Gallery Visits London

The 90s: Art and Fashion

**Join us for an exciting Art Exhibition hosted by the Black Art Enthusiasts Collective.** **This is not a free event details on how to purchase tickets below.** **The 90s: Art and Fashion:** Curated by fashion industry game changer Edward Enninful OBE, whose lived experience of the decade informs the exhibition *The 90s: Art and Fashion* examines a defining period in which a groundswell of creativity changed the face of British culture. As Britain began to emerge from recession, a new dawn of optimism, freedom, and rebellion was ushered in, epitomised by a new generation of diverse creative talent. Seen through Edward Enninful’s eyes, this sense of opportunity resulted in art, design, fashion and photography fusing into one potent cultural force, signalling an audacious renewal of British spirit. The exhibition explores how long-held hierarchies were dismantled, with high art and pop culture feeding into one another, and reflects both the energy and the challenges of the decade, looking at the enduring influence of key figures who emerged during this time. After exploring the exhibition we will have a discussion after. [Purchase tickets here](https://shop.tate.org.uk/ticket/date?cgid=375284) **Please arrive promptly at 13.45 pm to go in at 2pm**

Traditional Drawing Class at the V&A

Enjoy a relaxed, fun drawing class taught using traditional drawing methods that are suitable for all drawing levels and creative abilities. Classes are kept small, so we can concentrate on drawing methods and techniques. You can RSVP for free, but to properly book your place, you will need to pay **£15 per person via contactless or cash in person or via this link:** [Book Your Place Here](https://buy.stripe.com/6oUeVffaZ03E9Mma9B5gc03) Bring your own sketchbooks and pencils. If you don't have materials, the V&A shop often sells sketchbooks and pencils, so please arrive a little earlier if you need to purchase materials before we begin. We will **meet at 6:45pm just inside the main entrance from Cromwell Road.** You can find me facing the doors as you enter. I look just like my profile picture and will have a bag or sign that has the name of our group. If you think you might be late or are lost, please text me on: +44(0)7548310132 **We'll head into the gallery we'll be working in by 6:55pm**, so please be on time, as I'm afraid I cannot answer my phone once we start. The event will end at 8:30pm. To learn more about my teaching and art practice, please visit my website: [www.franceskamcculloughfineartist.com](https://www.franceskamcculloughfineartist.com) To learn more about my other creative projects, please visit my Substack website here: [MirMarnia](https://chaigatcheska.substack.com)

APA Winter Exhibition 2026/27 — Private View

Join us for the Private View of the APA Winter Exhibition 2026/27 at POSK Gallery, Hammersmith. Come along for an evening of contemporary art, conversation and creative community as we celebrate the opening of the exhibition. Meet the participating artists, connect with fellow creatives and art enthusiasts, and enjoy the work in the gallery. 📅 Date & Time Sunday 13 December 2026 17:00–20:00 📍 Venue POSK Gallery 238–246 King Street London W6 0RF The exhibition runs from 12 December 2026 – 20 January 2027. 🎨 About the Exhibition The APA Winter Exhibition brings together artists from the APA community, showcasing a diverse range of contemporary artistic practices and perspectives. The Private View is a chance to experience the exhibition at its opening, meet the artists and become part of the wider creative community surrounding APA and POSK Gallery. Artists, creatives, collectors, art lovers and anyone interested in contemporary art are warmly welcome. Come along, meet the artists and celebrate the opening with us. Photo: Małgorzata Łapsa-Maławska

Highly Sensitive? Understand Yourself, Live Well and Find Your People

**Understand your sensitivity, explore the latest research, learn what helps you live well, and meet other people who get it.** Do You think deeply about almost everything? Do you replay conversations afterwards, wondering what you said, what they meant, and whether you missed something? Do you think through every possible outcome before making a decision, sometimes to the point where you are exhausted before you have even started? Do you notice subtleties, patterns and small changes that other people seem to miss? Do you need time to process experiences properly, rather than simply moving on to the next thing? And does all that processing, noticing and feeling sometimes leave you overwhelmed? You may be highly sensitive. A central feature of high sensitivity is **depth of processing**. HSPs tend to process information and experiences more deeply. That can bring insight, intuition, creativity and a rich inner life. It can also mean overthinking, difficulty switching off, becoming overstimulated and needing more time to recover. For many people, discovering that there is research behind this trait brings a huge sense of recognition. Things they have puzzled over for years begin to make sense. I’ve worked with highly sensitive people for more than 15 years and I see this again and again. Understanding the trait can change the way you understand yourself. Learning how to live well with it can change a great deal more. That is what this day is about. **What you'll take from the day** * A clear understanding of high sensitivity and the research behind it * A better understanding of your own depth of processing and why your mind can be so difficult to switch off * Ways of recognising overload earlier and understanding what helps you recover * Practical tools for working with your nervous system rather than continually pushing through * A chance to explore the strengths of sensitivity as well as the parts that can be difficult * Time with other highly sensitive people who understand what it is like to experience the world this way **Not sure whether you’re highly sensitive?** You can take [Highly Sensitive Person self-test ](https://sensitivityresearch.com/self-tests/adult-self-test-updated/ "https://sensitivityresearch.com/self-tests/adult-self-test-updated/")before the event. It isn’t a diagnostic test, and you don’t need to be sure that you are highly sensitive before coming along. **Practical information:** **Date:** Sunday 15 November 2026 **Time:** 10.30am–5.30pm **Venue:** St Anne’s Church, Soho, London, W1D 6AF A quiet oasis of calm in the middle of Soho with its own courtyard and cafe. **Tickets:** £120 early bird HSPconnect members - if you're not already a member and would like to join, find out more at [HSPconnect.app](https://hspconnect.app/ "https://hspconnect.app/") £135 early bird regular ticket until 10 October £145 general admission from 11 October Tea, coffee, drinks and snacks during the breaks are included. **Lunch is not included.** There are lots of places to eat within a few minutes’ walk in Soho and we’ll send some suggestions. There is also a lovely cafe within the church grounds. You are very welcome to come on your own. We expect many people will. You don’t need to be an HSPconnect member to attend. **Your guides:** **Cindy Gale is a UKCP registered psychotherapist, HSP specialist and founder of HSPconnect.** She has worked therapeutically with Highly Sensitive People for more than 15 years and has trained with and learned from leading figures in the field, including Dr Elaine Aron. Much of Cindy’s work is about helping highly sensitive people understand their sensitivity more fully and work out what they need in order to live well. **Dr Andrew May is a leading researcher in sensitivity and Sensory Processing Sensitivity.** Andrew will explore the research underpinning high sensitivity, what it tells us about the trait, some of the theories that help explain it, and some of the areas where the picture is more complex than popular descriptions of HSPs sometimes suggest. Andrew has a real gift for making the science clear, interesting and relevant. He brings the research to life, including through experiential exercises, and has a way of leaving you wanting to know more. **Priyal Shah developed the HSPreset Toolbox.** This is a practical collection of body-based ways to help highly sensitive people recognise when they are becoming overloaded and find ways to reset. His work draws on breathwork, meditation, movement and body awareness, with simple practices that can be used in everyday life.

National Gallery Friday Lates - Free to Attend (Gallery + Pub)

National Gallery Friday Lates offer creativity, inspiration, conversation in a social space where everyone is welcome. Enjoy socialising and discussion inspired by National Gallery's exhibitions, as we head to their Friday Late event to explore ideas about art, culture and society with a talks programme and "Drop & Draw," art activities. Start your weekend in style by visiting world-class exhibitions and discovering the Collection. *** Features: Music & bar Ondaatje Wing Main Hall Drop-in Drawing and Life Drawing Talks & film screenings *** Schedule 7.15 : Group meets to visit displays. 9-11.30 : As a group, we have a few drinks and socialise at a nearby bar, after for drinks. Get to know London's Bohemians, culture seekers & artisans, & discuss the art on display. Meeting 7.15 : At the Sainsbury Wing in the National Gallery. Look to the right when you enter and go up the stairs to level 1, and meet the group near the restaurant. Keep an eye on the photos section which will be posted up with pictures of the meeting spot. Also keep an eye on comments. My number will be displayed in the comments section below. 7.30 : If you are a few minutes late, don't worry, at 7.15, we introduce ourselves and catch up, so you can catch the group just inside the entrance until 7.30. Here, we make acquaintances, and choose which rooms to head off to. *** Extra Info : Keep an eye on the comments throughout the evening. I will post our new location every time we change to a different wing of the gallery. ***

Soho Art Gallery Crawl & Social (£1)

Hi All, There is a few free late art gallery evenings in Soho - so I thought to create this mellow low key event to see this. plan on google maps https://maps.app.goo.gl/8er6d4ng1r6oZKMTA Lets meet at the Edel Assanti We can visit the following galleries in crawl... 1.Edil 2\. Josh Lile 3\. 41 Whitefiled st 4\. Art Forward 5.Mandrake (optional) End at the blue post - top floor dinning area for a social and reflection The event is free - I would like a pint of orange juice or a £1 donation if you like the event as a good gesture. Cheers I will be dressed in a Black Suede Jacket, Black hat inside the first gallery - will write in the comment

Visit the Wallace Collection!

Come along on Sunday 22nd November to visit the Wallace Collection! **About the collection** The Wallace Collection is a national museum, established in 1897 and which displays the wonderful works of art collected in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by the first four Marquesses of Hertford and Sir Richard Wallace, the son of the 4th Marquess. The collection consists of over 5,500 items. It is probably best known for its paintings by artists such as Titian, Rembrandt, Hals (The Laughing Cavalier) and Velázquez. It also holds paintings by Rubens, Van Dyck, Canaletto and Gainsborough. It has a superb collection of eighteenth-century French paintings, porcelain, furniture and gold boxes, probably the best to be found anywhere outside France. There are also splendid medieval and Renaissance objects, including Limoges enamels, maiolica, glass and bronzes, as well as the finest array of princely arms and armour in Britain, featuring both European and Oriental objects. **Cost** Entry is free! The visit should last about 1h 30mins/2 hours. The visit is self guiding. **Become a Full Member** To become a Full Member (£14 a year), either: \- Pay cash at an event \- Pay via Bank Transfer \(TSB Bank plc\, Sort code: 77\-66\-65\, Account no: 00030809\, Account name: Cultureseekers\) \- Pay via credit card on the day or in advance \([https://pay.sumup.com/b2c/QHZ1Y3UB](https://pay.sumup.com/b2c/QHZ1Y3UB)) \- go to PayPal \- [https://www.paypal.com/uk/](https://www.paypal.com/uk/), then click on 'Pay & Get Paid‘, then click on 'Send Money’, put in the email address: general@cultureseekers.org in the 'Send Money' box, then 'Next' and then enter the amount to pay. Click 'Next', then 'For Friends & Family', then 'Continue' Benefits of becoming a Full Member [here...](https://www.meetup.com/london_cultureseekers/photos/22974682/531979527/) **Afterwards** After we will head to 'The Metropolitan Bar' 7 Station Approach (next to Baker Street Tube Station). Please note, we only wait outside the station for 10 minutes after the advertised meeting time, so please be early or on time. If you can't see us outside the station, please text. Look out for the red and blue 'London Cultureseekers' group sign. Hope to see you there! Robert 07905 901 834 (prefer text) ***On the day, if you can’t make the trip, just change your RSVP to No or text me to say you can’t make it.*** ***Please don’t post any messages in the comments that you can’t make it, as this generates spam for everyone else.*** *Please make sure you are aware of the group rules here before RSVPing -* ***[https://www.meetup.com/london_cultureseekers/photos/22974682/523578875/Group_Rules/](https://www.meetup.com/london_cultureseekers/photos/22974682/523578875/Group_Rules/)***

Renoir and Love at the National Gallery (London)

**Fall in love with Renoir and his Impressionist paintings at the National Gallery.** Tickets £20, from https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/renoir-and-love Maybe go for a meal afterwards. (To be decided nearer the time). Discover Renoir’s gift for showing love, friendship, and everyday emotion in this Impressionist exhibition. See couples waltzing in the summer air and lovers stealing a glance, families sharing a quiet moment and friends raising a glass, all through the eyes of an artist unmatched in capturing the complexities of how people connect. Experience Renoir at his peak in the 1860s to 1880s, experimenting with style and theme to become an innovator of Impressionism. Walk with him through Montmartre in his iconic painting 'Bal au Moulin de la Galette' (1876) from the Musée d’Orsay, Paris, on display in the UK for the first time. Explore the sun-dappled gardens and swirling dance halls of Paris through 40 paintings, brought together from collections across the world. Linked through friendship and love, enjoy the tenderness and joy of some of Renoir’s most modern, uplifting and admired paintings. Exhibition organised by the Musée d’Orsay, the National Gallery and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Daytime Dykes: National Gallery: Renoir & Love

Hokusai Exclusive Preview - Dulwich Picture Gallery.

National Gallery Picture Hunt

Please aim to turn up for 1:00-1:30 when teams are being arranged. The Hunt starts at 1:30. You're losing search time if you're late! Bring a pen please. **We meet outside the new Sainsburys entrance further down the building. I’ll be wearing a red Meetup cap.** The National Gallery was founded in 1824, after the British government bought a collection of 38 pictures from the banker and collector John Julius Angerstein, consisting of Italian, Dutch and English works. We have a unique take on Treasure Hunts that broadens your art knowledge while sleuthing around gallery rooms. You are all presented with a sheet of 20 part images taken from paintings in a few adjoining designated rooms. You will also have a map of the Gallery. The selected adjoining rooms are listed P, Q, R and S. The clipboard holder enters the room letter to note the image location. Your collective mission is to find them. Usually it’s groups of three to four depending on numbers. Or bring a team of up to three guests with you! Check previous winners and Hunt sheet in the pics below. Dead simple, right? Well, yes, if you can spot them all. Generally though, results are always close. Check photos for the previous Hunt sheet. If you’re new, you can see what your team has to do. Stella said " I was apprehensive about trying this, but once I did, I loved it, our team was great fun". We are a happy and friendly group whose membership for some now goes back ten years. It’s very addictive wandering around looking at famous artwork. Our events make you see new parts of a painting you hadn’t noticed before. Or that fresh work has been introduced. We’ve done quite a few in the last two years and feel very much at home here. We never get tired looking at famous art. I think we come here more often than paying Gallery members! There's plenty of seating around to take the odd rest and look at the same time. Our Treasure Hunts are interesting and challenging, bringing out the best of your teams detecting skills. We meet outside the Sainsburys entrance further down the building. Look out for me under a red Meetup cap! The starting process is as follows. The earlier your team sets off, the more time you have. So turning up early ready for a 1.30 start is a bonus. Team answer sheets have to be back by 3.15. We meet back in the area next to the Espresso cafe where we mark up. In case of a tiebreak, there will be a general art knowledge numerical question where the “nearest to” wins. First team prizes are interesting varieties of chocolate. There is also a prize for the funniest/outrageous team name. So there’s everything to play for. Some players are thinking of team names before they turn up! We always pop into a local pub or Wetherspoon (Magnus Pyke) for a quick drink after if anybody so wishes. Hunts are good fun and the proven experience so far is that members get to know each other better after working in teams as you all have to communicate. Great icebreakers. This is what Meetup is all about. Come and join us. **There is a £7 cash/card charge on the day. I supply a pen and clipboard but it helps you to bring a pen as well to mark your own sheets.** **Rucksacks now have to be worn front of body.** Items left in the cloakroom are charged at £3 per item. Contact number on the day is 07422334411 if your transport is delayed. If texting leave your name please. **Don’t forget to cancel via the “Edit RSVP” button if you can’t make it. Please do this well in advance when you know, so it allows good notice for someone else to take your place, and minimizes waiting about time on the day for other attendees.** **Your consideration is greatly appreciated.**

SOLD OUT! N is for...'The 90s: Art and Fashion' exhibition at Tate Britain

**TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT!** *"Optimism: that’s what defined the ’90s. There wasn’t a lot of money floating around, but you didn’t need much. We had imagination. Oh, and people went out. We all had day jobs, but we’d roll out of a club and go straight to work. The ’90s was about people searching for identities – and having fun doing it."* (Edward Enninful, curator) **Join us at Tate Britain as we explore the The 90s: Art and Fashion exhibition - a decade characterised by its bold creativity and rebellious spirit** Curated by fashion industry game changer Edward Enninful OBE, whose lived experience of the decade informs the exhibition, *The 90s: Art and Fashion* examines a defining period in which a groundswell of creativity changed the face of British culture. As Britain began to emerge from recession, a new dawn of optimism, freedom, and rebellion was ushered in, epitomised by a new generation of diverse creative talent. Seen through Edward Enninful’s eyes, this sense of opportunity resulted in art, design, fashion and photography fusing into one potent cultural force, signalling an audacious renewal of British spirit. The exhibition explores how long-held hierarchies were dismantled, with high art and pop culture feeding into one another, and reflects both the energy and the challenges of the decade, looking at the enduring influence of key figures who emerged during this time. *The 90s: Art and Fashion* brings together photography, fashion, art and design, including iconic images by photographers including Juergen Teller, David Sims and Corinne Day. These are shown alongside the work of artists like Steve McQueen, Damien Hirst, Sarah Lucas, and Yinka Shonibare, as well as fashion film and music culture, including collections by decade defining designers Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen, and John Galliano. **Read more here: [https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/the-90s](https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/the-90s)** **And here: [https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/the-90s-tate-exhibition](https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/the-90s-tate-exhibition)** *** **MEET DETAILS:** **FROM 1.30pm: MEET IN TATE BRITAIN DJANOGLY CAFE (LOWER FLOOR) (optional)** Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1P 4RG The host will share the table location as soon as she arrives. Look out for the LoMAZ sign on the cafe table! **2.00pm: ENTER THE EXHIBITION** Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1P 4RG **4.00pm - Late: PUB SOCIAL (optional)** *Location tbc 48 hours before event* *** **TICKETS:** **You will need to purchase your own ticket for this event.** **Please book here:** **[https://shop.tate.org.uk/ticket/time?prid=375284-20261115](https://shop.tate.org.uk/ticket/time?prid=375284-20261115) and choose the 2:00pm slot (or thereabouts).** Ticket: £22 / £11 Art Pass Members: free **GETTING THERE:** [https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-britain](https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-britain) **Nearest train stations:** Vauxhall, Victoria **Nearest tube stations:** Pimlico, Vauxhall **EVENT WHATSAPP GROUP:** Please join the event WhatsApp group to help you find the group on the day. The link will be posted in the Event Comments 48 hours before the event, for those on the confirmed going list. *NB* *Joining this WhatsApp group will make your phone number visible to other members in the group.* **PLEASE READ:** LoMAZ events are run by volunteers. This event has an attendee limit as we prefer a smaller, friendlier group. If you RSVP but can no longer attend, please change your RSVP as soon as possible, **otherwise you will be marked as a 'no show'.** Please see the **[About Us section](https://www.meetup.com/london-museums-a-z-for-30s-40s/)** for more information about the group and how it works. **Thank you for your interest in the group & being part of LoMAZ.** 📸 Follow LoMAZ on **[Instagram.](https://www.instagram.com/londonmuseumsatoz/)** Image credit: Juergen Teller, Young Pink Kate, London 1998 © Juergen Teller