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Kimchi and Chips: Halo

Inviting audiences to look at one of London’s favourite public spaces through a new magical lens.

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Unorthodocs: Being Blacker

An intimate portrait of Jamaican-born reggae producer, businessman, father, son, and community pillar, Blacker Dread.

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BLACK VENUS: Reclaiming Black Women in Visual Culture, Curated by Aindrea Emelife

BLACK VENUS: Reclaiming Black Women in Visual Culture, Curated by Aindrea Emelife

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Make electronic music with live coding sequencer Orca

Electronic musician and dance artist NSDOS hosts an introductory workshop focused on making beats and electronic music with Orca.

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Get Up, Stand Up Now: Q&A with artist Phoebe Boswell

'I Need To Believe the World is Still Beautiful' is one of the most visually arresting parts of the Get Up, Stand Up Now exhibition.

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Gifts by Clare Whistler

An installation exploring eight gifts given for a journey through life. 

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Sketching with Soil with Lucy Mayes

Join artist and pigment maker Lucy Mayes for an immersive workshop exploring the connection between soil ecology and art.

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Step inside, think outside at Somerset House in 2023

legacy of Black women in visual culture. The show brings together the work of over 20 Black women and ... femininity. Exploring the many faces of Black femininity, the show’s contemporary works offer a riotous ... Thread sponsored by Morgan Stanley. Looking back over 50 years, this show charts the shifting landscape of Black ...

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Sharing Stories from the Black Business Incubator: Tihara Smith

Fashion designer and founder of self-titled lifestyle brand Tihara Smith speaks to us.

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Transmissions with BBZ TV

BBZ present a snapshot into queer Black British archives, memes that shaped us and a re-imagined queertopia.

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The Missing Thread: Curator Tours

There's a wealth of detail and untold stories in The Missing Thread, so join us on an exclusive tour led by one of the show curators.

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Diary Opens for Events in the Embankment Galleries

For the first time in years, the largest internal space within our neo-classical riverside venue at the heart of the capital, will be available for commercial events and private hire.

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Somerset House Studios 2021 Round-Up

We share just a few of the past year’s highlight from across the Somerset House Studios community

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Corinne Bailey Rae presents Black Rainbows

Leeds legend Corinne Bailey Rae presents a special live show for her acclaimed LP Black Rainbows.

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No, Nancy, No! A workshop with Alice Tait

Meet Alice Tait - creator of the successful of the London Map range and now debut Picture Book Author with Walker Books.

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NSDOS and Dmitry Paranyushkin in conversation with Block Universe director Louise O'Kelly

Electronic musician & dancer NSDOS and choreographer & network researcher Dmitry Paranyushkin in conversation.

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Reekie's Round-Up 2022

Our director's cultural highlights of 2022.

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Somerset House Summer Series with American Express Announce 2023 Line-up

The unparalleled festival experience in the heart of London returns this July with eleven nights of electrifying gigs

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Kaleidoscope: Q&A with photographer Liz Johnson Artur

Unpicking the complexities of making art that centres around the diaspora.

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History

Learn about 450 years of Somerset House.

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