Primary Schools Takeover: Tavares Strachan
Primary schools are invited to visit our Hayward Gallery exhibition Tavares Strachan: There Is Light Somewhere and take part in peer-led activities.
This day of free activities is organised and delivered by our lead primary school, the Takeover Team.
For our Hayward Gallery Takeovers, the schools team at the Southbank Centre works closely with one primary school group, the Takeover Team, and artist educators to develop a deeper understanding of our current exhibition.
This prepares the Takeover Team to lead and deliver a day of workshops and discussions for other young people in the gallery.
The Takeover Team welcomes other primary schools to come and learn about the different artists’ techniques and works, explore careers in the arts and participate in art-making workshops in response to the exhibition.
The exhibition showcases the inventive ways in which New York-based, Bahamian artist Tavares Strachan celebrates unsung explorers whose stories shine a light on histories hidden by bias.
Kindly supported by the U.S. Embassy London
Need to know
This is a full-day event and requires schools to attend the whole day.
This event is only open to primary school groups, years 3 – 5
For your visit
This event is held at the Royal Festival Hall Southbank Centre
The Royal Festival Hall is open six days a week.
Tuesday – Sunday, 10am – 11pm
Monday, closed.
Plan your visit
The Royal Festival Hall is home to our largest auditorium as well as The Clore Ballroom, National Poetry Library, Members’ Lounge, Festival Bar & Kitchen, Ballroom Cafe and Skylon restaurant.
Getting here
Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.
The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; Waterloo is also the nearest train station. And more than 20 different London bus routes pass within 500 metres of our venues. More information on getting here by rail, road or river is available on our Getting here page.
We’re cash-free
Please note that we’re unable to accept cash payments across our venues.
Access
We’re working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All help points, toilets, performance and exhibition spaces at the Southbank Centre are accessible to all, as are the cafes, bars and restaurants. We also have excellent public transport links with step-free access.
All information about booking wheelchair spaces, step-free access, blue badge parking, access maps and guides and other help available whilst you’re here, including details about our Access Scheme, can be found on our Access page.
Food & drink
On Level 2 of our Royal Festival Hall you can grab a slice of life by the Thames with drinks and freshly made pizza at our Festival Bar & Kitchen which opens out onto our Riverside Terrace. You can grab a coffee and a slice of freshly made cake from our Ballroom Cafe. Or alternatively enjoy destination dining in the restaurant at Skylon.
From coffee to cocktails, filling favourites to fine dining, plus some of London’s best street food – it’s all here at the Southbank Centre.