Serpentine Gallery Reviews

If you are already in Hyde Park and want to enjoy the walk go for it; otherwise the exhibits are very sparse.

Nice exhibition place. Would benefit for better explanation or more blurb on the exhibitions....

Lovely place, can get easily crowded as it's only small so plan your timing to enjoy the exhibitions

Very disappointed not to be in London at the time of the flag

Small gallery which holds free exhibitions, a good deal in London

Serpentine is a contemporary art gallery with its own exhibition program and bookstore. The gallery's director is Swiss curator and art expert Hans Ulrich Obriest.

Well kept and clean gallery, brilliant bookshop! Lovely friendly staff and a beautiful surrounding area within Hyde Park.

Obviously the reputation of this place precedes itself. I was a little underwhelmed by the exhibitions I saw although the effort and atmosphere in the Lucy Raven exhibition was impressive.

I frequently visit here to see the changing art exhibitions

It is always a pleasure to attend the serpentine Gallery, the paintings are always interesting and when your legs are tired you can have some cake and coffee in cafe, the staff in the gallery and coffee shop are always very nice.

The Serpentine Gallery is a beautiful and small gallery housed in one of the most beautiful parks in London; they have free and regular exhibitions; and although some of them are not to everyone s taste; they have certainly showcased very important artists in the last few years including Paula Rego, Damian Hirst, Jeff Koons, Andy Wharhool and others.

It's great to see The Serpentine Gallery open again! The current exhibition is really great. I can strongly recommend it. The safety measures are working really well and capacity is well monitored by the staff. Special thanks to that handsome and knowledgeable Polish assistant who explained me a bit confusing video works and the AR APP.

A gallery with excellent space, I was in an excellent exhibition there. It is worth going to see what you are presenting

It is a curious place that you see when walking through the park. Admission is free.

Smallish exhibitions with lackluster artists. The curators are either useless or stuck for money. Such a well positioned venue but sadly dull exhibitions and is plagued by highly fashionable London folk taking selfies and pics of the work so you stand queuing to either look or take a photo. Sorry it's a depressing place for so many reasons. If you can avoid the weekends you'll have a better experience but don't get your hopes up.

A great place to visit after strolling through the park. I ve seen some good exhibitions and summer pavilions over the years.

Worth a visit if you happens to be at Hyde Park and have a few minutes to spare. Not much to see since it is a small gallery. The current exhibition is rather off beat for my taste. It looks like some kindergarten kids played with their crayons and paints.

Changing exhibits, always interesting, sometimes superb. Free.

Pretty small gallery. I watched Netflix Abstract so I m more interested in their regular outside exhibitions from different architect.

Pretty boring gallery & staff weren't great (I was asked to hold my rucksack in my hand when entering, but not everyone was asked)

At this time they do not have any mounted exposure.

Magical, love this place, if you are an architect you must go see it. I touch a flag that was not so father, but it was worth it. In the middle of the high park, I really liked how the environment participates in the pavilion scenography.

Small gallery with some interesting exhibitions, and free admission. Enjoyed the Lygia Pape exhibition here.

It's one of the must of the London art season. Always interesting, sometimes downright awesome, the summer pavilion of the Serpentine must be in the list of things to see of any lover of contemporary architecture.

Something to just stumble upon great rotating free exhibitions .

Great location makes this gallery worth dropping in to when in the area

Went to see the exhibition while I had an hour to kill. This one was not to my taste but others there thought it was fantastic. Has a really good bookshop.

It is inside a beautiful park full of squirrels. The park with a variety of trees. Super quiet, very enjoyable

I hate this place, don't go. Am saying this so I get it to myself. Staff are super nice too and even stock magazines with my cuz on the front page. What more could I want.

We visited the gallery showing Grayson Perry's work yesterday. I will recommend it, we really loved his exhibition.

Thanks though.
Sue

Excellent gallery, Cao Fei exhibition well worth visiting

Environment surrounded by grass which is good for picnic

A decent gallery to visit if you are near. It's placed in a beautiful location.

I have been in the gallery many times and I love it but my surprise today was when I arrived with a friend and one of the member of the staff said that we are not allowed to get there with a small suitcase. We asked for the cloakroom and I was really surprised when I knew they don't have any. Their only solution was make the visit one by one and the other can wait outside with the suitcase. In a city like London I think that a cloakroom in a gallery as popular as the Serpentine is a must.

Nice exhibition place with new ideas and publications

The quality of the experience depends on what is on display but given that entrance is free it's worth checking out once in a while. I've seen some provocative pieces here, like Hirst's animals in formaldehyde and probably the modern "work" I find most pertinent and hilarious: a few cans of Manzoni's merda d'artista. What's on offer is usually pretty boring - so it is luck of the draw!

There is always something good at the serpentine gallery. At the moment there is an exhibition on the London Mastaba (the barrels on the serpentine lake in Hyde Park). Very informative. Friendly staff....

Always worth a visit to see wide ranging exhibitions

Lovely gallery in Kensington gardens. Saw the Faith Ringgold exhibition here which was great. Good bookshop on site for books on art and artist biographies.

Went to see an exhibition here however it was pretty bland.

Excellent. It's hard to choose a single best museum/gallery in London, but this is certainly one of them. Free to visit too.

Such a great spot to meet and view new pieces.
The Serpentine Galleries are two contemporary art galleries in Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park, Central London. Comprising the Serpentine Gallery and the Serpentine Sackler Gallery, they are within five minutes' walk of each other, linked by the bridge over the Serpentine Lake from which the galleries get their names. Their exhibitions, architecture, education and public programmes attract up to 1.2 million visitors a year. Admission to both galleries is free.

The Serpentine Galleries are two contemporary art galleries in Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park, Central London. Comprising the Serpentine Gallery and the Serpentine Sackler Gallery, they are within five minutes' walk of each other, linked by the bridge over the Serpentine Lake from which the galleries get their names. Their exhibitions, architecture, education and public programmes attract up to 1.2 million visitors a year. Admission to both galleries is free.

Ambitious gallery / museum with free entrance. Bookstore with wide range at good prices and there is a handbag included.

Always a pleasure to pop in for a wonder through a London icon...A+

Small art gallery in the middle of the park. Good place to rest and have coffee.

I was not blown away by anything on display at either of the galleries. The main exhibit was a giant oil barrel arrangement in the Serpentine. Inside of the gallery, sketches and planning for it were on display. In the other gallery, some decent paintings were on display, but they seemed to be slight variations of the same thing. Also, there was a lot of empty space. Nothing really to draw you in, but if you're trying to kill 20 minutes stop by

Inspiring and beautiful refreshment station whilst visiting the park

Faith Ringold exhibition was brilliant. Knew nothing about this artist before. But will go back to the exhibition again

Nice gallery, with free admission, good spot to come to when exploring the park

The gallery was so different to any other I have been to. The staff were not amazingly friendly but that did add to the mysterious, modern and posh poshy atmosphere. Artwork was clever and interesting. They did love a barrel. A little more material about the work/artists would have been good (or just some labels for simple old me) but I didn't mind filling in the gaps with my imagination. The cafe outside with the rootiles and mirror was very hip never actually bought anything though. Overall, worth popping in!

Very well designed annual pavilion. Enjoyed. Bit annoyed to find that the small tea stall was closed one hour before exhibition closing time of 6pm. There was not much to pack either could have been done in 10 minutes.

A small publicly-funded gallery with a very strong international contemporary art programme. Don t let their size fool you - the shows pack a lot of punch. The new building is especially lovely, the amazing Zaha-Hadid designed cafe has good food and the bookshop is excellent - one of the best in London. Don t miss out on a back section of the shop with sale items.

Interesting artists. Located in Hyde Park but not usually full of touristd

Great bookshop, interesting if not always comprehensible artistic displays,peacefully diverting location in which the hubbub of the city is diminished somewhat, the Serpentine Gallery is one of those art spaces which always surprises it the way that it welcomes you.