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Welcome to Ben Uri Gallery and Museum, the first full-scale digital museum and research centre
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Why is Ben Uri different?
Our three principle and distinctive areas of public benefit are:
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Research and digitally record the Jewish and immigrant contribution to British visual culture since 1900 - including the current;
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Research and commission collection inspired art interventions for the over 70s to enrich their quality of life through digital channels;
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Develop our pioneering first full scale virtual museum and research centre to maximise engagement across a global digital audience.
Ben Uri was founded in 1915 in Whitechapel in the Jewish East End of London, and this new concept — virtual museum and research centre — represents our future in our second century of engagement. From here, we will fulfil our charity objects and generate valuable relationships with you through innovative sharing of our scholarship and research projects, collections, archives, exhibitions, digital catalogues, films, podcasts, schools and family learning, as well as our important, pioneering arts and health institute.
All our programming initiatives and ingredients stem from the imaginative use of our distinctive and growing museum collection, which uniquely represents the Jewish and immigrant contribution to British visual art since 1900.
We invite you to explore this virtual museum regularly, as it constantly evolves, with new research, exhibitions, films and much more being regularly added, so you can share in the many unexpected and quality experiences.
Please spend a few minutes looking at these three short films to give you a flavour of who we are and why we have transformed into a digital insititution with a physical presence.
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BEN URI PIONEERING A DIGITAL FUTURE TO MAXIMISE IMPACT
Immigration / Refugees / Artists Research: The compilation of a unique resource researching and recording the Hitler Emigres to Britain within the visual arts. Ben Uri surpasses ethnic, cultural and... -
MENTAL HEALTH FOR THE 70+ COMMUNITY
Mental Health: Over the past 10 years our pioneering Mental Health initiative has developed considerable weight. We have worked with university and medical professorial leaders in research and evaluation of... -
WHY BEN URI NEEDS AND IS WORTHY OF SUPPORT
We change lives: We manage our finances prudently as we invest your charity funds very carefully to maximise return on investment. Teddy Kollek famously said that ‘culture is the fresh...
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Destination masterpiece: 75 great artworks to see across the UK
Distinguished Guardian critics Jonathan Jones, Skye Sherwin and Nicholas Wroe have compiled a list of 75 ‘great artworks’ to see across the UK by region published on Saturday 18 June, 2022.Ben Uri’s Mornington Crescent, Summer Morning II by Frank Auerbach, is listed within the London region and we are delighted and honoured for our diverse collection by Jewish and immigrant artists to be nationally recognised.Ben Uri acquired this important painting in 2006 and we remain incredibly grateful for the generous assistance of Art Fund, MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund, Daniel and Paul Auerbach, Marlborough Fine Art and the artist for making this important work accessible to the public at large.To explore this and all 12 artworks by Frank Auerbach in the Ben Uri Collection please visit the Ben Uri Collection website.Don’t forget you can explore Ben Uri’s extensive digital presence whenever suits you best:All 14 departments at benuri.org; the 100 strong Pre-eminent Collection and Core Collection of some 780 works' by Jewish and immigrant artists at www.benuricollection.org.uk; and the Research Unit for the recording of the Jewish and immigrant contribution to British visual culture since 1900 at www.buru.orgClick on our wide menu offer to see 'What’s On' to discover our exciting summer season led by Phillipe Garner’s unique perspective on one of the worlds leading, most famous and highly provocative, photographers, Helmut Newton on Tuesday evening, 12 July. Book hereFrom July to September we are zooming live from the USA with an extraordinary programme presenting for the first time Lewis Kruger revealing the life and career of Man Ray on the 3 August followed by Dr Jennifer McComas from the Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indian University presenting a fascinating and revealing study over 3 weeks in September on ‘Emigre Artists and Art Dealers in World War II, America’.Please see full details on the What’s On page.We are very optimistic our refurbishment works will be completed by October and we will be able to welcome you back in November if not before to our exciting physical exhibition programme, launching with our recent acquisitions show titled ‘From Chagall to Wolmark’. Please sign up for our email updates to ensure you get all our news and events first delivered direct into your inbox. -
Helmut Newton, Saint Laurent suit, Rue Aubriot, Paris, 1975
© Helmut Newton Foundation
Helmut Newton: Living to make pictures
Tuesday 12th July 2022, 6.30 pm BST / In conversation with Philippe GarnerHelmut Newton (1920-2004) was one of the most singular and successful photographers of his generation, known for his provocative fusion of fashion, portrait, and erotic subjects.
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Philippe Garner, a fifty-plus years veteran of the art auction world, has admired Newton's work since he first discovered it in the late Sixties. He met Newton in 1975 and enjoyed his friendship until the photographer's death in 2004. Now Vice-President of the Helmut Newton Foundation, he looks back on Newton's life and work in response to questions from David Breuer, Chief Executive of the Ben Uri Gallery and Museum. -
To discover more and book tickets, please visit our What's on page.
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Enjoy a weekly selection of our online content
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Jankel Adler
A 'Degenerate' Artist in Britain, 1940-49 Marking the 70th anniversary of the artist's death, Jankel Adler: A 'Degenerate' Artist in Britain, 1940-49 is the first museum exhibition of Adler's works in Britain since the Arts... -
Still Fighting Ignorance and Intellectual Perfidy – Video Art from Africa
Gallery Publication Including: Said Afifi (Morocco) | Nirveda Alleck (Mauritius) | Jude Anogwih (Nigeria) | Younes Baba-Ali (Morocco) | Rehema Chachage (Tanzania) | Saidou Dicko (Burkina Faso) | Ndoye Douts (Senegal) |... -
3D Exhibitions
3D VIRTUAL GALLERIES In each exhibition you can navigate your journey through replica virtual galleries, enjoying an authentic exhibition experience. This unique digital perspective allows the artwork to be seen... -
100 FOR 100: BEN URI'S PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
Exhibition Focus 7 June 2016 David Glasser, Executive Chair of Ben Uri, introduces Ben Uri's centenary exhibition,100 for 100, held at Christie's in South Kensington between 29th May — 9th June 2016. -
Eva Frankfurther featured in the Postwar Modern exhibition at Barbican Centre
10 March 2022 'Exhausted West Indian waitresses seek comfort in each other’s company at a restaurant bar, their weary hands resting on the surface in front of them as they hold a ladle... -
National Gallery and European counterparts support urgent calls to save Oldham Mural
20 December 2021 David Glasser, Chair of Ben Uri said: 'I believe the mural in question has three important distinctive features which the Diocese of Salford, the Church of England and local government...
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To explore the full widths and breadths of our content please click on the links below
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What's On
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About Us
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Publications
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BU TV
Watch over 100 short films about artists, exhibitions and Ben Uri’s history and ethos Below are films and video content accompanying Ben Uri exhibitions, curator talks and related events, followed... -
Collections
Search the collection You can search and view the Pre-eminent, Core and Reference Collections online and search by artist surname, country of origin, decade of birth or death, émigré, gender,... -
Contact Us
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Exhibitions
Explore some 700 exhibitions across 3 different platforms Whether you just want to meander or are looking to research, we have developed 3 different ways you can engage with over... -
Health
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Kids
Explore and use over 200 different ways and secrets of Art Making! Ben Uri, in association with London Grid For Learning and the National Education Network, have developed online resources... -
Museum to Museum
EXPLORE and PARTNER the Ben Uri Exhibition and Collection Loan Programme — both physical and digital PHYSICAL 28 TOURING EXHIBITIONS including our new current presentation Becoming Gustav Metzger,... -
Podcasts
Welcome to Audio Adventures Including new Brief Lives Podcasts Enjoy over 50 podcasts: interviews, migrant stories, discussions and excerpts from past exhibitions. -
Press
Ben Uri Press Please see a selection of our news, press releases and features in the media. Why Give? Ben Uri is a registered British charity (280389) . We seek... -
Published Scholarship
Explore over 40 essays and full exhibition catalogues on the Jewish and immigrant artistic contribution since 1900 We are dedicated to recording this contribution and building an extensive digital library... -
Ben Uri Research Unit
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Support Us
WHY GIVE Ben Uri, registered charity 280389 , needs your help. We use art differently and change and enrich lives as a result. Please support our work as...
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