Explore culture in Southwark

Southwark Playhouse aims to facilitate and showcase the work of some of the UK’s best up and coming talent.

See some of the world’s most exciting modern and contemporary art at Tate Modern. Enjoy innovative works that have shaped art as we know it.

Close to Elephant and Castle, the Cinema Museum houses a unique collection of artefacts, memorabilia and equipment that preserves the history and grandeur of cinema from the 1890s to the present day.

The Clink Prison Museum was built by the Bishops of Winchester to keep control of medieval Bankside, the Clink prison was destroyed in 1780. The exhibition occupies the site and tells its

Founded by fashion designer Zandra Rhodes, the Fashion and Textile Museum opened in 2003, and is the UK's first museum dedicated to contemporary fashion and textiles.

The Old Operating Theatre museum has many exhibits illustrating the history of medicine at St Thomas' and Guy's hospitals, two of London's pioneering hospitals.

The Old Vic sits just over the border in the neighbouring borough of Lambeth and first opened its doors in 1818. It is an independent not-for-profit theatre, a world leader in creativity and entertainment.

The Unicorn Theatre is the UK’s leading theatre for young audiences, producing an eclectic and surprising programme of work year-round for children aged 6 months to 18 years.