london · 16 Jun 2026
The London Culture Diary: Summer 2026
The exhibitions, plays and one-off nights we're building our summer around.
By About Town, London
The season
A quieter summer than last, on paper — but the small exhibitions are the interesting ones this year. And there's a Nick Cave lecture series at the Southbank Centre that's already sold out (we'll try to get you in).
The unmissables
Tate Modern: Cecily Brown. The full retrospective, until October.
Royal Court: The new Lucy Kirkwood. Book now.
The V&A: Diva. Extended, and worth the queue.
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