Now Open
Ben Uri Gallery and Museum, 108A Boundary Rd, London, NW8 0RH
Open weekdays from 10am - 5pm
Becoming Gustav Metzger, Uncovering the Early Years 1945-59
Ben Uri Gallery and Museum, St John's Wood has reopened. Showcasing the UK's first museum exhibition on radical artist Gustav Metzger for nearly 20 years. This is also be the first exhibition to focus solely on Metzger's early works and is accompanied by a major new publication from the Ben Uri Research Unit with contributions from leading experts in the field. Simultaneously, benuri.org will host a larger and more comprehensive virtual exhibition.
Exhibition now open at Boundary Road until the 17 September
Open Monday-Friday 10am-5pm
Booking Preferable
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Research Unit 2021 Lecture series
The Ben Uri Research Unit is excited to launch a diverse and engaging lecture series addressing its focus of the Jewish and immigrant contribution to British visual culture since 1900.
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Gustav Metzger, Head of E. Royalton-Kisch, 1950
Courtesy of The Gustav Metzger Foundation
Becoming Gustav Metzger, Uncovering the Early Years 1945-59
Online Events Programme28 April, 6-7pm Curatorial Introduction
12 May, 6-7pm Prepare for the opening by understanding more about Metzger’s oeuvre
15 June, 6:30-7pm Opening event7 July 2021, 2-1pm Eastern Time and 5-6pm GMT Fritz Ascher Society New York Lecture
14 July, 6-7.30pm Discussion panel
21 July, 6-7pm Film Inaugural 100,000 Newspapers Documentary Film Screening and Discussion with Director, Martin Pickles
28 July, 6-7.30pm International panel explore the themes of ecology and activism in Metzger’s oeuvre
18 August, 6-7pm ‘On visiting Wittgenstein’s grave with Gustav Metzger’
9 September, 6-7pm Insights into Metzger's practice and life
