The summer holidays are over and so now we can expect a raft of new exhibitions opening in London – here’s six that I’m looking forward to. Please post of any you know of that would fit in with these.

Ralph Steadman: Once Upon A Line
28 Aug – 21 Sept
The Muse Gallery, Portobello Road, London
Thurs-Sun 12–6pm | Free entry

Mark Stafford & David Hine
08 Sept – 03 Oct
All Good Bookshop
35 Turnpike Lane, Wood Green, N8 0EP

Open daily 10am-6pm | Free entry

Rock & Roll Public Library 2
13th-18th Sept

The Art Pavilion, Mile End Park, Clinton Road, E3 4QY
Open daily 11am-8pm | Free entry



Blitz: The Club That Shaped The 80s
20th Sept – 29 March 2026

The Design Museum, 224-238 Kensington High St, W8 6AG

Open daily 10am-6/10pm – Tickets

David Bowie Centre
‘September’
 ongoing
V&A East Storehouse
Parkes Street, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick, E20 3AX

Open daily 10am-5/6pm – Tickets

The Future Was Then

4th Oct – 21 Mar 2026
The Cartoon Museum, 63 Wells St, W1A 3AE

Tues-Sat 10.30-5.30 / Sun 12-4pm – Tickets

and also a plug for Stephen Coates’ month-long celebration of all things spooky
London Month of the Dead

1st Oct – 31st Oct
Various location around London
Check website for details