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Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art

Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art

Every day

Victoria and Albert Museum · Cromwell Rd

Elsa Schiaparelli turned fashion into surrealist art, and this UK-first exhibition proves it. Her iconic designs sit alongside Dalí collaborations and Daniel Roseberry's bold contemporary couture.

Filming Sense and Sensibility at Rainham Hall

Filming Sense and Sensibility at Rainham Hall

October 21 at 10am +19

National Trust - Rainham Hall · The Broadway

Step behind the scenes of the recent Sense and Sensibility production. This exhibition showcases original costumes and props while documenting how the house was transformed into Mrs Jennings' London home.

Aziza Kadyri: Sender Unknown

Aziza Kadyri: Sender Unknown

October 21 at 11am +4

Victoria and Albert Museum · Cromwell Rd • Free

Ancient craft meets artificial intelligence in this shifting installation. Artist Aziza Kadyri reimagines traditional Uzbek suzani embroidery through a bespoke AI model, featuring contemporary motifs hand-stitched by artisans in Nurota.

Swaying in the Wind - Frédérick Yvan Manuel Gay: A Contemporary French Fan Maker

Swaying in the Wind - Frédérick Yvan Manuel Gay: A Contemporary French Fan Maker

Every day at 11am from Oct. 6 to Jan. 9

The Fan Museum · Crooms Hill

One of France's last fan makers gets his first UK show. Around 100 of Frédérick Yvan Manuel Gay's creations turn a humble accessory into sculpture, blending centuries-old technique with contemporary flair.

Serpentine Pavilion 2026

Serpentine Pavilion 2026

October 21 at 10am +4

Serpentine South Gallery · W2 3XA

Wander into a cloud of brick and light. LANZA Atelier's 2026 Pavilion weaves sinuous garden walls into a breathing public space where columns dissolve from solid to open air among the trees.

KAOS @ Rose Theatre

KAOS @ Rose Theatre

October 21 at 10am +8

Rose Theatre Trust · Park St

Kingston artists fill the Rose Theatre with a vibrant community exhibition. This multi-disciplinary showcase features works from local painters, sculptors, ceramicists, and photographers in a unique, historic setting.

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Thu, Oct 22 · 3:30 PM

Play After School

Young V&A · Bethnal Green

Free

Thu, Oct 22 · 10:30 AM

Sound Explorers (Sept-Oct 2026)

Young V&A · Bethnal Green

Free

Thu, Oct 22 · 10:00 AM

Golden Threads: Dress from Saudi Arabia

Victoria and Albert Museum · Cromwell Rd

Thu, Oct 22 · 10:00 AM

Metalworking Now (2026-27)

Victoria and Albert Museum · Cromwell Rd

Free

Thu, Oct 22 · 10:00 AM

Aziza Kadyri - Sender Unknown

Victoria and Albert Museum · Cromwell Rd

Thu, Oct 22 · 10:30 AM

Sound Explorers

Young V&A · Bethnal Green

Free

Thu, Oct 22 · 10:00 AM

Silver: 25 years of textiles and mixed media art

Fairkytes Arts Centre · Billet Ln

Thu, Oct 22 · 10:00 AM

dRMM: Building from Forests

Victoria and Albert Museum · Cromwell Rd

Free

Thu, Oct 22 · 10:00 AM

Serpentine Pavilion 2026 by LANZA atelier

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion · W2 3XA

Free

Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM

Parallax Art Fair 42nd Edition

Chelsea Old Town Hall · King's Rd

Free

Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM

Freddie Mercury | Splendid Things

Victoria and Albert Museum · Cromwell Rd

Free

Mon, Oct 26 · 11:30 AM

National Art Library and Archive talks Monday 11.30

National Art Library · Cromwell Rd

Thu, Dec 10 · 10:00 AM

London Perfume Exhibition

Excel London · Western Gateway

Thu, May 6 · 6:00 PM

Ceramic Art London 2027

West Hall, Olympia · Hammersmith Rd

Thu, May 6 · 6:00 PM

Ceramic Art London

Olympia · Hammersmith Rd

Art Deco: The Golden Age of Poster Design Exhibition

London Transport Museum · WC2E 7BB

Andy Holden: Love in the Misanthropocene

Palmer Gallery · Hatton St

Laika presents Wildwood: The Exhibition

the Design Museum · Kensington High St

Charly Blackburn: Lanthanides: Rare Earth Spectra

County Hall Pottery · Belvedere Rd

Justin Caguiat: Change Ringing

Serpentine South Gallery · W2 3XA

Annual exhibition

Two Temple Place · Temple

Free

Bharti Kher at the V&A

Victoria and Albert Museum · Cromwell Rd

Free

A Nicely Built City

Goodman Gallery London · Cork St

Music and Art Walk

Havelock Walk · Havelock Walk

Characters of Fashion

Barbican Centre · Barbican

Hadid’s Stage and Set Design

Zaha Hadid Foundation · Bowling Green Ln

Urushi Now: Contemporary Japanese Lacquer

Victoria and Albert Museum · Cromwell Rd

Free

South Asia Now: Fashion. Art. Design.

V&A East Museum · Stratford Cross

Pictograms: Iconic Japanese designs

Japan House London · Kensington High St

The Language of Glaze: Shimizu Uichi at 100

Carpenters Workshop Gallery London · Barlby Rd

Constantinople to Istanbul: One City, Two Empires

Victoria and Albert Museum · Cromwell Rd

£25-£27

Kate's Knitalian Pop Up

Air Contemporary · Ham Yard

Free

Olympia and Design Museum Partnership: Year-long Celebration of Creativity

Olympia · Hammersmith Rd

Free

Survey of Ancient Egypt’s Influence on British Culture

Sir John Soane's Museum · Lincoln's Inn Fields

The Baa-Ewe Tapestry

Natural History Museum · South Kensington

Free

Illuminations

Luxembourg + Co. · Savile Row

Princess Diana's 'Revenge Dress' exhibition

Sotheby's London · New Bond St

Adobe Creative Residents On Display

Victoria and Albert Museum · Cromwell Rd

Free

Fredrikson Stallard: Tomorrow

David Gill Gallery · King St

Burberry display

Victoria and Albert Museum · Cromwell Rd

Treasures on tour, outsized orchids and liberated bottoms

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · London

Pentagram x Deus Ex Machina

Osh Gallery · Essex Rd

Inside Aardman: Wallace & Gromit and Friends

Young V&A · Bethnal Green

£12.50

Jordan Nassar's No History of Shapes

9 Cork St · Cork St

Larger Than Life: Starring Wallace & Gromit, Shaun and More

Lightroom · Lewis Cubitt Walk

£15

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican

Barbican Centre · Barbican

Free

Nothing Personal

Nicoletta Fiorucci Foundation · Chelsea Embankment

90s fashion display

Tate Britain · Millbank

The Language of Glaze - Shimizu Uichi at 100

Ladbroke Hall · Barlby Rd

Inspired by: Marianne North

Shirley Sherwood Gallery · Kew Gardens

Donald Locke: Resistant Forms

Camden Art Centre · Arkwright Rd

Punk to Pop

Victoria and Albert Museum · Cromwell Rd

Es Devlin: Other Worlds

the Design Museum · Kensington High St

Britain’s Colonial Botany

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · London

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