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Mother and Child II, 1941oil on canvas
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WAYS INTO ART: OVERVIEW
Arts and Health: Films on the Ben Uri Arts and Health Institute (BUAH) 30 June 2020First of five films: An overview of the Ways into Art programme. -
Franciszka Themerson: Stories from the Life
Early Drawings and Paintings from Warsaw and London 21 February - 23 May 2025The Ben Uri Research Unit (BURU) is honoured to present the virtual exhibition Franciszka Themerson: Stories from the Life, which consists of her paintings and drawings of 1929 during her... -
Domesticity: In Turmoil
A Traumatic Journey Expressed Through ArtDomesticity: In Turmoil tells the true story of Naomi Alexander ROI’s abusive relationship with her late husband, Leo. A Holocaust survivor and immigrant from Russia, Leo represented adventure and excitement,... -
The Anthony Rudolf Collection
Works given to him by Paula Rego 11 June - 5 September 2025Introduction Ben Uri is the country’s leading art museum and research centre on the Jewish, Refugee and wide Immigrant contribution to British visual culture since 1900. Our distinctive cultural and... -
The Anthony Rudolf Collection
Works given to him by Paula Rego. 15 May 2025 -
Open-air art exhibition comes to the O2 Centre celebrating refugee and immigrant artists’ contribution to British visual culture
11 June 2025A powerful new open-air art exhibition, curated by the Ben Uri Gallery and Museum has launched at the O2 Centre in West Hampstead, transforming the hoarding around the former Homebase... -
The most visited museums in the world, and what's on this year
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Heads: In and Out of Time
Lancelot Ribeiro -
Cultural Diplomacy: Forget the Adults — It’s all about the Kids
A Keynote Address by David Glasser (Director, Ben Uri Gallery & Museum) at UK Forum on Cultural Diplomacy -
Book Launch: Pennings Poemings, book of poems by artist and writer Boris Lurie (1924 – 2008)
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The Anthony Rudolf Collection - exhibition opening
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Sorrow and Light
Ukrainian Women War Refugees in Britain by Marissa RothIn the first months after the full invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022, there was significant media coverage showing primarily women and children leaving in droves, crossing at...
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