ENHANCE YOUR EVENT

From season to season, our cultural programme is ever changing, offering myriad opportunities to enhance your event and provide guests with an unforgettable experience at Somerset House. PRIVATE VIEWS GUEST TICKETS Combine your event with exclusive access to one of our Surprise your guests with tickets to an exhibition or live event alongside your event. exhibitions. Available during opening hours. Available every morning before 10:00 BEHIND THE SCENES TOURS Mon - Tue from 18:30 – 20:00 We offer both historical and film location tours, where you can enrich your guests’ Wed - Fri from 20:30 – 22:00 experience by taking them on a journey through Somerset House.

Our Historical Highlights tours are typically 60 minutes and introduce the history of EXHIBITION TOURS & TALKS our magnificent 18th century building – taking in everything from Tudor intrigue to Offer your guests a unique insight into one of our Georgian enlightenment. exhibitions. Tours are available for up to 25 people and last approximately 60 minutes . Two tours can run Our Film Location Tours are an opportunity to find out more about how Somerset simultaneously. House has become a leading location for major films and television series, featuring in The Darkest Hour, Jack Ryan, Has Fallen, James Bond, Downton Abbey, Alternatively, enlighten your guests with a curated talk on Sherlock Holmes, Love Actually and Mary Poppins – to name a few. the themes of the exhibition before exploring the show. Your guide will lead the group from the intricate Lightwells to the atmospheric, Available outside of opening hours. subterranean Deadhouse, visiting graceful staircases and the iconic Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court. *some exclusive experiences are also available, get in touch with the team to find out more. [email protected] +44 (0)20 7845 4618 somersethouse.org.uk/venue-hire 2021 PROGRAMME SO FAR…

DODGE BEANO: THE ART OF 15 JUL – 22 AUG BREAKING THE RULES An exhilarating new experience that’s a fun twist on dodgems. Created in collaboration with Mercury Award-shortlisted musician Anna Meredith, 21 OCT 2021 – 6 MAR 2022 artist and designer Yinka Ilori, and sound artist Nick Ryan, Dodge will Take a trip into Beanotown to transform our magnificent courtyard into a joyful, kaleidoscopic explore how this brilliant and spectacle of colour, sound and energy. You’ll experience dodgems in a beloved icon of British has brand-new light, with a unique interactive sound installation and vibrant fired up successive generations to outdoor dining experience, with mouth-watering food from Jimmy break the rules, whilst also Garcia. discovering the artists who push the boundaries in their own Enhance your event by arranging unlimited guest access on the dodgems original and wonderful ways. - or opt for a full takeover of Dodge for a fully exclusive experience. You’ll come face-to-face with gang - including Dennis and NO COMPLY , Minnie the Minx, 19 JUL – 19 SEPT and the Bash Street Kids – through original comic A Terrace Rooms exhibition exploring the phenomena of skateboarding artwork and amazing artefacts, and the impact of its culture and communities on the UK over the past plundered from the Beano’s 45 years. awesome archive. Bringing together film, sound, art, fashion, design, photography and So whether you want to be inspired by these fearless artistic mavericks, archive material, No Comply unpacks the dynamic story of skateboarding revisit a much-loved comic masterpiece from your childhood or explore in the UK, through three enduring themes that define the subculture’s the Beano’s larger-than-life characters, this exhibition will prove that ethos: the city as playground, skateboarding communities and DIY there really is no age limit on the art of breaking the rules! culture.

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