# Somerset House Art centre in Covent Garden, London. - Address: Strand, London, WC2R 1LA - Hours: Daily 8–11 (exhibition hours vary) - Website: https://www.somersethouse.org.uk/ - Instagram: [@somersethouse](https://www.instagram.com/somersethouse/) - Directions: - On the map: https://onview.so/london/map/somerset-house Free exhibitions. The Courtauld Gallery, in the North Wing, is listed separately. ## Exhibitions ### Jenkin van Zyl: *Enclosure* Sep 24 – Nov 29, 2026 · on view · Lancaster Rooms, New Wing - Thu, Oct 29, 2026: In conversation: Jenkin van Zyl and Adam Alston A new film and large immersive installation set in a decaying facility where visitors once rented the lives of others, built from fairground signage and office debris. Full details: [somersethouse.org.uk](https://www.somersethouse.org.uk/whats-on/jenkin-van-zyl-enclosure) On On View: https://onview.so/london/somerset-house/enclosure ### Jemma Desai: *There Are No Honest Poems About Dead Women* Jul 30 – Nov 1, 2026 · on view · G31, New Wing A 54-minute film installation combining archive footage, text, song and new 16mm material, screened on the hour, with an accompanying publication. Full details: [somersethouse.org.uk](https://www.somersethouse.org.uk/whats-on/g31-jemma-desai-there-are-no-honest-poems-about-dead-women) On On View: https://onview.so/london/somerset-house/there-are-no-honest-poems-about-dead-women ### *Through Our Eyes: Sámi Art and Culture* Group exhibition · Nov 6, 2026 – Feb 7, 2027 · coming up · Terrace Rooms and Courtyard Rooms, South Wing Britta Marakatt-Labba, Outi Pieski, Tomas Colbengtson, Joar Nango and others The first group show in the UK of Sámi art, with 19 contemporary and pioneering artists working in sculpture, photography, video and performance, including a new commission by Outi Pieski. Full details: [somersethouse.org.uk](https://www.somersethouse.org.uk/whats-on/through-our-eyes) On On View: https://onview.so/london/somerset-house/through-our-eyes-sami-art-and-culture --- On View's listing, as of Wednesday, October 14, 2026. Every gallery and museum in London: https://onview.so/london.md. All of On View: https://onview.so/llms.txt