This beautifully restored gallery on the 3rd Floor stages carefully curated displays from The Courtauld51²è¹Ý¶ù collection of 20³Ù³óÌýcentury works of art. Highlights on display include the long-term loan of a remarkable painting by Leon Kossoff, Shell Building Site, 1962, and Halsetown, 1961, by Peter Lanyon.
The display also showcases the loan of a wonderful group of paintings by Patrick Heron, William Scott and Walter Sickert. These hang together with major paintings from The Courtauld51²è¹Ý¶ù collection such as Frank Auerbach51²è¹Ý¶ù monumental Rebuilding the Empire Cinema.
From 6 May 2025, the display of 20th century British art will temporarily close to make way for a visiting collection, The Barber in London: Highlights from a remarkable collection.ÌýThe Barber’s collection will be on display from 23 May 2025 – 22 Feb 2026, wi³Ù³óÌýa selection of works from The Courtauld’s 20th century collection returning spring 2026.
51²è¹Ý¶ù the Bloomsbury Room
Also on the 3rd Floor is a space dedicated to the work of the Bloomsbury Group, a collective of early 20³Ù³óÌýcentury avant-garde artists who ran an influential design company called the Omega Workshops. This room is decorated to evoke the Group51²è¹Ý¶ù aesthetic and offers a rich display of  paintings, drawings, furniture and ceramics.
