Somerset House - Embankment Galleries, South Wing

Name: Somerset House - Embankment Galleries, South Wing
Address: London, WC2R 1LA, WC2R 1LA, GB

Westminster

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From £19.50

Somerset House sits on the Strand like London decided to concentrate its ambition in one neoclassical building. The Embankment Galleries, in the South Wing, show visual art that makes you think rather than just look. You get exhibitions that feel like they're asking something of you, not decorating a wall. Formal without being stuffy, central without being obvious. The Strand crowds walk past, but inside there's quiet focus. The kind of place where twenty minutes with one piece can shift how you see something. Good for an afternoon if you're passing, better if you're actively looking for work that's got something to say.