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Upgrade Yourself Takeover: Through Our Eyes, Sámi Art and Culture

This November Upgrade Yourself is taking over Through Our Eyes': Sámi Art and Culture. Join us for an evening full of creativity, inspiration and action.

For 18-30 year olds.

DatesThu 26 Nov 2026
Times6–10pm
SpaceSouth Wing
PriceFree

Programme

Exhibition

Free Entry to Through Our Eyes: Sámi Art and Culture

Terrace and Courtyard Rooms

Drop-in

Listening to the Land: Interspecies Soundscapes with Biofonic & FLAP

Stamp Stairs

Drop-in

Archival Dreaming with WANAWAL and Êvar Huseynî

East Wing Galleries

Drop-in

Visionspacecraft: Mapping Our City with Kin Structures

Great Arch Hall

Screening

On Our Own Terms: Conversations with Sámi artists

The Screening Room

Tour

After-Hours Curator Tour: Through Our Eyes: Sámi Art and Culture

Terrace and Courtyard Rooms

Tour

After-Hours Curator Tour: Through Our Eyes: Sámi Art and Culture

Terrace and Courtyard Rooms

Dates15 Nov 2026
Times9.11PM

Explore a dynamic programme inspired by the themes of Through Our Eyes:

  • Exclusive after-hours curator tours
  • In Conversation film with exhibiting Sámi artists
  • Mapping Our City workshop with Kin Structures
  • Immersive 'Listening to the Land' Interspecies Soundscapes with Biofonic and FLAP
  • Archival Dreaming Workshop with WANAWAL and Êvar Huseynî
  • Local land justice collectives
  • FREE delicious food from Aram and Cafe Petiole

This Takeover brings together learning, dreaming, creating and calls to action about the world you want to see in your own neighbourhoods, drawing inspiration from Sámi knowledge and creativity, land stewardship and the anti-colonial resistance of the exhibiting artists.


You’ll also get the opportunity to connect with other creatives and be inspired by cultural changemakers whose work addresses the themes of the exhibition.

Come alone or come with friends - we're bringing great food, big ideas, and lively energy for an inspiring takeover of Through Our Eyes. We can't wait to see you there!


Please note: this event is for 18–30-year-olds.

Spaces in some workshops are limited, arrive early to avoid disappointment. Unfortunately, we can’t guarantee a space in every workshop for every attendee – but there will be plenty to do across the evening,