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Meet the next generation of artists in this prestigious annual exhibition, which also highlights the concerns and issues the 2025 cohort explore in their work, from the commodification of self-care and mindfulness, to the current state of the natural world.

Don't miss this year's edition of the biggest contemporary art prize, back at Tate Britain to mark 40 years since its inception. Discover the boundary-pushing artists who were in the running for the 2024 Turner Prize, awarded to Jasleen Kaur for her Ford Escort draped in a giant doily.

Discover how a wide-ranging community of photographers captured a decade of change. The powerful shots in this exhibition document race uprisings, the miners strikes, section 28 and the AIDS pandemic – giving voice and visibility to overlooked and ignored groups. Used as a tool for social change, they're now a remarkable showcase of photography's impact on both art and the world.

If you couldn't get enough of last summer's Barbiemania then you're in luck with the Design Museum's deep-dive into the iconic doll. Discover how Barbie's style, houses, cars and friends all evolved over the decades with design trends and a shift towards a more inclusive, multicultural world. You'll leave realising that life in plastic really is fantastic.

Journey to elaborate, provocative and imaginary worlds concocted by the brilliant mind of Mike Kelley. His work drew on a range of sources, from pop culture to philosophy, to explore themes of childhood and memory and how we blur the roles we play in society with characters on film.

Charting medieval women's experiences in their own words, this wide-ranging exhibition features 140 items from across medieval Europe, drawn from the British Library's own collections and including significant loans from the V&A, British Museum and the Louvre. The manuscripts, paintings, coins and more on show document the private, public and spiritual lives of women from roughly 1100 to 1500.

One of the original supermodels and the first Black woman to appear on the cover of French Vogue at the tender age of 18, who doesn't know Naomi Campbell? Through her enviable wardrobe and legendary looks from over the years, this exhibition tells the story of her life and successful career, which saw her turn into a global superstar and fashion icon.

Step inside and interact with immersive light sculptures in this major presentation of Anthony McCall, a contemporary artist who redefined the possibilities of sculpture in the 70s. Create new shapes with your own movement in these translucent installations that blur sculpture, cinema, drawing and performance.