Hire the Hayward Gallery
Our gallery’s striking architecture makes it an unforgettable location for your event
Combining brutalist architecture with contemporary art, the Hayward Gallery offers a unique setting for events, receptions, fashion shows and functions for approximately 300 guests standing (dependent on exhibition).
Get in touchContact our specialist team for more information and to make a booking.
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At a glance
Capacity300 guests
Please note that, depending on the current exhibition, food and drink may only be served in the foyer and not in the galleries.
Rates
Breakfast (7 – 11am): from £5,000 (excl. VAT)
Evening (5 – 11pm): from £10,000 (excl. VAT)
Up to 300 guests:
Breakfast (7am – 10am): from £5,500 + VAT
Evening (5pm – 11pm): from £11,000 + VAT
We offer a 10% discount to registered charities.
Anish Kapoor
Entertain your guests this summer with a reception and private view of our highly anticipated blockbuster exhibition Anish Kapoor.
Returning to the Hayward Gallery nearly 30 years after his first UK retrospective, Kapoor continues his profound exploration of perceptual illusion. Immerse your guests in monumental works that push the boundaries of form, all framed by the gallery’s iconic brutalist architecture. A private view offers a rare opportunity to experience Kapoor’s career-defining masterpieces alongside large-scale, newly commissioned pieces – creating a prestigious and truly unforgettable event.
Up to 100 pax standing
Breakfast
(7 – 10am): from £5,000 + VAT
Evening
(5 – 11pm): from £10,000 + VAT
All prices are exclusive of VAT
Set-up rates available on request
We offer a 10% discount to registered charities
Private Tours
Private tours are available at an additional cost.
Up to 300 pax standing
Breakfast
(7 – 10am): from £5,500 + VAT
Evening
(5 – 11pm): from £11,000 + VAT
All prices are exclusive of VAT
Set-up rates available on request
We offer a 10% discount to registered charities
Private Tours
Private tours are available at an additional cost.
By bringing your event to the Hayward Gallery, you’re supporting our mission to keep the arts open and accessible to all.
Views & reviews
‘Brutalist architecture is so hot this season. The Tove show was held at Hayward Gallery. The art space is situated within the concrete edifice of the Southbank Centre, another distinctive London landmark built in the 1960s like the Barbican Estate where Roksanda showed on Saturday. Also like Roskanda, Perry and Wright chose a minimalist environment filled with straight lines and hard surfaces to contrast with the softness of their designs.’
– Elle Magazine
‘London’s Hayward Gallery, a hulking Brutalist landmark on the South Bank, is rarely available as a fashion show venue. But it fortuitously freed up between exhibitions for Tove, one of London’s most compelling nascent labels, which utilized its rough, exposed concrete walls as a backdrop for a streamlined take on femininity.’
– Vogue
Event services
Catering
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Production
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Florists
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Impact & access
Sustainability
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Access
Determined to make our venues accessible for all, we’re the first live events organisation to achieve Attitude is Everything’s Platinum certification.