The Home of Cultural Innovators
In 2025, Somerset House celebrates its 25th birthday, marking its extraordinary transformation to one of London’s best loved cultural spaces and home to one of the largest creative communities in the UK. To mark this milestone there will be a special year of artistic innovation featuring genre-defying exhibitions, new commissions and events bringing audiences closer to the range of cross-disciplinary work from Somerset House’s unrivalled resident creative community, cementing Somerset House as a leading international arts destination.
Somerset House has established a reputation for its original approach to key contemporary issues and trends with eclectic and thought-provoking programming that challenges conventions and offers alternative perspectives. 2025 will be emblematic of this approach with highlights including:
- Landmark exhibition SOIL: The World At Our Feet, celebrating the wonder of soil and its unbreakable bond to all life on Earth
- Premiere of Somerset House Studios resident Akinola Davies Jr’s new film accompanied by live music
- Tai Shani, Turner prize winning artist and Somerset House Studios resident, unveils a large-scale courtyard sculpture
- The first ever exhibition exploring the polymath practice of acclaimed choreographer Sir Wayne McGregor.
Jonathan Reekie, Director of Somerset House says: We’re thrilled to be sharing plans of our birthday year and can’t wait to welcome audiences in to celebrate with us. Over 25 years we’ve reimagined one of London’s most inspiring, historic buildings into a new model for the future. Today as the home of cultural innovators, we convene some of the brightest creative minds whose work provokes a sense discovery and offers creative solutions to some of the biggest issues of our time. This milestone year perfectly encapsulates our purpose, and we invite everyone to step inside and think outside.’
See full programme highlights here.
