Architecture exhibitions at RIBA

Our exhibitions programme looks closely into architectural movements, styles and ideas throughout history. We have three exhibition spaces at 66 Portland Place: The purpose-built Architecture Gallery showcases items from our world-class collections and the First Floor Gallery and Practice Space draw on our relationships with architects and others, highlighting the different RIBA awards and education programmes.

66 Portland Place, London usual opening times

Monday to Saturday: 10am to 5pm

Tuesday: 10am to 8pm

Sunday: Closed

Current and upcoming exhibitions at RIBA

Explore our exhibitions and display spaces at 66 Portland Place in London and RIBA North on the Liverpool waterfront.

Black and white photograph of children at the edge of a shallow lake with blocks of flats and cranes in the background

Wide-Angle View

Through the lens of the pages of the Architectural Review magazine, Wide-Angle View is an exhibition on the Manplan series, a ground-breaking exploration of architecture’s impact on society

RIBA Royal Gold Medal 2023: Yasmeen Lari

This display celebrates this year's RIBA Royal Gold medallist, Yasmeen Lari. Pakistan’s first female architect, Lari is Co-Founder and CEO of the Heritage Foundation of Pakistan. She is an author, architectural historian, conservationist, philanthropist, and humanitarian

RIBA Building Contemporary China Exhibition

Join us to celebrate contemporary Chinese architecture and network with representatives of leading practices from China.  We are hosting a delegation of leading Chinese architects in the UK to mark the launch of the exhibition of their work ‘RIBA China Architects: Building Contemporary China’

Upcoming events

3 August 2023, 2pm to 3.30pm

Exploring Architecture: curator tour, August 2023

Book a free place to explore architecture in this curator led exhibition tour with time to socialise afterwards in the Clore Learning Centre. This takes place in the RIBA building and is for anyone aged 55 or above.

England - London

6 September to 24 October 2023

RIBA Future Leaders 2023

Future Leaders provides early career professionals with a comprehensive introduction to leadership through industry-specific training. Live sessions on key soft skills are delivered by an experienced coach, communication experts and thought leaders, while delegates also benefit from the invaluable applied knowledge and experience of leading UK architects.

England - All regions

9 September 2023, 11am to 4pm

Open House 2023: RIBA, 66 Portland Place, London

Celebrate Open House at 66 Portland Place, London and explore RIBA’s magnificent 1930s headquarters.

England - London

Visit us

As well as offering public tours of our larger exhibitions, we also run a programme of cultural events closely matched to themes on display.

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