Janet Street-Porter takes us on a journey back to London in the swinging 1960s, as she shares her story of being cast in Blow-Up, a British cinema icon.
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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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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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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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Artists Jananne Al-Ani, Baptist Coelho, and Shaun Gladwell to explore the relationship between war and the everyday.
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Exploring the collective memory of the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge, recent developments in heritage conservation & contemporary efforts to reclaim it as a public place.
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Listen to Mat Collishaw and his collaborators as they introduce Thresholds, a new virtual reality artwork which restages one of the earliest exhibitions of photography in 1839.
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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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The Future(s) of Power is a new series of open parliamentary sessions that explore the future of representation, governance and democracy.
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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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Joe Namy leads a workshop on the resonance, poetics, and healing effects of sub bass tones.
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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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A celebration of trans* art & creative expression.
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Somerset House 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway Comepetition FULL TERMS AND CONDITIONS: 1. This ... of Somerset House, their immediate families or anyone else professionally connected with this ... valid entries collected on each day of the giveaway will be entered into the draw for the respective ...
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14 Dec 2023 Somerset House, the Home of Cultural Innovators, has launched the results of its insight ... Trusted: brand activations looking to drive a deeper connection and lasting loyalty is the culmination of ... corporate brands across sectors including retail, gaming and fashion Highlights of the insight paper ...
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A new commission by London-based artist Rene Matić, exploring ideas of preservation, protection and cultural property.
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Join our dedicated workshop exploring Utopia and the strangeness of scent with costume designer and artist John Foley.
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