Quentin Blake Illustration Centre to Open in Spring

Quentin Blake illustration centre to open in spring

An 18th Century Clerkenwell waterworks is being transformed into the illustration centre.

Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration to open in Clerkenwell in spring 2026

Work loaned from Sir Quentin Blake’s own archive will be displayed.

Quentin Blake illustration centre to open in London in May 2026

The Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration, described as the world's largest dedicated space for illustration, is to open in London in May 2026.Located in Clerkenwell, London, the UK’s only permanent place for illustration is the brainchild of illustrator Quentin Blake, who established a charity for illustration in 2002.This led to the House of Illustration in King's Cross, which operated between 2014 and 2020."I am proud to think the centre has …

London’s new Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration to open in May 2026

A new museum will open in London next year, as the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration has confirmed its delayed opening date. New River Head buildings (c) ianVisits The new museum will be housed in a 300-year-old former waterworks in Clerkenwell, which was primarily a pumping station supplying clean water to London and was also one of London’s first major pieces of urban infrastructure. However, its 18th—and 19th-century buildings have been l…