Charlotte Mosca's London 2012 Festival

Over 12,000 events and performances across the UK in celebration of the Games. Discover what's on in London through this collection.

Victoria and Albert Museum

Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, SW7 2RL London, United Kingdom. http://www.vam.ac.uk/

Serpentine Gallery

Kensington Garden, London W2 3XA United Kingdom. +442074026075. http://www.serpentinegallery.org

Daily 10:00-18:00.

Serpentine Gallery is one of London’s best-loved galleries for modern and contemporary art. Its Exhibition, Architecture, Education and Public Programmes attracts up to 800,000 visitors in any one year and admission is free. In the grounds of the Gallery is a permanent work by artist and poet Ian Hamilton Finlay, dedicated to the Serpentine’s former Patron Diana, Princess of Wales. The work comprises eight benches, a tree-plaque, and a carved stone circle at the Gallery’s entrance. In 2012, coinciding with the London Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Serpentine Gallery will open its new space, the Serpentine Sackler Gallery. This innovative arts venue for the 21st century will be housed in the Grade II-listed building formerly known as The Magazine, situated in Kensington Gardens.

Frieze Art Fair

Regents Park, London, Greater London. http://www.frieze.com

11th-14th October 2012

Frieze Art Fair features over 170 of the most exciting contemporary art galleries in the world. The fair also includes specially commissioned artists’ projects, a prestigious talks programme and an artist-led education schedule.

London's Embassies and Cultural Centres

London. http://www.britishcouncil.org/london2012

London

London, UK.