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Major UK Exhibitions for 2025 Span Soil, Protest, Home, and Disability Design

exhibition · 2026-04-19

A comprehensive 2025 exhibition calendar across the UK features significant shows tackling urgent themes. Tate Modern presents a major survey of Do Ho Suh's work exploring home and identity from May 1 to October 19. Steve McQueen curates 'Resistance' at Turner Contemporary from February 22 to June 1, examining a century of UK protest photography. The Serpentine Galleries celebrate 25 years of their Pavilion commission with a new structure and events. 'Soil: The World at Our Feet' at Somerset House from January 23 to April 13 combines sensory artworks and scientific artifacts. Tate Britain hosts a Lee Miller retrospective from October 2 to February 15, showcasing 250 prints. The V&A's 'Design and Disability' from June 7 to February 15 highlights contributions from disabled and neurodiverse creators. The Royal Scottish Academy presents 'Andy Goldsworthy: Fifty Years' from July 26 to November 2. Ikon Gallery mounts Seulgi Lee's first UK solo show from June 25 to September 7. The Design Museum explores 'more-than-human' design from July 11 to October 5. The Wellcome Collection examines freshwater in 'Thirst' from June 26 to February 1. Impressions Gallery showcases new photography in 'Nationhood: Memory and Hope' from January 11 to April 26. The Photographers' Gallery displays the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2025 shortlist from March 7 to June 15.

Key facts

  • Do Ho Suh's Tate Modern survey runs May 1 to October 19, 2025.
  • Steve McQueen curates 'Resistance' at Turner Contemporary from February 22 to June 1, 2025.
  • The Serpentine Pavilion marks its 25th anniversary in 2025 with a new structure.
  • 'Soil: The World at Our Feet' at Somerset House features artists like Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg and Ana Mendieta.
  • Lee Miller's Tate Britain retrospective includes 250 prints, some never displayed.
  • The V&A's 'Design and Disability' exhibition runs from June 7, 2025 to February 15, 2026.
  • Andy Goldsworthy's 50-year career is celebrated at the Royal Scottish Academy from July 26 to November 2, 2025.
  • The Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2025 shortlist includes Cristina De Middel and Lindokuhle Sobekwa.

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  • London
  • United Kingdom
  • Margate
  • Bradford
  • Belfast
  • Cardiff
  • Glasgow
  • Seoul
  • South Korea
  • New York
  • USA
  • Paris
  • France
  • Edinburgh
  • Scotland
  • Cairo
  • Egypt
  • Singapore
  • Nepal
  • Mesopotamia
  • Incheon
  • North Yorkshire
  • England
  • Venice
  • Italy
  • Sydney
  • Australia

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