At 9 Hertford Street, we adore the arts and feel extremely lucky to have a wealth of museums and galleries nearby. We are delighted to share our team’s guide to this year’s must-see exhibitions.
Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser at the V&A
25 March – 31 December 2021
*advance booking required*
Charting the evolution, development and reinventions of Alice in Wonderland over the past 157 years, Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser will showcase illustrations, manuscripts, photographs, fashion and theatrical imaginings through an extremely family-friendly immersive experience.
The Art of Banksy at 50 Earlham Street
20 May – 21 November 2021
*advance booking required*
This is a fantastic opportunity to view the largest collection of privately owned Banksy art. Featuring works created between 1997 and 2008, you will see examples of his well-known outdoor art as well as lesser known canvas, wood and paper creations. “Basically, this isn’t one to miss” – Harper’s Bazaar.
David Hockney: The Arrival of Spring, Normandy, 2020 at The Royal Academy
23 May – 26 September 2021
*advance booking required*
During the spring of last year, Hockney was residing in Normandy when lockdown was enforced due to the coronavirus pandemic. Whilst here, he decided to chart the daily changes of the spring season through painting the most beautifully luminous nature studies on his iPad.
“I have been working this year, 2020, to depict the arrival of spring in Normandy. This takes about three months, and I think it’s the most exciting thing nature has to offer in this part of the world. When the lockdown came… we were in a house in the middle of a four-acre field full of fruit trees. I could concentrate on one thing; I did at least one drawing a day with the constant changes going on all around the house. I kept drawing the winter trees, and then the small buds became the blossom and then the full blossom. Then the leaves started, and eventually, the blossom fell off, leaving a small fruit and leaves. This process took about two weeks; all the time, I was getting better at my mark-making on the screen, eventually doing, à la Monet, the water lilies in the pond.”
Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirror Rooms at Tate Modern
Spring 2021 (dates tbc)
*advance booking required*
Be mesmerised by Kusama’s stunning infinity mirror rooms – a fabulous immersive experience which will enthral the whole family. A photographic collection will also be on display, which charts the development of Kusama’s installations.
Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience secret location in London
From October 2021
*advance booking required*
The much anticipated Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience, a fantastic light and sound spectacular, is a fabulous way for the whole family to enjoy and learn more about Van Gogh’s much-loved works.