What to see during London Gallery Weekend: 5–7 June, 2026
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Marilyn Monroe: A Portrait | National Portrait Gallery With Marlene Dumas
In celebration of the Hollywood star’s 100th birthday and in association with the Marilyn Monroe estate, Marilyn Monroe: A Portrait at the National Portrait Gallery will explore the life, career and legacy of Marilyn Monroe through portraits created by some of the greatest photographers and artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, including Marlene Dumas.
The Sun and The Moon: Art Inspired by the Celestial | Saatchi Gallery
With Raqs Media Collective
Thismajor exhibitionexploreshowourtwo most powerfulheavenly bodies have inspired creativity, curiosity and belief throughout human history and across different cultures.Spanning nine major exhibition spaces, the show presents artworks, installations and objects that reveal how artists have responded to the Sun and the Moon. The exhibitionfeaturesthe works by established and emerging artists as well archival material.
The Sun and The Moon: Art Inspired by the Celestial
Image: Daniel Silver,landscape humour I and II, 2025.Watercolour on paper: 22.8 x 60.1 cm.Courtesy the artist and Drawing Room, London. Installation view, Drawing Biennial 2026, Drawing Room, London. Photography: Benjamin Deakin
Artists First: Contemporary Perspectives on Portraiture | National Portrait Gallery
With Małgorzata Mirga-Tas
This projectforegrounds the artistic vision of nine contemporary artists who were invited to create work in dialogue with the Gallery's permanent Collection. Newly commissioned works are displayed throughout the building to reclaim untold narratives and connect past and present histories.
In an effort to challenge stereotypical representations of Romani people, Małgorzata Mirga-Tas celebrates the Roma as a contemporary community restoring their dignity, whilst also nodding to their rich heritage. In line with this sustained effort, the five textile portraits that she has made for display in Room 33, collectively invoke the need to acknowledge Roma individuals as active in forging their own history. As Mirga-Tas explains: ‘Now is the moment of self-representation, regaining our own voice and our own image.’
The Coming of Age explores experiences and perceptions of ageing, from adolescence to later life, and asks how societies can adapt for us all to age better.
Across the globe, people are living longer. One in ten children in the UK are expected to live beyond the age of 100. But who gets to live longer and ‘age well’? This exhibition explores how experiences of age are shaped by our environment, culture and society.
The Coming of Age features 150 artworks and objects, from historical artefacts to works by contemporary artists.
Bringing together different perspectives from art, science and popular culture, this exhibition challenges assumptions about life stages and asks what greater longevity means for all of us.
Image: Installation view: The Coming of Age, Wellcome Collection, London, 2026. Daphne Wright, Zimmer, 2019. Charles Darwin’s walking stick. Whalebone, ivory and glass. Wellcome Collection / Science Museum Group A4962. Gallery Photography: Steve Pocock. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Collection Display: Fear and Freedom 1940–1965 | Tate Britain
With Shilpa Gupta
This display shows the different ways artists have responded to the experience of the war and its consequences. The body, in all its vulnerability, is a major subject. Some artists produce intensely observed and expressive representations of the human figure. Others create landscapes and cityscapes marked by combat, displacement or alienation, conveying a sense of turbulence.
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