Your guide to what's on in art and culture this May

Design & Craft

London Craft Week
An annual celebration featuring over 400 events across London, showcasing exceptional craftsmanship through exhibitions, workshops, and studio tours.
📍 Various locations across London
📅 12–18 May 2025

Clerkenwell Design Week
London’s leading independent design festival returns with cutting-edge furniture, lighting, and interior design showcased across curated exhibitions and showrooms.
📍 Clerkenwell, London
📅 20–22 May 2025

Cecil Beaton’s Garden Party
An exhibition exploring the influence of gardens on Cecil Beaton’s artistic vision, featuring photographs, costumes, and personal artifacts.
📍 Garden Museum, London
📅 From 14 May 2025

Photo London 2025
A major international photography fair presenting iconic and emerging talent in historic Somerset House.
📍 Somerset House
📅 16–19 May 2025

Chelsea Flower Show
A major international photography fair presenting iconic and emerging talent in historic Somerset House.
📍 Somerset House
📅 16–19 May 2025

Art & Exhibitions

Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind
A major retrospective blending sound, sculpture, film and activism from the conceptual pioneer.
📍 Tate Modern
📅 Through 1 Sept 2025

Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers
An immersive re-framing of Van Gogh’s connection to nature and literature, featuring rarely loaned works.
📍 The National Gallery
📅 Open now

Do Ho Suh: Walk the House
An immersive installation exploring the concept of home and memory through translucent fabric structures.
📍 Tate Modern
📅 1 May – 19 October 2025

Ed Atkins: 'The Worm'
A major solo exhibition by Ed Atkins, exploring themes of identity and existence through digital media and immersive installations.
📍 Tate Britain
📅 Until 25 August 2025

The Face Magazine: Culture Shift
Celebrating the influential fashion magazine 'The Face', this exhibition showcases over 200 photographs capturing the evolution of youth culture and style.
📍 National Portrait Gallery
📅 Until 18 May 2025

Theatre & Performance

My Master Builder
A modern reinterpretation of Ibsen’s classic, focusing on themes of infidelity and female agency, starring Ewan McGregor and Kate Fleetwood.
📍 Wyndham’s Theatre, London
📅 Running throughout May 2025

Bacchae
A radical adaptation of Euripides' tragedy, blending verse and rap, marking the debut of playwright Nima Taleghani on the Olivier stage.
📍 National Theatre, London
📅 May 2025

This Is My Family
Tim Firth’s award-winning musical about family dynamics makes its London premiere, directed by Vicky Featherstone.
📍 Southwark Playhouse, London
📅 23 May – 12 July 2025