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The Jam: About the Young Idea
From 26 June 2015
East Wing Galleries, East Wing
An intimate journey through The Jam's personal archive. This comprehensive exhibition examines the iconic band’s extraordinary career and the legacy they left on music, style, politics and culture. Through unseen material and fan memorabilia, the exhibition will chart the trio’s journey to superstardom with 18 consecutive UK top 40 singles and over 14 million global album sales during the late 70s and early 80s.
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Beneath the Surface
Until 24 August 2015
Embankment Galleries, South Wing
An exhibition of some 200 photographs selected from a collection that dates back to 1852 and comprising unseen or rarely-displayed works from the Victoria & Albert Museum’s archive. Focussing on images of water, the topography of the city and the people within it, Beneath the Surface includes works by practitioners in the field, including Victor Prout, Thurston Hopkins and Brassaï.
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Unseen Waterloo: The Conflict Revisited
From 12 June 2015
Terrace Rooms, South Wing
Free admission
An exhibition of photographs on the battlefield. Opening for the 200th anniversary of a landmark event in European history, the Battle of Waterloo, which was arguably the last great war before the invention of photography. This series of portraits by photographer Sam Faulkner explores how we remember the fallen from a time before photography was invented, with 80 life-size images.
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COMING SOON
Film4 Summer Screen at Somerset House
6 - 19 August 2015
London’s largest outdoor screen with full surround sound returns in August with 14 nights of classic, cult and contemporary films, plus new premieres. Don’t miss maverick director Werner Herzog’sAguirre, Wrath of God, Daniel Day Lewis starring in classic The Last of the Mohicans, and opening night premiere with Gemma Arterton as Gemma Bovery.
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MORE EVENTS
Unfinished… Works from The Courtauld Gallery
From 18 June 2015
The Courtauld Gallery, North Wing
This special summer showcase display brings together paintings, sculpture, drawings and prints from the Renaissance to the early twentieth century that have all been described—rightly or wrongly— as ‘unfinished’.
Learning and Events
As we move towards summer, slow down and take time out to contemplate and draw floral still lives inspired by the art of Japanese flower arranging with Camberwell Press; join us for talks, tours and screenings as we remember the Battle of Waterloo; and as part of London Festival of Architecture families can have fun with aerial perspectives.
The Inmoov Robots for Good Project
From 5 June 2015
New Wing
Free admission
The Inmoov robot is a human-size 3D printed robot that uses virtual reality to allow children to safely explore the outside world. Watch the robot being printed and built before it moves to London Zoo, where it will act as an avatar for the children of Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Fernandez & Wells
East Wing
Bringing a taste of Soho cool to the Strand, with views overlooking The Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court. Enjoy single estate coffee, pastries, chunky sandwiches, soups, raclette, tapas and wine by the glass. Open from breakfast till late into the evening.
Children of Peace
6-14 June 2015
Inigo Rooms, Cultural Institute at King’s, East Wing
Free admission
A new collection of photographic and film works, commissioned by the charity International Rescue Committee (IRC). The works by the IRC's photographer Peter Biro explore the lives of refugee children in Niger and Tanzania who have been affected by conflict.
From our friends at the Roundhouse
UTOPIA
4-23 August 2015
This summer, award-winning film maker, writer and artist Penny Woolcock will take over the Main Space at the Roundhouse with a major new installation realised in collaboration with Block9, the designers famous for creating the extravagant fantasy worlds of Glastonbury’s after-hours stages.
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