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On the first Thursday of every month, Whitechapel Gallery celebrates the vibrancy of East London’s art community with curated recommendations for free exhibitions, music events, book launches, and more.

Explore galleries, artist-run spaces, and studios in our local area using our First Thursdays online listings to guide you. Alternatively, pick up a printed copy of the recommended programme from the Gallery foyer.

Get inspired – check out our latest Top 5 galleries and exhibitions, or follow one of our recommended Walking Routes to make the most out of your First Thursday.

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Many Ghosts, Many Shells

Many Ghosts, Many Shells debuts new collaborative work by Petra Szemán and David Blandy, in parallel with other artists working in the realms of identity and selfhood, reality and simulation.

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Chez Moi

Titled Chez Moi (登堂入室), the exhibition emphasise the emotional and lived experiences that underpin artistic creation.

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Dreamland

Dreamland is for a friend. A long time he lay in a kind of sleep. Was he dreaming? Did he see light, colours, shapes, compositions, scenes? Or was everything dark?


Walking Routes

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May

First Thursdays is back! What could be better than a lovely stroll around East London on such a sunny day? Join today’s one-hour-long walking route to Gallery 46 and Seventeen Gallery. And don’t forget, it’s also the last Thursday Late...
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April

First Thursdays is back! The first stop is at Hales for The National Gallery Project, a solo exhibition by Ken Kiff (b. 1935, Dagenham, Essex — d. 2001, London, UK) . Kiff’s first show at the gallery centres on works directly connected to...
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March

First Thursdays is finally back with an exciting series of free events scheduled from 6 to 9 pm in East London. The walking route will be approximately one hour long. The first stop will be at 10 Greatorex Street for...

Exhibitions

Explore the current exhibitions at East London’s galleries, studios and artist run spaces.


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