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Fine Arts Exhibition
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Gift to the Future

Aug 7 – Sep 28

At Southbank Centre

Belvedere Rd, SE1 8XX

90+ lines from London, Birmingham and Manchester pupils
All ages welcome, under-12s need an adult
Riverside Terrace is open all day, every day

Brutalist architecture meets the hopeful voices of thousands of schoolchildren in this sweeping, free poetry installation. Wander the Southbank Centre and discover over 90 lines of verse woven into the building itself.

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  • Free outdoor art
  • Family-friendly
  • Poetry installation
  • Participatory art
  • Southbank Centre
  • Belvedere Rd, SE1 8XX

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