Somerset House and its role in Britain’s colonial past, updating what is currently understood and making ... available in the public domain largely represents white historical perspectives. There is a lack of clarity ... its 400+ year history, on the lives of people of colour. In undertaking this work, we aim to broaden the ...
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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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installations, fashion, music and photography. Whether you’re here in person at the heart of London or joining us ... installations, and in February will play host to the latest courtyard commission from Jitish Kallat. Whorled ... March will see the return of the London Original Print Fair, celebrating printmaking in all its myriad ...
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Romance has been a key ingredient of the movies since they began but is there really any such thing as a ‘simple love story’?
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A three-part event programme exploring modes of resistance, resilience and alternative futures.
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The Creators-in-Residence Programme offers the opportunity for digital creatives, excited by the ... production at Somerset House. The Creators-in-Residence will work with the Somerset House and Somerset House ... events, highly produced films, broadcasts and podcasts in collaboration with artists and residents. This ...
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Become an afrobeat poet! Joanna Brown of Africa Writes leads a creative writing workshop in response to photographic imagery from our Malick Sidibé exhibition.
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Last Night In Paris is an art and music collective based in south London full of young innovators and creatives, including artists, musicians, producers, directors and designers.
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A DIY film school featuring a professional from the world of film each month.
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Join artist Matthew Plummer Fernandez for a workshop exploring the future of our planet through placard making in advance of our upcoming exhibition Good Grief, Charlie Brown!
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Introducing the basics of music production using soundscapes and field recordings.
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Somerset House Studios artist and writer Sonya Dyer unpacks Three Parent Child, a new instalment in an ongoing body of work combining social justice with speculation, fantasy and the political.
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Join Experimental Technology Fellowship recipients Revital Cohen and Tuur van Balen as they share their ideas and process behind their latest digital commission May The Fox Take You.
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Chloe Lamford and Tom Scutt discuss their radical approaches stage design for theatre.
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Join Shonagh Marshall, curator of Hair by Sam McKnight in conversation with Lena de Casparis, Culture Director at Elle UK.
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Our opening Friday night is an unmissable celebration of the brightest and boldest Malian music.
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In summer 2023, Somerset House Studios hosted multidisciplinary artist Rashaad Newsome for a 3-month residency.
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Take part in a new photographic artwork celebrating multicultural British identity
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Join our family workshop looking at how hairstyles can shape surprising character traits in the age of social media selfies.
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A chance to meet the director responsible for some of the most provocative and immaculately crafted films of the 21st century, Ruben Östlund.
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