Critics choice: five best exhibitions

DAMIEN HIRST

Tate Modern, SE1. Until September 9 (020 7887 8888, tate.org.uk)

Love him or hate him, your chance to see what the fuss is about.

TITIAN’S FIRST MASTERPIECE

National Gallery, WC2. Until August 19 (020 7747 2885, nationalgallery.co.uk)

Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see a great work in a revelatory show.

HAJJ

British Museum, WC1. Until Sunday (020 7323 8181, britishmuseum.org)

Last chance to make a pilgrimage to this important exhibition.

THE HEART OF THE GREAT ALONE: SCOTT, SHACKLETON AND ANTARCTIC PHOTOGRAPHY

The Queen’s Gallery, SW1. Until Sunday (020 7766 7301, royalcollection.org.uk)

Final view of the beautiful shots record the awesome hostility of the ice that confronted 20th-century explorers.

QUEEN ELIZABETH II BY CECIL BEATON

V&A, SW7. Until April 22 (020 7942 2000, vam.ac.uk)

Large show dedicated to the royal photographer’s work.