The ICA’s renaissance under Stefan Kalmar – BBC London News

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It has a 70 year history of art, culture and debate but financial difficulties meant it was threatened with closure almost a decade ago. Now, the Institute of Contemporary Arts is having a renaissance under a new director Stefan Kalmar who believes it's never been more important to have cultural centres challenging the establishment. Wendy Hurrell has been to meet him.

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