Art galleries and specialty photography in London

Art galleries specializing in London


London is quickly becoming one of the most popular art destinations in the world. We could classify its galleries specializing in two categories: one for those with incredible collections of old masters, the other collecting contemporary works very trendy. The latter category includes a mix of galleries and places very trendy show films, host concerts and poetry evenings also.  

The Wallace Collection

This large building houses the Wallace Collection London, which includes works by Titian, Rembrandt, Hals and Velázquez.
 
Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA)

More than a traditional gallery scene, the ICA is a center at the forefront of the vanguard for all forms of art. Constantly renewed its program is diverse and includes exhibitions, films, debates, concerts and even club nights. There is also an excellent restaurant and bar on site.  

Wapping Project

Formerly a hydraulic power plant, The Wapping Project is now an exhibition space and performance for the visual arts. His ambitious agenda and renewed continuously to discover the works exhibited among the pumps and machinery original witnesses of the past activity of the place.  

Dulwich Picture Gallery

The Dulwich Picture Gallery is the first gallery of England created for this purpose. Dating back to 1811, the plush interiors are the perfect setting for one of the most important collections of paintings in the world of old European masters, covering 17 ° and 18 centuries.  

Serpentine Gallery

The Serpentine Gallery is in the middle of Hyde Park and attracts 750,000 visitors each year. Showcases of international modern and contemporary art, past exhibitions have presented including works by Damien Hirst, Karen Kilimnik and Tomoko Takahashi.
 
The Barbican

The building may be large (follow the colored lines on the ground to reach its destination), but the Barbican is a place of first-rate music, film, dance, theater and art. The gallery specializes in modern works, contemporary on a variety of media.  

Whitechapel Art Gallery

Defending the international modern and contemporary art, the Whitechapel Art Gallery has one of his last exhibitors including Albert Oehlen, Paul McCarthy, Hans Bellmer, Pierre Klossowski and Margaret Salmon. The gallery also hosts lectures, poetry evenings and even nights where you can hear music very hip.  

Photo galleries in London

What really looked like Frida Kahlo? Who is the winner of artistic photography of the year? You can find answers to these questions by visiting some of the many galleries of photographs of London.  

Proud Camden

Grouping bar, concert hall and exhibition space, Proud Camden is where the young and trendy and the kings of rock come into play. The temporary exhibitions tend to focus on portraits of rock icons or photos taken by celebrities in their spare time. An ultra hip place.  

Hamiltons Gallery

Established in 1977, Hamiltons Mayfair presents the best modern masters and promising young photographers. The previous exhibitions, artists such as Horst P Horst, Irving Penn and Tomio Seike, illustrated the diversity of modern photography.  

The Photographers' Gallery 

 First independent photography gallery in Britain, The Photographers' Gallery always hits hard. It hosts the annual prize of photography, a photography awards the most coveted in the world of art.

National Portrait Gallery - Photo Collection

The National Portrait Gallery presents an ever-renewed program of exhibitions, on topics ranging from the last expedition of Captain Scott and portraits of Frida Kahlo.
 
Redferns Music Picture Gallery

The discovery of the activities of Andy Warhol's Factory studio in close-up portraits of the heroes of jazz, rock gods taking a break in the punk movement explained in pictures, shows the face Redferns secret of the greatest musicians that we don ' have ever had.  

Host Gallery

Host Gallery is a joint venture between the great independent photo agency, Panos Pictures, the magazine of photography, Foto8. It specializes in a fascinating exhibition of photojournalism both haunting and exciting.  

Getty Images Gallery

Getty Images Gallery is the largest independent photo gallery in London. In addition to its core collection, the gallery has regular exhibitions based on its collection of nearly 40 million negative.