Gallery haunts

Priya Nair

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My reel runs out before my gallery hopping does. These are the rooms I return to between proofing picture captions — the quiet ones for thinking, the loud ones for stealing compositions. Half the fun is the walk to get there. Kettle's on when I'm home, print still wet in my head.

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Name	Gallery	Neighbourhood	Address	City	Known for	Best for	My take
1Whitechapel Gallery	Whitechapel Gallery	Whitechapel	77-82 Whitechapel High Street, London, E1 7QX	London	Major contemporary shows, historic Guernica connection	A proper afternoon, bookshop included	The light in that front room does half the curating for them. Always leave wanting a print.
2William Morris Gallery	William Morris Gallery	Walthamstow	Lloyd Park, Forest Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 4PP	London	Morris's textiles, wallpapers and Arts and Crafts archive	A slow morning before the Wetlands	Practically on my doorstep and still the one I recommend first. The garden view from the café window is the real exhibit.
3South London Gallery	South London Gallery	Peckham	65 Peckham Road, London, SE5 8UH	London	Ambitious free contemporary programme	Discovering someone you'll Google immediately after	Walk through to the garden room out back, it's the best-kept secret on the whole site.
4The Photographers' Gallery	The Photographers' Gallery	Soho	16-18 Ramillies Street, London, W1F 7LW	London	The UK's longest-running photography-only gallery	Serious picture research, obviously	My actual workplace in spirit, if not on payroll. The print sales room alone has cost me a fortune.