Lethaby Gallery
What Visitors Say
I visited for the Transestry exhibition which was absolutely(!!!) worth a 5hr round trip. SUCH a special collection. The gallery was easy to find, had clean bathrooms and was access/wheelchair friendly
Good location and excellent exhibits. Labelling method problematic in that there were labels very low down in small type. A hand held guide could better serve visitors in understanding the show. My yoga teacher would have been proud of all the folding I did, had she attended.
I recently visited The Lethaby Gallery, hoping to explore their exhibits with my dog, as I often do with smaller galleries. Unfortunately, I was turned away at the door because dogs aren’t allowed inside. There’s no information about this policy on their website or even on signs at the gallery itself. I find it frustrating that The Lethaby Gallery, unlike many other smaller galleries, doesn’t accommodate pet owners who want to enjoy art without leaving their pets behind. I hope they reconsider their policy or at least make it clear to avoid disappointing future visitors.
The Lethaby Gallery is an art gallery attached to the University of Arts, London which is dedicated to the works by students, staff and alumni of Central Saint Martins. One of the constituent colleges of the university. Currently there an exhibition of the works of Caroline Broadhead. While many of the exhibits were intended as designs for practical item. In all honesty, I didn't really think much of the exhibits as something a normal person would use.
Wonderful space. I went to see the exhibition for the anniversary of the Museum of Transology and it was fantastic.
Highlights
Museum & Study Collection Showcases
Objects and archives from the former Central School of Arts & Crafts trace design teaching from the late 19th century to today.Spot teaching models and process boards—proto-‘how-to’ guides used in class a century ago.
Granary Building, King’s Cross
Student & Alumni Projects
Rotating displays reveal current practice across fashion, graphics, product and performance design.Follow a project from sketch to prototype and final—iteration is the real exhibit.
Main hall and side bays
Research & Collaboration
The gallery often hosts practice-based research—material experiments, sustainable processes and cross-disciplinary work.Look for materials lists and lifecycle notes; the ‘footnotes’ can be the breakthrough.
Project walls / media screens
Opening Hours
Fun Facts
Named after William Lethaby (1857–1931), founding principal of the Central School of Arts & Crafts in 1896, whose pedagogy blended craft skill with design theory.
Exhibitions frequently draw on CSM’s Museum & Study Collection—teaching aids, textiles, posters and prototypes that document over a century of art-and-design education.
The gallery sits in the 1850s Granary Building at King’s Cross—an industrial shell repurposed for studios and public exhibition space.
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