There’s so much going on in London, it can be hard to keep up. On this page, part of my London Museum Guide, you’ll find a comprehensive directory of exhibitions on in London this month (December 2025). They’re split by theme, and listed in order of the exhibitions’ end date.
I regularly update this page with exhibitions currently taking place in London, and those coming up! If I’m missing anything, let me know.
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Modern art exhibitions on in London this month
| Exhibition | Museum | Start date | End date | Paid/Free | Visit website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 THAT: Christine Sun Kim and Thomas Mader | Wellcome Collection | 17-Apr-25 | 6-Apr-26 | Free | Visit website |
| Emily Kam Kngwarray | Tate Modern | 10-Jul-25 | 13-Jan-26 | Paid | Visit website |
| Encounters: Giacometti x Mona Hatoum | Barbican Art Gallery | 8-Sep-25 | 11-Jan-26 | Paid | Visit website |
| Museo Jumex in Residence (Part 2) | South London Gallery | 10-Sep-25 | 11-Jan-26 | Free | Visit website |
| Theatre Picasso | Tate Modern | 17-Sep-25 | 12-Apr-26 | Paid | Visit website |
| Kerry James Marshall: The Histories | Royal Academy of Arts | 20-Sep | 18-Jan-26 | Paid | Visit website |
| Edward Allington: making poetry with solid objects | The British Museum | 23-Sep-25 | 25-Jan-26 | Free | Visit website |
| Yto Barrada: Thrill, Fill and Spill | South London Gallery | 26-Sep-25 | 11-Jan-26 | Free | Visit website |
| Gilbert & George: 21st Century Pictures | Hayward Gallery | 7-Oct-25 | 11-Jan-26 | Paid | Visit website |
| Val Lee: The Presence of Solitude | Hayward Gallery | 7-Oct-25 | 11-Jan-26 | Free | Visit website |
| Nigerian Modernism | Tate Modern | 8-Oct-25 | 10-May-26 | Paid | Visit website |
| Candice Lin: g/hosti | Whitechapel Gallery | 8-Oct-25 | 1-Mar-26 | Free | Visit website |
| Joy Gregory: Fierce and Fearless | Whitechapel Gallery | 8-Oct-25 | 1-Mar-26 | Free | Visit website |
| Wayne McGregor: Infinite Bodies | Somerset House | 30-Oct-25 | 22-Feb-26 | Paid | Visit website |
| Wayne McGregor: On The Other Earth | Somerset House | 30-Oct-25 | 22-Feb-26 | Paid | Visit website |
| The Long Now: Saatchi Gallery at 40 | Saatchi Gallery | 5-Nov-25 | 1-Mar-26 | Paid | Visit website |
Old masters, fine art and historic art exhibitions on in London this month
| Exhibition | Museum | Start date | End date | Paid/Free | Visit website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radical Harmony: Neo Impressionists | National Gallery | 13-Sep-25 | 8-Feb-26 | Paid | Visit website |
| Nordic noir - works on paper from Edvard Munch to Mamma Andersson | The British Museum | 9-Oct-25 | 22-Mar-26 | Free | Visit website |
| Wayne Thiebaud: American Still Life | The Courtauld Gallery | 10-Oct-25 | 18-Jan-26 | Paid | Visit website |
| Wayne Thiebaud: Delights | The Courtauld Gallery | 10-Oct-25 | 18-Jan-26 | Paid | Visit website |
| A Story of South Asian Art: Mrinalini Mukherjee and Her Circle | Royal Academy of Arts | 31-Oct-25 | 24-Feb-26 | Paid | Visit website |
| Wright of Derby: From the Shadows | National Gallery | 7-Nov-25 | 10-May-26 | Paid | Visit website |
| Edwin Austin Abbey: By the Dawn�s Early Light | National Gallery | 20-Nov-25 | 15-Feb-26 | Free | Visit website |
| Turner & Constable Rivals & Originals | Tate Britain | 27-Nov-25 | 12-Apr-26 | Paid | Visit website |
| Hyakk?: 100+ Makers from Japan | Japan House London | 3-Dec-25 | 10-May-26 | Free | Visit website |
Photography exhibitions on in London this month
| Exhibition | Museum | Start date | End date | Paid/Free | Visit website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Barnard: The Canary and The Hammer | Photographers’ Gallery | 8-May-25 | 31-May-26 | Free | Visit website |
| Lee Miller | Tate Britain | 2-Oct-25 | 15-Feb-26 | Paid | Visit website |
| Joy Gregory: Catching Flies with Honey | Whitechapel Gallery | 8-Oct-25 | 1-Mar-26 | Paid | Visit website |
| Cecil Beaton's Fashionable World | National Portrait Gallery | 9-Oct-25 | 11-Jan-26 | Paid | Visit website |
| Boris Mikhailov: Ukrainian Diary | Photographers’ Gallery | 10-Oct-25 | 22-Feb-26 | Paid | Visit website |
| Zofia Rydet: Sociological Record | Photographers’ Gallery | 10-Oct-25 | 22-Feb-26 | Paid | Visit website |
| Strike a Pose! 100 Years of the Photobooth | Photographers’ Gallery | 10-Oct-25 | 22-Feb-26 | Paid | Visit website |
| I Still Dream of Lost Vocabularies | Autograph Gallery | 10-Oct-25 | 21-Mar-26 | Free | Visit website |
| Jennie Baptiste: Rhythm & Roots | Somerset House | 17-Oct-25 | 4-Jan-26 | Paid | Visit website |
| Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2025 | National Portrait Gallery | 13-Nov-25 | 8-Feb-26 | Paid | Visit website |
History exhibitions in London this month
| Exhibition | Museum | Start date | End date | Paid/Free | Visit website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirates | National Maritime Museum | 29-Mar-25 | 4-Jan-26 | Paid | Visit website |
| Mumbai and London: new perspectives on the ancient world | The British Museum | 24-Apr-25 | 11-Jan-26 | Free | Visit website |
| Fostering Foundlings: The Hospital's Early Care System | Foundling Museum | 7-May-25 | 4-Jan-26 | Paid | Visit website |
| Secrets of the Thames: Mudlarking London’s Lost Treasures | Museum of London Docklands | 11-Jun-25 | 1-Mar-26 | Paid | Visit website |
| A Grand Chorus: The Power of Music | Foundling Museum | 2-Oct-25 | 29-Mar-26 | Paid | Visit website |
| The Singh Twins: Botanical Tales and Seeds of Empire | Kew Gardens | 11-Oct-25 | 12-Apr-26 | Included in Kew Gardens ticket | Visit website |
| Flora Indica: Recovering the Lost Histories of Indian Botanical Art | Kew Gardens | 11-Oct-25 | 12-Apr-26 | Visit website | |
| Emergency Exits: Independence in Malaya, Kenya & Cyprus | Imperial War Museum London | 17-Oct-25 | 29-Mar-26 | Free | Visit website |
| Secret Maps | The British Library | 24-Oct-25 | 18-Jan-26 | Paid | Visit website |
| Sufi life and art | The British Museum | 27-Oct-25 | 26-Jul-26 | Free | Visit website |
| Swords of Lucknow | Wallace Collection | 26-Nov | 22-Mar-26 | Free | Visit website |
| The Indian Army at the Palace | Hampton Court Palace | 1-Feb-26 | Included in Palace ticket | Visit website |
Science and technology exhibitions in London this month
| Exhibition | Museum | Start date | End date | Paid/Free | Visit website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Space: Could Life Exist Beyond Earth? | Natural History Museum | 16-May-25 | 22-Feb-26 | Paid | Visit website |
| Thirst: In Search of Freshwater | Wellcome Collection | 26-Jun-25 | 1-Feb-26 | Free | Visit website |
| Future of Food | Science Museum | 24-Jul-25 | 4-Jan-26 | Free | Visit website |
| ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year exhibition | National Maritime Museum | 12-Sep-25 | 3-Aug-26 | Paid | Visit website |
| Quantum Untangled | Science Gallery London | 8-Oct-25 | 28-Feb-26 | Free | Visit website |
| Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 | Natural History Museum | 17-Oct-25 | 12-Jul-26 | Paid | Visit website |
| Our Story with David Attenborough | Natural History Museum | Ongoing | Paid | Visit website | |
| Future observatory: Tools for Transition | Design Museum | Jan 2026) | Free | Visit website |
Fashion, design and culture exhibitions in London this month
| Exhibition | Museum | Start date | End date | Paid/Free | Visit website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design & Disability | Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) | 7-Jun-25 | 15-Feb-26 | Paid | Visit website |
| Blondie in Camera 1978 | Barbican Art Gallery | 14-Aug-25 | 5-Jan-26 | Free | Visit website |
| Marie Antoinette Style | Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) | 20-Sep-25 | 22-Mar-26 | Paid | Visit website |
| Blitz: The Club That Shaped the 80s | Design Museum | 20-Sep-25 | 29-Mar-26 | Paid | Visit website |
| Dirty Looks: Desire and Decay in Fashion | Barbican Art Gallery | 25-Sep-25 | 25-Jan-26 | Paid | Visit website |
| Costume Couture: Sixty Years of Cosprop | Fashion & Textile Museum | 26-Sep-25 | 8-Mar-26 | Paid | Visit website |
| Wes Anderson: The Archives | Design Museum | 21-Nov-25 | 26-Jul-26 | Paid | Visit website |
Exhibitions for children in London this month
| Exhibition | Museum | Start date | End date | Paid/Free | Visit website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Story Explorers: A Journey through Imaginary Worlds | The British Library | 18-Jan-26 | Free | Visit website |
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