The Hayward
The Hayward was opened by Her Majesty The Queen in 1968. It is an outstanding example of sixties brutalist architecture and is one of the few remaining buildings of this style. It was designed by a group of young architects, including Dennis Crompton, Warren Chalk and Ron Herron. The Hayward is named after the late Sir Isaac Hayward, the former leader of the London County Council.
Opening hours during exhibitions
Open daily 10am - 6pm, late nights Friday until 10pm.
Please note:
- In between exhibitions the main galleries are closed.
- Quietest times to visit the gallery are weekday mornings.
- Waterloo Sunset, and the upper foyer are open daily 10 – 6pm and the shop 10 – 6pm. These spaces are also available to hire.
Admission prices and ticket booking
To find admission prices, including concessions and group discounts, please search for the event or exhibition you wish to attend - you will be able to book your tickets online.
For more information and for telephone booking, please call 08703 800 400.
For Group bookings call 0870 165 6000.
Access information
Wheelchair users and disabled visitors who require a carer may bring a companion whose ticket is free. Unstepped access is via lift from the Southbank Centre Car Park - The Hayward. Blue badge holders receive a free voucher to use at Southbank Centre Car Park - The Hayward on production of a paid event ticket in The Hayward Foyer.
Waterloo Sunset Pavilion
Conceived as a ‘drop in centre for children and old people and a space for viewing cartoons’, Dan Graham’s Waterloo Sunset at the Hayward Gallery 2002–03 is a space for social interaction, learning and fun that is open during and in between exhibitions.
The space houses six touch-sensitive monitors showing cartoons selected by Dan Graham, artist’s videos from the Arts Council Collection and new media commissions.
Open 10am - 6pm daily, all year round.
Waterloo Sunset Pavilion is one of several event spaces available for hire.
The Hayward Projects Space
Designed to accommodate a regularly changing programme of single installations and small exhibitions of works by emerging artists, The Hayward Projects Space is free to the public and open all year round. The Space is adjacent to the Waterloo Sunset Pavilion.
Open 10am - 4pm Sunday - Thursday, 10am - 10pm Friday and Saturday.
The Neon Tower
The Neon Tower on the top of The Hayward lift shaft is a familiar London landmark. Designed by Philip Vaughan and Roger Dainton, it was commissioned by the Arts Council in 1970, and a model was originally shown as part of The Hayward's Kinetics exhibition that year. The yellow, magenta, red, green and blue neon strips which make up the tower are activated by changes in the strength and direction of the wind. The tower is currently being refurbished.
The Hayward Internship Programme
Here at Southbank Centre we have a rolling internship programme offering interns the opportunity to work within our busy exhibitions team. We recruit for these placements four times a year through adverts on our jobs pages.
Unfortunately we are unable to accept speculative CVs/application outside the advertising periods.
Download The Hayward Internship Programme fact sheet for full details on the programme.
