Whitechapel Gallery

Whitechapel

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Whitechapel Gallery frames contemporary art through questions of community and politics. You'll find major exhibitions and experimental work, often grounded in social enquiry. The gallery runs regular evening programmes and guided sessions designed to draw you in actively, not position you as a passive viewer. Its programming reflects the area: artists based in East London, spaces built for collective involvement. The crowd is mixed: students, artists, locals, bound more by curiosity than taste. Whitechapel trusts you to form your own response to what's on display, whether it's a major survey or emerging practice testing new ground.

Upcoming at Whitechapel Gallery

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Art Futures: Spaces of Community

Thu 23 Jul

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Weaving a mini tapestry with Rukia Begum

Sat 25 Jul

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Mark a milestone with Rezia Wahid MBE

Sun 2 Aug

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Backyard Biennial Neighbourhood Party

Sat 8 Aug

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Make a yarn winding artwork with Anisah Yaminah

Sat 15 Aug

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A Bead for Remembering with Jannat Hussain

Sat 22 Aug

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The Bigger Picture with Puer Deorum

Thu 27 Aug

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Art Futures: Platforms for Dissent

Thu 19 Nov

Nearby venues

• Bengal to Bethnal Green, Theatre at Toynbee Studios E1 6AB
• The Culpeper, Spitalfields E1 6LP
• The Culpeper E1 6LP
• Senga Nengudi at Whitechapel Gallery E1 7QX
• Backyard Biennial: East at Whitechapel Gallery E1 7QX
• Wearing Our Stories: Stitching Identity Through Football at Whitechapel Gallery E1 7QX
• Duke of Wellington E1 7NE
• The Ten Bells E1 6LY