Southbank Centre is an arts centre in London, England. It is adjacent to the separately owned National Theatre and BFI Southbank. It comprises the three main performance spaces – the Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, and Purcell Room – as well as the Hayward Gallery and National Poetry Library. It the largest centre for the arts in the UK. Th…
Southbank Centre is an arts centre in London, England. It is adjacent to the separately owned National Theatre and BFI Southbank. It comprises the three main performance spaces – the Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, and Purcell Room – as well as the Hayward Gallery and National Poetry Library. It the largest centre for the arts in the UK. The Southbank Centre drew around 3.7 million visitors in 2024 and stages approximately 5,000 performances each year. Three to four major art exhibitions are presented at the Hayward Gallery annually. Together with the Barbican Centre, a similar arts venue, the Southbank Centre is also known for its brutalist architecture.
Owner: Southbank Centre Ltd. (registered charity, responsible to Arts Council England)
Capacity: Royal Festival Hall: 2,700 · Queen Elizabeth Hall: >900 · Purcell Room: 370
Opened: 1 May 1951
Architect: Norman Engleback's team at the London County Council Architects' Department
Full name: Southbank Centre
Address: Belvedere Road · London, SE1 · United Kingdom
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