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Home to one of the greatest art collections in the UK, The Â鶹ÊÓƵ Gallery is located in the magnificent historical setting of Somerset House. The Gallery is particularly known for its Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings and exciting programme of temporary exhibitions.

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The Griffin Catalyst Exhibition: Monet and London. Views of the Thames

Until 19 Jan 2025

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Book now to see London through Monet’s eyes – discover his remarkable Impressionist paintings of the Thames, a stone’s throw from where they were made. To this day, they have never been the subject of a UK exhibition. Â鶹ÊÓƵ Friends go free.

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The houses of parliament in the fog, with an orange sun and purple sky reflecting on the river Thames i Claude Monet (1840 – 1926), London, Parliament. Sunlight in the fog, 1904, oil on canvas, Musée d'Orsay, Paris, Photo © Grand Palais RMN (musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski

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Drawn to Blue: Artists’ use of blue paper

4 Oct 2024 – 26 Jan 2025

This display will present a selection of drawings on blue paper from The Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s collection, ranging from works by the Venetian Renaissance artist Jacopo Tintoretto to an Indian landscape by German-born artist Johann Zoffany....

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Monet and London. Views of the Thames

27 Sept 2024 – 19 Jan 2025

An exhibition reuniting for the first time in 120 years an extraordinary group of Claude Monet’s Impressionist paintings of London, depicting Charing Cross Bridge, Waterloo Bridge, and the Houses of Parliament....

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