Southbank Centre

令龍應台驚訝的第1件事，是南岸藝文中心內到處都有小孩，就像是一個社區活動中心，聽了工作簡報後最震撼的是，這個國家級的表演廳，完全沒有高高在上的架子，努力推動藝文工作深入社區，如同社區文化中心。

她說，南岸藝文中心將世界的文化帶到這裡，有空房間時就請附近的民眾來做裝潢，屋頂需要花園時就聘請懂得園藝的流浪漢或殘障者來做，與市民深入互動，這些都令人非常震撼，「我們可以向他們學習及借鏡之處太多了」。

占地21英畝的南岸藝文中心，成立於1951年，位在泰晤士河南岸，附近有英國電影協會（BFI Southbank）、泰特現代美術館（Tate Modern）及莎士比亞全球劇院等知名藝文機構，是英國規模最大的藝文活動據點，每年吸引超過300萬名遊客前往參觀。

Southbank Centre's 21 acre estate, from Waterloo Bridge to the London Eye

 

 Southbank Centre is a complex of artistic venues in London, on the South Bank of the River Thames between County Hall and Waterloo Bridge. It comprises three main buildings (the Royal Festival Hall, the Queen Elizabeth Hall and the Hayward Gallery), and is Europe’s largest centre for the arts. It attracts more than three million visitors annually. Nearly a thousand paid performances of music, dance and literature are staged at Southbank Centre each year, as well as over 300 free foyer events and an education programme, in and around the performing arts venues. In addition, three to six major art exhibitions are presented at Hayward Gallery yearly, and National Touring Exhibitions reach over 100 venues across the UK.

Contents 1 Location 2 History and development 2.1 1950s 2.2 1960s 2.3 1980s 2.4 1990s 2.5 2000s 2.6 Future 3 Resident artists 4 Notable art 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

Location

Nearby, although not part of Southbank Centre, are the National Theatre and BFI Southbank. This is one of the most popular public spaces in London, part of a pedestrian-friendly stretch of the river extending eastwards from Westminster Bridge, past The London Eye, Southbank Centre, Tate Modern and the new Shakespeare's Globe to the east.