Public art
Explore our outdoor spaces to discover free artworks
Some are with us for a short while, part of an ongoing programme of specially commissioned artworks presented by the Hayward Gallery.
Others are around for much longer, having now established a permanent residency here at the Southbank Centre, meaning you can continue to enjoy them for free all year round.
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Commissions
Our current commissions which you can enjoy for free at the Southbank Centre are…
Denman + Gould w/ Maeve Polkinhorn: Haven
Charlie Billingham: Views on Floral Patterns
Teresa Solar Abboud: Mother Tongue
Permanent pieces
Natura Nostra Forest
Installed in 2023, a pocket of green among the concrete.
Jeppe Hein Benches
Have a seat on these witty reinventions of the park bench, each one different from the next.
William Pye’s Zemran
This Grade II listed sculpture has had a home with us since 1972.
Ian Walters’ Bust of Nelson Mandela
A powerful portrait of the anti-apartheid campaigner and Nobel laureate.
Chopin statue by Bronislaw Kubica
Once lost, now restored to pride of place outside the Southbank Centre Doors.