Somerset House director Jonathan Reekie shares his annual round-up of cultural highlights from the year gone by at Somerset House.
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A major new landmark exhibition exploring the irresistible force of cuteness in contemporary culture
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The Biennale will bring together participants from across the globe, inspiring audiences through world leading design, innovation, and creativity
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Join Somerset House mycologist in residence Darren Springer for a step-by-step guide to starting your own mushroom farm at home.
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Q&A with Studios curator-in-residence Tabitha Thorlu-Bangura
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Are you living your life in sleep mode – a deceptive term meaning never fully on or off? Curator Sarah Cook explores the politics of how we spend our time.
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A thrilling new open-air experience that takes an inventive twist on the traditional fairground
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An evening of interactive activities exploring the multi sensory synaesthesia phenomenon alongside the extended opening hours of the Perfume exhibition | Thu 31 Aug 2017
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We have launched our inaugural summer events packages for the iconic River Terrace, an exceptional location to host your summer event.
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workspace in the centre of London connecting artists, makers and thinkers with audiences. The Studios offer ... potential as artists and young people starting out in the cultural sector. Funds raised help Somerset House ... Studios to provide bursaries and financial relief to artists who couldn’t otherwise afford to be in ...
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subvert the physical environment. Folk games inspire a design philosophy grounded in social adaptability, ... improvisation, fluidity of rules, and the social context in which they occur, rather than the rigid structure we ... find in many contemporary, commercially produced games. In recent years, a growing number of game ...
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The Creative Careers Academy offers young people aged 18-25 work placements and workshops to support early professional development in the creative industries.
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Partnering with the Crafts Council’s only gallery-presented art fair Collect, alongside Makerversity.
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Contributors to Margaret Busby’s landmark anthology, New Daughters of Africa, explore themes of migration, identity, protest, and new and imaginary landscapes.
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The first UK major solo exhibition of Malick Sidibé, the 'Eye of Bamako'
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Snoopy, Charlie Brown and co. come to Somerset House in a cultural celebration of the world’s most influential comic strip
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Black Business Incubator at Somerset House Announces New Cohort of 15 Creative Entrepreneurs
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Somerset House has today opened recruitment for the Black Business Incubator at Somerset House in partnership with Mentor Black Business and Sponsored by Morgan Stanley
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Join mega talented Hannah Diamond, music maker, image auteur and Creative Director.
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London Battle takes over our iconic open-air courtyard with a day of dance and Breaking showcases, workshops, live DJs and a big outdoor party
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