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Vanessa Bell & Duncan Grant: Inside Bloomsbury

12 November 2026 to 11 April 2027

More than 300 works by the two Bloomsbury painters, with their studio from Charleston in Sussex rebuilt in the gallery.

Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1P 4RG

Self-portraits of Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, details

Why it is worth going

The show follows a working partnership of more than 50 years through portraits, still lifes, landscapes, painted furniture, ceramics and textiles, over 300 works in all.1 At its centre is the artists' studio, moved from their house at Charleston in Sussex and set up again on the lower floor of Tate Britain.1 It is organised with Charleston, and curators Thomas Kennedy and Eliza Spindel lead a Members' tour on 11 November, the evening before it opens.1 One room holds sexually explicit work.1 Relaxed Hours, 10.00–11.00 on the third Wednesday of each month, are the quietest time to go.1

The Millbank portico of Tate Britain
The Millbank portico of Tate Britain
Sources
  1. Vanessa Bell & Duncan Grant | Tate Britain. tate.org.uk, read 25 September 2026.
  2. Tate Britain. tate.org.uk, read 25 September 2026.

Last checked 25 September 2026.