E32: Tamsin Ace on East Bank & designing cultural programming that resonates with a wider range of communities

Tamsin Ace was previously Director of Creative Programmes and Collections at London’s Museum of the Home in Hackney. She also spent 12 years at the Southbank Centre, departing as Head of Public Programming in 2019.  Now, however, Tamsin is the first person to take on a brand new role as Director, of East Bank Cultural Quarter. East Bank is the UK’s newest cultural quarter that rests in the heart of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.   The Mayor of London’s vision for East Bank has placed the £1.1 billion as the most significant single investment in London’s culture since the legacy of the 1851 Great Exhibition, and will shape the cultural life of the city for the 21st century and beyond. Opening from autumn 2023, East Bank is a unique collaboration between cultural institutions, world leading universities and the people of the Olympic boroughs. East Bank is made up of Sadler’s Wells East, BBC Music Studios and V&A East & V&A East Storehouse as well as a brand new University College London (UCL East) and University of the Arts London's London College of Fashion. This is a meaningful addition to London’s cultural offering and, I believe, will light the torch for a new era of creativity in London & will further cement East London as a global hub for the arts, culture, & creativity. 🔹 Find out more about East Bank here - East Bank | Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park 🔹 Contact Tasmin directly - t.ace@fashion.arts.ac.uk 🔹 This podcast was recorded at Trowbridge Talks at Trowbridge Gardens a multi-use space by Arbeit Arbeit Studios — Trowbridge Gardens E9