In this blog post we’ll highlight some of our personal favourites, galleries of note, must-visit locations and places for those who are looking for a West End art gallery with something a bit different.

The Opera Gallery, London, is located at 134 New Bond Street, right in the heart of the West End and surrounded by some of our most prestigious Mayfair virtual offices. The gallery – which has a presence in many major cities all over the globe – houses a wide variety of styles in a range of mediums, including masterpieces from Dali, Chagall, and Bonnard, as well as providing emerging new talent with a place to showcase their art, photography and sculpture work.

Scream London is a widely-revered contemporary London art gallery that again focuses on displaying works from both established and emerging artists. The current exhibition is entitled ‘The Rolling Stones: Against The Wall’, and showcases a revealing collection of -behind-the-scenes shots of the band by several legendary photographers, including David Montgomery and Roberto Rabanne. ‘Against The Wall’ runs until the 3rd July. Visit Scream London at 34 Bruton Street, a short walk from our London serviced offices at nearby Berkeley Square.

The Riyahi Gallery at 97 Mount Street houses a collection consisting of “museum quality” ancient Islamic works of art, fascinating from both an aesthetic and historical perspective. The gallery was established in 1963 and contains pieces in a variety of mediums, from pottery, glass and metalwork, to manuscripts and paintings.

Something of a left-field choice, but definitely worthy of inclusion after an article in The Times last year hailed it as “the most exclusive public gallery in Britain”, The Kennel Club Art Gallery proudly houses the largest collection of dog paintings in Europe and can call itself the only dog art gallery in the UK. A short walk from any number of our London serviced offices in the heart of Mayfair, the gallery runs several exhibitions throughout the year, with the current one – ‘Two Dissimilar Breeds: The French Bulldog & Schipperke in Art‘ – running until the 11th June and the ‘The Pointer in Art’ starting shortly after that.

Our final choice is The Mayor Gallery at 22A Cork Street. Founded by Fred Mayor in 1925, the gallery has established itself as the preeminent London art gallery at which to see Surreal and Dadaist art, as well as being home to works by leading American Pop artists and ‘European Nouveau Realism’ pieces – well worth a visit if these styles are to your tastes.