Whitechapel Gallery

This newly expanded gallery is one of the most vibrant contemporary spaces in the country . Visit exhibitions by respected artists and afterwards grab a bite to eat at the Angela Hartnett restaurant .

Beautiful galleries , exhibitions , artist commissions, collection displays, historic archives, education resources, inspiring art courses, Cafe/Bar and Bookshop . Open all year round - worth a visit

Big exhibition space with eclectic programmation focused on contemporary art . Paying and free exhibitions . Home to an excellent restaurant and an art bookshop

One of Britain’s most forward-thinking galleries with excellent reputation for showcasing contemporary art . If you’re lucky, your visit may coincide with a live performance , talk or artist interview. Read more

Best part of the Eduardo Paolazzi exhibition is on the ground floor, so spend more time here and resist the temptation to rush upstairs for the later works.

Very nice gallery and free, but exhibits mostly made me think about how digital media has democratized expression and laid bare the pretense of this kind of thing.

Went to Whitechapel tube by mistake! (10 min walk). Good exhibition currently of Government Art Collection . Ecletic mix of art chosen by Lords Mandelson and Boateng as well as Sam Cam. Artists fea

This East End stalwart reopened in 2009 following a major redesign and expansion. The weekly late opening of the galleries is on Thursdays, until 9pm. Read more

30 September: Founded in 1901, to bring art to East London, the Gallery was designed by architect Charles Harrison Townsend and, despite its expansion in recent years, remains in its original home.

A small but renowned contemporary gallery always makes me expect the next. Bookshop and cafe on the ground floor are worth a visit too.

Love this gallery . Sometimes weird and outlandish, usually free and always interesting.

Usually something interesting to see. Lovely space. Smaller free exhibitions upstairs

The cafe still remains an awesome space to meet, eat & drink tasty and hand made food...

I was really quite impressed. Good exhibitions and friendly staff . Open late on Thursdays.

Amazing gallery for authentic contemporary art , open until 9pm on Thursday night

Neat view from upstairs; free fashion shows.

Oddly placed, Staff dream of the Tate, Art is taking bollocks for 2 hours, forgive me still confused why Whitechapel is called Whitechapel

The Whitechapel’s 1929 ‘Maritime pictures and models’ exhibition included the first loans from the nascent National Maritime Museum’s collection. Find your maritime story. Read more

Great exhibitions , varied and always interesting

I needed to quickly recharge my cellphone to go back to home and they did not allow! Stingy!

Loving Walid Raad. Bring your coat, it's 13.6C° in gallery 8. And don't forget to chat with the gallery assistants, they need attention!

The recent exhibition by Heilmann is a massive treat.

The wankiest art gallery I have ever visited. Unless you have a finely honed appreciation of wank it's a bit of a miss. Lots of hipsters standing around making inane comments.

Only one good exhibit there today. Very small and i would'nt make the effort especially to visit

Get the caramelised onion tart at the gallery cafe . Best in town .

F*ART at Eduardo Paolozzi exhibition

Best gallery bookshop in London.

Pretty sparse collection but good nonetheless

Try out Janet Cardiff's audio tour that takes you from the gallery to Liverpool station

Another favorite for modern art in East London

Very contemporary art exposed here.

Alice neel exhibition - a collector of souls. Beautiful, dark symbolic portraits from a well connected but disturbed soul.

Top gallery that changes a lot.

we stumbled in here but was good surprise

Free fashion shows with free food, occasionally.

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Has a small but good bookshop

Such an interesting gallery

Vibrant contemporary place to go!

Great cafe upstairs and restaurant downstairs.

Thomas struth exhib is great make sure to watch the film .

Boris bike stand right opposite

Nice and free

Mark Dion ????

It's closed on Mondays. I wish I'd known.

Very nice cafe & restaurant indeed

Great Paul Graham retrospective Read more

Remember, go to Aldgate East Tube, not Whitechapel.

Where three dreams cross exhibition .

Disastrous. Exhibitions are usually stupid, the kind of modern art people usually despise