As a member of The Art Fund, you receive 50% off entry to all
exhibitions at the following museums and galleries:
British Museum | Imperial War Museum
National Galleries of Scotland | National Gallery
Tate Britain | National
Portrait Gallery
Tate Modern | Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Tate Liverpool | National Gallery Scotland
British Museum |
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Hadrian: Empire and Conflict
Ruling an empire that comprised much of Europe, northern Africa and the
Middle East, Hadrian was a capable and, at times, ruthless military
leader. This exhibition explores the life, love and legacy of this
enigmatic emperor.
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Address: |
Great Russell St., WC1B 3DG |
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Phone: |
020 7323 8299 |
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Dates: |
24 July- 26 October |
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Admission: |
Art Fund Members £6;
Full price adult £12; Concessions,
£10 |
For more information visit their website.
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Imperial War Museum |
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For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming and James Bond
To celebrate the centenary of Ian Fleming’s birth, Imperial War Museum
London will launch the first major exhibition devoted to the life and work
of the man who created the world’s most famous secret agent, James Bond.
The exhibition will examine the extent to which the books and films
reflect the reality of the Cold War and how far they were a product of
Fleming’s prodigious imagination.
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Address: |
Lambeth Rd., SE1 6HZ |
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Phone: |
020 7416 5320 |
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Dates: |
23 March - 18 Nov |
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Admission: |
Art Fund Members £3.50;
Concessions £3; Full price adult £7;
Concessions, £6 |
For more information visit their website.
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National Galleries of Scotland - Modern Art Museum |
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Tracy Emin: 20 years
The exhibition looks at the full range of Tracey Emin's work, from the
rarely seen early work to the iconic My Bed, 1998, and the
room-sized installation Exorcism of the Last Painting I Ever
Made, 1996. The exhibition includes a range of appliquéd blankets,
paintings, sculptures, films, neons, drawings and prints, to provide the
most complete view of Emin’s work ever mounted. The Scottish National
Gallery of Modern Art is the only UK venue for the show.
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Address: |
Modern Art
Galleries 75 Belford Road, Edinburgh,
EH4 3DR |
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Phone: |
0131 624 6200 |
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Dates: |
Until 9 November 2008 |
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Admission: |
Art Fund members £3 (full-priced adult
£6) |
For more information visit their website. |
National Gallery |
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Renaissance Faces: Van Eyck to Titian
This landmark exhibition will explore the
dramatic rise of portraiture in the Renaissance. It will feature works by
the great masters of Northern and Southern Europe, including Raphael,
Titian, Botticelli, Van Eyck, Holbein, Dürer, Lotto, Pontormo and
Bellini.
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Address: |
Trafalgar Square, WC2N 5DN |
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Phone: |
020 7747 2885 |
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Dates: |
15 October - 18 January 2009 |
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Admission: |
Art Fund Members
£4; Full price adult
£8 |
For more information visit their website.
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Tate Britain |
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Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon was one of the greatest painters of the twentieth century
and this exhibition will bring together the best and most important
paintings from throughout his turbulent life.
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Address: |
Millbank, London, SW1P 4RG |
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Phone: |
020 7887 8888 |
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Dates: |
11 September - 4 December |
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Admission: |
Art Fund Members £6.25; Full price
adult £12.50 |
For more information visit their website.
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National Portrait Gallery |
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Wyndham Lewis Portraits
Acclaimed painter and writer, Wyndham Lewis is widely regarded as one
of British Modernism's most controversial and influential figures.
Founder of the groundbreaking Vorticist movement in 1914, Lewis was also a
prolific portrait painter and this exhibition brings together oil
paintings, drawings and works on paper, from 1910 to 1950.
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Address: |
St Martin's Place, WC2H 0HE |
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Phone: |
020 7306 0055 |
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Dates: |
3 July - 19 October |
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Admission: |
Art Fund Members £2.50;
Full price adult £5 |
For more information visit their website.
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Tate Modern |
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Rothko
Tate Modern presents an exhibition
by one of the world’s most famous and best-loved artists, Mark
Rothko. Rothko’s iconic paintings, composed of luminous, soft-edged
rectangles saturated with colour, are among the most enduring and
mysterious created by an artist in modern times.
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Address: |
South Bank, London SE1 9TG |
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Phone: |
020 7887 8888 |
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Dates: |
26 September - 1 February 2009 |
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Admission: |
Art Fund Members £6.25;
Full-priced adult
£12.50 |
For more information visit their website.
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Scottish National Portrait Gallery |
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Vanity Fair Portraits
Vintage works from Vanity Fair’s early period (1913 - 1936) are
displayed alongside photographs featured in the magazine since its
relaunch (1983) to the present day. Those depicted include some of the
most influential individuals of the modern age, with sitters ranging from
Claude Monet, Amelia Earhart and Jesse Owens, to David Hockney, Arthur
Miller and Madonna, and Hollywood luminaries from Charlie Chaplin and
Greta Garbo to Jack Nicolson and Julia Roberts.
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Address: |
1 Queen Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1JD |
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Phone: |
01316246200 |
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Dates: |
14 June- 21 September |
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Admission: |
Art Fund Members £3.50; Concessions £3;
Full price adult £6; Concessions £4 |
For more information visit their website.
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Tate Liverpool |
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Liverpool
Biennial: International Festival: MADE UP
Established in 1998,
Liverpool Biennial is the UK’s largest festival of contemporary visual
art. This is the fifth Liverpool Biennial International exhibition. MADE
UP will be an exploration of the power of the artistic imagination and
will involve galleries from across Liverpool as well as many new
commissions in surprising places.
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Address: |
Albert Dock, Liverpool, L3 4BB |
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Phone: |
0151 7027400 |
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Dates: |
20 November - 30 November |
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Admission: |
Art Fund
Members £2.50; Full price adult
£5 |
For more information visit their website.
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National Gallery Scotland, Royal Scottish Academy |
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Impressionism and Scotland
An opportunity to see over 100 masterpieces by many of the greatest
names in Western art: Manet, Monet, Renoir, Sisley, Pissaro, Degar,
Whistler, Van Gogh, the Glasgow Boys, the Scottish Colourists, and many
more.
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Address: |
The Mound, Edinburgh, EH2 2EL |
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Phone: |
0131 6246200 |
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Dates: |
until 12th October |
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Price: |
Art Fund Members £4 (Full-priced
adult £8) | For more information visit their website |
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