Please note that the lift at Pitzhanger Manor is currently out of order until further notice following a safety inspection.
The Manor and exhibitions remain open as usual, and all floors continue to be accessible via stairs. However, visitors who require step-free access will currently only be able to access the lower ground level (via the Colonnade), the Wonder Room, and the Monk’s Dining Room.
Pitzhanger Gallery remains fully accessible, with lift access functioning as usual.
We are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible and apologise for the inconvenience caused.
For access enquiries, please contact foh@pitzhanger.org.uk before your visit.
“‘Doubles’ is another compelling and smart chapter from the artist.”
Frieze
“Sahib’s work takes on new resonances in the backdrop of communities that are misunderstood.”
Tincture of Museum
For their exhibition Doubles, artist Prem Sahib brings together objects and sculptural interventions that stretch beyond the last decade, referencing the local area, both past and present. The exhibition explores the idea of a copy or replica, as it pertains to performance, mimicry, memory, deception and perceived threat.
Sahib’s work will inhabit rooms in the historic manor to evoke memories of former buildings and past encounters in neighbouring Walpole Park. Sahib draws on Soane’s use of repeated casts of objects or innovative use of mirrors, to undertake new interventions which destabilise how we read the space.
Central to the exhibition is the relationship between the inside of the manor and the exterior of the park. The exhibition will feature a major new outdoor bronze sculpture, sited in Pitzhanger’s gardens — the artist’s most significant outdoor commission to date. The new sculpture will mirror its counterpart, Apotropaic 1 (2023), which visitors will encounter in the manor, pairs of suspended hooded sweatshirts, one hovering above the other in an ambiguous embrace — a meditation on protection, tenderness, and presence/absence.
Upstairs, Front (2017) will see an architectural re-rendering of a window from a public toilet that once stood in the park transposed inside the building’s interior. Archive (2019), an installation of ephemera from the archive of Sahib’s uncle, a race equality campaigner during the 1980s in Southall, will bring narratives from the nearby area inside.
At night, a light installation, Liquid Gold (2016), will illuminate rooms in the manor, turning the building into a beacon. This will be echoed by a similar installation in a building in Southall in September, connecting the two sites at points during the exhibition run.
In Doubles, questions of mimicry, marginalisation and queer desire suffuse the spaces of Pitzhanger, inviting visitors to question who belongs, who is seen, and who is heard in museums and civic spaces.
“Sahib’s conceptual framework explores replication through performance, mimicry, memory, deception, and perceived threat.”
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26 June – 21 September 2025
Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery
Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ
Access with general admission
Enjoy flexible admission during the following times:
Live in the London Borough of Ealing? Enjoy free admission every Friday this August to Permindar Kaur: Mirror, Mirror and Prem Sahib: Doubles — just bring proof of address. Advance booking is required.
Thursday 26 June 2025, 11am–1pm
Thursday 3 July 2025, 6.30–7.30pm
Thursday 7 August 2025, 5–8pm
Thursday 4 September 2025, 7.15–8pm
+44 (0) 20 3985 8888, pitzhanger@pitzhanger.org.uk
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Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery
Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ
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Wednesday - Sunday: 10:00 - 17:00
First Thursday of the month: 10:00 - 20:00
Monday - Tuesday: Closed
Bank Holidays: 10:00 - 17:00
Last admissions one hour before closing
Pitzhanger Gallery closes at 6pm on 7 May
Please note that Pitzhanger Gallery will close to General Admission visitors from 6pm on Thursday 7 May for the Phoebe Collings-James in Conversation event. If you would like to visit Phoebe Collings-James: a rose, a bridge, a house, please arrive before 6pm or book a ticket for the artist talk. Pitzhanger Manor and other open areas remain accessible during our usual Thursday Late opening hours.
Questions? Email us at foh@pitzhanger.org.uk.
Partial Closure: 9 May, 11am–1pm
Please note that the Eating Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 11am–1pm on 9 May 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: 22 May, Noon–5pm
Please note that Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at Noon–5pm on 22 May for a private function. Marthe Armitage: Pattern Maker and parts of Phoebe Collings-James: a rose, a bridge, a house will be unavailable.
Pitzhanger Gallery, the shop and café remain open, with partial access to Phoebe Collings-James: a rose, a bridge, a house at Pitzhanger Gallery. Reduced-price admission is available for the affected hours. 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: 23 May, 1–5pm
Please note that the Upper Drawing Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 1–5pm on 23 May 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: 24 May, 1–5pm
Please note that the Upper Drawing Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 1–5pm on 24 May 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: 30 May, 10am–5pm
Please note that the Upper Drawing Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 10am–5pm on 30 May 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.
Curator Tour: Phoebe Collings-James
Join us on Thursday 4 June at 6.30pm for a special curator tour of Phoebe Collings-James: a rose, a bridge, a house.
The tour is included with general admission as part of our Thursday Late opening. Simply book your general admission ticket for the evening to attend.
Questions? Email us at foh@pitzhanger.org.uk.
Pitzhanger Plant Sale: 7 June
Join us for the Pitzhanger Plant Sale 2026 in the Front Garden on Sunday 7 June, 10am–2pm. No ticket is required to visit the Plant Sale.
Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery will remain open as usual with general admission. If you would also like to visit the historic manor and our exhibitions, please continue to book your tickets as normal.
Pay-what-you-can admission for Ealing Borough residents is also available as usual from 10am–noon. Proof of eligibility required.
Questions? Email us at foh@pitzhanger.org.uk.
Important Visitor Information: 24–25 June
Please note that Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery will be closed on 24 June for a private event. On 25 June, the site will reopen from 1pm, with last entry at 4pm.
Please plan your visit accordingly and book afternoon tickets if visiting on 25 June.
Questions? Email us at foh@pitzhanger.org.uk.
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