Announcing our spring summer programme with exhibitions, gigs, films and events which reflect on and celebrate the multiplicity of voices that together form modern Britain.
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An event celebrating the eclectic music of the clubs and parties that the celebrated Malian photographer frequented and chase away the January blues.
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An exhibition celebrating diaries and the many ways in which diarists capture human experience.
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After approximately twelve hours from the point of deepest sleep (in the Sleep Phase), the body undergoes a second rest phase as part of the circadian rhythm.
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Cultural commentator and award-winning broadcaster Ekow Eshun and photographer Hassan Hajjaj to discuss photographer Leila Alaoui's work.
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An informal discussion exploring how artistic and creative interventions are being mobilised around issues of urban planning and community agency in the management of public space.
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Discover incredible stories from around the world told through the visual language of photography.
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Festival director Holly Gramazio selects highlights of this year's festival of games and play.
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In this talk join all-round creative Amzy OBR, who has established herself in many creative roles.
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A jam-packed schedule of summer holiday activity for the whole family to get stuck into.
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Highlights from the Somerset House Studios Programme announced
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Photographer Alys Tomlinson leads a session inspired by the work of Malick Sidibé.
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With unprecedented access to The Jam’s archive, Somerset House curated the first comprehensive exhibition about the extraordinary band whose music immortalised life for Britain’s disenchanted youth.
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Artist exploring precarious post-digital conditions
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American singer, songwriter and actress. Jones has won nine Grammy Awards and sold more than 50 million albums worldwide.
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A programme of multi-site visits curated by artist Eloise Hawser, based on research into unusual and contested spaces, museums and collections around the UK.
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Learn to make music with code using SuperCollider.
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Free workshops running across the weekend.
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A panel discussion exploring the future of perfume and evolving sensory experience with three contemporary perfume experts.
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