Get a spring in your step and discover our round-up of unmissable exhibitions, this Spring.

Wellcome Collection - Somewhere in Between

'Somewhere in Between' showcases the works of four contemporary artists: Martina Amati, Daria Martin, Maria McKinney and John Walter. Investigating the ideas around what makes humans tick, each artist has worked with a scientist to explore concepts around food, senses, sexual health and our own body limitations. Experience these four immersive installations at the Wellcome Collection, exhibited together for the first time, which reveal the hidden connections and systems that lie between and beneath us. 8th March - 27th August. 

Design Museum - Hope to Nope, Graphics and Politics.

From the global financial crash and the Arab Spring, to ISIS, Brexit and Trump, this exhibition explores how social media and numerous other graphic messages and formats have challenged, altered and influenced key political moments and protests. Journey through Occupy Wall Street, Hong Kong's Umbrella Revolution and the streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Explore over 160 objects and installations, and uncover the real-time social media conversation around political leaders, through dynamic displays. 28th March - 12th August. 

Museum of London - London Nights

Explore London after dark in a new, evocative photography exhibition at the Museum of London. Fusing portraiture, documentary, conceptual photography and film, London Nights reveals the city after dark through photographs ranging from the late 19th century to the present day. Drawing from the Museum's extensive collection and loaned works, 50 artists, including: Alvin Langdon Coburn, Bill Brandt, Rut Blees Luxemburg, Tish Murtha and Nick Turpin, are represented through over 200 works. Also see stunning images of London illuminated by limited natural and artificial light in a dramatic, nocturnal study of the capital. 11th May - 11th November.

Barbican - Another Kind of Life

A bold and expressive collection of 20 photographers displaying their rebellious and sexually charged adventures whilst getting intensely close to their subjects; the countercultures, subcultures and minorities from the fringes of society from America to India, Chile to Nigeria. Expect a diverse and complex view of the world driven by personal and political motivations with some of the photographers spending decades documenting their subjects. Look out for Casa Susanna Collection, Paz Errazuriz, Pieter Hugo, Mary Ellen Mark and Dayanita Singh. 28th February - 28th May. 

The Royal Academy - London Original Print Fair

May 3rd sees the 33rd London Original Print Fair back at the RA. A fantastic and fresh collection taking over the entire 1st floor, of often affordable pieces set in an eclectic array of booths representing some of the best UK and European galleries, mostly small and independent. Keep and eye out for Gerrish Fine Art and the Glasgow Print Gallery.  May 3rd - 6th

The National Portrait Gallery - Victorian Giants - The Birth of Art Photography

The Duchess of Cambridge curates her first show showcasing work of Victorian artists. This exhibition is the first to examine the relationship between four ground-breaking Victorian artists: Julia Margaret Cameron (1815–79), Lewis Carroll (1832–98), Lady Clementina Hawarden (1822–65) and Oscar Rejlander (1813–75). Drawn from public and private collections internationally, the exhibition features some of the most breath-taking images in photographic history. The Duchess has chosen to focus on Victorian children because these photographs allow for reflection on the importance of preserving and appreciating childhood while it lasts. Children held a special place in the Victorian imagination and were celebrated for their seemingly boundless potential. This was once the subject of her undergraduate thesis.

Featuring portraits of sitters such as Charles Darwin, Alice Liddell, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Thomas Carlyle, George Frederic Watts, Ellen Terry and Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

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