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London Autumn 2026: Frieze Week Anchors a Season of Blockbuster Museum and Gallery Shows

exhibition · 2026-04-27

The autumn art season in London for 2026 will take place alongside Frieze London and Frieze Masters, wrapping up on 18 October. At Tate Modern, visitors can explore "Frida: The Making of an Icon" (running until 3 January 2027), "Ana Mendieta" (until 17 January 2027), and "Julio Le Parc: Light. Color. Action" (available until 3 May 2027). Tate Britain is featuring Zineb Sedira's "When Words Fall Silent, Cinema Speaks" (until 17 January 2027) and "The 90s: Art and Fashion" (until 14 February 2027). The National Gallery offers "Renoir & Love" (until 31 January 2027), while the National Portrait Gallery presents "Tim Walker's Fairyland" (until 7 February 2027). Additional exhibitions include "Richard Dadd" at the Royal Academy (until 25 October 2026) and "Korea" at the British Museum (until 31 January 2027), along with various others across different venues.

Key facts

  • Frieze London and Frieze Masters run until 18 October 2026, anchoring London's autumn art season.
  • Tate Modern shows Frida Kahlo, Ana Mendieta and Julio Le Parc concurrently, running until 3 January, 17 January and 3 May 2027 respectively.
  • The Kahlo exhibition includes more than 30 works by the artist and over 200 by contemporaries and later generations.
  • Tate Britain presents Zineb Sedira in the Duveen Galleries and "The 90s: Art and Fashion", until 17 January and 14 February 2027.
  • The Royal Academy's Richard Dadd show closes 25 October 2026, while "Painting the French Riviera" runs until 31 January 2027 with over 160 works.
  • The British Museum's Korea exhibition spans 300 BC to the present and draws on 23,000 works donated in 2021 by Lee Kun-Hee to the NMK and MMCA.
  • Hayward Gallery celebrates its 75th anniversary with an Anish Kapoor exhibition closing 18 October 2026.
  • William Kentridge premieres the twelfth chapter of his "Drawings for Projection" cycle, begun in 1989, at Goodman Gallery until 7 November 2026.

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Locations

  • London
  • United Kingdom
  • Bankside
  • Millbank
  • Trafalgar Square
  • St. Martin's Place
  • Burlington House
  • Piccadilly
  • Kensington Gardens
  • Silk Street
  • Great Russell Street
  • Whitechapel High Street
  • Peckham Road
  • Cromwell Road
  • Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
  • East Bank
  • Somerset House
  • Southbank Centre
  • Cork Street
  • Bermondsey Street
  • Mason's Yard
  • Santiago
  • Chile
  • Johannesburg
  • South Africa
  • Poland
  • Algeria
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Australia
  • Pacific
  • French Riviera
  • Côte d'Azur
  • Korea
  • Brisbane
  • Bethlem
  • Broadmoor
  • Regent's Park
  • Aix-en-Provence
  • Prague
  • Czech Republic
  • Seoul
  • South Korea
  • Berlin
  • Paris
  • New York
  • Fox Chase
  • Shiraz
  • Iran
  • Sudan
  • Khartoum
  • Vancouver
  • Canada
  • Kensington
  • South Kensington
  • Kensington High Street

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