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We're airing our dirty laundry with a Mary Quant minidress in need of TLC and other Secrets this Thursday at 8pm on BBC Two.

Tim Walker: Wonderful Things

From 21 Sep 2019 until 22 Mar 2020

Cars: Accelerating the Modern World

From 23 Nov 2019 until 19 Apr 2020

Darren Waterston's Filthy Lucre was created by the artist in collaboration with MASS MoCA, North Adams, Massachusetts. Courtesy of DC Moore Gallery, New York.

Filthy Lucre: Whistler's Peacock Room Reimagined

From 25 Jan 2020 until 3 May 2020

Concealed Histories: Uncovering the Story of Nazi Looting

From 6 Dec 2019 until 10 Jan 2021

Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk

From 29 Feb 2020 until 21 Jun 2020

Sponsored by Mulberry

Bags: Inside Out

From 25 Apr 2020 until 31 Jan 2021

Supported by V&A Members

Renaissance Watercolours: from Dürer to Van Dyck

From 16 May 2020 until 20 Sep 2020

Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser

From 27 Jun 2020 until 10 Jan 2021

From 17 Oct 2020 until 3 May 2021

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