Studios Resident Gaika marks 70 years of Windrush with month-long installation exploring sound systems and Notting Hill Carnival’s heritage.
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Presenting a programme of talks, workshops and demonstrations to complement our exhibition Perfume: A Sensory Journey Through Contemporary Scent.
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Our opening Friday night is an unmissable celebration of the brightest and boldest Malian music.
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Join Somerset House mycologist in residence Darren Springer for a step-by-step guide to starting your own mushroom farm at home.
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The first major solo exhibition in the UK of the late Malian photographer best known for chronicling the lives and culture of the city of Bamako.
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Featuring the unified powers of Danalogue, Betamax and Shabaka, The Comet is Coming is a cosmic alignment of interstellar talents, a cosmic-rave power trio featuring synth, drums and saxophone.
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Heralding the start of a brilliant new filmmaking vision, this 1992 crime-thriller sensastion was the debut of writer-director Quentin Tarantino.
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Biannual series dedicated to examining the intersections of well-being and societal shifts, particularly in the face of technological and ecological change.
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With film and video playing a key role in enabling skaters to document their local scenes, No Comply features four new film commissions documenting the community.
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1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, the leading art fair dedicated to the promotion of contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora, returns to London for its 11th edition.
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A space for entertainment, debate and discussion where artists, musicians and academics can engage with current issues.
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Makerversity launches a new set of civic hacks to address the big societal issues of our time.
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Michael Bennett & Esther Brot, with a particular focus on Somerset House’s role in Britain’s colonial ... past. Recruiting a full time, permanent role to manage our Black Business Incubator programme and ... freelance positions. STILL IN PROGRESS (ACTIONS NOT REALISED FROM PREVIOUS UPDATE) Publishing the ...
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Join the fellows of the Learned Society of Extra Ordinary Objects in their temporary HQ at Somerset House for an evening fuelled by the spirit of storytelling through design.
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Join the fellows of the Learned Society of Extra Ordinary Objects in their temporary HQ at Somerset House for an evening fuelled by the spirit of storytelling through design.
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The acclaimed Polish musician and composer Hania Rani effortlessly blurs the lines between ambient, minimalism and House, submerging rhythmic pulses beneath cascading melodies.
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Across the world, stories of humankind’s creation were born from soil. It is the giver of life, an abundant universe within a universe full of possibilities.
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Artist, musician, and electronics wizz Dr Tom Richards (Mini Oramics, Nonclassical) will be teaching the foundations of electronics in this new workshop series.
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Championing great movies and the people who make them.
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