Friends Summer Party
Tuesday 9 August 2016 7 - 10pm
Burlington House
£15.
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Summer Exhibition 2016
Join us for the inaugural Friends Summer Party to celebrate the Summer Exhibition. Guests will enjoy an exclusive Private View of the exhibition away from the crowds with a range of live music, cocktails and a courtyard BBQ.
At your own leisure, enjoy over 1,200 works showcasing everything from watercolour paintings to videos and photography in this exclusive evening Private View for Friends. In the words of coordinator Richard Wilson RA, this year’s edition of the Summer Exhibition is “unpredictable, stimulating and startling.”
In the galleries, Friends will enjoy contemporary jazz music as well as a pop-up Sipsmith gin bar, serving cocktails, beer and wine all evening.
In the courtyard, Friends can indulge in a Caribbean-themed menu of BBQ treats with rum punch and special cocktail offers from Peyton & Byrne. The steel band best known for their performances at the Summer Exhibition Varnishing Day will be playing into the evening.
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