Southbank Centre launches its 75th anniversary with 7.50 exhibitions tickets
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Southbank Centre launches its 75th anniversary with 7.50 exhibitions tickets
"In 2026, the Southbank Centre will be marking the 75th anniversary of the Royal Festival Hall - the only permanent cultural building to emerge from the 1951 Festival of Britain and the starting point for the Southbank's cultural story. To launch the anniversary year, the Southbank Centre is releasing 750 tickets costing - of course - £7.50 for the opening weeks of two major exhibitions at the Hayward Gallery, showcasing works by Anish Kapoor, and a joint exhibition by Chiharu Shiota and Yin Xiuzhen."
"They are on sale now - go to the booking page, and after selecting a date and time, scroll down the list of prices to the "Southbank Centre 75th Anniversary Opening Week Offer" and select that option. The two exhibitions are: Yin Xiuzhen: Heart to Heart and Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life This February, the Hayward Gallery will be transformed by two innovative and globally celebrated artists who use ordinary materials to create works on a monumental scale."
"Anish Kapoor This exhibition marks Anish Kapoor's return to the Hayward Gallery after it was the first public gallery in the UK to host a major survey of his work in 1998. Spanning new monumental works alongside seminal works, the presentation offers a series of encounters with Kapoor's art across the entire gallery and its terraces. Offer available Tue 16th to Sun 21st June 2026 Tickets available here."
Southbank Centre will mark the 75th anniversary of the Royal Festival Hall in 2026 with a special ticket release of 750 tickets priced at £7.50 for opening-week visits to two Hayward Gallery exhibitions. Tickets are subject to availability and limited to 750, and are on sale now; book by selecting a date and time and choosing the "Southbank Centre 75th Anniversary Opening Week Offer" price option. Yin Xiuzhen: Heart to Heart and Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life will transform the Hayward in February with large-scale textile and found-object installations about memory, identity and the human condition. Anish Kapoor returns in June with new monumental and seminal works across the gallery and terraces.
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