Galleries & Museums – New Exhibitions

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The Fitzwilliam Museum	Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1RB View on map +44 1223 333230 [email protected] fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 12-5pm Open now Cambridge (approx. 20 mins walk)	William Blake’s Universe Until May 19 Discover William Blake’s universe and a constellation of European artists seeking spirituality in their lives and art in response to war, revolution and political turbulence.
Focal Point Gallery	The Forum, Elmer Square, Southend-on-Sea SS1 1NB View on map 01702 534108 [email protected] fpg.org.uk Wed-Sat 11am-5pm Southend Victoria, Southend Central	Principal Boy: Maz Murray Until Jun 15 Focal Point Gallery is pleased to announce the first solo exhibition by Maz Murray (b. 1995) an artist filmmaker based in London and Basildon. (at Big Screen Southend)
Hastings Contemporary	Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings TN34 3DW View on map 01424 728377 [email protected] hastingscontemporary.org Wed-Sun 11am-5pm Hastings	Elias Sime: Eregata እርጋታ Until Sep 8 Experience the extraordinary craftsmanship of one of Ethiopia's leading contemporary artists. Quentin Blake: A Hundred Portraits Until Sep 8 This spring, the legendary artist Sir Quentin Blake returns to Hastings Contemporary with an exhibition of one hundred portraits.
The Lightbox Gallery	Chobham Road, Woking, Surrey GU21 4AA View on map 01483 737800 [email protected] thelightbox.org.uk Tue-Sat 10.30am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm Open now	The Vanity of Small Differences by Grayson Perry Until Jun 2 Turner Prize-winning artist Grayson Perry’s The Vanity of Small Differences is on display for the first time in Surrey and tells the story of Tim Rakewell, embarking on a journey of social mobility.
Modern Art Oxford	30 Pembroke St, Oxford OX1 1BP View on map 01865 722733 [email protected] modernartoxford.org.uk Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-5pm Open now	Frieda Toranzo Jaeger: A future in the light of darkness Until May 26 Intricately embroidered multi-panel paintings which remix iconography from western art history with indigenous techniques to subvert and challenge dominant power structures and historical narratives.
Nottingham Contemporary	Weekday Cross, Nottingham NG1 2GB View on map 0115 948 9750 [email protected] nottinghamcontemporary.org Tue-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 11am-5pm Open now Nottingham, 5 min walk Lace Market tram	Dora Budor Until May 5 Dora Budor’s first UK institutional exhibition features a series of newly commissioned works concerned with techniques of the built environment and the forms of psychosocial control induced by it. Paul Mpagi Sepuya: Exposure Until May 5 A major monographic exhibition by the Los Angeles-based artist, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, bringing together over 40 works in his first institutional presentation in the UK. + 4 upcoming Exhibitions + 8 Events
Towner Eastbourne	Devonshire Park, College Road, Eastbourne BN21 4JJ View on map 01323 434670 [email protected] townereastbourne.org.uk Tue-Sun 10am-5pm Open now Eastbourne	Florence Peake: FACTUAL ACTUAL Ensemble May 9 – Jun 16 Internationally renowned choreographer & visual artist Florence Peake presents a monumental painting installation that embodies her distinctive gestural, movement-marking techniques. + 2 more Exhibitions
The Whitworth	The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M15 6ER View on map 0161 275 7450 [email protected] whitworth.manchester.ac.uk Tue-Wed 10am-5pm, Thu 10am-9pm, Fri-Sun 10am-5pm Open now Manchester Piccadilly 147,18,41,42,43	Traces of Displacement Until May 12 This exhibition uses the Whitworth’s collection to address one of the major humanitarian concerns of the 20th and 21st centuries – forced displacement. Exchanges Until Nov 24 A vibrant display of new art and textiles from the Whitworth’s collection. Shirley Craven Until May 11 2025 Vivid, colour-filled textiles by post-war designer Shirley Craven (b. 1934) + 3 upcoming Exhibitions
Wysing Arts Centre	Fox Road, Bourn, Cambridge CB23 2TX View on map 01954 718881 [email protected] wysingartscentre.org Mon-Fri 9.30am-5.30pm and by appointment Closed on bank holidays. Open now Cambridge + bus 18