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November 2013 This month we celebrate British creativity – from the iconoclastic Isabella Blow to celebrated war artist Stanley Spencer, we reflect on their enduring influence and appeal with talks, tours and twilight events for tutors. New designers and filmmakers have their say too with discussions and a family workshop around RIBA’s Forgotten Spaces, and another Unorthodocs screening… For adults Heaven in a Hell of War: Stanley Spencer, the Sandham Paintings and his legacy Wednesday 13 November 19.00-20.30Screening Room, South Wing Tickets £15/12 Book now To coincide with both Armistice week and next year’s centenary of World War One, a panel of historians and academics will discuss the remarkable life and legacy of Stanley Spencer – an artist that witnessed the horrors of two world wars. Stanley Spencer: Heaven in a Hell of War Spotlight Tours Thursdays from 14 November 13.15-13.45Terrace Rooms, South Wing Free More Stanley Spencer Armistice Day Poetry Reading Monday 11 November 11.30-12.30Terrace Rooms, South Wing Free More Unorthodocs: Town of Runners Monday 11 November 18.30-20.30Screening Room, South Wing Tickets £12 Book now The third in our Unorthodocsseries of documentaries, the critically lauded Town of Runners tells the story of a little Ethiopian village – like any other, except that it has produced some of the greatest long-distance runners in the world. Glad Tidings Tuesdays Tuesday 19 & 26 November 18.00-21.00 More We’re fast approaching the festive season, and Somerset House will be celebrating with music, late-night shopping, workshops and events throughout November and December. For families The Memory Museum with Claire Moody Saturday 2 November 12.00-15.00Meet at the Information Desk in the Seamen's Hall, South WingFree More Designer Claire Moody proposes a special museum of memories for an abandoned London rail terminus in RIBA’sForgotten Spaces exhibition. Join her and help create an archive with your own London memory in this family drop-in. For schools, colleges and universities Isabella Blow: Fashion Galore! Tutors' Twilight Thursday 21 November 18.00-21.00Screening Room, South Wing Free (booking essential) Book now An opportunity for fashion lecturers and tutors to discover the potential of our new exhibition Isabella Blow: Fashion Galore! for the benefit of their students.