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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago
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The Guardian view on the Southbank Centre: ministers must support innovation in the present as well as the past | Editorial

The Grade II listing protects the Southbank Centre's 1960s brutalist complex, recognizing its cultural importance and postwar architectural significance despite divisive opinions.
fromwww.bbc.com
5 months ago
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Southbank to host celebration of youth culture

Southbank Centre will host major 2026 events featuring Shirley Bassey, Anish Kapoor, Lemn Sissay, Danny Boyle and Goalhanger to mark Festival of Britain's 75th anniversary.
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fromLondon On The Inside
5 months ago

Danny Boyle Is Directing a Festival at the Southbank Centre

The Festival of Britain, a showcase of art, science, design and technology, was held in 1951 to boost national morale following the Second World War, and part of the fair included the opening of the Royal Festival Hall on the Southbank. It remains the only permanent cultural building to come from the festival, so, as 2026 marks the 75th anniversary of the event, the Royal Festival Hall and the rest of the Southbank Centre is celebrating with a special programme of events.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Southbank Centre to galvanise' nation with Festival of Britain celebration

Danny Boyle will transform the Southbank Centre into a mass youth-culture celebration for the Festival of Britain's 75th anniversary to unite and inspire the nation.
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