Whitechapel Gallery
A public contemporary art gallery on Whitechapel High Street, opened in 1901 as one of London's first free exhibition spaces built specifically for the East End's working-class communities.
- Museum
- Price: Free
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Did you know
Picasso's Guernica was shown here in 1939 in its only visit to Britain, and the gallery also gave Mark Rothko and Frida Kahlo their first-ever UK solo exhibitions, in 1961 and 1982.
Local tip
The gallery expanded into the former Whitechapel Public Library next door in 2009, effectively doubling in size, so it's worth allowing time to see both halves of the building, not just the original entrance.
Finding it
- Address
- 77-82, Whitechapel High Street, Spitalfields, Whitechapel, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, E1 7QX
- Nearest station
- Aldgate East (Tube), 197 m away
Details change, so check with the place before you set off.
More places nearby
- The Pride of SpitalfieldsA traditional East End pub tucked just off Brick Lane, with a name change in the 1980s and a possible link to the Jack the Ripper case.
- Christ Church SpitalfieldsNicholas Hawksmoor's towering English Baroque church on Commercial Street, restored in 2004 and free to step inside when open.
- St. JOHN Bread and WineA stripped-back Spitalfields restaurant built around nose-to-tail British cooking, from the chef who helped define the style.
- TayyabsA family-run Punjabi grill house in Whitechapel, going since 1972, best known for sizzling lamb chops and dry meat in a loud, packed dining room.