NATIONAL GALLERY

19 Feb-18 May. The National Gallery is attempting a really grand-scale look at Titian: reuniting the series of paintings commissioned by Alfonso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, and showing a dramatic group of the thickly-textured oils that comprised his late works. Escape the gloomy February weather and revel in the sensuous, luminous colour.

Daily 10.00-18.00 (Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat
to 21.00); £9/ £7 concs
Trafalgar Square, WC2
Tube: Leicester Square Tel: 020 7747 2885

 

NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY

6 Feb-26 May. Julia Margaret Cameron: 19th Century Photographer of Genius. This photographic pioneer is credited with the 'world's first close-up,' mastering headshots of friends, family and passers by from Charles Darwin to Robert Browning. The exhibition features 120 works from Europe and the US and focuses on portraits and fancy-dress tableaux.

Daily 10.00-18.00 (Thurs & Fri to 21.00); £6/ £4 concs
St Martin's Place, WC2
Tube: Leicester Square Tel: 020 7306 0055

 

AZTECS AT THE RA

To 11 April 2003. A ground-breaking exhibition, devoted to the cultural riches of Mexico's Aztec past. The most comprehensive survey of Aztec culture ever mounted, the show brings together 380 outstanding works. These range from monumental sculptures in stone and wood to featherwork objects, gold objects and Aztec documents.

Daily 10.00-18.00; £10/ £20 family
Royal Acdemy of Arts, Piccadilly, W1
Tube: Piccadilly/ Green Park Tel: 020 7300 8000

 

TATE MODERN

To 9 March 2003. A major Eva Hesse retrospective. The internationally renowned sculptress died at the age of 34, and her brief life and exceptional work have given her an almost mythic status in the art world. This exhibition features over 150 of the artist's works, including her major sculptures, paintings and works on paper.

Sun-Thurs 10.00-18.00, Fri & Sat to 22.00; £5/ £4
Sumner Street, Bankside, SE1
Tube: Blackfriars Tel: 020 7887 8000