Exhibitions

Experiment with lenses, lightning and luminosity and many other classic demonstrations on colour and optics across 16 hands-on exhibits. Investigate how images merge into moving pictures in the zoetrope and praxinoscope, and…

The medieval period was one of great creativity and development. Many of the basic technologies which underpinned the renaissance and later the industrial revolution were first developed, while at the same time…

Our love of dogs has been part of our national identity for centuries and affection for our canine companions shows no sign of waning. This exhibition shows the work of international artists, designers,…

The Garden of Earthly Delights, through the artworks of Colección SOLO is an invitation to revisit and reconnect from the present-day with Hieronymus Bosch’s masterpiece. Artificial intelligence, sound art, digital animation, painting,…

Matthew Lintott’s new solo exhibition is an exploration of deep time and space, as witnessed through the past, the wild and the remote. Inspiration for his work comes from myth, symbolism, and…

Home: Ukrainian Photography, UK Words is a touring exhibition organised by Open Eye Gallery. Home brings together different generations of Ukrainian photographers who offer distinctive approaches to image creation, and understandings of the word ‘home’. Since…

Celebrating Ben Uri’s centenary, this extraordinary comprehensive survey, like the institution itself, focusses on Art Identity Migration through its world-class collection and its dedicated research unit recoding the Jewish and immigrant contribution…

A selection of work from the Ben Uri collection by a number of Soutine’s peers and other artists from the School of Paris, all either born (like Chagall) within Russia, or (like…

ART-EXIT: 1939 – A Very Different Europe. The exhibition is perfectly timed as Britain leaves the European Union for good and Brexit becomes both a reality and this country’s future. The exhibition shines a…

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 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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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 ‘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…