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Family Friendly ToursBring your family and friends to Somerset House to explore its exciting history.Saturdays11am & 1pmWhat's OnTour+1
Historical Highlights TourIn this one hour experience, you'll take a walk through the varied and surprising history of Somerset House.Every Tue & Sat12, 2 & 3.45pmWhat's OnTour+1
Building Worlds for Play with Nick Murray (ages 16-25)A collaborative artist development programme for creatives ages 19-25 to explore their potential in game making.28 May–14 September 2025What's OnWorkshop
Some Hairs Never Fall, presented by PeruJoin us for an exclusive screening of this documentary, followed by a Q&A with the director, Romina Osterling and Kiara Kulisic, founder of CHIQA.Wed 18 Jun 20251–2pmWhat's OnTalk+2
Emerging Pathways: Expanding Access to Design for Young Black Creatives, presented by NigeriaEmerging Pathways will spotlight the future of design through the lens of education, access and representation. This event explores traditional and non-traditional routes into the design and cultural industries, with a focus on supporting the next generation of Black creatives.Thu 19 Jun 202511am–1pmWhat's OnTalk+2
Records of Waiting: Crafts, Ornaments, Data Visualisation, presented by PolandThis discussion brings together experts of different fields to explore the ways in which crafts, aesthetic considerations, and data visualisation intersect within the exhibition's themes.Thu 19 Jun 20255.30–7pmWhat's OnTalk+1
Serious Gaming to Save the Planet, presented by UK Civil ServiceCome and play a 'serious game' to find out how gaming mechanisms can be used to design public policies and services for tackling climate change.Fri 20 Jun 20251–2pmWhat's OnWorkshop
John Darlington in Conversation with Helen Czerski, presented by World Monuments Fund & English HeritageJohn Darlington in Conversation with Helen Czerski, presented by World Monuments Fund & English Heritage.Wed 25 Jun 20251–2pmWhat's OnTalk+1
Moral Fibres: when fashion consumes the body, presented by London Design BiennaleIn this talk, we speak to leading thinkers working at the cutting edge of the circular economy – asking ourselves how we can continue to meet the demands of fashion and design through groundbreaking science, new social and economic models and imaginative craft techniques.Wed 25 Jun 20255.30–7pmWhat's OnTalk+1
Designing for Discovery: A Journey Through Space and Emotion, presented by Hong KongThe talk will shine a light on the Hong Kong pavilion, revealing how spatial experiences are used to create immersive volumes and verticality that evoke a sense of rescue and exploration, and exploring how the LDB audience have engaged with this interactive pavilion throughout the exhibition.Thu 26 Jun 20251–2pmWhat's OnTalk+1
Design Without a Designer, presented by London Design BiennaleJoin us for a panel exploring design without a designer – from shared community-based knowledge driving needs-based innovation to the role of collective intelligence in design and decision making.Thu 26 Jun 20253–4pmWhat's OnTalk+1
Cultural Resilience Through Storytelling, presented by London Design BiennaleThis talk discusses how design – locally and globally – can be used to strengthen narratives that have been broken or undermined and to bring to the surface richer and more complete stories.Thu 26 Jun 20255.30–7pmWhat's OnTalk+1