16 BEST LONDON EXHIBITIONS THIS MARCH
The Capital's Top Art Shows this March 2025
The art world has been festooned with flowers and eggs, which can only mean one thing - Spring.
And there's a good deal to be egg-cited about, from the Tutankhamun blockbuster, to the Face Magazine show, Grayson Perry's big 65th birthday exhibition, Saatchi's stunning floral extravaganza and 100 egg sculptures across the capital, to Marilyn, Leigh Bowery, Linder and the last chance to see Luke Jarram's new sun installation at Old Royal Naval College.
Discover the best London exhibitions this March, below:
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The Big Egg Hunt 2025
An egg-citing event launches this March, in the shape of The Big Egg Hunt 2025, a free public art exhibition of 100 giant egg sculptures.
Conservation charity Elephant Family and Clarence Court eggs have enlisted named including Mr Doodle, Anya Hindmarch, Chopard, Beth Katleman, Sophie Tea, LUAP, Rob and Nick Carter to design eggs, which have been placed around iconic locations like Battersea Power Station, Buckingham Palace, Saatchi Gallery and Covent Garden.
You can tick them off on the free app, with prizes along the way. And the sculptures will be auctioned in aid of the charity’s conservation work.
The Big Egg Hunt 2025. Throughout London. From 24 March - 27 April. FREE.
Tutankhamun: The Immersive Exhibition
This blockbuster Egyptian show makes its UK premiere this March for a limited 14-week run.
Created to wow all ages, visitors are invited to discover the legend of the Boy King, by stepping into ancient Egypt with stunning 8 metre high video mapping, a 360º VR journey, an interactive Metaverse, authentic artefacts from Cairo, and a world-first hologram, unveiling the secrets of the Pharoah’s mummification. Guests will also be able to discover a selection of original ancient Egyptian artefacts from as far back as 4000 B.C, as well as high quality replicas and facsimiles from Egypt.
Tutankhamun: The Immersive Exhibition, Immerse LDN, Excel Waterfront, ExCel, London E16 1XL. 28 March - 29 June
Flowers: Flora In Contemporary Art & Culture
Flowers have inspired artists, writers and creatives throughout history. This exhibition of more than 500 unique artworks - including an installation made from 100,000 dried flowers - explores how they are represented and why.
Occupying two floors and over nine major gallery spaces, it features large-scale installations, original art, photography, fashion, archival objects and graphic design celebrating the influence of flowers on creativity and human expression.
Saatchi Gallery, Duke of York's HQ, King's Rd, London SW3 4RY. Until 5 May. Tickets from £10pp.
The Face Magazine: Culture Shift
The exhibition celebrates iconic fashion images and portraits from The Face, a trail-blazing youth culture and style magazine that has shaped the creative and cultural landscape in Britain and beyond and helped launch the faces of everybody from Kate Moss to Liam Gallagher.
It brings together the work of over 80 photographers, including Sheila Rock, Stéphane Sednaoui, Corinne Day, David Sims, Elaine Constantine and Sølve Sundsbø, and features over 200 photographs – a unique opportunity to see many of these images away from the magazine page for the first time.
National Portrait Gallery, St. Martin's Pl, London WC2H 0HE. Until 18 May. From £23 pp.
Grayson Perry: Delusions of Grandeur
To mark his 65th birthday, Sir Grayson Perry presents over 40 new works, in the largest contemporary exhibition ever held at the museum.
Visitors will encounter ceramics, tapestries and works on paper, displayed alongside masterpieces from the collection that helped shape Perry’s vision for this landmark show.
The show will question the nature of craft-making and our drive for perfectionism. Intricate handcrafted objects will be shown alongside works made with digital technology – comparing an object that may have taken thousands of hours to create against one that was possible with the click of a button. Through these approaches, Perry will ask the viewer to contemplate questions concerning authenticity and the artist’s role in the future.
The Wallace Collection, Hertford House, Manchester Square, London W1U 3BN. 28 March - 26 October. £15 pp
Linder: Danger Came Smiling
Pioneering feminist artist, Linder launches her first London retrospective, celebrating 50 years of her work, dissecting our fascination with the body and its representation.
From from early glamour photography to digital deep fakes, this must-see exhibition spans from the early photomontages she made while part of the Manchester’s Seventies punk scene, to new work in digital montage, featuring montage, photography, performance and sculpture, examining of our shifting attitudes to aspirational lifestyles, sex, food and fashion.
Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, London SE1 8XX. 11 February - 5 May 2025. £3 - £20
Leigh Bowery!
In his short, but brilliant life, Leigh Bowery left an indelible mark on the art world, as artist, performer, model, TV personality, club promoter, fashion designer and musician.
This eclectic and immersive exhibition is a rare chance to experience many of Bowery’s looks alongside his collaborations with artists including Michael Clark, Charles Atlas, Nick Knight, and Lucian Freud.
It will provide a fresh insight into the creative scenes in London, New York and beyond featuring Lady Bunny, MINTY and Boy George and allow us to step into Bowery’s dynamic world that blurred the lines between art and life.
Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1 9TG. 27 February - 31 August. £18 / free for members.
London Premiere of Luke Jerram’s NEW Helios Installation
Move over Mars, there’s a new star in town, in the extraordinary shape of Luke Jerram’s brand new Helios installation, which will make its London premiere at Old Royal Naval College.
The artist’s equally jaw-dropping Mars artwork will be replaced by the seven-meter celestial artwork of our largest star, to bring its vibrancy within touching distance in this cold winter.
Co-commissioned by the Old Royal Naval College, Helios promises a ‘winter sun’ escape in a stunning setting, complemented by a programme of events celebrating wellbeing and culture.
It offers a rare opportunity to closely examine the star’s surface in astonishing detail. At a scale of 1:200 million, every centimetre of the illuminated masterpiece represents 200km of the Sun’s fiery expanse.
Painted Hall, Old Royal Naval College, London SE10 9NN, 25 January - 25 March. £16.50
Brasil! Brasil! The Birth of Modernism
In the early 20th century a new modern art was emerging in Brazil, informed by the vibrant cultures, identities and landscapes of Brazil.
This major exhibition features more than 130 works by ten important Brazilian artists from the twentieth century - with many on show for the first time - capturing the diversity of Brazilian art its birth and colourful evolution.
Royal Academy, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BD. 28 Jan - 28 April.Tickets from £23.50 pp
The World of Tim Burton
We whispered Beetlejuice three times, and the UK premiere of The World of Tim Burton has been announced at London's Design Museum.
Fittingly, the alchemist of whimsical goth horror’s exhibition launches just before Halloween, on 25 October, riding the crest of the hype-tsunami around the freshly released Beetlejuice 2 movie.
The show will showcase his work beyond the silver-screen, as an illustrator, painter, photographer and author, as well as key collaborations with designers.
Drawing from Burton’s personal archive and representing his creative output from childhood to the present day, this collection of drawings, paintings, photographs, sketchbooks, moving-image works, sculptural installations, set and costume design focuses on the recurrent visual themes and motifs found in Burton’s art and film worlds.
This will be the final stop in a decade-long world tour for this exhibition and will be its only ever showing in the UK.
The World of Tim Burton, Design Museum, 224-238 Kensington High St, W8 6AG. 25 October 25 2024 - 21 April 2025. Tickets from £19.69 pp, Kid’s £9.85
Marilyn: The Exhibition
This UK premiere offers a rare and unprecedented glimpse into the private world of the silverscreen icon.
From love letters, satin robes and timeless outfits to vintage shoes, make-up and accessories, this meticulously curated collection features 250 extraordinary objects from the exclusive private collection of Ted Stampfer, the world's largest collector of Marilyn's historical objects.
The eternally fascinating, Hollywood superstar's most personal belongings were locked in storage for almost 40 years before being dispersed across the globe, after being released to the world’s biggest auction houses.
Finally, this vast and extraordinary collection has been reunited for this show, revealing the woman behind the world’s most famous smile.
Marilyn: The Exhibition. Arches, London Bridge, 8 Bermondsey St, London SE1 2ER. Until 21 April 2025
Anthony McCall - Solid Light at Tate Modern
The Godfather of immersive exhibitions, Anthony McCall brings his extraordinary, Solid Light show to Tate Modern on 27 June, inviting visitors to bring artworks to life through movements and interactions.
Beams of light projected through a thin mist create large, three-dimensional forms in space, which slowly shift and change. As you move through these translucent light sculptures, you’ll create new, airy sculptures.
Occupying a space between sculpture, cinema, drawing, and performance, McCall is known for his innovative installations of light. In 1973, his seminal work Line Describing a Cone redefined the possibilities of sculpture and this show is set to be the Tate’s next big blockbuster.
Anthony McCall: Solid Light. Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1 9TG. Until 27 April 2025. Tickets £10 pp.
Entheon at IllusionariesÂ
Illusionaries, Canary Wharf's new multi-sensory art space, invites us on a journey through three immersive rooms and installations, designed to engage the senses through soundscapes, animation, projection and colour.
The UK premiere of the Entheon show sees international artists Alex and Allyson Grey explore the human condition, with kaleidoscopic pieces, showing the interconnectedness of the physical and spiritual worlds.
Alex and Allyson are also the co-founders of Chapel of Sacred Mirrors (CoSM), a non-profit organisation dedicated to fostering creativity, spirituality and contemplation through art.Â
Entheon. Illusionaries, Crossrail Pl, London E14 5AR.
NAOMI in Fashion at V&A
The V&A will transform into the ultimate catwalk for a celebration of supermodel Naomi Campbell’s 40 year career, from 22 June. The show features more than 100 stunning outfits as well as iconic shots by some of the world’s biggest photographers, telling her extraordinary story and celebrating her creative collaborations, activism and far-reaching cultural impact.
Victoria & Albert Museum, Cromwell Rd, London SW7 2RL. Until 6 April 2025
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