The Whitechapel re-opened earlier this year after an extensive refurbishment.

This space is light, bright and airy and full of excellent design details.

The space holds various temporary exhibitions all of which are free to see. They specialise in contemporary art but also have some older pieces on display. When I visited they had some of their archive of works from when the gallery was founded in 1901.

This is a big space and you can easily spend the whole afternoon checking out all the art.

The space is easy to navigate and very pleasant to be in.

The cafe is funky and sells delicious home-made food at reasonable prices. It has also been refurbished and is very modern.

There is a small bookshop on the ground floor with an extensive range of books.

One great feature is the extensive range of limited edition prints that they offer. This is a great way to own a fabulous piece of art from a contemporary artist and to know that you won't have to share.

This art gallery is located on the edge of Shoreditch / Bethnal green and it is easy to walk from here to the nearby Spitalfields market, Brick Lane, Truman Brewery and other great funky areas that are full of arty cafes, bars and restaurants for a post-gallery drink or meal.