Newport Street Gallery
Free gallery in a converted Victorian scenery-painting studio in Vauxhall, showing changing exhibitions from Damien Hirst’s art collection.
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About the museum
Newport Street Gallery opened in 2015 in Vauxhall, south London, to show work from the art collection of the artist Damien Hirst. The collection is said to include more than three thousand works.
The gallery is housed in a renovated Victorian scenery-painting studio. Admission is free. The gallery has no permanent display: it stages a changing programme of exhibitions, and it closes for a period between shows while the next one is installed.
Recent shows have included Triple Trouble, which brought together Shepard Fairey, Damien Hirst and Invader, and Jack White: THESE THOUGHTS MAY DISAPPEAR.
Highlights
- Free admission
- Changing exhibitions drawn from Damien Hirst’s art collection
- Renovated Victorian scenery-painting studio
- Lift access to all floors
- Founded
- 2015
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Admission to the gallery is free.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
Fully accessible from the Newport Street entrance, with a lift to all floors. One wheelchair can be reserved in advance. Assistance dogs are welcome and a hearing loop is available at reception. Blue Badge holders may use residents’ bays and pay-and-display bays with the badge displayed.
Kids & families
The gallery is closed between exhibitions; the next opening is announced on its website.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Vauxhall station · 10-min walk
Vauxhall (Victoria line and National Rail) is about 10 minutes’ walk; Lambeth North (Bakerloo) about 12 minutes; Kennington (Northern) about 15 minutes; Waterloo about 20 minutes. Bus 360 stops on Black Prince Road (about 3 minutes), buses 77, 507, 344, C10 and 3 at Lambeth Palace (about 5 minutes), and buses 59 and 159 on Fitzalan Street (about 6 minutes).
By car
No on-site parking at the museum.
The gallery has no visitor parking. Bays on Newport Street are for permit holders from 8:30 to 18:30, Monday to Friday. The nearest pay-and-display spaces are on Juxon Street (about 5 minutes’ walk, four-hour maximum stay).
Sixteen cycle spaces are outside the main entrance; Santander Cycles docking stations are on Lollard Street and Black Prince Road. The gallery is on London Cycle Network route 3.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Lockers
Lockers are available; large bags and suitcases are not allowed in the galleries. The gallery cafe, Pharmacy 2, is currently closed. Food and drink are not allowed in the galleries.
Events & venue rental
The gallery is closed between exhibitions; the next opening is announced on its website.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | no |
|---|---|
| Photography | Flash photography is not allowed. Professional photography and filming need prior written agreement. |
| Good to know | The gallery does not offer tours or group visits. |
