Spanning from the 1970s to the present day, this exhibition charts the shifting landscape of Black British culture and the unique contribution it has made to Britain’s rich fashion design history.
This is a horror show, but not the sort of horror you might expect, as it’s not scary horror in the classic sense, but more a look at how artists have expressed their own personal horror at what they see around them.
Conveniently timed for its debut at the Tokyo Olympics, there’s an exhibition about skateboarding at Somerset House, that looks at the associated skateboarding culture rather than sporting prowess.
Somerset House’s main courtyard has been filled with trees until the end of the month, breaking a long-held rule that trees should never be seen in the courtyard.
Somerset House has long been running short tours of the building which can take you down underneath the main forecourt into the deadhouse — but now they have added a new tour which offers a bit more.
I know almost nothing about contemporary music, but am on the mailing list for Somerset House for what’s happening in general at their venue. Having received a note about their Summer Series, what follows is just a notification that a…
I have just received the periodic email from Somerset House, which lists the things they have on each month and they are featuring an exhibition of photos of London taken by one Richard Bryant, a noted photographer. Apart from the…
There is a moderately interesting exhibition on improving open spaces in London – currently being shown in Somerset House. It is full of lots of BIG signs and fluffy filler which doesn’t actually tell you anything – and a rather…
Today, I paid a visit to the impressive Somerset House in central London for a tour of the buildings. They hold tours on the first Saturday of each month which last about 45 minutes and are free of charge. However,…
A spiral of motorway road signs in Somerset House
