Cultural Diplomacy Opens Minds

Liberatum aims to connect Britain’s finest cultural and media minds with the rest of the world through inspiring festivals and illuminating cultural celebrations. Our objective is to further strengthen relations between different countries and the United Kingdom through the power of the arts.

Our previous successful ventures have taken place in countries as diverse as Russia, Papua New Guinea, Morocco and India. Liberatum’s future festivals will be held in Italy, Turkey, Argentina, Egypt and Jordan among other countries. Our vision is to bring together leading art, fashion, design, theatre, film, media and literary figures from Britain and other countries in order to create innovative ideas, thought provoking projects and fascinating events.

Past guests have included renowned and eminent authors, actors, historians, business figures, media personalities, diplomats, political icons, artists and musicians including Oscar winning actress Goldie Hawn, Oscar nominated director Stephen Frears, Oscar nominated musician Michael Nyman, Oscar nominated writer Hanif Kureishi CBE, Grammy Award winning record producer William Orbit, celebrated milliner Stephen Jones, former Secretary for International Development Clare Short MP, former United Nations Under Secretary General Shashi Tharoor, artist Gavin Turk, Royal Academy CEO Charles Saumarez Smith, legendary curator Sir Norman Rosenthal, filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, Virgin founder Richard Branson, musicians Annie Lennox, Alex James (Blur) and renowned composer Thomas Ades.

Liberatum’s global festival programming ranges from opera, music, theatre, literature to visual art, design, film and fashion.