Five fantastic exhibitions to experience half-price with National Art Pass
Calling all art lovers! In terms of epic new exhibitions, London is on fire right now. From Dulwich Picture Gallery's celebration of British Surrealism to the hotly-anticipated Steve McQueen showcase at Tate Modern, you're spoilt for choice when it comes to getting your culture fix this spring. And National Art Pass is here to help you make the most of the season.
With National Art Pass, you get half-price entry to noteworthy exhibitions in London and beyond. Membership also grants you free or reduced entry to more than 80 of the capital's museums, galleries, and historic houses — not to mention hundreds more elsewhere in the UK. You even get cracking discounts at many museum cafes and shops to make the most of your day out, plus a subscription to Art Quarterly magazine to inspire your next museum visit.
Ready to experience more culture for less? Annual membership costs just £73, or £45 for Under 30 (your National Art Pass may even pay for itself in just a month or two). Read on to discover just some of the exhibitions you can see right now at 50% off. Image: Jerwood Space, London, 2018 © Jane Airey |
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| British Surrealism Delve into the realm of the unconscious and the uncanny at Dulwich Picture Gallery, which celebrates the centenary of surrealism this spring. This major new exhibition champions British artists that contributed to the movement, and features over 70 works from Leonora Carrington, Francis Bacon, Henry Moore, and many more. Image: Sam Haile - Woman and Suspended Man (1939) |
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| Steve McQueen This eagerly-awaited exhibition dedicated to the work of artist-turned-Academy Award-winning director Steve McQueen has landed at Tate Modern. It's the first major McQueen showcase in London since he won the Turner Prize in 2000, with works spanning sculpture, film and photography. Image: Steve McQueen - Static (video still, 2009) |
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| Cecil Beaton's Bright Young Things Extravagant, eccentric and hedonistic: welcome to the world of the Bright Young Things, as immortalised in the captivating photography of Cecil Beaton. This National Portrait Gallery exhibition — one of the gallery's last before it closes for three years — charts Beaton's rise from suburban schoolboy to the high society darling. Image: Baba Beaton as 'Heloise' in 'Great Lovers Pageant' (1927) |
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| Kimono: From Kyoto To Catwalk It has inspired Star Wars costumes and catwalk collections, and influenced the style of icons like Bjork and David Bowie. Now it's got its own exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum. Discover the far-reaching impact of the kimono, revered in Japan as a symbol of national identity, and held in exotic fascination outside of it. Image: Akira Times (2017) |
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| Masculinities The Barbican brings 60 years of the codification, performance, and social construction of masculinity into sharp focus in its latest film and photography exhibition. Through the work of artists including Catherine Opie, Laurie Anderson, and Sunil Gupta, the exhibition explores themes of power, patriarchy, queer identity and family -- to name but a few. Image: Catherine Opie - 'Rustie' (2008)
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