Past Event
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– Information about access on site at the gallery is available here https://www.whitechapelgallery.org/visit/access/
– This includes information about Lift access; Borrowing wheelchairs & seating; Assistance Animals; Parking; Toilets and baby care facilities; Blind & Partially Sighted Visitors; Subtitles and transcripts; British Sign Language (BSL) and hearing induction loops; Deaf Messaging Service (DMS).
About This Event
– This event takes place in Gallery 2 and the Zilkha Auditorium at Whitechapel Gallery, both ground floor spaces.
– You do not require a ticket to attend this event, however if we reach capacity you may be refused entry
– You are welcome to bring children to this event
– We are unable to provide British Sign Language interpretation for this event
– We are unable to provide live closed captioning or CART for this event.
– This event last approximately 6 hours.
Transport
– To the best of our knowledge, there are no planned disruptions to local transport on the date of the event.
– Our nearest train station – Aldgate East Underground (1 min) is not wheelchair accessible. The closest wheelchair accessible stations are Whitechapel (15 min), Shoreditch High Street (15 min) or Liverpool Street (15 min).
– Free parking for Blue Badge holders is available at the top of Osborn Street in the pay and display booths for an unlimited period. Spaces are available on a first come, first served basis.
Thursday 29 June | 6pm-12am | Free Entry
Please note: our spaces have limited capacities and the event will operate on a first come first served basis. Arrive early to avoid disappointment.
Live performances, film, music, dance, artists talks and food curated by Numbi Arts celebrate the launch of the Somali Museum exhibition and festival programme at Whitechapel Gallery. Rooted in the East End with a canopy that rises globally to include a roster of local, regional and international artists, this year’s Numbi Festival theme is Be the Sky.
The festival features talks from Amal Alhaag, films from Fuad Abdulaziz, and Mohammed Deria, poetry from Samater Elmi, Sara Farah and Al Saddiq Al Raddi, DJ sets from Elmi Original and Amal Alhaag, alongside a performance from Dur Dur Band.
In partnership with Numbi Arts.
Doors open at 6pm
Gallery 2
From 7pm The Anarchist Citizenship Haye! Re-Fashioning a Photo studio
From 7pm Somali Food, served by Hooyo East
7pm DJ Elmi Original
7.30pm Canab Cuud Dancers
8pm Spoken Word: Al Saddiq Al Raddi and Sara Farah
9.30pm Spoken Word: Samatar Elmi
10pm Performance: Dur Dur Band
10.45pm DJ Elmi Original
Zilkha Auditorium
6-7pm Film Screenings:
Fuad Abdulaziz, Numbi Dance Film
Mohammed Deria, Somali Steel Film
7pm Performative Lecture: Amal Alhaag
7.30pm Panel Discussion with Amal Alhaag, Fuad Abdulaziz and Mohamed Deria, chaired by Imruh Bakari
8.30pm Film Screenings
Fuad Abdulaziz, Numbi Dance Film
Mohammed Deria, Somali Steel Film
Gallery 4
From 6pm Somali Museum: Any-Space-Whatever Exhibition
Can’t attend? Join the event from home with the Numbi Fest livestream on Whitechapel Radio Station (WRS), broadcasting from 6pm-12am.
