{"title": "Manasa Chitra: the Art of Mental Health from Bengaluru to Bethlem", "start": "2026-06-26T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-14T00:00:00Z", "place": "Bethlem Museum of the Mind", "address": "Bethlem Royal Hospital, Monks Orchard Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3BX", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art"], "description": "An exhibition of pictures made by artists from India with lived experience of mental distress, opening at the Bethlem Museum of the Mind. Some were drawn by patients at what in the 1950s was known as Bangalore Mental Hospital as part of occupational therapy, while others are by people living with mental health challenges in and around Bengaluru today. The 1950s works came to England through the friendship between M.V. Govindaswamy and German emigré psychiatrist Wilhelm Mayer-Gross, who together helped establish that hospital, later the National Institute for Mental Health and Neurosciences. Full of movement, colour, humour and joy, the pictures tell stories of people, places, homes and religions, sharing a message of hope that is authentically one of India.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/manasa-chitra-the-art-of-mental-health-from-bengaluru-to-bet-60061/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f29bf0639ffb6b09947469a70767512f76cb0eb78db041673a745f6acb119c3b-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-06-26T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-14T00:00:00Z", "place": "Bethlem Museum of the Mind", "address": "Bethlem Royal Hospital, Monks Orchard Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3BX", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Audrey Amiss: The Surviving Exhibitions", "start": "2026-07-10T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-02-07T00:00:00Z", "place": "Wellcome Collection", "address": "Euston Road 183, NW1 2BE London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/drawing", "society/mental-health"], "description": "A free museum exhibition dedicated to the artist Audrey Amiss (1933–2013), running at Wellcome Collection on Euston Road. It brings together her drawings, paintings and exhibition materials, exploring her work as both artist and campaigner who spoke out against harmful treatment within the mental health system. The show focuses on works that records suggest Amiss exhibited or intended to make public, and attempts to restage three of her solo exhibitions. 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All materials are provided, and attendees are invited to bring receipts, notes, wrappers, pamphlets and fabric scraps from their daily life.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/an-artist-in-everyday-life-40247/", "official_url": "https://wellcomecollection.org/events/an-artist-in-everyday-life", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ffc7a9909fc189d0e9726c34cfd9a443edfcf54d4c953d3d4f3312b392aa60b6-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Therapeutic Productions: Breathing Life Into Real World Art", "start": "2026-10-08T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-01-30T00:00:00Z", "place": "Museum of Croydon", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/multidisciplinary", "society/mental-health"], "description": "An exhibition at the Museum of Croydon presenting the work of Therapeutic Productions, an initiative launched in 2021 that uses creativity to empower people across society. It is led by creatives, artists and social entrepreneurs who use film, music and art skills to highlight social issues. 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Buckingham, Bob Buckingham's nephew, was inspired by Forster to pursue painting privately, and in his 80s holds never-recorded recollections of his 'Uncle Morgan' plus never-before-seen Forster items and his own life's work of paintings, including portraits of Forster. It celebrates Forster's maxim 'only connect' and his lifelong belief in gay rights and criticism of restrictions based on race and class. 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The show presents the life and works of Sigmund and Anna Freud in a new light, combining their professional legacies with their personal lives. 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It was established in 1946–47 by artist, gallerist and collector William Ohly, who had fled Nazi Germany for England. The show traces the colony's affordable lodgings, studios and cross-cultural community, its role in many artists' careers, and Ohly's work and world art collection. It is curated by Simon Pierse, Jane Eckett, Sheridan Palmer and Sarah MacDougall, and runs at Ben Uri in St John's Wood.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-abbey-art-centre-as-postwar-refuge-194656-60060/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/cd297aedb140a26873329a59a9ecf474045fccc082bdc801d485977c9dd1ec93-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Meeting Mohini", "start": "2026-10-25T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-15T00:00:00Z", "place": "Horniman Museum", "address": "London Road 100, SE23 3PQ London", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["society/queer/trans", "art/photography"], "description": "Meeting Mohini is a free photographic display at the Horniman Museum. It looks at Koovagam and spotlights Indian transgender culture through the lens of Zoya Thomas Lobo, India's first transgender photojournalist. Her images follow the ancient Hindu festival celebrating the marriage of the goddess Mohini to Aravan, which thousands of transgender women, non-binary and gender non-conforming people gather each year to reenact. It is her first solo exhibition and first outside India, also centring her own experiences in Mumbai.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/meeting-mohini-36549/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/268fd55d28ef2dfb5aa4ca932d7a9dca815bc14b312d6a36f4d761a0c04b20ab-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Meeting Mohini", "start": "2026-10-27T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-15T00:00:00Z", "place": "Horniman Museum and Gardens", "address": "", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/photography/documentary-photography", "society/queer"], "description": "Meeting Mohini is a free photographic display at the Horniman Museum and Gardens, shown in the Balcony Gallery above the World Gallery. It presents work by Zoya Thomas Lobo, India's first transgender photojournalist, and is her first solo exhibition and her first outside India. The photographs look at Koovagam, where thousands of transgender women, non-binary and gender non-conforming people gather each year in the Tamil month of Chithirai to reenact the story of Aravan, who was married for a night by Krishna in his form as the goddess Mohini. The images capture the joy of the wedding day, the sadness of the funeral ceremony, and life outside the festival in Mumbai, shining a light on one of the oldest recognised transgender and LGBTQI+ communities in the world.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/meeting-mohini-50301/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/268fd55d28ef2dfb5aa4ca932d7a9dca815bc14b312d6a36f4d761a0c04b20ab-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Mindful Art Observations", "start": "2026-11-02T10:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-02T10:45:00Z", "place": "Barts North Wing", "address": "St Bartholomew’s Hospital, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE", "price": "Free, no booking required", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/painting"], "description": "Mindful Art Observations is a short drop-in session exploring the William Hogarth paintings through 'slow looking', a technique that invites you to slow down and dive deeper into the paintings through mindful observations. The sessions are led by the Barts Heritage Engagement Team. They run across several dates, with upcoming dates listed on the what's on page. The event is free and no booking is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/mindful-art-observations-60008/", "official_url": "https://bartsnorthwing.org.uk/events/mindful-art-observations-666/?occurrence=2026-11-02&", "image": "https://noky.io/images/68f357d810a4c041b896b9713748ddfb3eab6738b7f88a238cf1c2fa14fb1e27-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Walking Tour: Bhajan Hunjan’s studio visit and exploring public art in East London with Kuda Mushangi", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-31T13:00:00Z", "place": "Bow Road & Nunnery Gallery, 181-183 Bow Road, London, London, E3 2SJ, United Kingdom", "address": "", "price": "£7.00 – £10.00 (£7 for concessions)", "price_from": "7.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "https://bowarts.org/shop/", "category": "tours", "tags": ["art/public-art"], "description": "A guided walking tour that begins with an introduction to 'Bhajan Hunjan: speaking through materials' at the Nunnery Gallery and a visit to the artist's studio at P1, where participants can meet and speak with her about her use of materials such as silk-screen printed glass, laser-cut acrylic and metal, and stonework in public art. Artist and architect Kuda Mushangi then leads a walk to explore Hunjan's public art commissions in East London, created with local schools and communities in Tower Hamlets, including Three Mills Pontoon (2011) along the Lea Canal and Stroudley Walk (2026), celebrating the legacy of the Suffragettes in Bow. The walk considers how public space can hold multiple histories and how art can function as cultural memory, touching on East London's histories of migration, settlement, activism and community-building, and themes of empire, displacement, resilience and cultural exchange. Participants are invited to share their own memories and reflections, and will gather at the Nunnery Gallery at 10.45am for an 11am start.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/walking-tour-bhajan-hunjans-studio-visit-and-exploring-publi-35041/", "official_url": "https://bowarts.org/event/walking-tour-bhajan-hunjans-studio-visit-and-exploring-public-art-in-east-london-with-kuda-mushangi/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c7765bddff6be19007d3e05be8c6c571ca0183fe4d3b7802e43242547dff486e-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Sabine Moritz: Lie Down in Green Pastures", "start": "2026-10-08T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-12-20T00:00:00Z", "place": "Garden Museum", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": "13.00", "price_to": "16.00", "tickets_url": "https://gardenmuseum.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/65931?catID=63040", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/painting/contemporary-painting"], "description": "An art exhibition at the Garden Museum in London, running from 8 October to 20 December 2026. It is the first UK museum exhibition of the contemporary German artist Sabine Moritz, and reflects on her growing up in East Germany through imagined landscapes, still lifes and abstract works, most of which have not been shown before. The works draw on her memories of Neulobeda, a concrete-slab satellite town where her family moved after her father's death, showing grief, family, home and displacement, and the solace she found in the surrounding countryside. The exhibition features a vast new piece created for the show and is supported by Pilar Corrias.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/sabine-moritz-lie-down-in-green-pastures-36212/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f1bedacb0f3a0eb1be1a2317675da461415c281bb72b9978f4fe13cb8eb2342d-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Process Makes Practice", "start": "2026-10-28T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-08T00:00:00Z", "place": "Camden Art Centre", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art"], "description": "Process Makes Practice is a free, drop-in exhibition at Camden Art Centre marking the culmination of a three-year programme supported by The Mildred Fund. Over three years the centre worked with seven artists, two schools and two community groups, including Sidings Community Centre and The Hive, on iterative creative processes without defined outcomes. The exhibition brings together installations, artworks and documentation alongside reflections from those involved, with projects led by artists including Shepherd Manyika, Sam Williams, Sara Heywood, Eva Jonas, Nancy Allen, Lydia Paulett and Maymana Arefin. It offers an insight into the work of artists at the forefront of engagement practice and the creativity of young people in Camden.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/process-makes-practice-60157/", "official_url": "https://camdenartcentre.org/whats-on/process-makes-practice", "image": "https://noky.io/images/67e8e3729b3ecdace538eb998057d839179d6d3d0a837bcf53d5a361a67bbfb5-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Darkness Never Lasts – Collective Drawings", "start": "2026-10-07T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "place": "Hundred Years Gallery", "address": "Pearson Street 13, E2 8JD London", "price": "£200", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/drawing"], "description": "An exhibition of collective drawings made in monthly open sessions at the gallery, where participants drew with charcoal on large sheets of paper while electronic music played. Behind it are the gallery's residency with musician Cos Chapman, whose live improvisation guided the sessions, and visual artist and performer Jo Roberts, presiding in her role as The Librarian. The drawings move from dark masses surrounding human figures and despairing hands toward coloured, hopeful forms, and the works reflect the suffering of the Palestinian people and a wish for a peaceful, equalitarian solution. Each selected drawing is sold at the same price of £200, with half of the proceeds donated to Medical Aid for Palestine, a scheme that has so far raised £8,500.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/darkness-never-lasts-collective-drawings-36564/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/10fc6918b15c0f711f3d6bd048c28baef1ffc29dd6683f255292becf580241fa-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Art on Your Doorstep", "start": "2026-09-04T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-02-14T00:00:00Z", "place": "Boston Manor", "address": "Boston Manor Road, TW8 9JX Brentford", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/painting"], "description": "Art on Your Doorstep is a free outdoor exhibition bringing life-size reproductions of National Gallery masterpieces to Brentford, displayed across the town in fine detail and complete with their frames. It is part of The National Gallery: Art On Your Doorstep, a national touring project taking works from the nation's collection beyond Trafalgar Square to twelve towns across the UK. Brentford is one of those twelve towns, with up to 30 masterpieces exhibited, shaped by this year's Creative Mile theme of 'Love' and by the people, landmarks and history of Brentford. Visitors to Boston Manor House can see three masterpiece reproductions: one by the café terrace and two photo stand-ins inside the House.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/art-on-your-doorstep-35024/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fc999c3f25e613b04ee7dac017aa6cdd1309692f498f2aea24ec5c49e803c497-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Together on this Island: Émigré Art Networks in Britain", "start": "2026-06-20T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-06-20T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Austrian Cultural Forum", "address": "Rutland Gate 28, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art", "history"], "description": "Together on this Island: Émigré Art Networks in Britain is a display telling the stories of émigrés, most of them Jewish, who came to Britain in the 1930s and 40s seeking refuge from the Nazis. It is presented with material from Tate Library and Archive as part of the Émigré Art Archives Project, funded by the Marie-Louise von Motesiczky Charitable Trust. The display shows how artists, art dealers, writers and teachers who fled Nazi Europe contributed to artistic culture in Britain. Highlights include rarely seen works by Oskar Kokoschka, Kurt Schwitters, Jankel Adler, Josef Herman, Marie-Louise von Motesiczky and Franciszka Themerson.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/together-on-this-island-emigre-art-networks-in-britain-40982/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d9662628da0faeda8bfa42d871d13ccb32aa335ce4bebe99477fcc3cdb18dc39-1200.webp"}]}