Our director's cultural highlights of 2022.
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An exhibition celebrating the extra-ordinary possibilities of objects through design, storytelling and narrative
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Marking the 50th anniversary of internet pioneer Douglas Engelbart’s 1968 presentation.
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An interactive installation exploring birth, death and the journey in between by artist duo YARA + DAVINA
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Black Business Incubator at Somerset House Announces New Cohort of 15 Creative Entrepreneurs
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Global fashion designer recognised for his outlandish clubwear and novel approach to redefining modern luxury.
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Imagining the future together, to start building a better world today. Join us for an evening of discussion with expert speakers, including Simon Burrall and Professor Aladin Aladin.
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Broadcasting from Media City UK in Manchester alongside the BBC and ITV, Unity Radio is the north’s pioneering independent, youth focused, urban dance music station.
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An intimate public reading with Zarina Muhammad.
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A unique workshop exploring the themes of the Hassan Hajjaj: La Caravane exhibition.
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Acclaimed dub producer, Aba Shant i-I, will celebrate Notting Hill Carnival’s beginnings with a night of reggae and dub.
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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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A special screening of the critically acclaimed documentary Magic Medicine exploring how mushrooms may provide a solution in treating depression.
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On what would have been the opening night of Summer Series this year, we bring you the energy of Sons of Kemet’s 2019 set.
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Award-winning cinematographer Bradford Young (Selma, Arrival, When They See Us) offers an insight into his creative process.
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Senior producer and radio director Jessie Lawson discussed her career journey.
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Filmmaker, animator and music video director
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Originally a barrel vaulted bargehouse linked directly to the Thames, the galleries are now our most modern and adaptable events space.
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Join us for a special SOIL: The World At Our Feet inspired evening at Spring with The Land Gardeners.
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