About Somerset House
Somerset House is a spectacular neo-classical building in the heart of London, sitting between the Strand and the River Thames. During summer months 55 fountains dance in the courtyard, and in winter you can skate on London's favourite ice rink. Somerset House also hosts open-air concerts and films, contemporary art and design exhibitions, family workshops and free guided tours of spaces usually hidden to visitors.
The Trust aims to make Somerset House a place of inspiration; a distinctive platform for London showing great examples of the visual and performing arts and providing opportunities for everyone to participate.
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Working within the constraints of the historic buildings the Trust has been able to improve the sustainable performance of the estate by reducing energy usage and increasing the quantity of waste material that is recycled to 86%.
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Somerset House is home to a variety of cultural and artistic organisations. As part of our aim to be a place of inspiration, the upper levels of our building are ideally configured as workspaces and these have been converted into high quality lettable spaces for the creative industries.
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Help Somerset House Trust maintain its dynamic programme of transformation and conservation.
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For downloadable press releases and images, visit our press pages.
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