Tuesday 8 August 2017

Somerset House - Fun family activities plus Perfume and film talks this August


Learning April 2017

LEARNING AND EVENTS

Be inspired with talks, workshops and screenings this month.

PERFUME

We continue our multisensory journey into the world of contemporary perfume with guest perfumers and a late night opening dedicated to olfactory exploration.

Perfume Lab
Sun 13 Aug, 11.00 - 17.00

PERFUME LAB RESIDENCY: ELIZA DOUGLAS

Often working with the visually impaired, Eliza Douglas explores how fragrance can be used to deepen our experience of visual art.
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Sun 27 Aug, 11.00 - 17.00

PERFUME LAB RESIDENCY: WILL INRIG

Parisian perfumer Will Inrig spends a day in the Perfume Lab exploring the rise of bespoke perfumery.
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Thu 31 Aug, 18.00 - 21.00

PERFUME SYNAESTHESIA LATE

Join us for a late night opening of our Perfume exhibition for an evening of multi-sensory activities. Follow your nose on an olfactory tour of Somerset House and activate your memories with sensory storytelling.
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FAMILY EVENTS

Get creative with activities for families and young people this month.

Sat 12 Aug, 10.00 - 13.00

YOUNG CREATIVES: TRUTH BE TOLD

Fake news? Alternative facts? We explore ideas of 'the truth' in this zine making workshop for young people aged 13-17.
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Dates throughout August

WALKER BOOKS FAMILY WORKSHOPS

A series of workshops combining readings from celebrated children’s books and hands-on activities for the AOI World Illustration Awards 2017 Exhibition. Free for families with children aged 6-12.
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Sun 13 Aug & Sun 20 Aug

FAMILY SCREENINGS

Join us on Sundays during Film4 Summer Screen for matinee screenings of Pixar favourite WALL-E and enchanting Studio Ghibli fable Ponyo. Free for families with children aged 6-12.
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Sun 13 & Sun 20 Aug, 11.00 - 16.00

FAMILY WORKSHOPS

Get creative at two drop-in workshops on sustainable futures and Japanese anime, Sustainable Me and Animate Me, running alonside our free matinee screenings of WALL-E and Ponyo. Free for families with children aged 6-12.
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BEHIND THE SCREEN

Delve deeper into our cinema season with exclusive screenings and talks from industry leading lights.

Sat 12 Aug, 19.00 - 20.00

ALICE LOWE: RAISING HELL

Hear from actor and writer Alice Lowe ahead of our Donnie Darko/The Omen double bill, as she discusses the making of her acclaimed directorial debut Prevenge.
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Mon 14 Aug, 19.00 - 20.00

MINIATURE MINDBLOWERS: RANDOM ACTS

Join us for an evening of exclusive world premieres and visionary new shorts from Channel 4's late-night TV show for brilliant, beautiful, bewildering, dirty, dangerous and disruptive art.
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Wed 16 Aug, 19.00 - 20.00

RUBEN ÖSTLUND: IN CONVERSATION

A rare chance to hear from the director of this year's Palme d'Or winning film The Square, starring Elisabeth Moss and and Dominic West, before the UK Premiere screening.
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Tue 22 Aug, 19.00 - 20.00

EVERYTHING FLOWS

Discover how movies inspire musicians in this talk with singer-songwriter Charlotte Hatherley and soundtrack specialists Summer Camp.
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