Visitors to Skate this year can experience a hyperreal floating ice sculpture in the courtyard around London’s most beautiful ice rink.
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A series of portraits by photographer Mr Elbank in which all of the subjects sport a beard.
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This groundbreaking exhibition unites visionary artists and thinkers from around the world to explore the remarkable power and potential of soil.
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If you’d prefer to take your first steps on the ice in a more relaxed setting, we’re offering reduced capacity Skate sessions on selected weekday mornings across the season.
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Mat Collishaw turns to virtual reality for the first time to take audiences back to the dawn of photography
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Black Girl Fest Studios curate an afternoon of dance, breathwork and movement activations for young Black people.
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The unparalleled festival experience in the heart of London returns this July with eleven nights of electrifying gigs
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An experimental club night celebrating urban wilderness and the repurposing of derelict space.
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For Art Night Sonya Dyer presents a new moving image work, reimagining the story of Andromeda – the Aethiopian princess of Greek myth – across time and Space.
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The NYC based composer and producer is joined by the Village Cuts collective.
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Further exhibition highlights revealed
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A series of presentations, organising workshops, film screenings and performances reflecting on the many dimensions of abolition.
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Celebrate the arrival of 2025 with us at our ultimate New Year’s Eve extravaganza featuring the UK’s first queer Pan-Asian performance collective, The Bitten Peach.
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Annual games festival Now Play This returns to Somerset House in April for its biggest edition ever, with even more exciting hands-on gameplay for all ages to enjoy
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Skate Lates with UNIQLO feature an extra special series of music nights throughout the season for the perfect start to your weekend.
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BLACK VENUS: Reclaiming Black Women in Visual Culture, Curated by Aindrea Emelife
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In this Grounding Practice workshop with Kaiya Waerea, participants will use image making, collage and assemblage to construct constellations of crip futurity.
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A Q&A exploring what it's really like on a creative industry placement at Somerset House.
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The Summer Series screening of rituals: union black will be a unique, immersive, and disruptive audio-visual event, which platforms unexplored Black British experiences.
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Online artist development workshop.
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