Space for Culture
What we are working on
London’s Cultural Infrastructure Plan is a game-changer. For the first time it sets out what we need to do to protect and grow our cultural facilities.
Explore the programme and Creative Enterprise Zones in Croydon, Haringey, Hounslow, Lambeth, Lewisham, Hammersmith & Fulham, Ealing and Waltham Forest, with a single zone across both Hackney and Tower Hamlets.
A new destination for London with world-class culture and education at its heart.
What is the Thames Estuary Production Corridor?
London is getting a memorial to victims of transatlantic slavery. See the chosen artwork.
Mil Veces un Instante (A thousand times an Instant) by Teresa Margolles is the current artwork on the Fourth Plinth.
Find where culture is made in London on our Cultural Infrastructure Map, which includes transport data and population growth.
How the Creative Industries supports London
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£10m
generated every hour by the Creative Industries
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1/6
jobs in London are in the creative economy
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30%
growth in London's film industry driven by Film and TV productions
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£52bn
contributed by Culture and creativity to London’s economy per year
Read Arts and Culture blog posts
Libraries can be places for community wellbeing and inter-generational connection.
What connects City Hall, London's docks and the horrors of the Transatlantic Trafficking of Enslaved Africans?
Share your ideas, hopes and dreams for the future of our city at night.
How can young people use art and culture to create change in their mental health and change how mental health care is imagined, delivered, and funded?
Cultural Impact Award winner Sounds Like Hammersmith and Fulham was a springboard for young talent. Hear from musician Sharifa Olateju about his experiences on the programme.
Dr. Sasha Turner, Associate Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University, gave this year’s keynote speech at the Mayor of London’s seventh annual ceremony to mark the UNESCO Day for Remembering The Transatlantic Slave Trade and its Abolition.
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