Opening times & prices
We're open every day except 25 December. Admission is free, though there’s a charge for some exhibitions.
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We're open every day except 25 December. Admission is free, though there’s a charge for some exhibitions.
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Upgrade Yourself is taking over The Lore of LOVERBOY for one night only. This free event supports aspiring creatives aged 18-30 to make meaningful connections with like-minded individuals and network.
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Join the Chambers Circle from £2,500 a year.
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One of the 'it' girls of the ’80s and ’90s, Jeny gives her insights into the backstage world of the catwalk show and fashion shoot.
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A late opening of the Mushrooms exhibition plus a range of related activities across site.
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One month to go until The Lore of LOVERBOY opens at Somerset House 8 June – 1 September 2024
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What does it take to launch an independent magazine? Come along to this series of afternoon talks & hear from the people behind some of this year's most exciting new titles.
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An evening with master stylist Sam McKnight, who'll be talking to us about his book & exhibition.
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An audio-visual performer working with generative video and abstract soundscapes.
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New Somerset House Studios residents OOMK launch Issue 6 of their zine.
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Influenced by his Caribbean roots, Natural Mystic explored soundsystems from an early age. He has since travelled & toured across Canada, US and Europe refining his sound; celebrating old & new waves.
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In association with 24/7, exhibiting artists speak of the life cycle of their work and workflow in the gallery on the week of the full moon.
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The world of Arlo Parks is one in which candid words are as memorable as photographs, with expressive vignettes peppering her bittersweet songs.
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Join us as we welcome Mary Finnigan, author of Psychedelic Suburbia: David Bowie and the Beckenham Arts Lab.
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A talk proposing a way through an apocalyptic present by thinking and feeling with other species.
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Free lunchtime tours of our exhibition By the deep, by the mark.
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Another lively evening of talks debating the top topics that matter to us today.
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Sam McKnight is one of the first hairstylists to have carved out a career solely within fashion, join him in conversation with award-winning beauty journalist Anna-Marie Solowij.
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Mary Greenwell is the ‘go-to’ beauty make-up artist and long-term collaborator with Sam McKnight, join her in conversation with writer and Guardian beauty journalist Sali Hughes.
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British Photographer Laura Pannack in conversation with Sabina Jaskot-Gill, the Associate Curator of Photographs at The National Portrait Gallery.
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