ICA

There's nothing like a little subversion in the heart of the establishment - right between Buckingham Palace and Admiralty Arch lies this den of innovative art, left-field cinema and sweaty gigs. It's eclectic programme places the ICA at the very forefront of what is fresh.

With a shop, restaurant, gallery and a venue, it's a hive of creative activity; it veers away from the sterility of white walls to come across as a kind of cultural hang out - more simply a great place to be.

"Established in 1947 by a collective of artists, poets and writers to explore contemporary culture across the broadest platforms."