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Ten shows are on the critics' list. Six of them close before January, one has sold more advance tickets than anything in Tate's 128-year history, and two of the best are free.
The Bayeux Tapestry comes to London
Seventy metres of eleventh-century embroidery are on show in London from 10 September until 11 July 2027. Tickets are £33, and the next release is on 21 October.
Frieze Sculpture: free, and outdoors
From 16 September to 1 November, eleven artists take over the English Gardens on the theme of hybridity. No ticket, no booking, no queue.
Lady in Blue takes the Fourth Plinth
Tschabalala Self's Lady in Blue goes up in Trafalgar Square from 10 September and stays until summer 2028 — the longest commitment in public art here.
The V&A closing dates worth putting in a diary
Four V&A exhibitions have published closing dates and one opens in November. Schiaparelli goes first, on 8 November — and it is the one with the shortest run left.