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Art Galleries and Museums in London

During the course of the London program, students will study contemporary British art through weekly lectures with Time Out magazine's art critic, Sarah Kent. Lectures will occur at various art galleries and museums within the city of London. Past art venues have included the Whitechapel Gallery, Christie's art auction house, the Victoria & Albert Museum, and the Charles Saatchi Gallery.




Bacchus and Ariadne (1522-3)
Titan
Opening Hours:
Daily 10am to 6pm
Wednesday 10am to 9pm

Location:
The National Gallery,
Trafalgar Square,
London,
WC2N 5DN.
Tel: 020-7747 2885

Underground:
Charing Cross

Buses:
3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13,
15, 23, 24, 29, 53, x53,
77a, 88, 91, 109, 139, 159, 176

Admission:
Free

Peter Blake
1932-
Painter (1983)
Clive Barker
collage
11in. x 7 1/2in. (279mm x 190mm)
Opening Hours:
Monday-Wednesday: 10am to 6pm
Thursday-Friday: 10am to 9pm
Saturday-Sunday: 10am to 6pm

Location:
The National Portrait Gallery
St Martin's Place,
London
WC2H OHE

Telephone: 0207 306 0055

Underground:
Charing Cross

Buses:
3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13,
15, 23, 24, 29, 53, x53,
77a, 88, 91, 109, 139, 159, 176

Admission:
Free, except for some special exhibitions.
Saatchi Gallery Logo
20:50 (1987)
Richard Wilson
used sump oil, steel
dimensions variable
Opening Hours:
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday 12 noon to 6pm

Location:
Saatchi Gallery
98a Boundary Road,
London
NW8 ORH

Underground:
Swiss Cottage (Jubilee Line)

Buses:
139 Piccadilly-W. Hampstead
31 Camden-NottingHill-Kings Road
16 Victoria-Maida Vale-Neasden

Admission:
£4.00
(concessions* £2.00)

Blaze 4 (1964)
Bridget Riley
40" x 51"
Opening Hours:
Daily, 10am to 6pm
Location:

Underground:
Lancaster Gate

Buses:
9, 10, 12, 52, 94

Admission:
Free

The Snail/L'Escargot (1953)
Henri Matisse
Gouache on paper, cut and pasted on paper
mounted on canvas
support 2864mm x 2870mm
Opening Hours:
Daily, 10am to 5:50pm

Location:
Tate Britain
Millbank
London
SW1P 4RG

Underground:
Pimilico (Victoria Line)

Buses:
2, 3, C10, 36, 77A, 88,
159, 185 and 507.**

Admission:
Free

Supremus (1915 or 1916)
Kasimir Malevich 1878-1935
Oil on canvas
support 803mm x 800mm
signed
Opening Hours:
Sunday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm
Friday and Saturday, 10am to 10pm
(galleries open at 10:15am)

Location:
Tate Modern
Bankside
London
SE1 9TG

Underground:
Southwark (Jubilee Line)
Buses:**
-45 Streatham Hill to King's Cross via Holborn Circus stopping on Blackfriars Bridge Road
-63 Crystal Palace to King's Cross via Farringdon Road stopping on Blackfriars Bridge Road
-100 Elephant and castle to Shadwell stopping on Blackfriars Bridge Road
-381 Peckham to Waterloo stopping on Southwark Street
-344 Clapham Junction to Liverpool Street Station stopping on Southwark Bridge Road

Admission:
Free
Tate Modern is located on the south bank
of the River Thames at Bankside, near Blackfriars
Bridge, opposite St Paul's Cathedral and next
to the Globe Theatre.

Vase by Christopher Dresser
earthenware
Swadlincote, Britain
1892-1896
CIRC.316-1953
Opening Hours:
Monday-Sunday 10am to 5:45pm
Wednesday Late View 6:30pm to 9:30pm

Location:
The Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road
South Kensington
London
SW7 2RL
Underground:

Admission:
£5.00, concessions £3.00.
FREE for under-18s, full-time
students, pre-booked educational
groups, disabled people, ES40
holders. Entry is free daily between
4:30pm and 5:45pm.

Autorretrato XIX [Self-portrait XIX] (1999)
Francisco Toledo
Sugar lift, aquatint
32.5 x 24.5cm
Opening Hours:
Tuesday-Sunday: 11am to 5pm
(8pm Wednesdays); Closed Mondays.

Location:
Whitechapel Art Gallery
80-82 Whitechapel High Street
London
E1 7QX
Underground:
Aldgate East (follow directions
from signs on platform walls)

Buses:
5,15, 15a, 25, 40, 67, 78, 253

Admission: Free
*The term concessions applies to all students who possess an International Student Identification card. Be sure that you carry this card with you at all times, as it generally grants you discounted admission to plays, museums, galleries, sporting events, musicial concerts, and other entertainment events.
**This summer you can catch the Art Bus and travel between Tate Modern and Tate Britain, via the National Gallery completely free of charge! Two doubledecker buses will run from 12 May to 30 September, every 30 minutes from 10am to 6pm.