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!
Find out what's on at London's most iconic music venue this Christmas! A feast of entertainment with all the trimmings!
Embark on an extraordinary journey through Earth’s vast ocean highways with a baby humpback whale to uncover the secrets of ocean currents.
Discover the importance of 'zines' and their impact on society. Design and create your own zine - it can be about ANYTHING you like, from your favourite musician or to something you think needs a spotlight.
Just announced! Step into the serene world of Japanese carpentry. This exhibition transports visitors from the living forests that sustain the craft to the celebrated structures it has produced.
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.
After almost 40 years of showcasing real rockets and spacecraft, don't miss your last chance to see this out-of-this-world gallery!
Inspired by 'Splash! A Century of Swimming and Style', young people will explore the basics of graphic design using paper and hand printing techniques to create a poster based on a personal achievement.
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!
Travel to infinity and beyond as you explore what happens beyond the reaches of our planet at a sleepover that’s truly out of this world!
Come along to our purpose-built learning centre for Nature Adventurers, a series of Saturday activity sessions for 8–12-year-old adventurers and nature lovers.
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!
Are we on the brink of finding signs of life beyond Earth? Discover why scientists are more optimistic than ever that conditions for life could exist beyond our planet. In this special out-of-hours tour, you’ll explore our amazing planet, the possibilities of life on Mars and much more.
Experience a spectacular celebration of percussion at the Royal College of Music's annual Festival of Percussion! From marimbas to xylophones, timpani to tambourines, our festival features something for all to enjoy!
Embark on a journey into space to explore what’s beyond our world in this immersive planetarium show for all the family.
Just 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.
From millinery and silversmithing to weaving and puppetry, be inspired by live demonstrations from world class artisans as part of London Craft Week.
Join Rowena Hume from My Mini Workshops for a very special workshop and create your own Koi fish pond. Share with loved ones or enjoy on your own.
Have a go at making clay before adding to a communally built sculpture that will grow throughout the day. Tickets start at just £3!
Join the Museum this May for half term activities that explore joy and storytelling through art and design.
Get hands-on with clay to create words or characters, then bring them to life in a short animated film.
Inspired by the Victorian fascination with fairies, come along for a drop in afternoon of enchanting fairy fun in the museum garden.
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.
