Explore east London's galleries, artist run spaces and studios on this interactive map. Choose your favourite area of east London or type of art, add nearby bars and restaurants to plan your own First Thursdays tour.

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108 Rosebery Avenue
A continuous series of window installations ( since 1993) in a Victorian shop front on Rosebery
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Arch 402
Set in a converted railway arch in London's progressive East End, Arch 402 gallery showcases int
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Aubin Gallery
The Aubin Gallery is a collaborative venture with Aubin & Wills and leading British artist a
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B&N Gallery
B&N Gallery is an initiative of Linda van Nispen tot Pannerden and Marnix van Boetzelaer. B&
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Barbican Art Gallery
Barbican Art Gallery presents an international and dynamic mix of art, architecture, design, fas
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Calvert 22
CALVERT 22 is London's first not-for-profit foundation dedicated to promoting contemporary art f
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Cell Project Space
Cell Project Space is an independent artist run organisation based within Hackney and Tower Haml
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CHARLIE SMITH London
CHARLIE SMITH london is a young, dynamic gallery situated above The Reliance in Old Street. A on
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CHRISTIAN FERREIRA
Wapping Hydraulic Power Station, Wapping Wall, London, E1W 3SG07792531226info@christianferrei
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Dialogue Art Space, FarCry Productions Ltf

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EB&Flow
Founded by Margherita Berloni and Nathan Engelbrecht, EB&Flow will showcase contemporary art
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Elevator Gallery
Elevator Gallery occupies the attic of a former Victorian chocolate factory as part of what is n
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Eleven Spitalfields
11 Princelet Street, London, E1 6QH020 7247 1816info@elevenspitafields.comwww.elevenspitafields.
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Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art
The Estorick Collection was formed by Eric Estorick (1913-1993) and his wife Salome (1920-1989)
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Formans Smokehouse Gallery
Forman's Smokehouse Gallery is a brand new art project space overlooking the London 2012 Olympic
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FORT
The gallery is a collaboration between multifaceted music/art hub FORT, and artist/curator Ro
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Freedom Gallery
The Freedom space is a new art space above the freedom book shop, which is dedicated to showcasi
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French Riviera
French Riviera is a gallery in Bethnal Green, London, presented by artists Samuel Levack and Jen
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Gallery 21
Gallery Twenty-One is a superb Gallery Space for Hire in the Heart of Vyner Street. Suitable for
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Gallery S O
Gallery S O London’s main focus is the contemporary object - aiming to stimulate the publi
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Hales Gallery
Hales Gallery opened in 1992 as an alternative space in Deptford, South London. Hales successful
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Hilary Crisp
Contemporary art gallery in Whitechapel featuring a programme of international emerging artists.
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Hoxton Art Gallery
Hoxton Art Gallery is a commercial contemporary art gallery in the heart of East London with an exhi
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Hoxton Square Gallery
 The Hoxton Square Gallery was established in September 2005 by Richard Maddalena as a permanen
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Idea Store
Idea Store Whitechapel is the London Borough of Tower Hamlet's flagship library, learning and inform
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IMT
IMT is a contemporary art gallery that works with artists to present exhibitions developed specifica
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KK Outlet
We are a multi-functional gallery, bookshop and communications agency. We host monthly exhibitions,
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Londonewcastle Project Space
The Londonewcastle Project Space is a gallery and exhibition space in Shoreditch created by Londonew
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Matt's Gallery
Matt's Gallery is a contemporary art space situated on Copperfield Road in Bow, east London. Di
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Maureen Paley
Since September 1999 the gallery has been situated in Bethnal Green, having relocated from gallerist
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The Mill Co. Project
The Mill Co. Project is a social enterprise scheme. It provides desk and studio spaces in a creative
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Oxford House
Oxford House is a buzzing community and arts centre situated in the heart of the East End. Establish
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Parasol Unit
Founded in December 2004, Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art is a registered educational c
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Raven Row
Raven Row is a non-profit contemporary art exhibition centre in London’s Spitalfields area. Ho
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The Residence Gallery
The Residence Gallery is a feisty London venue known for its dynamic approach to exhibitions and com
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Rich Mix
The Residence celebrates innovative interdisciplinary forces including painting, video, photography
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Rivington Place
Rivington Place opened in October 2007 in the heart of Shoreditch, East London, home to Iniva (Insti
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ROCKET: Tea Building
Established in London's West End in 1994 Rocket Gallery grew out of the publishing imprint The Rocke
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Rosetta Windows Gallery
Rosetta Art Centre is a visual art centre based in Stratford, East London. Our mission is to support
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Schwartz Gallery
Schwartz Gallery is an artist-run contemporary art gallery founded in April 2008 by artist-curators
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See Studio
See Studio is an Exhibition Space in Hackney Wick, London adjacent to the Olympic Park that commissi
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Signal Gallery
Signal Gallery specializes in strong contemporary figurative and abstract art. Our aim is to present
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sixtysevenA City Studios
City Studios is a artist run studio group with 20 artists currently working.Opening times: Friday to
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St John on Bethnal Green
St John on Bethnal Green is a grade one-listed church designed by Sir John Soane and opened in 1828.
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Standpoint Gallery
Standpoint Gallery is an independent, artist run project and exhibition space. Exhibitions are selec
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Stour Space
A socially minded organisation offering exhibition, performance and studio space for the development
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Studio 1.1
studio1.1 collective began in July 2003 with no particular battle-plan. We have evolved with a range
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The Gallery Café
The Gallery Cafe is a unique Vegetarian and Vegan cafe situated near the Museum of Childhood and Mus
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The Nunnery
The Nunnery is the on-site gallery of Bow Arts, one of the most exciting affordable artist studio pr
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The Rectory Gallery
The Rectory Gallery is an exhibition space in the Rectory of Spitalfields Church. Exhibitions are or
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THE RESIDENCE GALLERY
This 21st century international commercial and conceptual gallery in East London celebrates interdis
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The Women's Library
The Women's Library is a bustling cultural centre and home to the most extensive collection of women
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Tony's Gallery
Tony’s is a new art platform/gallery space located on Sclater Street in the heart of the east-
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Town House
Town House, owned by Fiona Atkins, has been in Fournier St. Spitalfields since 2002 and began by spe
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Transition Gallery
Transition Gallery is a not-for-profit space run by artist Cathy Lomax. It has a rolling programme o
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Vegas Gallery
Vegas Gallery started out in 2007 as a project space run by artists and supported by Minivegas, a di
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VZ Gallery
The VZ Gallery is creating an experimental space that serves both up-and-coming and established arti
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waterside contemporary
Waterside Contemporary is committed to developing an ambitious and vibrant multidisciplinary an
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Wilkinson Gallery
In September 2007, Wilkinson Gallery moved to a new space in Vyner Street, E2. The 6000 sq ft (560 s
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Whitechapel Gallery
For over a century the Whitechapel Gallery has premiered world-class artists from modern masters suc
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WW Gallery
Established in 2008, WW is one of London’s leading contemporary artist-run spaces with a rep
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Chisenhale Gallery
Chisenhale Gallery is one of London’s most innovative galleries for contemporary visual ar
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Hackney Picturehouse
The Gallery HackPH is an independent exhibition space, located at the Hackney Picturehouse, opposite
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The Gallery in Redchurch Street
A former hat factory, The Gallery in Redchurch Street has been completely re-fitted to create a prof
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Rokeby
Rokeby is an independent commercial gallery for contemporary art, exhibiting work by UK based and in
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La Scatola
La Scatola is a contemporary art gallery that represents and exhibits young emerging artists from al
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Curious Duke Gallery
Premiere Art:Curious Duke Gallery is a contemporary space in the up and coming area of Whitecross St
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Art Against Knives Gallery
Art Against Knives (AAK) is a young, creative charity that works to reduce the root causes of knife
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Beach Gallery
Serving up fresh coffee, carefully selected artists’ books and affordable prints and gifts, Be
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Gallery Du Monde
Gallery Du Monde is a new contemporary gallery space situated in the basement of Creperie Du Monde o
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This is not a Takeaway
TINATA - This Is Not A take Away is a curatorial project that will showcase artists and non-artists
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HundredYearsGallery
Hundred Years Gallery is an exhibition and cultural space available to London-based and interna
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A Brooks Art
A Brooks Art space is a new and innovative contemporary art space in Hoxton Street, London comprisin
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A Side B Side gallery
A-side B-side is a gallery, project space and studios situated in the heart of the cutting edge comp
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Radcliffe & Newlands
Most of the time this is an office, not a gallery but we function as an alternative exhibition space
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ICN gallery
Focusing on supporting artists who incorporate a rooted understanding of Asian ethos with a contempo
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The Basement Gallery East London
The Basement Gallery East London is host to all mediums of art and photography showing a core messag
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Beers.Lambert Contemporary
Beers.Lambert Contemporary is an art gallery near Old Street with an exhibition progr
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Commercial Road Project
cura. is a curatorial platform that revolves around the production of a quarterly magazine (cura.m
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The Invisible Line
The invisible line is a young gallery and project space in Dalston, conceived to offer a platform to
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The Vyner Studio
Set as an artist’s studio that hosts exhibitions, The Vyner Studio has evolved to a collaborat
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The Arch Gallery
We promote high quality, cutting-edge, contemporary art produced by international artists working ac
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Cultivate Vyner Street
Cultivate is a full time artist-run gallery, open 52 weeks of the year showcasing art on artists ter
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House of Vostrovska
contemporary art gallery. will be offering wide range of  art works of many art medium. Its mai
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Espacio Gallery
Espacio Gallery was founded by a group of artists working across all contemporary visual arts media
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Go Figurative
Go Figurative was founded in November 2008 by Sally Perry and Janine Collins. It launched as a free
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13 The Gallery
After a well-established and extensive career in Cuba as a professional photographer, Gortazar comes
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Cre8 gallery
Cre8 gallery is a premier showroom venue available to hire for art exhibitions, movie screenings/ Fi
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The Mayor's Parlour
The Mayor’s Parlour is a new arts club situated in the 1930s old Bow Town Hall in East London.
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Sutton House
Sutton House, built in 1535 by prominent courtier of Henry VIII, Sir Ralph Sadleir, retains much of
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Galerie E.G.P
Founded in Paris in 2009 and opening in London in 2013, Galerie E.G.P is a contemporary art gallery
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Commune Cafe
We believe in the value of art, we care very deeply about artists and we value those who come to eng
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Broad Gallery
Specialising in 20th Century works on paper, the Broad Gallery boasts a rich and diverse collection
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The Cass
The Cass ( The Sir John Cass Faculty of Art, Architecture and Design, London Metropolitan University
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Happenstance Gallery
Happenstance Gallery has taken up residence at Slaughter House studios for the whole of 2013. Situat
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Other Cafe & Gallery
Other Café Gallery is a an Art Project in its own right. The space is an attempt to modify ou
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George Contemporary Art
George Capron Lundqvist has been involved in the art world the majority of his life. With a passion
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Architrope
Architrope is a multi-disciplinary arts practice founded by Tom Wolseley and created to explore tran
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Brady Arts Centre
The Brady Arts Centre in Whitechapel is a well equipped and fully accessible venue which houses a th
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Arbeit
Unit 4, White Post Lane, Queens Yard, Hackney Wick, E9 5EN infor@arbeit.org.uk Arbeit.org.uk
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Vyner Street Gallery
Situated in The Heart of London's Contemporary Art District, Vyner Street Gallery is a great venue f
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DegreeArt.Com
The DegreeArt.com, founded in 2003, is reopening its gallery space following major refurbishments. T
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Cultivate Vyner Street
Cultivate is a full time artist-run gallery, open 52 weeks of the year showcasing art on artists ter
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The Mile End Art Pavilion
The Art Pavilion is a 5,000 sqft landmark art exhibiton venue, situated inside  landscaped hill
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