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Imagine Children's Festival
13 Feb - 24 Feb
Children & Young people

Southbank Centre's Imagine Children's Festival returns in 2019 for 12 jam-packed days of fun.

Dive into the best children’s theatre, literature and...

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exhibition

diane arbus: in the beginning

13 Feb - 6 May
Art

Diane Arbus made most of her photographs in New York City, where she was born and died, and where she worked in locations such as Times Square,...

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festival

Panel discussion for WOW festival talk

WOW – Women of the World
8 Mar - 9 Mar
Gender Politics & Equality

In 2019, WOW presents an incredible line-up of events to mark the launch of The WOW Foundation and begin our countdown to 2020 – the 10th...

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happening at our venues

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Queen Elizabeth Hall
Purcell Room entrance

Royal Festival Hall

6:00 pm | until Sat 23 Feb 2019

Behind-the-Scenes Tour

Get a glimpse behind the scenes and see our famous spaces up close on this tour

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Hayward Gallery

11:00 am | until Mon 6 May 2019

diane arbus: in the beginning

UNTIL 6 MAY 2019: An exhibition exploring the formative first half of the influential photographer’s career

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Queen Elizabeth Hall

6:00 pm | Fri 22 Feb 2019

Friday Tonic: Zeñel

Whiz kids of jazz: the London-based trio deliver complexity and excitement grounded in improvisation

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Purcell Room

Various times | until Thu 21 Feb 2019

Architecture Tour

Join us on a tour exploring decades of architectural innovation at Southbank Centre

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stories
Nile Rodgers, curator of Meltdown 2019
story

Nile Rodgers to curate Meltdown festival, 2019
The co-founder of CHIC is named as the curator of the 26th Meltdown festival
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Roxane Gay headshot
podcast

Southbank Centre’s Book Podcast: Roxane Gay and women on the page
Hear from the Octavia Poetry Collective, and get an exclusive listen to the US writer's first UK appearance
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The characters from Peppa Pig on the Royal Festival Hall stage
story

Things to do in February half-term at Southbank Centre
Keep the kids entertained with fun, interactive events and performances
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