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More info for Gift to the Future
A large concrete building with colourful text decals affixed to its facade stands near a riverfront square, with the London Eye visible in the background.

Gift to the Future

See our brutalist buildings transformed with a giant poetry installation
Site wide
Tickets Free
More info for Anish Kapoor
Large red texture sculpture hanging down from the ceiling to the floor in a space with stone floors and pillars
Art & exhibitions

Anish Kapoor

Venture into a world of mystery through the artist’s awe-inspiring works at our major exhibition
Hayward Gallery
More info for Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute
Art & exhibitions

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

The much-loved illustrator and author celebrates the 1951 Festival of Britain for this installation
Site wide
Tickets Free
More info for Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background
Tours & activities

Southbank Centre Tours

See our spectacular venues from a whole new perspective during our 75th anniversary year
Across the site
More info for Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang plays piano in front of a surreal illustration
Classical music

Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang

Get closer to the explosive talent of Yuja Wang at a groundbreaking concert merging VR and live piano
Royal Festival Hall
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More info for Jeanette Winterson: Creativity, Artists, Us
A close-up portrait of a woman with short, curly brown hair wearing a green v-neck sweater, leaning against a white column.
Literature & poetry

Jeanette Winterson: Creativity, Artists, Us

Join the renowned author for a fearless discussion about art, AI and our future
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Jack Thorne: Authorship in the Age of AI
A close-up portrait of Jack Thorne smiling, wearing a blue suit, white shirt, and dark textured tie.
Literature & poetry

Jack Thorne: Authorship in the Age of AI

The award-winning screenwriter takes an urgent look at what AI means for the future of storytelling
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Julianknxx & THABO: Bantutronic – Finding 15 Live
Two people in ceremonial white clothing stand on a path in a dense, green forest.
Performance & dance

Julianknxx & THABO: Bantutronic – Finding 15 Live

Narration, movement and live-scored music tracing Bantu and African diaspora histories and futures
Purcell Room

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Wooden displays in the Southbank centre shop, featuring books, plushies, and colourful merchandise

Shopping

A vibrant range of inspiring books, homeware, prints, accessories and more.

Klaus Weber: Thinking Fountains
Two statues; a green human body with water spouting from its neck and another of human legs with water pouring down from above displayed outdoors

Thinking
Fountains

Water cascades and spouts over Klaus Weber’s bronze figures.

Modified Social Benches
Two children eating ice cream on a red cirrcular bench

Modified Social Benches

Benches that challenge the space and distance we place between one another.

William Pye's Zemran
A photograph showing Riverside Terrace at Southbank Centre, with the metal sculpture Zemran in the foreground, next to Queen Elizabeth Hall

William Pye's Zemran

Pye’s beautiful stainless steel sculpture sits overlooking the Thames.

Natura Nostra Forest
Bright sunlight bursts through green leaves with a lens flare, set against a blue sky and a textured concrete building.

Natura Nostra Forest

Our growing pocket forest creating a natural oasis.