Here’s a guide to some of the exhibitions you are able to catch opening in London this month…
Dickens in Doughty Street: 100 Years of the Charles Dickens Museum: based at the former home of the novelist, this exhibition celebrating the 100 years of the museum invites visitors to explore the highlights of its collection from the first objects to enter the museum to more recent acquisitions. From manuscripts to letters to friends and family, this exhibition offers an opportunity to get to know the man behind the writer. It is on display until the 29th June.
Soane and Modernism: Make it New, Sir John Soane’s Museum: on display from the 12th February until the 18th May, this exhibition invites visitors to explore Soane as a forerunner of architectural modernism. The display brings together drawings from Soane’s collection, some on display for the first time, in dialogue with works by celebrated modernists including Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, Adolf Loos and Ernő Goldfinger.
The Face Magazine: Culture Shift, National Portrait Gallery: focusing on the portraiture and fashion photography captured for the British magazine, this exhibition will explore its influence throughout the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. On display from the 20th February until the 18th May, this display will feature a wide range of photographs, magazine covers and spreads, and film created by photographers, stylists and models.
Leigh Bowery!, Tate Modern: from the 27th February, discover the legacy of the artist, performer, model, TV personality, club promoter, fashion designer and musician who passed away tragically young. This exhibition offers the opportunity to experience many of Bowery’s ‘Looks’ alongside his collaborations with artists including Michael Clark, John Maybury, Baillie Walsh, Fergus Greer, Nick Knight and Lucian Freud.