The words of John Costi, one-time prisoner and now, alongside Jeremy Deller, co-curator of the 17th annual Koestler Arts exhibition here at the Southbank Centre. Koestler Arts is the UK’s oldest ...

Housing the world’s largest public collection of modern poetry, we are the National Poetry Library; free to join across the UK, and London’s only space dedicated to poetry study. Founded by the Arts ...

Stroll along the Thames under twinkling lights and sample indulgent drinks and scrumptious street food from our traditional alpine-style chalets. With pop-up bars, street food stalls and independent ...

Our poetry masterclass is a monthly three-hour-long weekend workshop giving you the chance to learn tips and tricks from leading poets. The class is open to all abilities and levels of confidence – ...

Hayward Gallery Touring presents Slow Painting, an exhibition of paintings that take their time, and invite us to do the same Curated by the writer and critic Martin Herbert, Slow Painting features 19 ...

The Queen Elizabeth Hall is a leading London venue showcasing world-class talks, gigs, dance, performance and classical music. Originally opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 1967, our Queen ...

The largest touring exhibition of contemporary art in the UK, the ninth edition of British Art Show is curated by Irene Aristizábal and Hammad Nasar. British Art Show is a landmark touring exhibition, ...

Curiosity is an ambiguous passion: the virtuous impulse behind the search for knowledge and at the same time a disreputable desire for novelty and strangeness. This exhibition, organised in ...

Celebrate two of the greatest film composers of all time – Hans Zimmer and John Williams – at an epic concert where you can hear their most famous scores live.

The class is open to all abilities and levels of confidence – from beginners to more experienced writers. Anyone with an interest in poetry is welcome to join us and learn from renowned writers, as ...

Discover new poets through this free online collection of brilliant, moving, funny and groundbreaking poems curated by our specialist poetry librarians. Search the poems by type or by topic, or use ...