What’s on: Exhibitions to Visit this November This November, discover a selection of some of the key cultural events to have on your radar — from exhibitions tracing the development of modern art in Nigeria to an exclusive look inside Wes Anderson’s three decades-spanning personal archive. Wes Anderson: The Archives | the Design Museum London 21st November 2025 – 26 July 2026 Model of THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL © Thierry Stefanopoulos – La Cinémathèque française The cinematic world of seminal American filmmaker Wes Anderson is one of wonder and curiosity, enthralling viewers for decades with quirky storytelling and meticulous detail. Now, by paying a visit to the Design Museum in London, fans are able to step into his uniquely singular world beyond the big screen. The Design Museum has been granted unprecedented access to Wes Anderson’s extensive archives, which the filmmaker has spent over three decades building up – representing the first time most of these objects will be displayed in Britain. From the monumental model of the Grand Budapest Hotel — that was used to capture the building’s façade for the 2014 film — to Oscar-winning costumes and even Anderson’s notebooks, over 700 items from his films will be displayed in the first-ever retrospective of the renowned filmmaker. The museum exhibition is a collaboration between la Cinémathèque française in Paris, the Design Museum in London and with Wes Anderson himself. Top left: Boy with Apple, by Johannes Van Hoytl the Younger. Artist: Michael Taylor. 2014. From THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Left: Max Fischer’s RUSHMORE Swiss Army knife. Photo Roger Do Minh. © the Design Museum Middle: Vending machines, Atelier Simon Weisse, ASTEROID CITY. Photo Richard Round-Turner. © the Design Museum Right: Rat puppet, Arch Model Studio, FANTASTIC MR. FOX. Photo Richard Round-Turner. © the Design Museum Top Right: Wes Anderson’s personal notebooks from THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS. Photo by Roger Do Minh. © Wes Anderson A Story of South Asian Art | Royal Academy of Arts, London 31 October 2025 – 24 February 2026 Gallery view of ‘A Story of ‘A Story of South Asian Art: Mrinalini Mukherjee and Her Circle’, 31 October 2025 – 24 February 2026, at the Royal Academy of Arts, London. Photo: © Royal Academy of Arts, London / David Parry Located at the Royal Academy of Arts, this exhibition traces a century of South Asian art, from the 1930s to present day, through the people and places that influenced Indian sculptor Mrinalini Mukherjee (1949-2015). Her artworks are fusion of abstraction with human form – drawing on nature, regional traditions of architecture and craft and International Modernist art and design. The exhibition also features seminal works by her parents, Leela Mukherjee and Benode Behari Mukherjee, as well as celebrating key figures of the Indian cultural scene including KG Subramanyan, Jagdish Swaminathan, Nilima Sheikh and Gulammohammed Sheikh. The exhibition is organised by the Royal Academy of Arts, in partnership with The Hepworth Wakefield. Uzo Egonu, Stateless People an artist with beret, 1981. © The estate of Uzo Egonu. Private Collection. Nigerian Modernism | Tate Modern 8 October 2025 – 10 May 2026 Located at the Tate Modern, London, Nigerian Modernism is the first UK exhibition to trace the development of modern art in Nigeria. Spanning a period of indirect colonial rule to national independence and beyond, Nigerian Modernism is a celebration of an international network of artists who combine African and European traditions. The exhibition presents the work of over 50 artists across 50 years, from Ben Enwonwu to El Anatsui. With more than 250 works, spanning painting, sculpture, textile, ceramics and works on paper from institutions and private collections across Africa, Europe and the US, the exhibition offers a rare opportunity to become immersed in the work of the creative forces who revolutionised modern art in Nigeria. Nigerian Modernism | Tate Modern 8 October 2025 – 10 May 2026 Located at the Tate Modern, London, Nigerian Modernism is the first UK exhibition to trace the development of modern art in Nigeria. Spanning a period of indirect colonial rule to national independence and beyond, Nigerian Modernism is a celebration of an international network of artists who combine African and European traditions. The exhibition presents the work of over 50 artists across 50 years, from Ben Enwonwu to El Anatsui. With more than 250 works, spanning painting, sculpture, textile, ceramics and works on paper from institutions and private collections across Africa, Europe and the US, the exhibition offers a rare opportunity to become immersed in the work of the creative forces who revolutionised modern art in Nigeria. Uzo Egonu, Stateless People an artist with beret, 1981. © The estate of Uzo Egonu. Private Collection. At the Tuxedo Ball (Nancy Harris), 1946, Original colour transparency, The Condé Nast Archive, New York Cecil Beaton’s Fashionable World | The National Portrait Gallery, London 9 October 2025 – 11 January 2026 Cecil Beaton, often referred to as ‘The King of Vogue’, was an extraordinary creative force during the 20th century. Renowned for his work as a fashion illustrator, Oscar-winning costume designer, social caricaturist and writer, Beaton elevated fashion and portrait photography into an art form. Cecil Beaton’s Fashionable World at The National Portrait Gallery is the first exhibition dedicated solely to Beaton’s ground-breaking contributions to fashion and portrait photography. With over 200 items displayed, including photographs, letters, portrait sketches, fashion illustrations and costumes, the exhibition showcases the era-defining work of Cecil Beaton during the 20th century — including photographs of some of its most iconic figures: Marilyin Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Francis Bacon and Salvador Dali, to name a few. Cecil Beaton’s Fashionable World | The National Portrait Gallery, London 9 October 2025 – 11 January 2026 Cecil Beaton, often referred to as ‘The King of Vogue’, was an extraordinary creative force during the 20th century. Renowned for his work as a fashion illustrator, Oscar-winning costume designer, social caricaturist and writer, Beaton elevated fashion and portrait photography into an art form. Cecil Beaton’s Fashionable World at The National Portrait Gallery is the first exhibition dedicated solely to Beaton’s ground-breaking contributions to fashion and portrait photography. With over 200 items displayed, including photographs, letters, portrait sketches, fashion illustrations and costumes, the exhibition showcases the era-defining work of Cecil Beaton during the 20th century — including photographs of some of its most iconic figures: Marilyin Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Francis Bacon and Salvador Dali, to name a few. Chantal Joffe: I Remember | Victoria Miro 14 November 2025 –17 January 2026 London-based artist Chantal Joffe’s paintings are always attentive to narratives about connection, perception and representation, alerting us to the endless intricacies of bodily expression, the complexities of emotion and attachment, and how these change over time. With I Remember at Victoria Miro, her fourteenth solo exhibition with the gallery, the evocative series explores themes of memory, nostalgia and personal history, offering a reflective and deeply personal journey into her childhood and family life. The title of the exhibition is taken from Joe Brainard’s iconic memoir, taking inspiration from the late American writer’s poetic prompts that evoke the atmosphere and time of memories. Top Left: Chantal Joffe, Divers, 2025, Oil on canvas, 245.5 x 185.4 cm 96 5/8 x 73 in, © Chantal Joffe, Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro Left: Chantal Joffe, Matrushka Dolls, 2025, Oil on canvas, 240 x 183 cm, 94 1⁄2 x 72 I, © Chantal Joffe, Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro Right: Chantal Joffe, Sanibel, 2025, Oil on canvas, 215 x 152 cm, 84 5/8 x 59 7/8 in, © Chantal Joffe, Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro MORE LIKE THIS Arts & Culture INSIDE THE DAVID BOWIE ARCHIVE Renowned as one of the most influential names of the 20th and 21st century, David Bowie’s legacy is one ...read more Arts & Culture Celebrating Black History Month with Kerry James Marshall In celebration of Black History Month, we are delighted to spotlight Kerry James Marshall, an artist celebrated for his figurative ...read more Arts & Culture FRIEZE LONDON 2025: ARTIST SPOTLIGHT For Frieze London 2025, the whole of the contemporary art world descended on Regent’s Park to celebrate cutting-edge creativity. 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