with her ancestral Country, Alhalker, into vivid batik textiles and monumental acrylic paintings on canvas.
Nearly 70,000 visitors experienced AIDS Quilt UK at Tate Modern
20 June 2025 • Mark Westall
The figure is the highest number of people to have seen the Quilt, which commemorates the lives of those who died from AIDS-related illness in the UK
Christelle Oyiri: ‘In a perpetual remix where is my own song?’- Infinities Commission 2025, A New Annual Commission at Tate Modern.
17 June 2025 • Mark Westall
Tate Modern has unveiled an original installation by French artist Christelle Oyiri, the recipient of the Infinities Commission 2025