Artist and filmmaker Kadeem Oak explores the colonial legacies of Britain’s botanical collections.
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Films exploring the paradoxes of identities that exist between hypervisibility and erasure.
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The first exhibition on international fashion powerhouse Charles Jeffrey LOVERBOY, which celebrates 10 years of club to catwalk in 2024.
/whats-on/lore-loverboy
Explore films, podcasts and long reads from around the web exploring the legacy of the Windrush Generation.
/blog/windrush-day-2020
A series of free and affordable events and activities running throughout the summer holidays with community and family at its heart.
/whats-on/summer-in-the-courtyard-2024
Joe Namy leads a workshop on the resonance, poetics, and healing effects of sub bass tones.
/whats-on/grounding-practice-starlight-frictions-sub-bass
Join repair expert Shelley Zetuni as she demonstrates how to create a patterned darn.
/whats-on/eternally-yours/toast-renewal-workshop-space/toast-virtual-workshop-decorative-knitwear-mends-shelley-zetuni
2018 DATES AND FESTIVAL HEADLINERS ANNOUNCED
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The latest artwork in our PAUSE series, invites us to imagine the body as the dynamic centre for change, serving as a counterpoint to instructional videos and quarantine work out plans.
/blog/alone-together-seth-pimlott
Award-winning cinematographer Bradford Young (Selma, Arrival, When They See Us) offers an insight into his creative process.
/blog/upgrade-yourself-cinematographers-lens
On the occasion of Blondie’s 40th anniversary, we showcased a series of iconic and previously unpublished photographs by Chris Stein, co-founder of Blondie.
/whats-on/chris-stein-negative-blondie
Demystify process, get hands on and develop a specialist skill at designer led evening activities and gallery lates.
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For this year's programme, we are delighted that Somerset House Studios will host a one-phase (one x 12-months) placement for 1 participant on placement.
/inclusive-talent-engagement/upgrade-yourself-creative-industry-placements-somerset-house-studios
Artist working critically with CGI software, hardware and virtual reality.
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A key part of the Edible Utopia programme is our growing of mushrooms in the disused coalholes around the courtyard.
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Building on our anti-racism pledge, Somerset House Trust wants to interrogate the history of ... on the impact of the current and previous building, and the legacy of those who have occupied it over ... its 400+ year history, on the lives of people of colour. In undertaking this work, we aim to broaden the ...
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We remember and give thanks for the life of Lord Rothschild, who died on 26 February 2024 aged 87.
/blog/remembering-lord-rothschild
Discover today’s designers and ideas that will change our world.
/whats-on/london-design-biennale-2025
A young woman is on the run through Berlin in this thriller that’s shot in a single take and unfolds on-screen in real-time, without cuts.
/whats-on/film4-summer-screen/victoria
