Art on the Underground returns in 2026 to “bring joy”

Art on the Underground is returning in 2026 with five new pieces commissioned for different sites around the TfL network.

The Deputy Mayor for culture and the creative industries, Justine Simons said the annual project had shown how public art can “bring joy, spark conversation and connect our communities”.

Simons added that the works will “enrich our journeys and amplify untold stories that celebrate the diversity and resilience of our capital.”

TfL said the theme of the art this year “explores omissions from public space”, for example “the lost waterways of London, the lost venues that have supported voices in the city and the hidden labour of night-time workers.”