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Inherited Threads
Discover artworks which incorporate used textile fragments or reference textile traditions to demonstrate the ways in which cloth holds memory
Bosnian Girl
How can art be used to disrupt and challenge patriarchal systems?
Performing Genders, Performing Selves
How do you perform your identity? The artists in this room reflect on how gender and identity are constructed and …
Martha Rosler
Explore photographs depicting everyday life in airports, alongside words and phrases which draw attention to the built environment of those …
Liz Johnson Artur
‘I use time but in a different way, I create my own way to deal with time.’ A display of …
We Are Invisible We Are Visible: A film by Justin Edgar
‘A Dadaist film for the digital age, which will eviscerate the interventions and reassemble them in random order’ Justin Edgar
Art for the Crowd: 1815–1905
Prosperity in Victorian Britain helps art become spectacularly popular. Dramatic images from life and literature attract blockbuster audiences
The Exhibition Age: 1760–1815
The first public exhibitions bring new audiences and new status to British art. This gallery recreates the spectacle of these …
Court versus Parliament: 1640–1720
This is a time of profound change: civil war, regicide and political revolution take place. New ideas are born and …
Exiles and Dynasties: 1545–1640
The grand portraits in this room tell stories of migration and power. They date from the last years of Henry …
Revolution and Reform: 1776–1833
These are tumultuous times. Wars and revolutions, technology and trade transform lives across the globe. The art in this room …
Yasmin Jahan Nupur and Bharti Kher
These two works look at spaces and practices traditionally associated with women in South Asia, exploring shifting habits and values …
Troubled Glamour: 1760–1830
At first glance this room presents a glamorous image of 18th-century society. However, the lives and places pictured give clues …
Metropolis: 1720–1760
London is the largest city in Europe, a hub of global trade and commerce. Artists such as William Hogarth show …
In Open Air: 1810–1930
In the 19th century thanks to the railway, artists start to work outside in natural settings with varied light and …
A Room of One's Own: 1890–1915
In the early years of the 20th century, British artists explore new representations of female identity, investigating the changing relationships …
Modern Times: 1910–1920
In the years leading up to war, a new generation of British experimental artists emerges who challenge traditional artistic practices
Reality and Dreams: 1920–1940
British artists recalibrate their work in the aftermath of the First World War as they imagine how they could play …
Beauty as Protest: 1845–1905
The men and women of the Pre-Raphaelite circle question mainstream Victorian culture and ideas
Annie Swynnerton
This display celebrates Annie Swynnerton's trailblazing work as a painter and campaigner for women's rights