White­chapel Gallery

This item appears on page 60 of the November 2009 issue.

In London, the Whitechapel Gallery (77-82 Whitechapel High St., London, E1 7QX, U.K.; phone +44 [0] 20 7522 7888, www.whitechapelgallery.org) has doubled in size, reopening with expanded galleries, exhibitions, collection displays, archives and more.

Free weekly poetry readings, art lectures and open screenings of films are held on Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. For Wednesday and Friday evenings, ticketed events in music, performance and workshops can be booked in advance.

Open year-round, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. Free admission. Dining room and café on premises.