What's On

Bring your family and friends to Somerset House to explore its exciting history.

In this one hour experience, you'll take a walk through the varied and surprising history of Somerset House.

A collaborative artist development programme for creatives ages 19-25 to explore their potential in game making.

Join us for an exclusive screening of this documentary, followed by a Q&A with the director, Romina Osterling and Kiara Kulisic, founder of CHIQA.

Emerging 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.

This 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.

Come and play a 'serious game' to find out how gaming mechanisms can be used to design public policies and services for tackling climate change.

John Darlington in Conversation with Helen Czerski, presented by World Monuments Fund & English Heritage.

In 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.

The 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.

Join 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.

This 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.