Whitechapel Gallery
Housing 3,600 square metres of beautiful and versatile spaces including light and airy studios and large brick-exposed Galleries as well as a purpose-built auditorium, the Whitechapel Gallery is ideal for inspiring and creative events of all kinds.
Founded in 1901, to ‘bring great art to the people of the East End London’, the Whitechapel Gallery occupies a distinctive Arts and Crafts building designed by Charles Harrison Townsend, and re-opened its expanded premises in 2009. The building now houses eight galleries, a restaurant, an auditorium, an archive, library and a dedicated education and research tower.
The education and research tower boasts a beautiful Creative Studio overlooking the rooftops of the city, which provides a stunning setting for daytime and evening events. The former Whitechapel Library, now Gallery 2, retains its original Victorian exposed brickwork and polished concrete floor, creating a versatile backdrop for events of all styles.
The Whitechapel Gallery is a registered charity and by choosing the Gallery for your event you are also supporting the Gallery’s educational and community programmes. Please note that we are not able to hire out the venue for art exhibitions, fundraising activities or publicly promoted events.
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Whitechapel Gallery has 11 rooms. The largest, Gallery 2, holds up to 320 guests standing or 250 seated.
- Gallery 1210-290 seated200-300 standing
- Gallery 2220-250 seated320 standing
- Zilka Auditorium100 seated
- LIbrary Dining Room12 seated
- Gallery 320-35 seated50 standing
- Gallery 440-90 seated100 standing
- Galleries 5 and 625 seated50 standing
- Gallery 730-70 standing
- Gallery 8190-270 seated280 standing
- Clore Creative Studio40-60 seated60 standing
- The Foyer250 standing
Travel Information
Aldgate East (about 3 min walk)
Liverpool Street (about 15 min walk)
Getting to Whitechapel Gallery by public transport
In Central London, Whitechapel Gallery is about 3 minutes' walk from Aldgate East (Tube) and about 15 minutes from Liverpool Street (Tube). Walking times are estimates.
Getting to Whitechapel Gallery by car
For sat nav, use the postcode E1 7QX.
Whitechapel Gallery is in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Congestion Charge and Ultra Low Emission Zone rules may apply to vehicles driven in London, so check Transport for London for the latest charges.
Getting to Whitechapel Gallery by air
The nearest major airports are London City (about 5.5 miles away) and Heathrow (about 17 miles away). Distances are in a straight line, so the road journey will be longer.
Whitechapel Gallery for conferences, meetings and creative events
Founded in 1901 to bring great art to the people of the East End, the Whitechapel Gallery occupies an Arts and Crafts building designed by Charles Harrison Townsend, reopened in 2009 after an expansion. It covers 3,600 square metres and houses eight galleries, a restaurant, an auditorium, an archive, a library and an education and research tower.
Seating for a day of delegates
Gallery 1 seats 210 to 290, Gallery 2 seats 220 to 250 and the purpose-built Zilka Auditorium seats 100, so delegates gathering in Shoreditch can move between formats.
Studios in the education tower
The Clore Creative Studio, in the education and research tower, seats 40 to 60 and overlooks the rooftops of the city. The Library Dining Room seats 12, Gallery 3 seats 20 to 35 and Gallery 4 seats 40 to 90, so group meetings of every size find a room, by day or in the evening.
Brick, concrete and eight galleries
Gallery 2 is the former Whitechapel Library and keeps its Victorian exposed brickwork and polished concrete floor, while Gallery 8 seats 190 to 270. Events that want an exposed-brick gallery setting have room to work with, although art exhibitions, fundraising activities and publicly promoted events cannot be hired here.
A charity-run building
The Whitechapel Gallery is a registered charity, so choosing it for an event supports its educational and community programmes. The Foyer takes 250 standing, and the mix of light studios, brick galleries and an auditorium suits creative events of all kinds.
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