Art galleries in Luton
Looking for art in Luton, Bedfordshire? There are 23 galleries mapped here. That's 23 galleries mapped around Luton. The exhibition schedule matters more than the count: a small gallery with a great current show beats a big one between exhibitions. Ask the gallerist what's on — they're usually delighted someone asked.
This guide covers every art gallery we could verify in and around Luton (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Iraqi Cultural Gallery and St John's Arts And Recreation Centre, plus Gallery Fore. If a gallery's missing from Luton's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Luton gallery lineup
23 mapped within about 40 km:
Iraqi Cultural Gallery
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Iraqi Cultural Gallery is Art gallery.
St John's Arts And Recreation Centre
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St John's Arts And Recreation Centre is Art gallery.
Gallery Fore
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Gallery Fore is Art gallery on 105 Fore Street.
105 Fore Street
Both Gallery
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Both Gallery is Art gallery.
Kraftinwood Gallery
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Kraftinwood Gallery — Art gallery, found on Grafton Street in High Wycombe. Also worth knowing about Kraftinwood Gallery: it has a website with more detail.
Grafton Street, High Wycombe, HP12 3AJ
Art Centre and Gallery
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Art Centre and Gallery — Art gallery, found on 7 Howard Street in Bedford. Also worth knowing about Art Centre and Gallery: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
7 Howard Street, Bedford, MK40 3HS
Phone: +44 1234 344784
Jealous Gallery and Print Studio
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Jealous Gallery and Print Studio — Art gallery, found on 27 Park Road in London. Also worth knowing about Jealous Gallery and Print Studio: the map lists its hours as Mo off; Tu off; We-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
27 Park Road, London, N8 8TE
Hours: Mo off; Tu off; We-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00
Art & Soul
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Art & Soul is Art gallery on 7 New Street, St Neots. Art & Soul also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
7 New Street, St Neots, PE19 1AE
H'arts in Mind
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H'arts in Mind is Art gallery.
Woburn Art Gallery
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Woburn Art Gallery — Art gallery.
The N22 Corridor Gallery
Art galleryRun by Berkeley Group / Collage Arts
Run by Berkeley Group / Collage Arts, The N22 Corridor Gallery is Art gallery, found on 2A Mary Neuner Road in London. Also worth knowing about The N22 Corridor Gallery: the map lists its hours as 24/7.
2A Mary Neuner Road, London, N8 0FA
Hours: 24/7
Pallette And Frame
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Pallette And Frame — Art gallery, found on 79 Tottenham Lane in London.
79 Tottenham Lane, London
House of Amma
Art galleryRun by House of Amma - Art Gallery
Run by House of Amma - Art Gallery, House of Amma is Art gallery. Also worth knowing about House of Amma: it has a website with more detail.
Stantonbury Gallery
Art galleryRun by Stantonbury Theatre
Run by Stantonbury Theatre, Stantonbury Gallery is Art gallery.
Arkley Fine Art
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Arkley Fine Art — Art gallery, found on Hermitage Road in Hitchin. Also worth knowing about Arkley Fine Art: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hermitage Road, Hitchin, SG5 1BT
Phone: +44 1462612666
Gallery Rouge
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Gallery Rouge is Art gallery on 27 Chequer Street, St Albans. Gallery Rouge also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-17:30; Su 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
27 Chequer Street, St Albans, AL1 3YJ
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-17:30; Su 11:00-17:00
Phone: +44 1727 860401
Hightown Community Sports And Arts Centre
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Hightown Community Sports And Arts Centre is Art gallery on 2 Concorde Street, Luton.
2 Concorde Street, Luton, LU2 0JD
UK Centre For Carnival Arts
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UK Centre For Carnival Arts — Art gallery, found on 3 St Mary's Road in Luton.
3 St Mary's Road, Luton, LU1 3JA
UK Centre For Carnival Arts
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UK Centre For Carnival Arts — Art gallery.
Luton, LU1 3JA
Tecton Art Centre
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Tecton Art Centre — Art gallery.
Cow Byre Gallery
Art galleryRun by Compass Theatre
Run by Compass Theatre, Cow Byre Gallery is Art gallery, found on Bury Street in Ruislip.
Bury Street, Ruislip, HA4 7SU
Brothership
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Brothership — Art gallery, found on 14 Bull Plain in Hertford. Also worth knowing about Brothership: it has a website with more detail.
14 Bull Plain, Hertford, SG14 1DT
Pop Studio 4
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Pop Studio 4 — Art gallery, found on 2-4 The Arcade in Bedford.
2-4 The Arcade, Bedford, MK40 1NT
What the map tells us about art galleries in Luton
3 of the 23 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — galleries keep proper public hours, so plan around the listed times.
8 have websites listed. That's where the current exhibition is announced — the one thing worth checking before you visit.
8 galleries list websites — that's where the current exhibition is announced, and it's the one thing worth checking before you visit.
The Luton gallery walk
Making a day of it in Luton? Work this order: Iraqi Cultural Gallery, St John's Arts And Recreation Centre, Gallery Fore on 105 Fore Street, Both Gallery, Kraftinwood Gallery on Grafton Street, Art Centre and Gallery on 7 Howard Street, Jealous Gallery and Print Studio on 27 Park Road, and Art & Soul on 7 New Street. That's the gallery walk in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 15 more are listed below.
Gallery tips for Luton
How the regulars do Luton's galleries:
- Take the long way through at Iraqi Cultural Gallery. Galleries reward slow looking. One extra lap always reveals something the first pass missed.
- Buy the catalogue at St John's Arts And Recreation Centre. Exhibition catalogues are the affordable art book. They sell out after the show closes.
- Ask about the artists. Local, emerging, mid-career — the gallerist can tell you who's who and why this show matters.
- Check for artist talks. Talks, walkthroughs and panel discussions are often free and turn a good show into a great evening.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Luton — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new art gallery in Luton can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 23, or a art gallery we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.
We don't review exhibitions — shows change too fast. What we list is the where: real galleries, verified by real mappers.
If you run one of the 23 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Art gallery listings for Luton: 23 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.