Artlyst Guide: Ten Major UK Exhibitions for Spring 2026

Artlyst has published a guide to ten major exhibitions opening across the UK outside London in spring 2026. Highlights include a once-in-a-generation Gwen John retrospective at National Museum Cardiff (7 Feb–28 Jun) celebrating her 150th birthday; a photographic tribute to UK comedians by Andy Hollingworth at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (18 Feb–31 May); a career-spanning Frank Bowling survey at The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge (27 Mar 2026–17 Jan 2027); a Vivienne Westwood fashion retrospective at Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle (28 Mar–6 Sep); a Walter Sickert works-on-paper show at Charleston Lewes (2 May–11 Oct); Paula Rego's literary-inspired prints at Newlands House Gallery (22 May–6 Sep); Norman Ackroyd's etchings at Victoria Art Gallery Bath (22 May–6 Sep); a Joan Eardley contextual exhibition at National Galleries of Scotland Modern Two (2 Apr–28 Jun); and two Constable 250 exhibitions in Suffolk: 'Gainsborough, Turner and Constable' at Gainsborough's House, Sudbury (25 Apr–11 Oct) and 'Constable: A Cast of Characters' at Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich (28 Mar–14 Jun). The guide provides dates, venues, and ticket prices for each show.