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Blog: In pictures: Celebrating our 150th birthday apart
Today, we turn 150 years old. And just like a number of you, this is the second birthday we’ve had…

Blog: Designing our 150th collection: Q&A with Royal Crown Derby's Carmen Roome
To commemorate our 150th birthday on 29 March 2021, we recently released a very special tea set with…

Press: 'The Car Man' rescheduled to 9-19 June 2022
The Royal Albert Hall has reluctantly decided to push back one of the centrepieces of its 150th anni…

Blog: Help us hit our fundraising target
Sadly we cannot welcome you for our 150th anniversary on 29 March 2021, but we continue to invest in…

Blog: A history of heating and ventilation at the Hall
As we launch a fundraising campaign to support our major new ventilation project, we look back on 15…

Blog: Watch: Glitterbox take over the Royal Albert Hall
Over two days in February, the Glitterbox team transformed our auditorium into a club stage bedecked…

Blog: A year since we closed, a fortnight until our 150th birthday
One year ago today we closed our doors. In true Royal Albert Hall spirit, the show has gone on wi…

Blog: Watch: fabric's first London Unlocked stream at the Royal Albert Hall
We were so excited to take part in fabric’s new streaming series, London Unlocked, on Sunday 14 Ma…

Blog: Unstoppable Voices: The Woman with the Whip
This is the story of the Scottish suffragette who interrupted David Lloyd George at a meeting held at the Royal Albert Hall in 1908 and became known as "The Woman with the Whip".

Blog: Original Girl Power: Ivy Benson and her All Girls Band
Meet Ivy Benson, the pioneering bandleader whose All Girls Band risked their lives entertaining Alli…