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Arnolfini

Arnolfini

Upcoming

Exhibition

Mounira Al Solh: A land as big as her skin

28 Feb-24 May 2026

Exhibition

FVU New Takes

28 Feb-4 Oct 2026

Exhibition

Jonathan Baldock

27 Jun-27 Sep 2026

Exhibition

Polly Braden: Against the Tide

27 Jun-27 Sep 2026

Exhibition

Joy Gregory: Catching Flies with Honey

17 Oct 2026-7 Feb 2027

Past

2025
Exhibition
Here Today, Here Tomorrow – Works from Jerwood Collection
23 Nov-1 Feb 2025
Exhibition
Echoes: Works from Jerwood Collection
8 Nov 2025-25 Jan 2026
Exhibition
Emma Talbot
18 Oct 2025-8 Feb 2026
Exhibition
Sahara Longe: The Other Side of the Mountain
28 Jun-28 Oct 2025
Exhibition
Dana Awartani: Standing by the ruins
28 Jun-28 Sep 2025
Exhibition
Barbara Walker : Being Here
8 Mar-25 May 2025
Exhibition
UWE | New Wave Agency
8 Feb-16 Mar 2025
2024
Exhibition
Rinko Kawauchi: At the edge of the everyday world
19 Oct 2024-16 Feb 2025
Exhibition
Adébayo Bolaji : In Praise of Beauty
29 Jun-29 Sep 2024
Exhibition
Nengi Omuku: The Dance of the People and the Natural World
29 Jun-29 Sep 2024
Exhibition
Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood
9 Mar-2 Jun 2024
2023
Exhibition
Dream and Refuge
4 Nov 2023-21 Jan 2024
Exhibition
Eregata እርጋታ
21 Oct 2023-18 Feb 2024
2022
Exhibition
Polly Braden: Holding the Baby
19 Feb-31 May 2022
Exhibition
Paula Rego
5 Feb-29 May 2022
2021
Talks & Events
Music | Birmingham Contemporary Music Group – Nights
13 Nov 2021
Exhibition (online)
Arnolfini at 60 | Sutapa Biswas
5 Nov 2021-13 Feb 2022
Talks & Events
South West Silents | Crainquebille (1922)
5 Nov 2021
Talks & Events
Talk | The Power Of Arts In Recovery Q&A
31 Oct 2021
Talks & Events
South West Silents | Dragnet Girl
30 Oct 2021
Talks & Events
A Page of Madness
30 Oct 2021
Talks & Events
Godzilla
30 Oct 2021
Talks & Events
Workshop | World Stroke Day Workshop with Hazel Hammond
29 Oct 2021
Talks & Events
South West Silents | Le Fantôme Du Moulin-Rouge (1924)
29 Oct 2021
Talks & Events
South West Silents | Le Silence Est D’or (1947)
28 Oct 2021
Exhibition
Coming up for Air - Stephen Gill: A Retrospective
16 Oct 2021-16 Jan 2022
Talks & Events
Eye Spy Trail
16 Oct 2021-16 Jan 2022
Talks & Events
Creativeshiftcic | Adult Creative Wellbeing Workshops
14 Oct-16 Dec 2021
Exhibition
Not the Same Poet but always an Artist
1 Oct-31 Oct 2021
Talks & Events
Art In Motion | Aim For Art School
20 Sep-22 Nov 2021
2020
Exhibition
Bridges for Communities : The Path Leads to Bristol
4 Dec 2020-28 Feb 2021
Exhibition
A Picture of Health : Women Photographers
4 Dec 2020-28 Feb 2021
Exhibition
Jo Spence : From Fairy Tales to Phototherapy
4 Dec 2020-21 Feb 2021
Exhibition
CHANTAL JOFFE : FOR ESME – WITH LOVE AND SQUALOR
3 Sep-22 Nov 2020
Exhibition
We Are Family Summer Workshop Paper Jackets
27 Aug 2020
Exhibition
We Are Family Summer Workshop DIY Babouche Slippers
20 Aug 2020
Exhibition
We Are Family Summer Workshop Paper Weaving
13 Aug 2020
Exhibition
We Are Family Summer Workshop Language Hats
6 Aug 2020
2018
Exhibition
Events, talks, performances, screenings, music and installation
1 Jan 2018-1 Jan 2019
2017
Exhibition
Grayson Perry: The Most Popular Art Exhibition Ever!
27 Sep-24 Dec 2017
Exhibition
Playback: Touring Exhibition in association with Random Acts
18 Aug-28 Aug 2017
Exhibition
Punjabtronix
16 Jul 2017
Exhibition
Delhi 2 Dublin
24 Jun 2017
Exhibition
Publishing Art Writing Now
22 Jun 2017
Exhibition
Neither One Thing Or Another
8 Jun 2017
Exhibition
Basim Magdy: Bring Your Baby Tour
6 Jun 2017
Exhibition
Lates: Afrometropolis Live
26 May-27 May 2017
Exhibition
Family Storytelling
18 May 2017
Exhibition
Basim Magdy Film Screening
18 May 2017
Exhibition
BASIM MAGDY: The Stars Were Aligned for a Century of New Beginnings
14 Apr-6 Aug 2017
Exhibition
Babe 2017: Bristol Artists Book Event
1 Apr-2 Apr 2017
Exhibition
Young Arnolfini Taster Session
15 Feb 2017
Exhibition
The Stage (Working Title)
14 Feb-26 Mar 2017
Exhibition
Young Arnolfini Taster Session
8 Feb 2017
Exhibition
In Between Time International Festival
8 Feb-12 Feb 2017
Exhibition
Performance Archive Display
24 Jan-9 Apr 2017
Exhibition
Beyond The Fatigued Eye
23 Jan-30 Mar 2017
2016
Exhibition
Daphne Wright : Emotional Archaeology
30 Sep-31 Dec 2016
Exhibition
Inhabit
30 Jul-7 Aug 2016
Exhibition
Gillian Wylde : The Day the World Turned Day Glo
30 Jul-11 Sep 2016
Exhibition
Moving Targets
29 Jul-11 Sep 2016
Exhibition
Art from Elsewhere : International Contemporary Art from UK Galleries
22 Apr-17 Jul 2016
Exhibition
John Akomfrah : Vertigo Sea
16 Jan-10 Apr 2016
2015
Exhibition
Michael Dean : NOW NOW NOW NOW (Working Title), 2015
12 Oct 2015-31 Jan 2016
Exhibition
Richard Long : TIME AND SPACE
31 Jul-15 Nov 2015
Exhibition
Edge and Shore : Acts of Doing
8 Jul-12 Jul 2015
Exhibition
And then we pulled the words apart
2 Jul-5 Jul 2015
Exhibition
Richard Long : Boyhood Line, 2015
20 Jun-15 Nov 2015
Exhibition
Emma Smith : 5Hz
20 Mar-6 Apr 2015
Exhibition
Christine Sun Kim
20 Mar-5 May 2015
Exhibition
IBT15 : Bristol International Festival
12 Feb-23 Feb 2015
2014
Exhibition
Willem de Rooij
21 Nov 2014-8 Feb 2015
Exhibition
Josephine Pryde
21 Nov 2014-22 Feb 2015
Exhibition
Jeremiah Day : Awake and You’re in Motion
19 Jul-9 Nov 2014
Exhibition
Oscar Tuazon : Live Steam Shift Whistle
19 Jul-9 Nov 2014
Exhibition
The Promise
19 Jul-9 Nov 2014
Exhibition
BRISTOL BIENNIAL PRESENTS I’M STAYING
3 May-31 Aug 2014
Exhibition
Between Hello and Goodbye : The Secret World of Sarah Records
2 May-5 May 2014
Exhibition
Siobhan Davies Dance : Table of Contents
23 Apr-27 Apr 2014
2013
Exhibition
Joëlle Tuerlinckx : WOR(L)D(K) IN PROGRESS?
7 Dec 2013-16 Mar 2014
Exhibition
Mierle Laderman Ukeles : Maintenance Art Works 1969–1980
28 Sep-17 Nov 2013
Exhibition
Michael Dean
28 Sep-17 Nov 2013
Exhibition
YORGOS SAPOUNTZIS : THE PROTAGONISTS
20 Jul-15 Sep 2013
Exhibition
Ian Hamilton Finlay
20 Jul-8 Sep 2013
Exhibition
Susanne Kriemann : Modelling (Construction School)
4 May-7 Jul 2013
Exhibition
Jutta Koether : Seasons and Sacraments
4 May-7 Jul 2013
Exhibition
Bristol Artists Book Event (BABE)
20 Apr-21 Apr 2013
Exhibition
Don Celender
20 Apr-28 Apr 2013
Exhibition
Version Control
2 Feb-14 Apr 2013
2012
Exhibition
FILM EXERCISE : WHAT CAN THE IMAGE DO?
19 Oct-20 Oct 2012
Exhibition
Matti Braun
6 Oct 2012-6 Jan 2013
Exhibition
Olivia Plender : Rise Early, Be Industrious
14 Jul-9 Sep 2012
Exhibition
Superpower : Africa in Science Fiction
5 May-1 Jul 2012
Exhibition
Sophy Rickett
3 Mar-22 Apr 2012
Exhibition
Shilpa Gupta
3 Mar-22 Apr 2012
Exhibition
Damien Roach : INFRA LION
1 Jan 2012-6 Jan 2013
2011
Exhibition
Museum Show Part 2
9 Dec 2011-19 Feb 2012
Exhibition
Museum Show Part 1
24 Sep-19 Nov 2011
Exhibition
The Sea Wall: Felix Gonzalez -Torres / Haegue Yang
16 Jul-4 Sep 2011
Exhibition
Gillian Ayres
12 May-3 Jul 2011
Exhibition
Magical Consciousness
12 May-3 Jul 2011
Exhibition
Cosima von Bonin
19 Feb-25 Apr 2011
Exhibition
Laura Oldfield Ford : Poster Poster Sites, CentralBristol
1 Feb-28 Feb 2011
Exhibition
Neil Cummings : Self Portrait : Arnolfini
1 Jan 2011-19 Feb 2012
2010
Exhibition
Inbetween Time Festival: What Next for the Body
2 Dec 2010-6 Feb 2011
Exhibition
Heath Bunting : Status Project
25 Sep-21 Nov 2010
Exhibition
Coal Fired Computers / Tantalum Memorial
25 Sep-21 Nov 2010
Exhibition
Fun with Software
25 Sep-21 Nov 2010
Exhibition
Kerry Tribe : Dead Star Light
17 Jul-12 Sep 2010
Exhibition
Caroline Bergvall & Ciarán Mayer : Say Parsley
8 May-4 Jul 2010
Exhibition
Otto Zitko & Louise Bourgeois : Me, Myself and I
24 Apr-4 Jul 2010
Exhibition
THE MAB FILM EXERCISE : PLACEMENT AND PRACTICE
25 Mar 2010-1 Jan 2000
Exhibition
Imogen Stidworthy
27 Feb-25 Apr 2010
Exhibition
Janek Simon
30 Jan-5 Apr 2010
2009
Exhibition
Craftivism
12 Dec 2009-14 Feb 2010
Exhibition
Barbara Steveni : Artist Placement Group Revisited
21 Nov 2009-17 Jan 2010
Exhibition
Ocean Earth - Situation Room
21 Nov 2009-17 Jan 2010
Exhibition
PLATFORM : C Words - carbon, climate, capital, culture
3 Oct-29 Nov 2009
Exhibition
Ursula Biemann : Black sea files
12 Sep-8 Nov 2009
Exhibition
Johanna Billing : I'm lost without your rhythm
12 Sep-8 Nov 2009
Exhibition
Sequelism : Part 3
18 Jul-20 Sep 2009
Exhibition
Tommy Støckel’s Art of Tomorrow
20 Jun-31 Aug 2009
Exhibition
Lapdogs of the Bourgeoisie
2 May-5 Jul 2009
Exhibition
The Good life exhibition
10 Apr-7 Jun 2009
Exhibition
Angus Fairhurst
31 Jan-29 Mar 2009
2008
Exhibition
The Cover of a Book is the Beginning of a Journey
22 Nov 2008-18 Jan 2009
Exhibition
Supertoys
22 Nov 2008-18 Jan 2009
Exhibition
Mircea Cantor : The Need for Uncertainty
13 Sep-9 Nov 2008
Exhibition
On Purpose: Design Concepts
13 Sep-9 Nov 2008
Exhibition
Torsten Lauschmann
12 Apr-15 Jun 2008
Exhibition
Saskia Holmqvist
12 Apr-15 Jun 2008
Exhibition
Bill Owens
2 Feb-30 Mar 2008
Exhibition
Michael Stevenson
2 Feb-30 Mar 2008
2007
Exhibition
Hans-Peter Feldmann
24 Nov 2007-20 Jan 2008
Exhibition
Michael Curran
17 Nov 2007-6 Jan 2008
Exhibition
Port City
15 Sep-11 Nov 2007
Exhibition
Eileen Quinlan & Cheyney Thompson : TBA
7 Jul-2 Sep 2007
Exhibition
Lucy McKenzie : Ten Years of Robotic Mayhem
7 Jul-2 Sep 2007
Exhibition
Manuel Vason
8 Jun-1 Jul 2007
Exhibition
The Ghosts of Songs
28 Apr-24 Jun 2007
Exhibition
Henri Gaudier-Brzeska
17 Feb-15 Apr 2007
Exhibition
Pale Carnage
17 Feb-15 Apr 2007
Exhibition
Ken Stanton Archive
7 Feb-1 Apr 2007
2006
Exhibition
Melanie Jackson : Road Angel
9 Dec 2006-28 Jan 2007
Exhibition
Lois & Franziska Weinberger
9 Dec 2006-4 Feb 2007
Exhibition
Albert Oehlen Champion Bad Painting
30 Sep-26 Nov 2006
Exhibition
The Black Moving Cube
6 Jul-6 Aug 2006
Exhibition
Stewart Home Hallucination Generation
26 Apr-30 Apr 2006
Exhibition
Mark Titchner : IT IS YOU
25 Feb-23 Apr 2006
2003
Exhibition
RECOGNITION: PART ONE: ANNA BARRIBALL & DAVID MUSGRAVE
16 May-6 Jul 2003
2002
Exhibition
APPARITION: THE ACTION OF APPEARING
30 Nov 2002-9 Feb 2003
Exhibition
ADRIAN STOKES
27 Jun-30 Jun 2002
Exhibition
SHIMMERING SUBSTANCE
27 Apr-23 Jun 2002
Exhibition
GINA PANE
23 Feb-14 Apr 2002
2001
Exhibition
GALLERY CLOSED
23 Dec 2001-2 Jan 2002
Exhibition
Michael Snow, almost Cover to Cover
22 Sep-18 Nov 2001
2000
Exhibition
Arnolfini at the Bristol Record Office
1 Jan 2000-18 Jan 2013
Exhibition
Temporary closure for refurbishment
1 Jan 2000-1 May 2005
Exhibition
Shen Yuan
1 Jan 2000-9 Sep 2001

About

Woven into the fabric of Bristol since 1961, Arnolfini is an international centre of interdisciplinary contemporary arts, presenting an ambitious and wide-ranging programme of visual art, performance, dance, film and music.

Accessibility & facilities

Step-free access
Accessible toilet
Gender neutral toilet
Baby changing facilities
Assistive audio
Book shop
Cafe
Cloakroom

Entry to exhibitions is free, with donations, no matter how small, much appreciated.

Nearby

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Spike Island
until 10 May

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