A major exhibition celebrating the life and work of Valentino showcasing over 130 exquisite haute couture designs.
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A major retrospective exhibition on a global icon of gastronomy, Ferran Adrià, and the restaurant he built to become the world’s best, elBulli.
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Read up on our summer highlights - there’s no better place to enjoy the sunshine, right at the heart of London.
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Founding Director Touria El Glaoui shares her highlights of the 5th edition of the fair
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Join Artist and Curator Georgina Johnson and Designer Benny Andallo for a workshop centred around re-loving the clothes we own.
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This year, visitors to Skate will experience a new spectacular artwork on our stunning ice rink from Somerset House Studios resident artist Gaika.
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Larry Achiampong presents a special performance in association with his new commission by Somerset House Pan African Flag for the Relic Travellers Alliance.
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Somerset House played host to a sensational event by The Macallan, showcasing their exquisite ‘Colour Collection’ in collaboration with renowned graphic designer David Carson.
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Emerging Strategies for Interdependence. A day-long gathering to explore and strategise how art and culture can play an active part in reconfiguring ownership.
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Leeroy New transforms waste into new forms, mesmerising and beautiful.
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Watch a film of Nocturnal City with Amy Lamé, Lutz Leichsenring, Berlin Community Radio, Bala Club & Estela Oliva.
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Become an afrobeat poet! Joanna Brown of Africa Writes leads a creative writing workshop in response to photographic imagery from our Malick Sidibé exhibition.
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Watch the trailer featuring a vibrant fusion of contemporary cultures.
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Studios resident Libby Heaney wants to answer the question: how can we create an ethical framework for AI and quantum computing before it’s too late?
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An original exhibition created and curated by prolific photographer and filmmaker for music’s most wanted Dean Chalkley and fashion-industry favourite creative director Harris Elliott.
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Talk featuring Rob Orchard, co-founder and editorial director of the Slow Journalism Company, the publisher of Delayed Gratification magazine.
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Building on our anti-racism pledge, Somerset House Trust wants to interrogate the history of ... available in the public domain largely represents white historical perspectives. There is a lack of clarity ... on the impact of the current and previous building, and the legacy of those who have occupied it over ...
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Listen to How to be Free, this week's Deep Listen which dives into the inspiration for POOL, a project by artist Nadeem Din-Gabisi
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Take part in a new photographic artwork celebrating multicultural British identity
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Sons of Kemet, featuring saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings, sit at the forefront of a new generation of London musicians upending expectations.
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