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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Acme Project Space
Acme Studios is a London-based charity, formed by artists in 1972, which supports the developmen
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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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Cell Project Space
Cell Project Space is an independent artist run organisation based within Hackney and Tower Haml
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CHAAT:art
Simple, authentic, flavoursome Bangladeshi food, alongside other regional home cooking, in an un
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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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French Riviera
French Riviera is a gallery in Bethnal Green, London, presented by artists Samuel Levack and Jen
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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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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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IMT
IMT is a contemporary art gallery that works with artists to present exhibitions developed specifica
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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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Payne Shurvell
PayneShurvell opened in June 2010 and is run by James Payne and Joanne Shurvell. James Payne, a Fine
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Rich Mix
The Residence celebrates innovative interdisciplinary forces including painting, video, photography
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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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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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Stour Space
A socially minded organisation offering exhibition, performance and studio space for the development
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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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Union Teesdale Street
UNION Teesdale Street opened in Bethnal Green, East London in late 2006 and is a second space to UNI
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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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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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HundredYearsGallery
Hundred Years Gallery is an exhibition and cultural space available to London-based and interna
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Gallery One and a Half
Gallery One and a Half opened in May 2011. We are a self-funded contemporary arts space in Hackney&r
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Genesis Cinema
Genesis Cinema is a family run, independent cinema and arts venue situated in London's vibrant East
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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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The Vyner Studio
Set as an artist’s studio that hosts exhibitions, The Vyner Studio has evolved to a collaborat
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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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Long White Cloud
The Long White Cloud is a fantastically intimate Kiwi cafe haven, with ever-evolving artwork adorned
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Forty7 Gallery + 7Coco
Previously called Mowlem 47, forty7gallery is an exhibition space situated in Mowlem street E2. Sinc
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Andor
Andor is a contemporary art gallery operating in London since 2010. The Gallery specialises in suppo
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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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5th Base Gallery
5th Base is the space for artists, designers and makers to exhibit their work in a professional gall
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The Wayward Gallery
47 Mowlem St, London, E2 9HE Set up by James Edson, one of the founders of London skate collective
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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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HADA Contemporary
As the first East Asian art gallery on Vyner street, HADA Contemporary aims to cultivate the dialogu
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Westland Place Studios: Platform 39
After twenty years, Westland Place Studios is one of the oldest established artists studios in Hoxto
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