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Free Events in South Kensington

Discover an unforgettable day in South Kensington with our guide to free events. Delve into guided tours through galleries, embark on self-led walks, immerse yourself in our new series of Lates events, explore captivating free displays, and journey through miles of galleries showcasing art, science, design, natural history, and beyond. 

Space

Open daily
10am-6pm
Science Museum
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See iconic spacecraft and out-of-this-world objects in the Museum's exciting free gallery.

Fixing Our Broken Planet Gallery

Open daily from 3rd April.
10:00am - 5:50pm
Natural History Museum
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The Museum is excited to finally share Fixing Our Broken Planet, their first new permanent gallery since 2016! Explore the biggest challenges facing the planet and discover science-backed, hopeful solutions that will help us to create a more sustainable world.

The Space Show

Until 12th July 2026
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Science Museum
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Science Museum Mission Control has a problem and only you can help us solve it! We’ll need to test, experiment and work together to help the future of space travel.

John Constable and David Lucas: A Unison of Feeling

On til 14 June
V&A South Kensington
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Marking 250 years since the birth of John Constable, this free display explores his collaboration with printmaker David Lucas in making the English Landscape print series and features Constable’s paintings alongside the prints they inspired.

Sofia Coppola’s Photography Bookshelf

Until 22nd Mar 2026
10 am - 5.45 pm
V&A South Kensington
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Photography books delight and inspire filmmaker Sofia Coppola. For this display, she personally selected her favourite volumes. Visitors can turn their pages, immersing themselves in images that have helped shape Coppola's singular vision.

Hyakkō: 100+ Makers from Japan

3rd Dec- 10th May
10am-8pm
Japan House London
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Involving more than 120 artists, craftspeople and self-taught makers from across Japan, Hyakkō is a celebration of contemporary Japanese craft aesthetics.

Water Pantanal Fire

6th Feb – 31st May
10 am - 6 pm
Science Museum
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This thought-provoking free photography exhibition reveals the fragile beauty of the Pantanal, the world’s largest wetland, and the threats to its rich wildlife.

dRMM: Building from Forests

25 Nov 2025 - 30th Oct 2026
10am-5:30pm
V&A South Kensington
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What if the design and construction of buildings were shaped by local, climate-resilient, mixed-species forest?

Picture Making

27th March - 6th Sept 2026
10am-6pm
Serpentine
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Over three decades Brown has gained a reputation for her unique approach to painting, characterised by vigorous brushwork, a vivid sense of colour and dynamic all-over compositions that hold the viewer in an active space of looking.

PLATFORM: Simone Brewster

13th Feb– Jan 2027
10am-6pm
Design Museum
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PLATFORM is an annual display dedicated to showcasing contemporary design practice. Opening in February 2026, the second edition in the series will present the fascinating work of designer Simone Brewster.

Future of Food

Until 1 September 2026
10am-6pm
Science Museum
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A free exhibition examining how science can help us find more sustainable ways to grow and produce, purchase and cook, eat and enjoy food to help protect the planet.

Friday Late

Various dates & times
V&A South Kensington
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Bringing audiences together with leading and emerging artists and designers through live performance, film, installation, debate, DJs and more. Friday Late is free and drop-in.

Divine Jewels

Until 6th April
10 am - 5.30 pm
V&A South Kensington
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Spanning many periods, styles and techniques, this display brings together works from the Albion Art Collection, inviting visitors to look closely and reflect on jewellery’s emotional and visual impact, and the role beauty plays.

Lanza Atlier selected for Serpentine Pavilion 2026

6th June - 25th Oct
Serpentine
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Serpentine has announced that the Mexican architecture studio LANZA atelier, founded by Isabel Abascal and Alessandro Arienzo, has been selected to design the 2026 Pavilion.