Exhibitions

A story of 120 million years of adaptation and survival, Bees is the epic tale of these incredible creatures and their relationship to us and the natural world. Perfectly adapted to pollinate and incredibly diverse…

Landscapes can be deceptive. Sometimes a landscape seems to be less a setting for the life of its inhabitants than a curtain behind which their struggles, achievements and accidents take place. –…

This exhibition examines the art of the four Scottish Colourists, SJ Peploe, JD Fergusson, FCB Cadell and Leslie Hunter from the excellent holdings of the Fleming Collection, the finest collection of Scottish…

Topical as some counties revert back to military power and annexation as a means of extending political power irrespective of international law or the democratic process. This exhibition marked the 80th anniversary of…

This exhibition is a rare opportunity to witness and explore the width of Wolmark’s practice and understand why his contribution to 20th century British art is so greatly respected. Alfred Wolmark was born…

Czech Routes is the fourth in Ben Uri’s series of exhibitions highlighting the contribution of émigré artists to Britain since 1900, succeeding previous exhibitions on German, Polish and Austrian artists (2017-18). A selection…

This exhibition marks the 80th anniversary of the artist’s death and showcases five important paintings from the estate of the artist’s son, Luke Gertler (1932–2017), on loan with Art Fund support: The…

David Bomberg was born to Polish-Jewish parents in Birmingham, England, in 1890. The family moved to Whitechapel in 1895, where he became prominent among the ‘Whitechapel Boys’ – a group of young,…

This major exhibition highlights the immigrant Polish artistic tradition and contribution to 20th century British art. It is the second in Ben Uri’s series on refugee and migrant artists, highlighting the Polish contribution…

Eva Frankfurther was born into an assimilated Jewish family in Berlin in 1930. Following the rise of National Socialism in Germany, she escaped to London with her family in 1939. From 1946–51…

A Farewell to Art: Chagall, Shakespeare and Prospero is the first UK exhibition of a rare limited edition portfolio by Marc Chagall. Produced at the age of 88, it features 50 illustrations…

Finchleystrasse: German artists in exile in Great Britain and beyond 1933-45 is curated by Ben Uri with the generous support of the German Embassy London. It brings together paintings, drawings and graphics…

Aaron Wolmark was born into a Jewish family in Warsaw in 1877, and moved to England with his family in 1883, first to Devon and then to the East End of London.…

Works by ‘Whitechapel Boy’ Bernard Meninsky from the Ben Uri Collection Bernard Meninsky (née Menushkin) was born in 1891 in Karotopin, Ukraine and came to England with his family when he was just…

This exhibition celebrates the lives, courage and strength of character, across so many human endeavours, of extraordinary women artists from the Ben Uri Collection. A selection of artists in the exhibition include: Lily…

This exhibition marked the 70th anniversary of the artist’s death, Jankel Adler: A ‘Degenerate’ Artist in Britain, 1940-49 was the first museum curated exhibition of Adler’s works in Britain since the Arts Council…

This exhibition displays Auerbach’s series of 7 etchings of close friends, colleagues and family crafted in 1989 and 1990.  Frank Auerbach is widely recognised and respected as Britains leading living artist. He…

Painter and draughstman Josef Herman was born into a Jewish, working-class family in Warsaw in 1911. He studied at Warsaw School of Art and Decoration (1930-31), and first exhibited in his native…

Works by Frank Auerbach in the Ben Uri Collection Frank Auerbach is widely respected as the United Kingdom’s leading artist. He was born however in Berlin to Jewish parents in 1931 and was…

The  perpetrators of the Holocaust, and of any mass genocide, are indiscriminate in the selection of its victims. This exhibition highlights the work of artists who survived the holocaust to be able to…