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V&A acquires the Tommy Cooper Collection

The Victoria and Albert Museum recently announced the acquisition of the Tommy Cooper Collection – the largest collection of its kind tracing the life and legacy of the much-loved British comedian Tommy Cooper.

New Piltdown Hoax findings

The Piltdown Man scandal is arguably the greatest scientific fraud ever perpetrated in the UK, with fake fossils being claimed as evidence of our earliest ancestor. New research reveals how the forgeries were created.

Albertopolis - The dream keeps coming true

Martin Roth, Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum on the Victorian vision that created South Kensington's world-class campus for arts and science, and why ‘Albertopolis’ is as relevant and forward looking as the day it was conceived.

Team London Ambassadors on Exhibition Road

This summer the wonderful Team London Ambassadors are once again based in Exhibition Road welcoming visitors and maintaining London’s reputation as one of the best cities in the world. The Team London Ambassadors programme continues to grow since its inception during the 2012 Olympics

Vibrating qualities of spiders’ silk exploited in prototype violin to create new sound

Luca Alessandrini, a postgraduate from the Dyson School of Design Engineering at Imperial, has developed a composite material and made a prototype violin, which exploits the resonating properties of spiders’ silk.

Toilet remains form 'Spend a Penny' Exhibition uncovered in Hyde Park

The remains of a 165-year-old toilet from the world famous exhibition which helped coin the phrase ‘spend a penny’ have been uncovered in London’s Hyde Park.

Digitising the Royal College of Music Museum

Find out about the ambitious plans for The Royal College of Music to create the largest virtual collection of historically significant musical instruments in the UK.

V&A Exhibition Road Building Project nears completion

The Exhibition Road Building project is nearing completion with a new grand entrance to the museum, a magnificent open couryard and a purpose-built gallery for temporary exhibitions.
Image credit: Patrick Baldwin

Win two tickets to see Swan Lake in-the-round at the Royal Albert Hall

Derek Deane’s critically acclaimed production Swan Lake in-the-round starts this June. To celebrate we are giving you the chance to win two tickets to see the magic unfold!

Win tickets to Out Shopping: The Dresses of Marion and Maud Sambourne

Win 4x Tickets to Leighton House and Sambourne House's new exhibition Out Shopping: The Dresses of Marion and Maud Sambourne (1880-1910).
Image credit: Nanda Vigo

Win a meal for two at the Kensington Quarter & two tickets to Enzo Mari at the Design Museum

Enter our competition to win a fabulous day out in South Kensington, a welcome cocktail and meal for two at The Kensington Quarter plus two tickets to see Enzo Mari curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist with Francesca Giacomelli at the Design Museum.

Win 4x tickets to Hyde Park Winter Wonderland 2024

We're counting down to Christmas by giving away 4x tickets to Hyde Park Winter Wonderland! Don't miss your chance to win.

Win afternoon tea and tickets to see Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Win two tickets to see Wildlife Photographer of the Year at the Natural History Museum together with afternoon tea with champagne at the beautiful Number Sixteen Hotel in South Kensington.