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1. Crypt Gallery

7.5
St Pancras Church (Euston Road), London, Greater London
Art Gallery · King's Cross · 1 tip

The GuardianThe Guardian: An old coffin repository signaled by a faded red sign on the thrum of Euston Road. A space full of eerie alcoves, and nooks and crannies that artists use for installations..." Read more.

2. Zabludowicz Collection

8.0
176 Prince of Wales Rd, Camden Town, Greater London
Art Gallery · 10 tips and reviews

The GuardianThe Guardian: "A Corinthian-columned Methodist chapel space that opened in 2007. owned by Anita Zabludowicz, one of Britain's leading philanthropists; a contemporary collector; and a global power-patron..." Read more.

3. The Wapping Project

Wapping Hydraulic Power Station (at Wapping Wall), London, Greater London
Breakfast Spot · St. Katharine's and Wapping · 29 tips and reviews

The GuardianThe Guardian: "A post-industrial art-and-dining space in a former Wapping hydraulic power station, built in 1890 to convert Thames water into power for the docks..." Read more.

4. Parasol Unit Foundation for Contemporary Art

14 Wharf Rd (Micawber St), London, Greater London
Art Gallery · Hoxton · 7 tips and reviews

The GuardianThe Guardian: "Housed in a classic old warehouse building that appears run-of-the-mill until you crane upwards and spot the architecturally curious grey-and-glass shoebox perched on top..." Read more.

5. Museum of Brands, Packaging & Advertising

8.1
111-117 Lancaster Rd, London, Greater London
Museum · Kensington and Chelsea · 40 tips and reviews

The GuardianThe Guardian: "A product placement time tunnel that snakes from decade to decade, with walls stacked like supermarket shelves, with original Dairy Milk wrappers, Marmite jars and 1930s Mars and KitKat bars..." Read more.

6. Kate MacGarry Gallery

27 Old Nichol Street, London, Greater London
Art Gallery · Tower Hamlets · No tips or reviews

The GuardianThe Guardian: "Head through the bottle-green industrial front doors on notoriously arty Vyner Street and up a sloping walkway and you will emerge in this classic white cube gallery..." Read more.

7. Whitechapel Gallery

8.5
77-82 Whitechapel High St (Commercial Rd), London, Greater London
Art Gallery · Spitalfields and Banglatown · 54 tips and reviews

The GuardianThe Guardian: "You never know what to expect at the original east London gallery. Since 1901, it has shown modern artists from Barbara Hepworth to Nan Goldin, Jackson Pollock and David Hockney..." Read more.

8. Freud Museum

8.6
20 Maresfield Gdns, London, Greater London
History Museum · Hampstead · 23 tips and reviews

The GuardianThe Guardian: "While the main draw here is the pristinely preserved study, couch and all, this vast Hampstead house, where Freud and family lived after they escaped Austria in 1938, doubles as an art space." Read more.

9. Banner Repeater

Platform 1, Hackney Downs Network Rail (Dalston Ln.), Hackney, Greater London
Art Gallery · Hackney Central · 1 tip

The GuardianThe Guardian: "An innovative rush-hour haven on platform one of Hackney Downs station, with a library trolley outside and a reading room attached..." Read more.

10. Danielle Arnaud Contemporary Art

123 Kennington Rd, London, Greater London
Art Gallery · No tips or reviews

The GuardianThe Guardian: "It's not often you enter a stranger's home and pootle around alone and unwatched, but that's the effect Danielle Arnaud is after..." Read more.

11. CGP London Gallery

Southwark Park, Gomm Rd, Southwark, London SE16, London, Greater London
Art Gallery · Surrey Quay · 1 tip

The GuardianThe Guardian: "A white cube gallery with a twist, CGP offers up a double whammy of contemporary art and enviable community engagement across two rough-and-ready spaces in Southwark Park..." Read more.

12. Asylum Chapel

8.7
Asylum Road, London, Greater London
Art Gallery · Southwark · 2 tips and reviews

The GuardianThe Guardian: "Asylum is a curator's and a photographer's playground. A former chapel, founded in 1827, it has been taken over by two local artists who curate group shows and community events..." Read more.

13. South London Gallery

8.8
65 Peckham Rd, Camberwell, Greater London
Art Gallery · 12 tips and reviews

The GuardianThe Guardian: "An innovative public space that has recently undergone an elegant, Riba-nominated expansion into derelict buildings across the way..." Read more.

14. The Cinema Museum

8.0
2 Dugard Way (at Renfrew St), London, Greater London
Museum · 3 tips and reviews

The GuardianThe Guardian: "An Aladdin's cave for cinephiles. Every inch of wall space is taken up with memorabilia, and the owner – who has single-handedly built up this mind-boggling collection – takes visitors on tours..." Read more.

15. Brunel Museum

7.1
Railway Ave, London, Greater London
History Museum · Surrey Quay · 14 tips and reviews

The GuardianThe Guardian: "Every Tuesday at 6.15pm you can take a tour from Bermondsey station along the river, before creeping through a tiny entrance into a huge underground chamber half the size of Shakespeare's Globe..." Read more.

16. The Old Vic Tunnels

Station Approach Road (Leake Street), London, Greater London
Performing Arts Venue · Waterloo · 10 tips and reviews

The GuardianThe Guardian: "The dank, atmospheric tunnels under Waterloo station were discovered by director Hamish Jenkinson when he kicked down a door and trespassed into this epic space that had been unaired for 20 years..." Read more.

17. Old Police Station

7.0
114 Amersham Vale, London, Greater London
Art Gallery · New Cross · 3 tips and reviews

The GuardianThe Guardian: "It feels as if the police have only just left – there are posters everywhere, detailing best fingerprinting practice, and what officers should do faced with a bout of excited prisoner delirium..." Read more.

18. Hannah Barry Gallery

Art Gallery · Mayfair · No tips or reviews

The GuardianThe Guardian: "Once you've survived the tiny, clanking lift and shuffled across the fusty landing, the door opens into a luminous showroom bringing emerging artists to the central London masses..." Read more.

19. Beaconsfield

7.2
22 Newport St, London, Greater London
Art Gallery · 2 tips and reviews

The GuardianThe Guardian: "Just south of the Albert Embankment, in the girls' half of the former Lambeth ragged school. Train lovers often pop in, mistaking it for an old signal house, only to find a double gallery..." Read more.