Image: Saatchi Gallery, London
Saatchi Gallery in London is marking the final stretch of ‘The Sun and The Moon: Art Inspired by the Celestial’, a major exhibition that opened on 5 June 2026 and continues until 8 September. The show explores how the Sun and Moon have inspired creativity, curiosity and belief throughout human history and across different cultures, bringing together artworks, installations and objects across two floors and nine exhibition spaces.
The gallery’s August newsletter describes the exhibition as “a sublime experience,” and uses the remaining run of the show to highlight it as the central draw in its summer programme. Saatchi Gallery, an independent charitable organisation based at Duke of York’s HQ on King’s Road, has framed the project as part of its wider mission to present contemporary art and culture in ways that are accessible to broad audiences. The exhibition is listed on the gallery’s website with daily opening hours from 10am and final entry at 4.30pm.
The show’s scale is a key part of its identity. According to the gallery, ‘The Sun and The Moon’ spans nine major exhibition spaces, with works that reflect how artists have responded to the two celestial bodies as symbols, sources of knowledge and subjects of visual fascination. The gallery’s online description presents the exhibition as a journey through the conceptual territory of the sky, connecting artistic practice to ideas that recur across history and culture.
Saatchi Gallery has also positioned the exhibition as a platform for related public programming. Its August newsletter lists ‘Lates: The Sun and The Moon’ on Friday 21 August from 6.30pm to 9pm, described as a hands-on workshop in which visitors can design and create their own headdress fit for Notting Hill Carnival. That session is guided by Blossom Concepts and supported by Cazenove Capital. The same newsletter also notes ‘Family Days: The Sun and The Moon’ on Mondays throughout August, with workshops led by the gallery’s Learning team for children of all ages.
The gallery’s broader August schedule places the exhibition alongside other free and ticketed shows, including ‘RPS International Photography Exhibition 167’, ‘The Raw & The Cooked’ and ‘Materiality’. Within that context, ‘The Sun and The Moon’ stands out as the main paid exhibition on view through early September, while the gallery continues to build a public-facing calendar around it.
Saatchi Gallery’s own website says the exhibition remains open until 8 September 2026, and the newsletter urges visitors to see it while there is still time. The show is open daily, with tickets starting from £13 and concessions and family tickets available, at Saatchi Gallery, Duke of York’s HQ, King’s Road, London SW3 4RY.
