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Best Art Galleries in London

Old masters, modern giants and cutting-edge shows: London's best art galleries.

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  1. 1South Bank · Bankside, SE1 9TGA converted Bankside power station housing major modern and contemporary art, with a vast Turbine Hall and free collection.
  2. 2Trafalgar Square · Trafalgar Square, WC2N 5DNOver 2,000 Western European paintings from the 13th to 20th centuries, including Van Gogh's Sunflowers, free to visit.
  3. 3Piccadilly · Burlington House, Piccadilly, W1J 0BDBlockbuster exhibitions in grand Burlington House, plus the much-loved Summer Exhibition open to artists of all kinds.
  4. 4Pimlico · Millbank, SW1P 4RGFive centuries of British art, from Turner and the Pre-Raphaelites to Hockney, in a free riverside collection.
  5. 5Trafalgar Square · St Martin's Place, WC2H 0HEFaces that shaped Britain, from Tudor monarchs to modern celebrities, in a freshly revamped free collection.
  6. 6Camberwell · 65-67 Peckham Road, SE5 8UHA free, community-minded contemporary art space with ambitious shows across its Victorian main gallery and converted fire station.
  7. 7South Bank · Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, SE1 8XXA brutalist icon at the Southbank Centre staging bold, large-scale contemporary art exhibitions.
  8. 8Whitechapel · 77-82 Whitechapel High Street, E1 7QXA pioneering East End gallery that has premiered Picasso, Pollock and Frida Kahlo, still championing contemporary artists.
  9. 9Kensington · Multiple locationsFree contemporary art in two Kensington Gardens galleries, famous for its annual architect-designed summer pavilion.
  10. 10Dulwich · Gallery Road, SE21 7ADEngland's first purpose-built public art gallery, a Soane-designed jewel of Old Masters with strong temporary shows.

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