Power Up at the Science Museum (- 19 April)
This interactive gaming event celebrates the most popular games and consoles from the past five decades. Whether you are new to the world of gaming or wish to introduce old favourites to your children, this is sure to be a fun and nostalgic activity!
Superheroes, Orphans & Origins at The Foundling Museum (- 28 August)
Hosted by the wonderful Foundling Museum, which retells the history of the Foundling Hospital charity where children could be safely homed if their parents weren’t in a position to look after them, this new exhibition celebrates the representation of orphaned, adopted and fostered children in comics, graphic novels and sequential art, including characters such as Superman and Spider-Man.
Surrealism Beyond Borders at the Tate Modern (- 29 August)
This captivating exhibition explores how Surrealism has influenced artists from all over the world over the past fifty years. The show includes works by Kāveh Golestān, Ramses Younan, Helen Lundeberg and Toshiko Okanoue.
Fashioning Masculinities: The Art of Menswear at the V&A (- 6 November)
Celebrating the diversity of male fashion, this groundbreaking exhibition looks at how conventional men’s clothing has been challenged over the centuries. Divided into four sections (Undressed, Overdressed, Redressed and Dressed), the show culminates with the fabulous attires of Harry Styles, Billy Porter and Bimini Bon Boulash which Tatler states ‘re-wrote history’.
Football: Designing the Beautiful Game at the Design Museum (8 April – 29 August)
This intriguing new exhibition is the first of its kind to explore how design has pushed a sport to its limits. Using over 500 objects, the show explores the development of kit and stadium design to make football the sport it is today and considers how graphic design creates identities for the teams and their fanbases.
Renaissance Man: Raphael at The National Gallery (9 April – 31 July)
This incredibly important exhibition is the first to examine the whole of Raphael’s career. Bringing together works from the Louvre, National Gallery of Art, Washington, the Prado Museum, Uffizi Museum and the Vatican Museum, it’s a wonderful opportunity to see such an extensive collection of his works and learn more about the development of his style.
Breaking the News at the British Library (22 April – 21 August)
Drawing together a selection of the British Library’s collection of news-related materials (which date back 500 years), this major new exhibition celebrates the value of the news in communities. A must-see for keen journalists and media studies students, as well as those who are intrigued by the influence of news and how it’s portrayed, the British Library will be collaborating with regional libraries (via the Living Knowledge Network) who will be hosting pop-up displays, disseminating the theme of the exhibition to all areas of the UK. If you are unable to attend the exhibition or want to learn more, you can also sign up to their programme of online events.
Future Shock at 180 Strand (28 April – 28 August)
Using the creations of visionary artists who have reimagined the future with installations and multi-sensory experiences through the use of digital mapping, laser configurations, holographic projections and electronic music, this is sure to be an absolutely incredible experience! The exhibition features artists including Ryoichi Kurokawa, Caterina Barbieri, Lawrence Lek, Actual Objects, Gener8ion, Weirdcore, Gaika, Nonotak and Ben Kelly.