With galleries and green spaces galore in South West London, there’s plenty to keep you entertained here during the summer months. Whether you’re interested in checking out cutting-edge contemporary art, learning about herbs and botany or buying up a few paintings from budding artists, Chelsea is buzzing with activities and events during July and August.
Art Safari at Chelsea Physic Garden
Chelsea Physic Garden is one of South West London’s best assets with a beautiful collection of plants and botanicals and the esteemed title of second oldest botanical garden in Britain. If you’re keen to learn more about the world of botany, book yourself in for the family-friendly Art Safari on August 4th for a journey through herbal medicines, vampire plants, birds, perfumes and more.
Address: 66 Royal Hospital Road, London SW3 4HS
Phone: 020 7352 5646
Serpentine Pavilion 2015
Celebrate fifteen years of the Serpentine Pavilion with a visit to the stunning Serpentine Pavilion 2015, on display from June until October. Designed by Spanish architecture studio selgascano (headed by José Selgas and Lucía Cano), the colourful installation is made up of panels of translucent, multi-coloured polymer giving it a stained glass effect and can easily be spotted from the other side of Hyde Park! Admission is free too so you’ve no excuse not to pop in and explore the secret tunnels and passages inside.
Address: Kensington Gardens, London W2 3XA
Phone: 020 7402 6075
Fighting History at the Tate Britain
Enjoy a history lesson at the Tate Britain this summer with the exhaustive ‘Fighting History’ exhibition, which explores how artists from the Ancient Rome to the modern day have expressed significant wars and conflicts through art. With epic 18th century paintings, contemporary works from Turner Prize winner Jeremy Deller and interpretive works from the 1960s, it’s the ultimate combination of art, history and politics.
Address: Millbank, London SW1P 4RG
Phone: 020 7887 8888
Parallax Art Fair – Finished
Prefer to purchase art rather than see it in a gallery? Visit Chelsea Old Town Hall on July 25th – 26th for the annual Parallax Art Fair, Europe’s largest artist art fair where you can find wholesale fine, decorative and applied art from around the world. Entrance is free, and there are no commission fees either so it’s an excellent place to pick up a bargain.
Address: Chelsea Old Town Hall, King’s Rd, London SW3 5EE
Phone: 020 7361 2220
Dead: A Celebration of Mortality at the Saatchi Gallery – Finished
Charles Saatchi’s innovative contemporary art gallery have done it again with this rather morbid but undoubtedly fascinating exhibition, on display until the end of July. Respected artists across the world have come together for this celebration of mortality, which includes model corpses and abstract skeletons. Best enjoyed on a nice day with an uplifting ice cream in Duke of York Square afterwards.
Address: Duke Of York’s HQ, King’s Rd, London SW3 4RY
Phone: 020 7811 3070
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