exhibitions 2025

Glyndebourne curates an ambitious year-round exhibitions programme of contemporary art that draws together art and music, alongside displays of unique archival material from the collection.

As part of Glyndebourne’s Autumn Season, the exhibition Oliver Messel: Designer. Maker. Influencer, first unveiled at the start of Festival 2025, will be extended and reimagined with a renewed emphasis on Messel’s enduring impact on contemporary design.

In the downstairs Art Gallery, see original costumes, stage designs, photographs and props by Messel, including several never-before-seen models. Also on view are a series of costumes and designs created by 14 students from the MA Costume course at Wimbledon College of Arts, developed through a six-month collaboration between Glyndebourne and the University of the Arts London.

Main image: Luke Edward Hall, Fantasy Arcadian Scene, 2025. Credit: Jonathan Bassett / Glyndebourne Productions Ltd.