1 William Morris Gallery Walthamstow Lloyd Park, Forest Road, London E17 4PP London Morris's textiles, wallpapers and Pre-Raphaelite circle A slow morning before or after the Wetlands My local one, basically. The light in that back room on a winter afternoon is unbeatable. 2 Whitechapel Gallery Whitechapel 77-82 Whitechapel High Street, London E1 7QX London First public gallery in London, big survey shows Catching an artist before everyone else does That facade always photographs better than I expect. Go on a Thursday evening, less queue. 3 White Cube Bermondsey Bermondsey 144-152 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3TQ London Enormous converted warehouse space, blockbuster names When you want scale, not intimacy The courtyard alone is worth the walk from the station. Bring a wide lens, mentally. 4 Serpentine South Kensington Kensington Gardens, London W2 3XA London Contemporary art inside a park, the summer pavilion Pairing a show with a walk I always end up on a bench outside longer than I meant to. 5 Hayward Gallery South Bank Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX London Brutalist architecture, major touring exhibitions A properly big, ambitious show The concrete terraces outside are half the reason I go. Great for moody shots. 6 The Photographers' Gallery Soho 16-18 Ramillies Street, London W1F 7LW London Photography exhibitions and the Deutsche Börse prize Print obsessives, obviously This is the one I'm most likely to leave broke, because of the print sales room upstairs. 7 Dulwich Picture Gallery Dulwich Gallery Road, Dulwich, London SE21 7AD London Old Masters in Soane's purpose-built gallery rooms A quieter, slower kind of looking Feels miles from anywhere, in a good way. The lantern-lit rooms are a picture researcher's dream. 
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