Southbank Centre

2024 has been a whirlwind year for us here at Southbank Centre We welcomed over 20 million visitors to our 11 acre site, hosted over 5000 events and have maintained our position as the UK’s fifth most-visited attraction 🙌🏻   To celebrate this, we've produced a short film highlighting a few of the remarkable events held here in London and with our partners across the UK, so please do take a moment to watch this 👇🏻 Of course, none of this would have been possible without the ongoing support of the Arts Council England, our Board of Governors, the generosity of our supporters and the hard work of our brilliant staff and artists. I hope you enjoy watching this and look forward to welcoming you to Southbank Centre in 2025 🎉

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Caroline Miller OBE. In her early career, Caroline worked as a press officer at the Southbank Centre and throughout her professional life was one the most influential and impactful figures in the UK and international dance sector. Our thoughts are with her family and friends, and all those who worked with her during her outstanding career. She will be greatly missed.  

Have you noticed that our Winter Market has returned to the Queen’s Walk? ❄️ With pop-up bars, street food stalls and independent craft traders all set in traditional alpine-style chalets, our Winter Market is the perfect place for after-work festive drinks, delicious treats and unique presents. We are particularly delighted that our Winter Market was included in Time Out and Visit London's top Christmas markets in London. 👉 Find out more about our Winter Market (until 26 Dec) here: https://lnkd.in/e7YHpAjE 📷 Adam Luszniak

We were thrilled to host the London premiere of All Of This Unreal Time last Friday in the Royal Festival Hall🎞️✨ The screening was followed by live performances of new work inspired by the film from composers Aaron and Bryce Dessner, and Jon Hopkins. Our Chair Misan Harriman hosted a Q&A with members of the creative team behind the film including actor Cillian Murphy, director Aoife McArdle, producer Mary Hickson and writer Max Porter. 📷 Pete Woodhead 

Last week, we celebrated the opening of The People’s Exhibition, a new free exhibition celebrating the legacy of the 1951 Festival of Britain 👏 15 Future Exhibition Makers, aged 13 – 18, worked collaboratively with archivists, exhibition creators and subject experts to build an exhibition of new perspectives to the festival, whilst learning new skills in archiving, curation and exhibition-making. This curated collection of articles, programmes, photographs and objects encourages a new look at the Britain of the 20th century and today. Where do we go from here? 📅 29 Nov 2024 – 28 Nov 2025 📍 Archive Studio, Level 2 of the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre 👉 Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/d-j3MVG5 📷 Pete Woodhead 

Yesterday the Southbank Centre declared a climate and ecological emergency 🌍🌱 As a major national and international cultural centre, we recognise our impact on the environment and the role that we can play in connecting feeling and action. Yesterday evening, the Southbank Centre officially declared a climate and ecological emergency at the Cultural Philanthropy Foundation's annual Thought Leadership Lecture, Another World Is Possible, given by Caroline Lucas. We reaffirmed our commitment to transforming our internal practices, minimising our environmental impact and using our platform and spaces to support local communities. This is the culmination of over a year of work across many internal teams, working in collaboration with Culture Declares Emergency who helped us to run our first Together We Act Cultural Assembly in September 2023. We were also proud to work with Radical Ecology, co-convenor of the Black Atlantic Innovation Network, and be included as a case study in their newly published Framework for Environmental Justice. 👉 Read Radical Ecology's report here:  https://lnkd.in/eCgGetjF 👉 Read our declaration here: https://lnkd.in/eBgk_zXs 📸 Owen Billcliffe

Our Royal Festival Hall was transformed into the Emerald City for the European Premiere of Wicked last night 💚✨ We were thrilled to host such a magical event and – for the first time – to have a huge green carpet outside the Southbank Centre. A glamorous lineup of stars attended the premiere including iconic duo Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh and many others. 👉 Find out more about hiring the Southbank Centre for Film & TV premieres here: https://lnkd.in/dTBuWc7d 📷 StillMoving.Net for Universal Pictures

🎉 Happy 30th Birthday to The National Lottery 🎉 Since its launch in 1994, the National Lottery has raised over £49bn for the arts and heritage sectors and other good causes. 👇 Check our post below to find out how the National Lottery has been a game-changer for the Southbank Centre.

📢 Our highlights of the Technical Skills in the Live Events Industry Symposium 📢 Yesterday, we brought the technical production sector together to discuss the challenges around attracting, training and retaining technical talent.  Here are our key takeaways from the day: 1) We need to invest in our staff and invest in training: so people want to work for us - and stay working for us. 2) Early-career work experience is invaluable - let’s create more paid opportunities. 3) Working together to standardise technical roles will help people navigate technical careers and put backstage technical on the Skills map. 4) A culture change is happening and we need it to welcome and support new talent. A huge thank you to: 🙏 Our speakers: Mig Walsh ABTT: Association of British Theatre Technicians, Rebecca Gregg Society of London Theatre & UK Theatre, Jane Powell and Lottie Gimlette Shift Insight, Kath Geraghty National Theatre, Nicole Suter and Krisztina Biliczky ScreenSkills 🙏 Our partners and contributors: Mig Walsh ABTT, Conor Hunt ATG , Stuart Graham ATG, Caitlin Crosby and Kirsty Collander-Brown the Albany, Gary Briggs Factory International, Natasha Graham and Jessica Parker Greater London Authority, Martha Earley Lighthouse - Arts and Entertainment | Poole, Graham Moir Live Wire Productions, Kath Geraghty and Simon Stephens National Theatre, Richard Nowell RNSS, Anya Tavkar and Craig Tye Roundhouse Trust, Stuart Crane Royal Albert Hall, Adam King and Tim Allan The Production House, Ruth Butler, Alexandra Brierley, Susan Johnston, Zainab Shariff (she/her), Michelle Hamilton, Southbank Centre 🙏 Our panel: Dr Emma Rice MBE Royal Ballet and Opera, Craig Tye, Dee Bilska, Elisabeth Jane Rizzo, Link McLaughlin, Galyam Lema A’nsi Nga, Sacha Milroy, Sona Koloyan, Naomi Jackson 🙏 Our attendees from a huge range of venues and organisations across the country. 📷 David Carter

Have you ever been to our Relaxed Hours events? ✨ Held in the Hayward Gallery, they provide an opportunity for anyone to experience our exhibitions in more relaxed conditions and with additional support. Everyone is welcome and we especially encourage bookings from those with sensory processing differences, neurodivergent visitors or those living with neurological conditions, as well as early-year visitors, parents and carers. What you can expect on the day: ✅ Take up space with reduced exhibition capacity ✅ Sensory backpacks, noise-cancelling headphones and chill out spaces  ✅ Guided tours of the exhibition ✅ Touchable materials, creative workshops and activities ✅ Preparation and visual stories sent out to all bookers in advance 👉 Watch this video to learn more about our Relaxed Hours: https://lnkd.in/dBmtt26d 👉 Come to our next Relaxed Hours for Haegue Yang: Leap Year on Tuesday 26 November: https://lnkd.in/d2g478tz 👉 Barriers to attending? Find out more about our bursary scheme: https://lnkd.in/d2g478tz