Whitechapel Art Gallery

London | UK

The Whitechapel Gallery was founded in 1901 to bring great art to the people of east London. The Gallery is internationally renowned for its exhibitions of modern and contemporary art and its pioneering education and public events programmes. The Whitechapel plays a unique role in the capital’s cultural landscape and is pivotal to the continued growth of east London as a leading contemporary art quarter.

Current exhibitions

The Ropery

Whitechapel Art Gallery

London | UK

Jul 15, 2026 - Aug 30, 2026

Gabriel Chaile: Archaeology of Memory

Whitechapel Art Gallery

London | UK

Apr 01, 2026 - Sep 06, 2026

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Articles

Backyard Biennial: East review – this morose and meaningless exhibition gave me a migraine

Jul 15, 2026

Whitechapel Gallery, LondonI feel bad for the artists whose work has been crowbarred into a wonky show about migration, protest, climate and identity.

London’s new biennial lights up the East End

Jul 10, 2026

Whitechapel Gallery is marking its 125th anniversary with a biennial that is taking place across east London.

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Contact details

Sunday

11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Tuesday

11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Wednesday

11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Thursday

11:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Friday - Saturday

11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

77-82 Whitechapel High Street London, UK E1 7QX