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Viewing 40 Objects, 40 Years

The Wick Culture - Graphic design by Oliver Long © Freud Museum London

Above Graphic design by Oliver Long © Freud Museum London

The Wick Culture - © Freud Museum London

Above © Freud Museum London

Above Graphic design by Oliver Long © Freud Museum London

Above © Freud Museum London

Freud Museum London
20 Maresfield Gardens
London
NW3 5SX
19 August 2026 – 14 February 2027

Objects of analysis.

Freud Museum London marks its 40th anniversary with 40 Objects, 40 Years, a special exhibition that looks closely at the house through the objects it has preserved. Opened to the public in 1986, the museum is housed within Sigmund Freud’s final home and holds a collection shaped by exile, psychoanalysis and intimate family life.

For this anniversary exhibition, 40 objects have been selected from across the museum’s collection. Freud’s antiquities, family treasures and items from long-term storage come on view at 20 Maresfield Gardens, with some objects from the family’s daily lives shown publicly for the first time. The museum has invited artists, writers, psychoanalysts, educators and community members to respond to individual objects from the collection.

The show is a chance to nose around the museum’s less familiar corners. A reminder that psychoanalysis was never just about words: objects speak too.

Viewing George Henry Longly: CHRONOS

The Wick Culture - Image courtesy of the artist

Above Image courtesy of the artist

Fresh Wharf
3 Lower Thames Street
London
EC3R 6HD
Permanently on view

Time on the Thames.

British artist George Henry Longly’s CHRONOS has been unveiled on Fresh Wharf’s riverside façade, close to the site of a former Roman wharf.

Curated by ETNA London and commissioned by Pegasi Management Company, the work takes its title from the ancient idea of time. Longly draws on geology, archaeology, mythology and architecture, translating these references into a multi-component work made from stone, marble, brass and polished stainless steel. Across the façade, sweeping geometric forms bring the old river city into contact with the sheen of the reworked building.

The installation has material presence, but the making deserves attention too. Southside Waterjet fabricated the stone elements, using precision cutting and hand finishing to translate Longly’s design into architectural scale. Longly, whose work has been shown at Palais de Tokyo, ICA London and Serpentine Galleries, has spoken about chance encounters, and CHRONOS is well placed for many.

Viewing War Child Presents Secret 7″ 2026

The Wick Culture - Image courtesy of War Child/Secret 7

Above Image courtesy of War Child/Secret 7″

180 Studios
180 The Strand
London
WC2R 1EA
19 August – 2 September

Art on the record.

War Child’s Secret 7″ is back, bringing its much-loved charity record project to 180 Studios. The idea remains simple: seven tracks are pressed 100 times each onto seven-inch vinyl, with every record given a completely original sleeve by an artist, designer or creative.

This year’s line-up comes courtesy of John Lennon, The Last Dinner Party, Gabrielle, The Maccabees, Skin, Glass Animals and Bastille, with tracks ranging from Lennon’s Out the Blue to Gabrielle’s Out of Reach and Glass Animals’ Take a Slice. Every sleeve responds to one of the songs, but the artist and track remain secret until after the auction. What catches your eye?

Across previous editions, Secret 7″ has included sleeves by Ai Weiwei, Yoko Ono, Anish Kapoor and Es Devlin. What The Wick knows is that this year The Connor Brothers, Thierry Noir, MURUGIAH, Joy Yamusangie, Ben Kelly, Jon Burgerman, Justine Frischmann, Sumuyya Khader and LionHeart are among the headliners. MURUGIAH has also designed an exclusive B-side etching for all 700 records, bringing his bright, candy-coloured hand to the project’s anniversary edition.

The sleeves will be shown at 180 Studios from 19 to 30 August, with the online auction running until 2 September. Proceeds go directly to War Child’s work with children and families affected by conflict, supporting emergency help, education and mental health support.