This major exhibition features the work of two of the most celebrated British artists of the twentieth century. Vanessa Bell & Duncan Grant: Inside Bloomsbury delves into the extraordinary relationship between the artists, while tracing their remarkable creative partnership that spanned more than 50 years. The exhibition explores Bell and Grant’s legacy as core members of the famed Bloomsbury Group. The group’s commitment to living lives centred around freedom and radical experimentation had a significant influence on the course of art, literature, and societal thought in Britain.
The exhibition features over 300 works, including vivid portraits, still lives, landscape paintings, decorative works on furniture, ceramics, textiles, and much more. A once-in-a-lifetime restaging of the artists' studio, relocated for the exhibition from their Sussex home, Charleston, is an unmissable highlight.
As well as emphasising Bell and Grant’s shared creative endeavours, visitors will see how the artists also forged their own paths. This joyful exhibition celebrates their extraordinary artistic partnership, and the enduring impact these two remarkable artists had on British Art.
Supported by Kim Jones, Vice President of the Charleston Trust. Further support from Farrow & Ball. With additional support from the Vanessa Bell & Duncan Grant Exhibition Supporters Circle, Tate Patrons, Tate Members and Tate Americas Foundation. This exhibition is organised by Tate Britain in collaboration with Charleston.
Vanessa Bell Self-Portrait c.1915. (detail) Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund © estate of Vanessa Bell. All rights reserved, DACS 2025
Duncan Grant Self-Portrait [of Duncan Grant] c.1920 (detail) Private Collection © estate of Duncan Grant. All rights reserved, DACS 2026
Smartphone audio guide
Left: Vanessa Bell Self-Portrait c.1915 (detail) Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund © estate of Vanessa Bell. All rights reserved, DACS 2026
Right: Duncan Grant Self-Portrait c.1920 (detail) Private Collection © estate of Duncan Grant. All rights reserved, DACS 2026
Get closer to the art with this self-guided audio tour, available on your smartphone. Hear from Tate curators, experts and people who knew the artists as they share stories about two of the most celebrated figures in twentieth-century British art.
After purchase, you’ll receive an exclusive link to your audio guide via email. Open the link at the exhibition entrance and listen using your own headphones or your smartphone speaker. No headphones or physical audio devices are provided at the gallery.
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Exhibition guide
Discover five things to know about Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant in our guide to the exhibition.
Accessibility
Tate Britain's step-free entrance is on Atterbury Street. It has automatic sliding doors and there is a ramp down to the entrance with central handrails.
The Exhibition is on the Lower floor of the gallery.
- Accessible, standard and Changing Places toilets are located on the Lower floor.
- Ear defenders can be borrowed from the ticket desk on the Lower floor.
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