Winston Churchill, Soldier, Statesman, Painter
In painting, Churchill found respite from public pressures, great beauty in small things
and a lifelong source of joy
See over 50 of his paintings that uncover a different side to one of the defining figures of the 20th century
Winston Churchill: The Painter
23 May–29 November 2026
This exhibition was made possible by:
David and Molly Lowell Borthwick with the International Churchill Society
Generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation and Jake and Hélène Marie Shafran.
We are thankful to Michael and Angela Cronk, Kathryn Uhde and other donors for their additional support of the exhibition.
The Wallace Collection is grateful to the Friends of Churchill: The Painter and, in particular, to Marilyn and Lawrence Friedland, the Zarnegin family (Beverly Hills, CA) and an anonymous donor.
Exhibition Sponsor: Hallmark
Associate Sponsor: Sotheby's
The catalogue was generously supported by The Elizabeth Cayzer Charitable Trust.
All Winston Churchill paintings © Churchill Heritage Ltd
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Metamorphoses
Porcelain Sculpture by Rachel Kneebone enters the Wallace Collection this autumn. Nine sculptures find a new home among the masterpieces. Metamorphoses: Porcelain Sculpture by Rachel Kneebone. Free display, 23 September 2026 - 25 April 2027.

The Wallace Collection at War
During the Second World War its priceless treasures evacuated to keep them safe the Wallace Collection hosted two exhibitions celebrating Anglo-Soviet friendship
Explore this extraordinary moment in our free display
The Wallace Collection at War
15 April – 25 October 2026
Free, open daily, donations welcome
Air Publication 3003 – A Brief History of the Royal Air Force. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
Evacuation of Boucher’s The Rising if the Sun, late August or early September 1939 © The Wallace Collection
25 Years of Progress, installation photograph (East Gallery III) © Reproduced by kind permission of the National Trust
‘Artists Aid Russia exhibition’ poster © FHK Henrion Archive, courtesy of the Henrion Estate. University of Brighton Design Archives
25 Years of Progress, the first-floor landing dominated by a photograph of Joseph Stalin, flanked by Winston Churchill and Franklin D Roosevelt © Reproduced by kind permission of the National Trust
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