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Featured events

This is not America: why black lives in Britain matter

This is not America: why black lives in Britain matter

  • Adult Programmes

7 December 2023, 13.00-14.00
The Ondaatje Wing Theatre
£10 (£8 Members / concessions)

Drop-in drawing

Drop-in drawing

  • Adult Programmes

15 December 2023, 18.00-20.00
In Gallery
Free

New Year’s Eve at the Gallery

New Year’s Eve at the Gallery

31 December 2023 - 1 January 2024, 12.00-01.30

Smartphone photography portrait workshop: how to capture your friends and family

Smartphone photography portrait workshop: how to capture your friends and family

  • Adult Programmes

12 January 2024, 18.00-20.00
The Law Photography Studio
£70 (£56 Members / concessions)

Conversations with the past: Hockney and the old masters with Isabel Seligman

Conversations with the past: Hockney and the old masters with Isabel Seligman

  • Adult Programmes

18 January 2024, 13.00-14.00
The Ondaatje Wing Theatre
£10 (£8 Members / concessions)

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Adult programme

From performances and talks to practical workshops, DJs, drop-in drawing classes and more, our adult programme offers both free and ticketed events.

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Adult programme

Exhibition programme

Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2023

Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2023

9 November 2023 - 25 February 2024
Floor 2
£8.50 / £9.50

The Time is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure

The Time is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure

22 February - 19 May 2024
£16.00 / £18.00

Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In

Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In

21 March - 16 June 2024
£8.50 / £9.50

Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award 2024

Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award 2024

11 July - 27 October 2024
Free entry

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