{"id":98880808,"date":"2012-02-28T10:13:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-28T10:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/travel-trends\/five-contemporary-art-galleries-in-london\/"},"modified":"2018-10-09T11:09:23","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T15:09:23","slug":"five-contemporary-art-galleries-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/five-contemporary-art-galleries-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Contemporary Art Galleries in London"},"content":{"rendered":"

It should come as no surprise that one of Europe\u2019s art meccas, London, has a vibrant gallery scene as well. Here are five top galleries that are sure to please contemporary art and photography aficionados soon boarding flights to London<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Saatchi Gallery<\/a> – Duke of York’s HQ
\nKing’s Road, London, Greater London
\n020 7811 3081
\nSaatchi Gallery is a world-renowned venue for contemporary art. The gallery hosts a series of artist lectures and has a variety of works for sale in the gallery and online. This expansive, luminous space is frequently rented out for special events in the evenings. Saatchi Gallery also has a casual eating area, perfect for a post-visit snack.<\/p>\n

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Serpentine Gallery<\/a>
\nKensington Gardens
\nLondon
\n020 7402 6075<\/p>\n

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Each year, the Serpentine Gallery hosts a large number of shows by contemporary artists working in various media. In addition to artist talks, the Serpentine offers a variety of educational programs for art lovers of all ages. Bibliophiles will love the selection in the gallery\u2019s art book shop.<\/p>\n

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The Photographer\u2019s Gallery<\/a>
\n16 – 18 Ramillies St
\nLondon, UK
\n0845 262 1618<\/p>\n

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The largest public gallery devoted entirely to photography in London<\/a>, The Photographer\u2019s Gallery displays rotating exhibitions (featuring work from emerging photographers and archival works), and has an impressive lecture\/education series. The new and improved Photographer\u2019s Gallery will open in May, 2012.<\/p>\n

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Lisson Gallery<\/a>
\n52-54 Bell Street
\nLondon
\n020 7724 2739<\/p>\n

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Lisson Gallery specializes in contemporary art. The bright, modern gallery space hosts exhibitions from international artists working in a variety of media. Exhibition catalogs can be purchased online, and art buyers can peruse current pieces in the online showroom.<\/p>\n

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White Cube<\/a>
\n48 Hoxton Square
\nLondon, Greater London
\n020 7930 5373<\/p>\n

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White Cube has three locations in London (Hoxton is located in London\u2019s East End) and one in Hong Kong. Thanks to the large amount of gallery space, White Cube is able to host numerous simultaneous contemporary art exhibitions each year.<\/p>\n

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CC Flickr photo credit: Colin Grey <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It should come as no surprise that one of Europe\u2019s art meccas, London, has a vibrant gallery scene as well. Here are five top galleries that are sure to please contemporary art and photography aficionados soon boarding flights to London.   Saatchi Gallery – Duke of York’s HQ King’s Road, London, Greater London 020 7811 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98880808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel-tips-intel"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98880808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98880808"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98880808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98897091,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98880808\/revisions\/98897091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98880808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98880808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98880808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}