Looking for family-friendly activities in South Kensington? Dive into a world of exploration and experimentation with interactive experiences tailored for families. From music and science to arts, performance, film, parks, playgrounds, immersive galleries, and beyond, there's plenty of inspiring fun for your kids to discover!
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.
Touch a piece of Mars, wrap your hands around a fragment of the Moon and snap a selfie with the Allende meteorite, which – at 4.567 billion years old – is even older than Earth!
Make the jump to hyperspace and touch down on planet natural history for an evening of intergalactic fun as you explore the galleries after hours. Speak with their scientists, see stellar specimens and visit Space: Could Life Exist Beyond Earth? their newest exhibition. More activities to be announced!
Our Story with David Attenborough delves into the saga of our species from our earliest beginnings. Sir David draws on a nearly century-long career as he shares his hopes for people and planet.
Just announced! A new, free exhibition about how food must change to protect the planet. Be the first to see it this summer—opens 24 July 2025.
The Serpentine Pavilion 2025, A Capsule in Time, designed by Bangladeshi architect and educator Marina Tabassum and her firm, Marina Tabassum Architects (MTA), is now open with Goldman Sachs supporting the annual project for the 11th consecutive year.
Want to French Up your summer? Whether you're dreaming of sipping coffee in Paris or boosting your professional profile, the French Institute’s native French-speaking teachers are here to help.
Join the Royal Parks this summer for FREE drop-in activities perfect for families, nature-lovers and budding environmentalists!
The Play in the Park project offers a free play programme of fun, creative activities and events inspired by the Royal Parks’ wildlife and open spaces
Join a free, vibrant Family Day at the 2025 Serpentine Pavilion, designed by Marina Tabassum Architects. Immerse yourself in a day of creativity and culture with hands-on activities and performances for all ages.
Through hands-on projects, interactive lessons, and creative challenges, participants will explore both coding and language in a dynamic, engaging environment.
Join the Design Museum for a festival of play, creativity and design for children and families, exploring our garden and the creatures that inhabit it!
each Rex use life-like dinosaurs to perform their show about the anatomy and life of Tyrannosaurus rex, one the most amazing creatures to have ever roamed our planet.
Make fun shiny accessories using discarded balloon strings and foil balloons. Led by artist Hannah Wild, get inspired by the Cartier exhibition and the Museum’s collection to create your own party accessory.
Across two days, get creative with hands-on block printing inspired by the V&A's South Asia Collection. This event is free!
Young people will discover cyanotype, a technique that uses photosensitive dye to create blue prints on paper or fabric when exposed to sunlight.
Combining observational drawing with zine-making, children will learn how to capture details through live sketching to then build a visual narrative on a zine or concertina book.
This brand new exhibition celebrates the beauty and precision inherent in Japanese design through the exploration of pictograms – both past and present – and their future potential for international communication.
Embark on our exciting space trail over summer, inspired by Disney & Pixar’s new film Elio.
Play with unusual and experimental materials and mix them up with your little ones! For children aged 0-3 and their guardians. This event is free!
