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Tracey Emin / Edvard Munch
Temporarily closed
Tracey Emin RA selects masterpieces by Edvard Munch to show alongside her highly personal paintings, neons and sculptures.
Francis Bacon: Man and Beast
Temporarily postponed
Jock McFadyen RA: Tourist without a Guidebook
6 February — 11 April 2021
Michael Armitage: Paradise Edict
13 March — 6 June 2021
Free displays
Temporarily closed
David Hockney: The Arrival of Spring, Normandy, 2020
27 March — 22 August 2021
Executive Master in Cultural Leadership
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