Whitechapel Gallery, Gallery 3
Whitechapel Gallery, 77-82 Whitechapel High Street, London, E1 7QX -
Up to
80 guests
About Venue
Founded over 120 years ago with a mission to ‘bring great art to the people of East London’, the Whitechapel Gallery’s beautiful historic building now houses nine galleries, a restaurant, an auditorium, and two studio spaces dedicated to education and research.
When you walk through our doors you follow the footsteps of modern masters such as Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Frida Kahlo to pioneering contemporaries such as Zarina Bhimji, Sophie Calle, Theaster Gates, Emily Jacir and Michael Rakowitz, all of whom premiered at the Whitechapel Gallery.
We are pleased to open up our versatile spaces to those looking for a unique setting for their away day, evening reception or hybrid event under the expert guidance of our dedicated event planner.
By choosing the Whitechapel Gallery for your event you are directly supporting the internationally-recognised work of the Gallery and helping us to enrich the lives of more people through access to contemporary art.
Gallery 3 is a versatile space located in the heart of the building at Mezzanine Level. It features two sculptures by artist Liam Gillick inspired by his appreciation for dystopia and the filmmaker Stanley Kubrick. Access to this space is through our main exhibition and we would encourage adding a guided tour or a drinks reception to make the most of the art on view.
Gallery 3 is also well suited to board meetings, presentations and can be used as a break-out space for refreshments to accompany an Auditorium hire.
Capacity & Layout
Standing
up to 80
Theatre
up to 45
Boardroom
up to 22
Cabaret
up to 32
Facilities & Amenities
Cloakroom
Air conditioning
Disabled access
Audio & Visual
Flipchart
WiFi
Space Rules
Cancellation policy
50% refundable 7 days before the event
Location
Reviews
- PaulAugust 2025
There's one paid for exhibition where you can pay what you like. Upstairs all the exhibitions are free. There seems to be a focus on local - east end - artists. What I like is the public/community feel about the place. It's separate but also part of the public space. The coffee shop seems to stretch into the gallery.
- KypriopoullaMay 2025
Once a former library in Whitechapel, the building was built in 1901 and it has nine exhibition rooms, for a contemporary art exhibitions, with a cafe, bookshop and great exhibitions. Except from the exhibitions do step back and admire the building with the golden leaves, and the weather vane up in the cupola showing Erasmus riding a horse backwards reading a book created by Canadian artist Rodney Graham. The gallery is free to visit but on some exhibitions you need to be paid for.
- Kudratullo KaromatovAugust 2025
I’m actually the kind of person who, in my 20 years, has only been to one museum—and that was 7 years ago. But I was really curious to visit an art gallery since I had never been to one before. I imagined a gallery as a place with rooms filled with paintings by various artists or sculptures. However, in this gallery, I didn’t see anything like that—or maybe I just couldn’t find it, since I only visited the free area. I also noticed a space where people could just sit quietly, read books, or engage in other calm activities. From another room, I heard voices and, through the glass, I saw a television playing what seemed to be an art film that the visitors were watching. I didn’t go in there but quietly went downstairs and left. It’s also worth mentioning the friendly staff who greeted me at the entrance and the cloakroom.
