{"id":32206,"date":"2025-04-19T06:10:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T06:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/32206\/"},"modified":"2025-04-19T06:10:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T06:10:21","slug":"the-top-5-museum-exhibitions-to-see-in-london-this-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/32206\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top 5 Museum Exhibitions to see in London this Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tabish Khan, the @LondonArtCritic<\/a>, picks his top 5 museum exhibitions to see in London this Spring, Check out last week\u2019s top 5<\/a> if you\u2019re after more shows to visit.<\/p>\n

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Want to see fantastic artefacts with excellent histories? Then this is London\u2019s must-see exhibition. It showcases the golden age of the Mughal Empire during the reign of three of its emperors. It\u2019s filled with stunning illustrations, jewelled armaments, beautiful calligraphy, and even the cup used for daily ablutions looks overly grand. It\u2019s a look back at when the Mughal Empire was the envy of the world. Until 5th May, ticketed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This exhibition is the talk of the town, and it\u2019s clear to see why, as Noah Davis<\/a> was a phenomenal painter who tragically died young. He brilliantly captures everyday Black life. It\u2019s not just his achievements as a painter but also the fact that he and his wife set up the Underground Museum to bring top-quality museum works to a deprived neighbourhood. Until 11th May, ticketed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The health of the natural world can directly affect our health, as we see in this show of art and science. I was drawn to Gayle Chong Kwan\u2019s River Guardians, which looks back at the history of the River Thames, its impact on London and the industries that used to exist around it. Once you\u2019ve taken in the show, then sit inside a bark cloth tent by Birungi Kawooya and allow the deadened sound and soothing smell to relax you. Until 17th May, free.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Both artists work with photo collage and examine women\u2019s roles and their bodies, making for a great pairing. Mickalene Thomas\u2019<\/a> paintings mixed with photography and rhinestones are a joyful celebration of black female bodies, and downstairs Linder\u2019s<\/a> work looks at the sexual commodification of the female body within magazine culture, in works that are both playful and punchy. Until 5th May, ticketed.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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This is an extensive and powerful photography exhibition that looks at racism, anti-Thatcher and nuclear missile protests, and the class divides within Britain, covering many of the biggest issues impacting Britain in the 1980s. There\u2019s so much to take in, you almost have to choose which sections to spend time with on each visit, plus, for many visitors, it will be a reminder of the decade we lived through. Until 5th May, ticketed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

V&A image: copyright V&A. Noah Davis image: copyright Jemima Yong, Barbican Art Gallery. Science Gallery photo: George Torode Photography. Mickalene Thomas Photo: Mark Blower. The 80s Photo: copyright Tate (Jai Monaghan).<\/p>\n

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