Making a rukus!
An art project and living archive exploring contemporary Black LGBTQ+ cultural and political history.
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An art project and living archive exploring contemporary Black LGBTQ+ cultural and political history.
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Wheelchair users are welcome to skate at Somerset House at any time, plus we also hold two dedicated wheelchair sessions.
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A weekend of installations, performances, talks and workshops highlighting and responding to our city’s air pollution crisis.
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Join Actor and Playwright Yolanda Mercy for this exciting afternoon event, inspired by her hit show Quarter Life Crisis.
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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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Somerset House director Jonathan Reekie shares his annual round-up of cultural highlights from the year gone by at Somerset House.
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Nastja Säde Rönkkö, an interdisciplinary artist from Finland, spent six months without access to the internet to study the effects of offline existence.
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Somerset House announces June-August Summer 2023 Programme
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Highlights from the Somerset House Studios Programme announced
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An expert perfumer takes up residency within the Perfume Lab to showcase the art and science of crafting a fragrance.
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Join us for an evening of debate that will challenge the popular notion that the world is destined to go to hell in a handcart, in favour of a more optimistic vision for the future.
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Go back in time to the dawn of photography with Thresholds, a new virtual reality artwork by Mat Collishaw.
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This triple Oscar-winner follows an African-American boy’s journey from youth to young manhood is one of the most talked-about and deeply-felt films of recent times.
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Coinciding with the launch of his new exhibition Hassan Hajjaj: La Caravane, join the visionary photographer as he explores his career so far.
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Tracing its way from the ruins of Britain & Germany to the suburbs of contemporary Holland, an exhibition taking you on a Sebaldian journey.
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Presenting two summer weekends of distinctive contemporary circus, hip hop dance and music.
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Laura Pergolizzi (aka LP) is an American artist whose breakthrough album Lost on You showcases effortless vocal performances and assured songwriting.
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The Norwegian singer songwriter and winner of the Sound of 2018 poll plays Somerset House for her only UK summer festival date.
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A women and non-binary events collective challenging gender norms in the music scene and creating safe spaces on the dance-floor.
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