Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery is closed from 9–12 September due to filming activity. There is no public access on these dates.
Please plan your visit for an alternative day. Thank you for your understanding.
Now open across Pitzhanger’s Main Gallery and historic rooms, bringing together 29 new and recent paintings, collages and prints.
“A summer pastoral”
The Guardian
“Vibrant colour with a touch of mystery”
The London Magazine
Clare Woods: Garden Without Seasons takes the natural world as its central motif. The works draw on a history of still life painting, with familiar everyday objects including flora taking on a heightened resonance.
Hovering between abstraction and figuration, her paintings are characterised by fluid mark-making and rich colours. Woods has engaged with the historic interiors, architecture and gardens of Pitzhanger to continue her exploration of not just the natural world itself, but the nature of time, absence and death.
Explore the exhibition through our free digital guide, featuring short audio clips in which Clare Woods discusses the ideas, works and processes behind the exhibition.
29 July – 8 November 2026
~£14, Students £7, Members and Under-16s free
Events
Join the curatorial team in September, then hear from Clare Woods herself in October.
A member of Pitzhanger’s curatorial team leads a tour of the galleries, offering insight into Woods’s processes and the place of Garden Without Seasons within her wider practice. Included with general admission.
Clare Woods RA joins Pitzhanger’s Director, Rebecca Lyons, to discuss her approach to painting, print and collage, and the influences behind the exhibition — from Soane’s architecture to Manet’s flower paintings and seventeenth-century Dutch still lifes.
Family and Learning
Three days of free outdoor play return to Pitzhanger, alongside creative sessions for our youngest visitors.
Build it, stack it, tie it together — or knock it down and begin again. From 19–21 August, PlayWorks fills Pitzhanger’s front garden with giant blocks, boxes, branches, fabric, flowers and all sorts of curious loose parts for children to transform through play.
We are expecting a lively garden. As PlayWorks takes place outdoors, please check the forecast and come prepared for the weather. On warm days, bring plenty of water, wear sun hats and sunscreen, and take regular breaks to cool down. Children must remain supervised by their accompanying adult, and we ask everyone to follow the Playworkers’ guidance.
For younger makers, Mini Makers: Messy Play returns on 14 and 28 August, while babies and toddlers can sing, move and play at Music and Rhyme on 21 August.
Meet the Team
Our new Community Participation Project Manager shares how making can open up cultural spaces.
I’m a participatory artist, educator and creative producer. Since 2019, I’ve worked with families, early years children and young people to help make cultural institutions more inclusive and enjoyable.
My practice centres on learning through making. I’m especially interested in how things are made across different cultures and communities, and in sharing craft practices and approaches with new audiences.
I’m excited to have joined Pitzhanger as Community Participation Project Manager. Through workshops, drop-in events, family sessions and consultations, I hope to create more opportunities for people to engage with our collection and exhibitions — and to help shape what we do.
The Manor
Host your own gathering in a room with more than two centuries of stories.
In June 1804, Eliza Soane recorded an extraordinary dinner party in Pitzhanger’s Eating Room, attended by guests including J. M. W. Turner, playwright Matthew “Monk” Lewis, tenor John Braham and actress Nancy Storace.
Today, the restored Georgian room provides a grand setting for dinners, ceremonies and special occasions. During Clare Woods: Garden Without Seasons, it is also home to Woolworth’s Roses, bringing contemporary art into one of Pitzhanger’s most distinctive historic interiors.
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Last admissions one hour before closing
Partial Closure: 28 August, 3–5pm
Please note that the Eating Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 3–5pm on 28 August for a private function. Artworks in the affected space will be temporarily off view, but General Admission continues as usual. All rooms will be open before and after this time during our regular opening hours.
Questions? Email us at foh@pitzhanger.org.uk.
Partial Closure: 2 September, 4–5pm
Please note that the Eating Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at $–5pm on 2 September for a private function. Artworks in the affected space will be temporarily off view, but General Admission continues as usual. All rooms will be open before and after this time during our regular opening hours.
Questions? Email us at foh@pitzhanger.org.uk.
Partial Closure: 8 August
Pitzhanger Manor will be closed from 1.30pm–5pm on Saturday 5 September for a private event.
The main gallery and café remain open as usual.
Ticketing arrangements for the afternoon are currently being confirmed. Please check back before booking your visit.
Questions? Email us at foh@pitzhanger.org.uk.
Partial Closure: 6 September, 1–5pm
Please note that the Eating Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 1–5pm on 6 September for a private function. Artworks in the affected space will be temporarily off view, but General Admission continues as usual. All rooms will be open before and after this time during our regular opening hours.
Questions? Email us at foh@pitzhanger.org.uk.
Partial Closure: 20 September, 11am–2pm
Please note that the Upper Drawing Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 11am–2pm on 20 September for a private function. Artworks in the affected space will be temporarily off view, but General Admission continues as usual. All rooms will be open before and after this time during our regular opening hours.
Questions? Email us at foh@pitzhanger.org.uk.
Partial Closure: 17 October, 3–5pm
Please note that the Eating Room and the Upper Drawing Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 3–5pm on 17 October for a private function. Artworks in the affected space will be temporarily off view, but General Admission continues as usual. All rooms will be open before and after this time during our regular opening hours.
Questions? Email us at foh@pitzhanger.org.uk.
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