Hotels for Ana Mendieta

A survey of work spanning sculpture, film and photography, built around the body's relationship to earth, fire and water. Expect earthworks documentation, silhouettes cut into landscapes, and the raw physicality that ran through the artist's short but prolific career. The material rewards slow looking rather than a quick walk-through, with much of the film work needing time to unfold on screen. Weekday mornings tend to offer the calmest galleries for this kind of viewing.

Tate Modern is Britain's temple to modern and contemporary art — a former power station on Bankside whose vast Turbine Hall stages era-defining installations, with free galleries running from Picasso and Rothko to the very latest. The riverside setting is one of London's best: the Millennium Bridge crosses to St Paul's, and Borough Market, Shakespeare's Globe and the South Bank are all a short stroll.

Blackfriars and Southwark stations are close, and the whole West End sits just over the river. Staying nearby means quiet early-morning gallery time with the Thames on your doorstep.