When Lucy Mcorban’s Mayfair gallery trail popped up on Instagram the other day, I thought it would be a good idea to add her recommendations to my post from last summer about planning a gallery trail. So here are the two combined.
Firstly, Lucy’s Mayfair trail. Check for opening days and times before heading off.
Start at Sadie Coles
1 Davies St, London W1K 3DB
Grimm Gallery
Bourdon Street, London, W1K 3PA
Gagosion
20 Grosvenor Hill, London w1k 3qd
17–19 Davies Street, London w1k 3de
Almine Rech Gallery
Broadbent House, Grosvenor Hill, London W1K 3JH
Sylvia Kouvali
12a Bourdon St, London W1K 3PG
Cork Street
Houser and Wirth
23 Savile Row, London W1S 2ET
Ordovas
25 Savile Row, London W1S 2ER
Pilar Corrias
2 Savile Row, London W1S 3PA
End at Sadies Coles HQ
62 Kingly St, London W1B 5QN
August 2024:
If you’re visiting a city and looking for an afternoon of free art, using Google Maps is an easy way to plan your own gallery trail. Just search for ‘commercial art galleries in (name of city or area)’, check the opening times, then add stops to your route.
You’ll probably find that you enjoy some exhibitions more than others, some will be closed when they said they would be open, but then again you’ll probably drop into a few extra places you spot along the way. It’s all a part of the fun. Generally, where there’s a good concentration of commercial galleries, there’ll be plenty of cool design shops, cafes and bars too.
Here’s one from Porto last week:
