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Yinka Shonibare and Thomas Gainsborough: A Conversation
A painting and its sculptural response meet in one room. This free National Gallery exhibition opens on 15 October.
Coming up
- Date and time
- 15 Oct 2026 · 10:00–18:00Free
- Location
- National GalleryTrafalgar Square
Yinka Shonibare. Courtesy the artist and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London. Image: National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Photo: Stephen White. Publicity design: The National Gallery. · Official exhibition publicity image; rights remain with the credited creators. Editorial exhibition coverage only. Source: Source
Why make time for it
A familiar portrait can change when another artist answers it. Shonibare’s reworking of Gainsborough’s Mr and Mrs Andrews brings questions of wealth, identity and power into the same space as the original painting.
The exhibition is announced for 15 October 2026–7 February 2027 in Room 1. Admission is free. The visiting schedule follows gallery hours and excludes the published Christmas and New Year closures. It is an upcoming exhibition, not something already on view in September. The cover is a 2025 photograph of the gallery interior, not the exhibition.
Practical details last checked 20 Sept 2026
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