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Our Summer Exhibition (or is it the winter exhibition?) is now open, with nearly all the works available to buy online.
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What’s on
Summer Exhibition 2020
3 December – 3 January 2021
Our (late) summer bonanza of contemporary art is back with works by household names and up-and-coming artists.
Tracey Emin / Edvard Munch
7 December – 28 February 2021
Free displays
3 December – 31 December 2021
Francis Bacon: Man and Beast
30 January – 18 April 2021
Michael Armitage: Paradise Edict
13 March — 6 June 2021
David Hockney: The Arrival of Spring, Normandy, 2020
27 March — 22 August 2021
Executive Master in Cultural Leadership
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