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Put away your purse: here's where to get your cultural fix in London for free this summer

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The conceptual works of Iraqi-American artist Michael Rakowitz are usually found outdoors. But this summer, eight of his signature installations are on show at the Whitechapel Gallery

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PLAY WELL at Wellcome Collection is a celebration of play as a transformative, therapeutic tool through toys, photography and live-action role play

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French pharmacy Buly 1803 channels some of the Louvre museum’s most famous works and brings them to life in the form of a scent

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The Other Art Fair offers a hipper alternative to traditional art fairs and is back for its summer edition this July

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First European Lee Krasner retrospective in 50 years comes to the Barbican

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London's largest free contemporary festival is back this year with a wealth of nocturnal art, design and music events

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Inês Neto dos Santos cooks up a storm at the AMP Gallery with Tender Touches, an exhibition you can really get your teeth into

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Kids 

Imagine Art Club's Van Gogh Experience for kids at the Tate Britain brings the artist to life for children with a guided tour and discussion.

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Food & Drink 

Discover street food, vintage flea markets and art installations at Vinegar Yard – London's outdoor dining haven

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Beauty 

Feast your eyes on the new beauty products inspired by art – found not in a museum, but in a boutique near you

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Unparalleled in variety and scope, the 2019 Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition returns to Somerset House to celebrate the photographic medium

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To celebrate a year that sees women dominating many of the London galleries, we have brought together some of the best female artists on Instagram

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Good things often come in small packages, and at National Portrait Gallery's exhibition Elizabethan Treasures, small reigns supreme

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Tate Modern presents the gloriously dark and fantastically surreal world of Dorothea Tanning, whose work explored the subconscious with unparalleled vigour

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Franz West is set to be Tate Modern's spring blockbuster, as this beautifully realised retrospective celebrates the artist's colourful work

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The most vibrantly coloured streets, bars and museums in London to put on your Insta right now

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Ground-breaking Royal Academy exhibition showcases drawings by Italian Renaissance master Michelangelo alongside video art by Bill Viola

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The Winter Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair returns to Battersea this January with a wealth of art, design and antiques spanning three centuries

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From giant squid and Renaissance chapels, there's a lot more to the best permanent museum exhibitions in London than you might think

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Everything you need to know about the upcoming exhibitions

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Make a beeline for the major new Elmgreen & Dragset Whitechapel Gallery exhibition; it's powerful, disquieting and thought-provoking

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The sculptor best known for The Angel of the North stages his most significant solo exhibition for over a decade at the Royal Academy London

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In commemoration of the centenary of Armistice Day, more than 40 of Alfred Munnings's most celebrated wartime paintings go on display in the UK for the first time since 1919

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From luxury handbags to post-war and contemporary art, our pick of the best upcoming auctions this winter

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This major Tate Britain Edward Burne-Jones exhibition is an enthralling celebration of Britain's last Pre-Raphaelite painter

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The Fashion and Textile Museum takes visitors on a journey through the 30s, from elegant evening gowns to suburban domesticity

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London has plenty of tempting art, but this autumn Paris beats us. From Basquiat to Picasso, the five art exhibitions that will make you want to book a minibreak

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The new Anni Albers exhibition, Tate Modern, shines a deserved light on this influential but oft overlooked Bauhaus artist

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Before you wonder if you’re seeing double: Renaissance painters Giovanni Bellini and Andrea Mantegna get a long overdue joint exhibition at the National Gallery

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There's another chance to come worship at the altar of Frida Kahlo in a rare exhibition of her wardrobe and possessions

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New Pierre Huyghe Serpentine exhibition harnesses the power to inspire awe and fear simultaneously