Explore our past exhibitions at Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Palace and Kew Palace. From the Lost Dress of Elizabeth I to modern royal fashion, find out more about the displays and objects behind each exhibition.
Please note these exhibitions are closed. For our current events, see our What's on page.
What's OnPast Exhibitions/Displays 2023
- Things to see
- Exhibition
Crown to Couture
The blockbuster exhibition of 2023, which explored how the trailblazing fashion of 18th-century nobility has inspired today’s iconic red-carpet looks.
- Closed
- Kensington Palace
Permissible Beauty
Why are some forms of beauty more permissible, more highly valued, than others?
- Closed
- Hampton Court Palace
Past Exhibitions/Displays 2021 - 2022
Life Through a Royal Lens
A unique exhibition that explored the Royal Family's relationship with the camera at Kensington Palace.
- 04 March - 30 October 2022
- Kensington Palace
Superbloom at the Tower of London
Superbloom was a new natural landscape created in 2022, surrounding the Tower of London.
- 2022
- Tower of London
- Free
- Things to see
Royal Style in the Making
Past exhibition. Royal Style in the Making. The exhibition explored the intimate relationship between fashion designer and royal client.
- 03 June - 02 January 2022
- Kensington Palace
George III: The Mind Behind The Myth
This exhibition is closed. A display in 2021 considered the real man behind the much-peddled myth to celebrate the achievements of King George III.
- 04 June - 19 September 2021
- Kew Palace
Gold and Glory: Henry VIII and the French King exhibition
Immerse yourself in Tudor history as we reunite stunning works of art, gold, weapons, manuscripts and clothing from the Field of Cloth of Gold, Henry VIII's legendary encounter with his great rival François I of France.
- 20 April - 05 September 2021
- Hampton Court Palace
Past Exhibitions 2017 - 2020
Victoria: Woman and Crown
Past exhibition. Queen Victoria’s private life behind her carefully-managed public image in this major exhibition at Kensington Palace.
- 24 May 2019 - 05 January 2020
- Kensington Palace
The Lost Dress of Elizabeth I
Past exhibition. The Bacton Altar Cloth, a rare survival of Elizabethan dress worn by Elizabeth I, and the iconic Rainbow Portrait at Hampton Court Palace.
- 12 October 2019 - 23 February 2020
- Hampton Court Palace
Diana: Her Fashion Story
Past exhibition. Diana: Her Fashion Story, was the critically-acclaimed exhibition featuring some of Diana, Princess of Wales' most famous outfits.
- 24 February 2017 - 17 February 2019
- Kensington Palace
BROWSE MORE HISTORY AND STORIES
The Field of Cloth of Gold
Henry VIII's historic meeting with his great rival François I in 1520 was a defining point in his reign
Elizabeth I, the Last Tudor
From Tower prisoner to English Queen
Queen Victoria
From pampered princess to elderly empress: wife, mother and queen
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