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George Him: A Polish Designer for Mid-Century Britain

The House of Illustration 2 Granary Square, Kings Cross, London

Spanning George Him’s long and versatile career as both an independent designer and as one half of the prolific Lewitt-Him partnership (1933-1954), the exhibition will include iconic wartime propaganda posters for the Ministries of Food and Information, corporate branding for El Al airlines and adverts for clients like Schweppes, Technicolor, the Post Office and The Times.

Naum Gabo

Tate St.Ives Porthmeor Beach, St Ives

Tate St Ives presents this major exhibition of one of the pioneers of constructivism, Naum Gabo.

Jacques & Jacqueline Groag: Architect & Designer

The Isokon Gallery Lawn Road, London

Jacques Groag, architect and furniture designer, and Jacqueline Groag, textile and pattern designer, were two celebrated residents of the Isokon building in the 1940s and early 1950s.

Between Two Worlds

Buxton Museum and Art Gallery Terrace Road, Buxton

Between Two Worlds explores the art created during this tumultuous period featuring work by John Minton, Fred Uhlman, Josef Herman and Ben Enwonwu. It draws exhibits from Derbyshire County Council’s collection, such as the bequest of Arto Funduklian, the son of Armenian émigrés, including work by Marc Chagall, Duncan Grant and Wyndham Lewis.

Only the Violins Remain: Alma and Arnold Rosé

Royal Academy of Music Marylebone Rd, London

The story of a father and daughter – icons of Austrian musical life – whose careers were cut short by the Nazis. Arnold fled to London but Alma was imprisoned in Auschwitz-Birkenau, where she led the Women’s Orchestra and saved the lives of many women prisoners, before perishing in the camp.

Free

Refuge and Renewal: Migration and British Art

MOMA Machynlleth Heol Penrallt, Machynlleth

This exhibition looks at how artist refugees in the last hundred years have been received and influenced British art

Free

*Postponed* Their Safe Haven: Hungarian artists in Britain from the 1930s

Mercer Art Gallery 31 Swan Road, Harrogate

The 1920 Treaty of Trianon, signed at Versailles, split Hungary apart, pushing artists westwards. This exhibition follows those who made their lives across the Channel, celebrating a particular contribution to British culture.

Free
Ongoing