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Memories of the Festival of Britain
An embracing couple on Hungerford Bridge watch the lights illuminate the Festival of Britain site around the Royal Festival Hall on the night of 30 April, 1951
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Memories of the Festival of Britain

Enjoy a collection of personal memories from the celebration that gave birth to the Southbank Centre.

Artist on artist: Leïla Slimani on the ‘influential’ Pedro Almodóvar
Leila Slimani sitting on a staircase wearing black.
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Artist on artist: Leïla Slimani on the ‘influential’ Pedro Almodóvar

The internationally bestselling author shares her fandom for the film director she loves so much she ‘would worship even just a sock of his’.

5 things to know about You Are Here
The Riverside Terrace in front of the Royal Festival Hall on a bright summer\'s day is packed with young people dancing
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5 things to know about You Are Here

Get an insight into a special one-off spectacular to celebrate 75 years of the Southbank Centre.

Playlist: Harry Styles’ Meltdown
The Royal Festival Hall auditorium during a live music gig, the band KOKOROKO are on stage in the distance in bright lights, the audience are silhouetted in the foreground. The word 'Playlist'  overlays this image in yellow type
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Playlist: Harry Styles’ Meltdown

Get ready for this summer’s Meltdown, by listening to this playlist of all the artists added to the festival line-up.

How did an artist fit a WHOLE CITY into a suitcase?
A miniature London emerges from a suitcase
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Yin Xiuzhen: Heart to Heart, Portable Cities and ‘second skin’

Go behind the works of Yin Xiuzhen’s Hayward Gallery exhibition in the company of Senior Curator Yung Ma and choreographer Julia Cheng.

Who is composer Alban Berg?
Austrian composer Alban Berg photohgraphed in his workroom in Hietzing. He is seated in a desk chair in front of a full bookcase, an open music manuscript sits on the table in front of him.
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Who is composer Alban Berg?

Discover the Austrian composer who hid an affair in his music score and whose first orchestral work caused a riot.

My mixtape: John Gosling’s 10 tracks for Lee Alexander McQueen
Fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen and musician John Gosling sitting in the living room of a flat. The words 'My Mixtape' is placed over the top.
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My mixtape: John Gosling’s 10 tracks for Lee Alexander McQueen

The musician and producer shares a playlist of pieces which put him in mind of his friend, the designer Lee Alexander McQueen.

How I create... with visual artist Yin Xiuzhen
The artist Yin Xiuzhen stands win front of her installation A Heart to Heart in the Hayward Gallery exhibition of the same name.
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How I create... with visual artist Yin Xiuzhen

The artist behind our current Hayward Gallery exhibition on ideas she can’t abandon, and the evolution of her creative process.

5 things to know about Quentin Blake
The illustrator and author Quentin Blake; an elderly man wearing a brimmed summer hat. He is sitting on an outdoor bench, holding up one of his illustrations.
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5 things to know about Quentin Blake

Of course you’ll know who Quentin Blake is, but did you know these things about him?

Ocean Vuong on The Emperor of Gladness
Writer Ocean Vuoung seated on stage at the Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall; he wears a white t-shirt
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Ocean Vuong on The Emperor of Gladness

Watch writer Ocean Vuong discuss his second novel The Emperor of Gladness with novelist and critic Mendez in this talk recorded on our stage in 2025.

Playlist: classical favourites, inspired by Multitudes
A quartet of acrobats, clad in back, lean forwards while standing on top of each others' shoulders. Behind them, on the same stage, an orchestra performs. The word 'Playlist' is imposed over the top of the image.
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Playlist: classical favourites, inspired by Multitudes

Listen to a playlist created for Multitudes by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and pupils at Acland Burghley School.

Chiharu Shiota: red string, black threads and cultural identity
Two people stand on either side of an open door in Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life
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Chiharu Shiota: red string, black threads and cultural identity

Take a video tour of the Hayward Gallery exhibition Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life with Senior Curator Yung Ma and our Associate Artist Julia Cheng.