South London Gallery

South London Gallery
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⭐ Highligts

Main Gallery Show

Flagship exhibitions from UK and international artists with strong community threads.

One hall can hold a whole argument—follow the curatorial through-line.

Read the intro text, pick one work that contradicts it, and reconcile the two.

📍 Ground floor, Peckham Road building

Fire Station Galleries

Second venue expands shows across spaces and media.

Two sites = two perspectives on the same questions.

View the Fire Station last; ask how it reframes what you saw first.

📍 Opposite side of the road, short walk

Shop, Café & Garden

Art book goldmine and a calm green pocket off a busy road.

Digest the show with caffeine and a page flip.

Note one book to hunt down later; sit outside if the garden’s open.

📍 Bookshop/café on site; garden typically weekends

Opening Hours

Sunday: 12:00 – 18:00
Wednesday: 12:00 – 21:00
Thursday: 12:00 – 18:00
Friday: 12:00 – 18:00
Saturday: 12:00 – 18:00

Free contemporary art across two sites—the main gallery and the former Fire Station—plus a beloved bookshop, café and a weekend-access garden.

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🤓 Fun Facts

Operates across a Victorian gallery and a repurposed fire station to host parallel exhibitions.

Longstanding free-admission policy makes it an easy drop-in for locals and visitors.

Programming often links Peckham/South London stories to global contemporary art.

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