The capital's largest annual festival of architecture and design. Two days of special tours and the chance to explore the secret parts of the building usually hidden from public view.
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Celebrated choreographer and Somerset House resident Hofesh Shechter Company present Shechter Underground, with the talented young dancers of Shechter II.
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Policies and procedures for filming and photography at Somerset House.
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Discover incredible stories from around the world told through the visual language of photography.
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An evening with the three exciting and talented poets, exploring how poetry resonates with the shape of our memories, helping us to imagine other worlds and viewpoints.
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Series of thought-provoking talks in which the speakers air their thinking on the trends, ideas, interests and passions that affect culture and society.
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Broadcasting from Media City UK in Manchester alongside the BBC and ITV, Unity Radio is the north’s pioneering independent, youth focused, urban dance music station.
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Somerset House Studios joins the 2018 Pride in London celebrations with a screening of Queertopia, a series of artist films curated by Gemma Rolls-Bentley for Daata Editions.
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Acclaimed dub producer, Aba Shant i-I, will celebrate Notting Hill Carnival’s beginnings with a night of reggae and dub.
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Jazz re:refreshed joins us for the first time and brings the best in new jazz to Skate Lates.
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A special workshop to equip participants with the tools and skills needed to start their own mini mushroom farm.
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The Sleep Phase is the longest stage of the circadian rhythm.
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The first in our new Pause series, listen to a new commission by Studios artist Vivienne Griffin.
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DJ, presenter and African music expert Rita Ray presents the eclectic music of the clubs and parties prolific at the time of the celebrated Malian photographer Malick Sidibé.
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A new flag commission by fashion designer Bethany Williams.
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looking for an individual or group with experience of conducting historical research and analysis within ...
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Onyeka Igwe is an artist and researcher working between cinema and installation, born and based in London, UK.
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An experimental club night celebrating urban wilderness and the repurposing of derelict space.
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Visual artist and creative director who creates installations driven by a curiosity for (dis)order, perception and the limits of our senses.
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