Last Chance to See Free Wartime London Exhibition at the Imperial War Museum

This weekend is the final opportunity to catch Beauty and Destruction: Wartime London in Art at the Imperial War Museum, with the free exhibition closing on Sunday 1 November 2026. The show focuses on how artists captured the experience of the Second World War in London, drawing together 45 works that span paintings, drawings, photographs, film, objects and oral histories. Together they tell the story of a city confronting loss, displacement, overcrowding and shortages — and, as the exhibition illustrates, frequently meeting those hardships with resilience. Admission is free, so Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November represent the last chances to see the show at no cost before it ends its run.