Culture vultures of the capital gather around, as London's art scene is alive and well with a kaleidoscope of exhibitions, each offering a glimpse into the city's creative spirit. From centuries-old masterpieces in museums to immersive works, these showcases are not just exhibitions - they're experiences. Whether you're a sucker for the avant-garde or a traditionalist at heart, there's a feast of gorgeous art waiting to entice your senses and you can dive into a realm of inspiration with our guide to the best exhibitions London has to offer for 2025.
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The Best London Exhibitions Right Now
Tutankhamun: The Immersive Exhibition
- Location: Excel London Waterfront
- When: 28th March - 27th June 2025
- How much: from £20 per person
Here in the capital with a strictly limited run is the mesmerising Tutankhamun: The Immersive Exhibition, an experience that's making a 14-week stop-off at Excel London Waterfront before continuing onwards on a tour of Europe.
Discover Ancient Egypt across six galleries, which include one of Europe’s largest immersive video mapping rooms (8-metre-high projection), a digital metaverse walk-through of the Valley of the Kings, and more.
Walk like an Egyptian at this exhibition.
David Bowie Centre
- Location: The V&A East Storehouse
- When: from 13th September 2025
- How much: TBC
The new V&A East Storehouse museum in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is playing host to an exhibition of epic proportions in 2025: the David Bowie Centre. For the first time ever, this archive of 90,000+ items will be accessible to all and totally free to enter.
Highlights of the event include iconic stage costumes for the likes of Ziggy Stardust, lyrics for songs including Fame and Heroes, and even audio-visual installations to create an all-encompassing and immersive feel.
Experience the music icon through these archives.
Spencer House
- Location: 27 St James’s Place, SW1A 1NR
- When: on-going
- How much: from free
Step inside Spencer House, a hidden gem of Georgian elegance, where centuries of history and stunning art come to life. Originally built for Lord and Lady Spencer, this exquisite palace once served as both a family residence and a private gallery.
Today, its remarkable collection of paintings, furniture, and decorative objects gives a fascinating glimpse into 18th-century aristocratic life. Marvel at pieces original to the house, alongside those generously loaned from renowned institutions like the V&A and Tate. Book your tour now to experience this unique piece of London’s heritage.
Check out the likes of paintings, furniture and bronze lanterns.
Helios In The Painted Hall
- Location: Old Royal Naval College,
- When: 25 January - 25 March 2025
- How much: £16.50 per person
Head to the Old Royal Naval College for a fantastic exhibition in their beautiful painted hall. Promising some sunlight in the winter, Luke Jerram's Helios is a huge spherical sun, filled with golden light that illuminates the majestic room - compiled from photographs of the Sun taken by Astrophotographer Dr Stuart Green.
Named after the ancient Greek and Roman sun god, which is symbolic of time and life, this huge work of art spans seven metres. Entry costs £16.50, allowing you to explore the surface of the star in great detail, at a scale of 1:200 million to the real thing.
Brighten up your day with a trip to the Old Royal Naval College.
Flowers - Flora In Contemporary Art & Culture
- Location: Saatchi Gallery
- When: 12th February - 5th May 2025
- How much: from £10 per person
Step into the enchanting world of Flowers - Flora In Contemporary Art & Culture, an exhibition that explores the lasting influence of flowers on artists, creatives, and culture through the ages. Spanning two floors and nine expansive galleries, this immersive experience features over 500 unique works, from large-scale installations and original art to photography, fashion, and graphic design, all celebrating the multifaceted role of flowers in human expression.
Among the exhibition’s highlights is an awe-inspiring installation by Rebecca Louise Law, composed of over 100,000 dried flowers. Another standout is the cutting-edge digital projection space, where the pioneering French artist Miguel Chevalier brings flowers to life in interactive, mesmerising forms.
Tickets start from £10 to this blooming gorgeous display.
The World Of Tim Burton
- Location: Design Museum
- When: 25th October - 26th May 2025
- How much: from £19.69 per person
Enter the quirky and captivating universe of The World of Tim Burton, where the fantastical meets the delightfully bizarre. Drawn from Burton’s personal archive, the collection spans his creative journey from childhood to the present day, offering a rare glimpse into the strange yet beautiful worlds he's conjured through sketches, paintings, photographs, sculptural installations, and set designs. Encounter iconic characters from Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and more, all imbued with the oddities and heart that define Burton’s signature style.
From recurring visual themes to key collaborations with designers, the exhibition showcases the full extent of his boundless creativity. And before you enter the gallery, don’t forget to check out the Snap AR experience - because no visit to Burton’s world is complete without a touch of added surrealism.
This Tim Burton exhibition's London location is the final stop on a decade-long world tour.
The Face Magazine: Culture Shift
- Where: National Portrait Gallery
- When: 20th February - 18th May
- How much: £23 per person
The Face Magazine: Culture Shift celebrates the iconic fashion images and portraits that defined a generation, shining a spotlight on the trail-blazing magazine that shaped youth culture and style in Britain and beyond.
This exhibition brings together over 200 photographs from more than 80 renowned photographers, including Sheila Rock, Stéphane Sednaoui, Corinne Day, David Sims, and Sølve Sundsbø, offering a unique opportunity to see many of these powerful images away from the magazine pages for the first time. Curated by Sabina Jaskot-Gill alongside former The Face Art Director Lee Swillingham and photographer Norbert Schoerner, this exhibition captures the disruptive, creative spirit that continues to influence fashion, photography, and music today.
One of the most culture-defining art exhibitions in London.
Leigh Bowery!
- Location: Tate Modern
- When: 27th February - 31st August
- How much: £18 per person
Leigh Bowery! celebrates the life and career of one of the most boundary-pushing figures in contemporary art and culture. A true visionary, Bowery was an artist, performer, model, club promoter, fashion designer, and musician, defying convention at every turn.
This exhibition offers a rare chance to experience Bowery's most iconic 'Looks' alongside collaborations with artists like Lucian Freud, Nick Knight, and Michael Clark. Celebrating the radical intersections of performance, club culture, and fashion design, Bowery’s work continues to influence artists and icons such as Alexander McQueen, Anohni, and Lady Gaga.
This eclectic spectacular is one of the best exhibitions in London this weekend.
Cartier
- Location: V&A, South Kensington
- When: 12th April - 16th November 2025
- How much: from £27 per person
Prepare to be dazzled as Cartier at the V&A offers an extraordinary journey through the iconic brand's legacy of art, design, and craftsmanship, featuring over 350 dazzling objects that chart its rise as a jewellery powerhouse. Spanning precious jewels, historic gemstones, iconic watches, and clocks, it's the first major UK show on Cartier in almost 30 years.
The exhibition will showcase stunning pieces, including the Williamson Diamond brooch commissioned by Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 and the iconic Scroll Tiara, worn by both Queen Elizabeth II at her coronation and by Rihanna for W Magazine in 2016. Alongside these regal treasures, you'll find pieces worn by royalty and Hollywood stars, including Princess Margaret’s rose clip brooch and Grace Kelly's engagement ring.
There will be over 350 objects on display and contributions from the Royal Collection.
Brasil! Brasil! The Birth Of Modernism
- Location: Royal Academy, Burlington House
- When: 28th January - 21st April 2025
- How much: from £23.50 per person
Brasil! Brasil! The Birth of Modernism takes you on a journey through the heart of 20th-century Brazilian art, showcasing over 130 works by ten key artists who redefined modernism. From the 1910s to the 1970s, Brazilian artists boldly combined contemporary trends with their own rich cultural influences, drawing from the country's diverse landscapes, Afro-Brazilian roots, and Indigenous identities to craft a new artistic language that resonated far beyond Brazil.
This major exhibition introduces UK audiences to Brazilian Modernism through the works of trailblazers like Anita Malfatti, who spearheaded the movement, and Tarsila do Amaral, now celebrated as a pioneering female force in art.
When it comes to art exhibitions, London stuns with this insightful and vibrant showcase.
VOGUE: Inventing The Runway
- Location: Lightroom, King's Cross
- When: Until 26h April
- How much: from £25 per person
Fashion enthusiasts, rejoice, as VOGUE: Inventing the Runway struts into your life with a fabulous exhibition that takes you on a whirlwind journey through the evolution of the fashion runway. From the intimate couture salons of the early 20th century to today’s pop-culture spectacles, it showcases how fashion shows became the ultimate expression of a designer’s vision - one step at a time.
Narrated by Cate Blanchett, this show brings together voices from the past, present, and future, using Vogue’s incredible archive to show how the runway evolved into a walking work of art. Through captivating animation, immersive sound, and a score that blends classical and pop music, you'll be taken behind the scenes of iconic fashion moments that changed the cultural landscape. It’s a celebration of imagination, passion, and the sheer drama that fuels the world of fashion shows.
On the hunt for exhibitions in London now? Strut over to this immersive spectacular from £25 each.
Electric Dreams: Art And Tech Before The Internet
- Location: Tate Modern
- When: Until 1st June 2025
- How much: £22 per person
Electric Dreams: Art and Technology Before the Internet plugs you into the psychedelic world of early tech art, where innovation and imagination fuse to create visually stunning and mind-bending works. From the birth of pop art to the dawn of the digital age, this exhibition celebrates the pioneering artists who embraced new technology to challenge our perception and engage our senses.
Featuring groundbreaking works from the 1950s to the 1980s, it explores the experimental use of mathematical principles, motorised components, and early digital technology. Dive into immersive sensory installations and see how artists harnessed new industrial processes and home computing systems to create art that felt like it was ahead of its time - way before the internet had a chance to shape the digital world we know today.
A rare opportunity to experience the works that paved the way for the future of art and technology.
Versailles: Science And Splendour
- Location: Science Museum
- When: Until 21st April 2025
- How much: £12 per person
Versailles: Science and Splendour invites you to step into a world where science and royalty collide at The Science Museum. This illuminating exhibition explores how science became a powerful tool of influence at the French royal court, showcasing stunning objects like Louis XV’s rhinoceros, a detailed map of the moon by Jean-Dominique Cassini, and the world’s most famous watch, designed for Marie Antoinette, which embodies the pinnacle of artistic and engineering brilliance.
The exhibition also sheds light on the trailblazing figures who shaped the scientific legacy of Versailles, including Madame du Coudray, who revolutionised midwifery training in rural France.
Museum exhibitions? London's got a great one here that'll shine a light on the history of Versailles.
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