art galleries in london

[rebecca321]

i've recently really got in to moden art, i'd like to go and look some free art galleries in london, but i haven't a clue where to start. Could anyone please surgest some good first places to go, and what tube stop they are at. Thankyou

[Buenchico]

The obvious gallery to start with is the Tate Modern. The nearest tube station on the south bank is Southwark but most people find it easier to travel to Blackfriars and walk over the Millenium Bridge.
http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/

The much-praised Estorick Collection isn't free but, at just �3.50, it's not as expensive as many London attractions.
(Tube: Highbury & Islington)
http://www.estorickcollection.com/

If your interest in modern art extends to photography, you might like to visit one of my favorite free places in London, the Photographers' Gallery. It's housed in two separate buildings close to each other. (Make sure you visit both). The nearest tube station is Leicester Square.
http://www.photonet.org.uk/index.php?latest

For further suggestions, I recommend investing in a copy of London's premier listings magazine, Time Out. It's available from every newsagent in London. You can also get it at most station bookstalls on main lines to London and from larger branches of W H Smith throughout much of the country.

Chris

[makemesmile]

There's a good exhibition on at The Hayward "How to improve the world: 60 years of British art". Some really good stuff there, and it's on till 19th Nov. Not free but I think it cost me �6 to get in. I guess Waterloo is nearest tube (or Embankment or Temple and across bridge). There are quite a few galleries selling affordable art around Charlotte Street (Goodge Street Tube) - always good for a free browse : )

[rebecca321]

thankyou chris and makeme smile, i've got a week off after christmas, i'll go and have a look then :-)