The art world, in context
News and developments across United Kingdom.
Image: ArtskThe UK government has confirmed England's national museums will keep universal free admission, ruling out charging overseas visitors. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said the museums 'must be free, forever, for everyone.'
Source date ·The London gallery presents Colin Self's "Unseen" from September 18 to November 7, 2026.
Source date ·Hollybush Gardens presents a solo exhibition by Olu Ogunnaike, 'Did I fall here', on view September 25 through October 31, 2026 in London.
Source date ·Hollybush Gardens stages 'Regarding Entangled Maps', a solo exhibition by Cynthia Hawkins, on view September 25 through October 31, 2026 in London.
Source date ·The London gallery shows Liorah Tchiprout's 'The Family Katz' from September 4 to October 3, 2026.
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Image: ArtskPhillida Reid presents Celia Hempton's 'Eyes in the Soil' in London, on view September 1 to October 1, 2026.
Offer Waterman presents 'Lucie Rie / Hans Coper: Life at the Wheel', the first major joint exhibition of the two studio potters in nearly three decades, September 18 to October 30, 2026.
Museums · Exhibitions · London
The Courtauld Gallery has opened a display of modern paintings from its own collection and the Reuben Collection, including works by Cézanne, Modigliani, Léger, Picasso, Magritte, and Man Ray, from September 18, 2026.
Museums · Exhibitions · London
Ella Walker has unveiled two site-specific commissions at the Courtauld Gallery, opening September 3, 2026.
Museums · Exhibitions · London
'Portrait of a City: A Century of American Photography' at Dulwich Picture Gallery, running July 28 through October 4, 2026, traces a hundred years of American life through the camera.
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Image: ArtskMuseums · Exhibitions · Gateshead
1000 Words reviews 'Close to Home' at BALTIC in Gateshead, an exhibition pairing Tish Murtha and Kuba Ryniewicz's photographs of community life, on view until April 4, 2027.
Source date ·Museums · Exhibitions · Public Art · Wakefield
Aesthetica reports that Yorkshire Sculpture Park has unveiled its autumn display, placing five bronzes by Frink, Ikemura, Chadwick, Kher, and Bhabha in the Formal Garden.
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