London’s beautiful open-air cinema comes back this August, with films that bring deep, dark and dazzling dreams to life
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Presenting two summer weekends of distinctive contemporary circus, hip hop dance and music.
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Alt-pop heroines The Big Moon treat us to a stellar set of their most confident and intimate songs yet in an exclusive London show.
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Jenkin van Zyl is a multi-disciplinary artist based in London who makes hallucinant, narrative installations, typically centred on film.
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Engage with provocative proposals from artists, activitsts and thinkers, join the debate and feed in your thoughts, hopes and dreams to a collective display of ideas for utopia now.
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A landmark exhibition examining our inability to switch off from our 24/7 culture
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Somerset House explores the possibilities of design and invention for radical social and environmental change in a new free exhibition
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On the occasion of Blondie’s 40th anniversary, we showcased a series of iconic and previously unpublished photographs by Chris Stein, co-founder of Blondie.
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A takeover by John Gerrard to mark the presentation of 'Western Flag (Spindletop, Texas) 2017' which stands as a symbol of climate change and modern society’s dependence on oil.
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An exhibition exploring contemporary artistic and stylistic representations of the north of England.
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Gallery talks led by selected exhibitors representing black excellence and experience from authentic voices across mediums.
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UK Gay Bar Directory is a moving image archive of gay bars in the UK. Shot over a period of nine months, the film documents over 100 gay bars across 14 cities.
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Moving images, stories and songs about planetary problems, below and above.
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Somerset House are delighted to welcome The Future Plate, the UK's largest collective of African and Caribbean chefs, to our vibrant Residents community this July.
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Five days of sound and performance extolling the best in contemporary electronic and experimental music and the makers behind it
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Somerset House announces its 2024 programme highlights.
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A brand new six-part podcast series, taking listeners behind the scenes with some of today’s most exciting creatives.
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The latest programme of events, connecting audiences with Somerset House Studios
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Exhibition offering a different perspective on humanity's impact on the planet by tracing the complex interrelations between today’s climate crisis and legacies of colonialism.
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