Event Calendar

December 12, 2025 - May 10, 2026

A largely self-taught photographer, Ralph Eugene Meatyard (American, 1925–1972) was a pioneering and inventive artist who created some of the most original images of the mid-twentieth century. His work defies easy categorization as he experimented across various genres and…

Exhibits
December 14, 2025 - July 25, 2026

Can a photographic portrait inspire political imagination? Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imagination examines how photographers and their sitters contributed to the proliferation of Pan-African solidarity during the mid-20th century. Embracing the international…

Exhibits
September 1, 2026 - July 31, 2027

The 70-metre Bayeux Tapestry depicts the 1066 Norman invasion and Battle of Hastings. The Museum will draw on its own collection as well as other loans to tell a rich story about this period of history.

This will be the first time that the tapestry has been shown in the UK…

Exhibits