Crafts CouncilGalleryOur gallery celebrates the best in contemporary craft and is also home to our library. The gallery is only open for planned exhibitions and workshops, please check our website and social media channels for details of these events. Click here to find out how to hire our gallery space.Opening hoursCheck our website and social media channels for details of planned exhibitions and workshopsGetting hereFind us on Pentonville Road between King’s Cross and Angel.The following buses stop near the gallery: 19, 30, 73, 189, 205, 214, 394, 47644a Pentonville Road London N1 9BYAccessibilityFacilities are wheelchair accessible and limited parking is available. Please contact us in advance to discuss access requirements and to book parking.We provide exhibition text in large format print.Our lift is currently out of service awaiting repair. We’re sorry for the inconvenience this might cause to your visit. If you want to visit a planned exhibition or event in the gallery and you have access needs arising from our lift being out of service, please call our gallery desk on 020 7806 2500 10am-5pm, Wednesday to Saturday only. A member of staff will come to meet you and accompany you to the gallery using an alternative entrance.About the galleryPrevious slideNext slideA new home for craftVenue HireVisitor informationExhibitionsPast events in the Crafts Council GalleryPrevious slideNext slideCovered.DiscoveredAn exhibition of striking contemporary works presented by Designer Bookbinders Society and Society of Scribes & Illuminators13 March – 13 April 2024New PositionsWith support from the Art Fund, Crafts Council launched New Positions - a contemporary capsule that aims to broaden the depth and diversity of the national collection of craftOctober 2023Stone: Ten bindingsStep into the world of esteemed bookbinder and artist Faith Shannon MBE in a new exhibition, curated by Designer Bookbinders.15 March - 15 April 2023Cotton: labour, land and bodyFour artists explore how one of the world's most ubiquitous materials has shaped the relationship between Britain and South Asia21 September 2022 – 4 March 2023Craft School: a summer of playful makingGet making and be inspired by the Crafts Council Collection and brilliant creations made by school students from across the UK9 July - 3 September 2022Gaining GroundDiscover craft as a form of living knowledge that shapes global cultures and our relationship to nature13 April – 25 June 2022We GatherFive female artists of Black and Asian heritage explore craft, its cultural value and social justice21 November 2021 – 12 March 2022Maker's Eye: Stories of Craft13 leading makers answer the question "What does craft mean to you?" with more than 150 objects on display7 July – 9 October 2021Getting hereCrafts Council,44a Pentonville Road,Islington,London N1 9BYGet directions
Opening hoursCheck our website and social media channels for details of planned exhibitions and workshops
Getting hereFind us on Pentonville Road between King’s Cross and Angel.The following buses stop near the gallery: 19, 30, 73, 189, 205, 214, 394, 47644a Pentonville Road London N1 9BY
AccessibilityFacilities are wheelchair accessible and limited parking is available. Please contact us in advance to discuss access requirements and to book parking.We provide exhibition text in large format print.