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Sights and Attractions near Parasol Unit

 
 
ADDRESS
Parasol Unit, 14 Wharf Road, Hoxton, London N1 7RW 
 
TELEPHONE
020 7490 7373 
 
OPENING TIMES
Tue to Sat 10:00 - 18:00, Sun 12:00 - 17:00
 
PRICES
Free
 
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Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Victoria Miro
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
16 Wharf Road, London, Hoxton, London N1 | At Parasol Unit
The Victoria Miro originally opened in Cork Street in London, W1, in 1985. The gallery moved to its present location in 16 Wharf Road, Islington,... More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Magnum Photos
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
63 Gee Street, London, Clerkenwell, London EC1V | 9 minutes walk from Parasol Unit
The London gallery for renowned photo agency, Magnum. Representing the best in photography, The Magnum Photos selection process for new members is legendary for its... More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Host Gallery
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
1 Honduras Street, London, City, London EC1Y | 10 minutes walk from Parasol Unit
Host was established in 2005 by Jon Levy, director of foto8, and Adrian Evans, director of Panos Pictures. Photojournalism - from classical black and white... More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
20 Hoxton Square
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
20 Hoxton Square, London, Hoxton, London N1 | 14 minutes walk from Parasol Unit
This spacious gallery strategically situated opposite White Cube in Hoxton Square opened in 2007 and is run by co-directors Richard Graham, Adam Waymouth and Alex... More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
White Cube Hoxton Square
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
48 Hoxton Square, London, Hoxton, London N1 | 14 minutes walk from Parasol Unit
A leading part of the ferociously fashionable East London art scene, White Cube Hoxton Square, the first of White Cube's two galleries, is invariably filled... More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Rivington Place
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Rivington Place, London, Shoreditch, London EC2A | 16 minutes walk from Parasol Unit
The first newly built public art gallery in London since the Hayward Gallery opened in 1968, Rivington Place is a beautiful glass fronted building designed... More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Iniva
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
8-9 Rivington Place, London, Shoreditch, London EC2A | 16 minutes walk from Parasol Unit
Opened on 5th October 2007, this Rivington Place art gallery is a £8m public building dedicated to culturally diverse visual arts. It's a joint venture... More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Barbican - Curve Gallery
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Ground Level, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, City, London EC2Y | 17 minutes walk from Parasol Unit
Part of the Barbican Centre for arts and conferences the Curve Gallery, situated on the ground floor, has changing exhibitions of photography, art and... More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Barbican Art Gallery
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Silk Street, London, City, London EC2 | 17 minutes walk from Parasol Unit
The Barbican is renowned as one of London's top venues for theatre, art and dance. At the Barbican Art Gallery on level 3 you... More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Limoncello
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
15a Cremer Street, London, Hackney, London E2 | 19 minutes walk from Parasol Unit
This cutting edge contemporary art gallery is run by director Rebecca May Marston, a graduate of the RCA's curating course who first took on the... More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Rocket
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Tea Building, 56 Shoreditch High Street, London, Shoreditch, London E1 | 20 minutes walk from Parasol Unit
The Rocket's director Jonathan Stephenson has exhibited photographs by such well known names as British Martin Parr and Danish snapper Keld Helmer-Petersen whose pictures were... More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
39a Canonbury Square, London, N1 | 23 minutes walk from Parasol Unit
You'll find a spectacular collection of paintings and sculpture by 20th century Italian artists at the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, with a core... More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Gagosian Gallery Britannia Street
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
6-24 Britannia Street, London, King's Cross, London WC1X | 23 minutes walk from Parasol Unit
The Gagosian is a cavernous space for exhibitions of the highest calibre. It is a major asset for the regeneration of the King's Cross area.... More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Seamus Ryan Sunday Shoots
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
7 Ezra Street, London, Tower Hamlets, London E2 | 25 minutes walk from Parasol Unit
Like most things on and around Columbia Road, Seamus Ryan's studio is only open on Sundays. The rest of the time Seamus works on high... More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Raven Row
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
56 Artillery Lane, London, Spitalfields, London E1 | 25 minutes walk from Parasol Unit
Raven Row, a non-profit contemporary art centre in Spitalfields, not far from the Market, opened to the public on 28th February 2009. The name -... More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
StART Space
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
150 Columbia Road, London, Tower Hamlets, London E2 | 26 minutes walk from Parasol Unit
Art gallery on Columbia Road. You can also pick up a cup of coffee here from 9am till 3pm each Sunday so you can enjoy... More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Guardian News & Media Gallery
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
90 York Way, London, King's Cross, London N1 | 28 minutes walk from Parasol Unit
For an interesting take on print journalism and the machinations of the media world pay a visit to the gallery situated in the foyer of... More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Electric Blue Gallery
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
64 Middlesex Street, London, Spitalfields, London E1 | 28 minutes walk from Parasol Unit
The Electric Blue Gallery gallery, co-owned by Jessica Tibbles and Olivier Bernay, opened in January 2009. By February, Wallpaper* magazine was calling the launch "a... More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
John Ritblat Gallery - Treasures of British Library
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London, King's Cross, London NW1 | 32 minutes walk from Parasol Unit
The John Ritblat Gallery contains a permanent display of over 200 of the British Library's greatest treasures. It includes documents which made and recorded... More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Whitechapel Gallery
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
77-82 Whitechapel High Street, London, Tower Hamlets, London E1 | 34 minutes walk from Parasol Unit
Designed in a distinctive Arts and Crafts architecture style by Charles Harrison Townsend, the Whitechapel, Britain's first purpose-built arts gallery, is renowned both for the... More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Yinka Shonibare Space
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Sunbury House, 1 Andrews Street, London, Hackney, London E8 | 35 minutes walk from Parasol Unit
Turner Shortlisted British artist Yinka Shonibare has bought this former office block, in need of some attention, and hardly changed a thing. While the artist... More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Bankside Gallery
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
48 Hopton Street, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 36 minutes walk from Parasol Unit
Bankside Gallery is the home of the Royal Watercolour Society and the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers - the oldest societies of their kind in the... More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Tate Modern
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Bankside Power Station, 25 Sumner Street, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 37 minutes walk from Parasol Unit
Located along the banks of the River Thames in the former Bankside Power Station, originally designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott in 1947, the architect... More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Wapping Project Bankside
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
65a Hopton Street, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 1.6 miles from Parasol Unit
Dr Jules Wright, founder and owner of The Wapping Project, has opened up a second gallery space - the Wapping Project Bankside. Located next to... More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Courtauld Institute Gallery
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, London, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 1.7 miles from Parasol Unit
Manet's 'Bar at the Folies-Bergeres', Van Gogh's 'Self-Portrait with a Bandaged Ear' and Renoir's 'La Loge' are just a few of the celebrated artworks displayed... More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Somerset House: Embankment Galleries
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Strand, London, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 1.7 miles from Parasol Unit
Opened on 24th April 2008, the Embankment Galleries at Somerset House offer 750 square metres of exhibition space where the Hermitage Rooms used to be.... More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Vyner Street Gallery
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
21-23 Vyner Street, London, Hackney, London E2 | 1.7 miles from Parasol Unit
The remnants of its former use as an old industrial area are still visible on Vyner Street. But, in recent years, it has become a... More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Nettie Horn Gallery
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
25b Vyner Street, London, Hackney, London E2 | 1.7 miles from Parasol Unit
Described as "one of the East End's most exciting new galleries" by the Daily Telegraph in January 2008, the Nettie Horn gallery has now firmly... More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Wellcome Collection
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
183 Euston Road, London, Bloomsbury, London NW1 | 1.7 miles from Parasol Unit
A major cultural venue costing £30 million, the Wellcome Collection combines three galleries: 'Medicine Man', 'Medicine Now' and 'special exhibitions'. In addition you'll find the... More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
New London Architecture
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
26 Store Street, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | 1.8 miles from Parasol Unit
Open to the public as well as construction professionals, The Building Centre houses a permanent exhibition of a 1:1500 scale model of Central London. Current... More
 
 
 
 
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Jubilee Landing
Clubbing and Nightlife | On 2nd June 2012 

East Bloc 5 minutes walk from Parasol Unit

TheMenWhoFell2Earth and guests supply electro, dirty disco and dance vibes....More

Dom Pipkin And The Ikos
Concerts | On 2nd June 2012 

The Nightjar Bar 9 minutes walk from Parasol Unit

The singer and pianist leads his outfit in playing lively New Orleans-style jazz, rhythm'n'blues and funk....More

Infinite Riches
Theatre | Until 9th June 2012 

The Old Red Lion Theatre 11 minutes walk from Parasol Unit

Shani Erez directs Catherine Harvey's comedy-drama in which a man who feels trapped by his marriage and financial circumstances succumbs ...More

Wah! Wah! Girls
Theatre | Until 23rd June 2012 

Sadler's Wells Theatre 11 minutes walk from Parasol Unit

Set against the energetic background of the East End, Wah! Wah! Girls invites Bollywood to the streets of London.  Inspired ...More

Miriam Jarrs: Crystal Sci
Exhibitions | Until 2nd June 2012 

Sesame Gallery 12 minutes walk from Parasol Unit

Hallucinogenic landscape paintings populated with folkloric symbols and characters....More

Camden Passage Antiques Market
Shopping | Until 31st January 2013 

Camden Passage Antiques Market 12 minutes walk from Parasol Unit

Definitely worth a gander if you're in the Islington area is the Camden Passage Antiques Market, which is located between ...More

Too Much Disco
Clubbing and Nightlife | On 2nd June 2012 

The Old Queen's Head 12 minutes walk from Parasol Unit

Resident DJs spin hip hop, disco, electro and house....More

Tree Pit, Fella, Veronica, Adam And The Asbos
Concerts | On 2nd June 2012 

The Workshop 12 minutes walk from Parasol Unit

Alt rock by the London-based band....More

Faith
Theatre | Until 16th June 2012 

The Courtyard Theatre 12 minutes walk from Parasol Unit

Inside an isolated farmhouse on the Falklands, a group of British soldiers are facing a set of nightmarish contradictions. Drama ...More

School For Scandal
Theatre | Until 3rd June 2012 

The Courtyard Theatre 12 minutes walk from Parasol Unit

N1 Theatre Company presents Richard Brinsley Sheridan's enduringly popular 18th-century comedy drama....More

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