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Great exhibitions in South Kensington

South Kensington has some great exhibitions to enjoy. Find out how food must change to protect the planet, discover Cartier's legacy of art and design or stop for a drink and experience this year's Serpentine Pavilion, designed by Marina Tabassum, called A Capsule in Time.

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.

Coming Soon: David Hockney

12th March - 23rd August 2026
10am-6pm
Serpentine
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Serpentine is honoured to announce an exhibition of recent works by David Hockney. Presented at Serpentine North, the exhibition will showcase seminal works, shown in the UK for the first time. This event is free!

Image credit: © Jamie Smart

Wildlife Photographer of the Year

17th Oct - 12th July 2026
10am-6pm
Natural History Museum
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Pause, reflect and reconnect with the natural world through images that celebrate nature’s awe-inspiring beauty and urge us to protect it. Now in its sixth decade, the exhibition sees photographers from across the globe set out to document nature’s most incredible moments.

Future Observatory: Tools for Transition

Sept 2025 - Aug 2026
Design Museum
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In this free display, discover four research projects from across the UK that are driving change in housing, healthcare, local planning and resource management.

Lasting Impressions: Women Printmakers 1900 – Now

Opens 27th Sept
V&A South Kensington
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Celebrate the innovative printmaking techniques and bold visions of 25 women printmakers from 1900 – Now. From Käthe Kollwitz to Faith Ringgold, explore the work of artists who have used print to make their own lasting impression. This event is free!

Peter Doig: House of Music

10th Oct 2025 - 8th Feb 2026
10am-6pm
Serpentine
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Serpentine presents a new project by Peter Doig that explores the role of music, film, and sites of communal gathering, listening and creative exchange within his practice.

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.

Leighton House: A Journey through 100 Years

11th Oct - 1st March 2026
10am- 5:30pm
Leighton House and Sambourne House
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A free exhibition that charts the museum’s transformation over the course of the last century, featuring never-before-seen archival material and original photographs.

Ghost Objects: Summoning Leighton's Lost Collection

11th Oct-1st March 2026
10am- 5:30pm
Leighton House and Sambourne House
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Four missing objects from Leighton's original collection reappear as life-size paper sculptures, created by celebrated international artist, Annemarieke Kloosterhof.

The View from Here: Contemporary Art from the Middle East and North Africa

11th Oct - 1st March 2026
10am–5:30pm
Leighton House and Sambourne House
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Presented in collaboration with the Oriental Museum, Durham University, this new exhibition showcases emerging creative voices from the MENA region exploring heritage, memory and identity through assemblage and collage.

Photography Now

15th Nov 2025 – 12th Sept 2026
10am-5:30pm
V&A South Kensington
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This free display explores some of today’s most pressing issues through diverse approaches to contemporary image-making.