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© Per TingleffThe new Embankment Galleries opened on April 24 with Skin+Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture, an exhibition showcasing the work of 50 of the world's leading names.

The next exhibition Wouldn't it be nice... Wishful thinking in art and design  explores how contemporary art and design have recently been fostering some intriguing shared ideals. Wouldn't it be nice... opens on 17 September. Tickets now on sale through Ticketmaster.

With its collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masterpieces and an acclaimed programme of temporary exhibitions, The Courtauld Gallery has gained a worldwide reputation to delight, instruct and amaze.

Origin: The London Craft Fair is held at Somerset House each autumn in a specially designed pavilion. Tickets on sale now.

Superactive i2i, our virtual artwork created by Turner Prize nominees Ben Langlands and Nikki Bell, opened the doors of Somerset House online, taking visitors on a virtual journey around the Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court, surrounded by 3D elevations of the North, South, East and West wings.

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Entertaining at Somerset House

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