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The evolution of the Royal Festival Hall’s foyer spaces
See how the foyers and lobbies of our Royal Festival Hall have changed from its opening in 1951 to its newest refurbishment in 2024.
The Royal Festival Hall organ: a short history
Our Royal Festival Hall organ celebrated 70 years in 2024. The organ’s curator William McVicker’s short history includes the story of its creation.
A potted history of South Asian Music at the Southbank Centre
Ravi Shankar, Zair Hussain, Vilayat Khan, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Abida Parveen and other South Asian musicians who have performed here with us.
Memories of the Royal Festival Hall organ
The Royal Festival Hall organ is celebrated through memories of those who have heard it, and those who have been lucky enough to play it.
Skating history: the story of the Undercroft Skate Space
Celebrating 40 years of the South Bank Book Market
The South Bank Book Market turned 40 in 2023 Read a history of the market and an interview with one of its original stall holders, still going strong.
70 years of the Royal Festival Hall
Scroll through 70 years of the Royal Festival Hall with our interactive timeline of memorable moments and critically-acclaimed concerts.
Concrete Dreams: Celebrating the Southbank Centre’s brutalist buildings
David Bowie’s Meltdown revisited
Revisit David Bowie’s 2002 Meltdown with video and audio clips of the two-week long festival at London’s Southbank Centre.
Pride ‘87 at the Southbank Centre
Rare photographs from London’s Pride ‘87 Lesbian and Gay Pride Carnival in the Gardens which took place at the South Bank’s Jubilee Gardens.
10 iconic exhibitions from 50 years of Hayward Gallery
Take a look back at some of the most memorable exhibitions from the Hayward Gallery’s first half century, from Bridget Riley to Antony Gormley.