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The Student's South Kensington Bucket List

If you're looking for a low-budget, quick-plan day (or night) out, look no further! There's plenty for anyone on a budget, with mind-opening galleries, exhibitions and events to help you with your subject, broaden your perspective or just relax and enjoy a nice break from studying!

Friday Late: Caring in Common

19th Sept
6.30pm – 10pm
V&A South Kensington
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How can we foster care, restoration, and resilience during challenging times? Caring in Common will explore these themes through music, performances, workshops, and talks.

Halloween Lates

31st Oct
6:45pm-10pm
Science Museum
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Join the Museum for a night of spooky science at a very special Lates. Watch the galleries come alive after hours at our annual Halloween party that you’d be a ghoul to miss.

Intensive German Courses

Various dates and times
Goethe-Institut
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Learn German with a practical and focused programme taught by experienced instructors. The courses, starting in July and August, offer an effective way to improve language skills in a short period.

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Tailor-Made German Courses at the Goethe-Institut

Various
Online & Onsite
Goethe-Institut
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Study German at the Goethe-Institut London with their tailor-made courses. Whether online in their virtual classrooms at your own pace or onsite in South Ken, choose your level from beginner to intermediate to advanced.

After:hours adult education

Various dates and times
Imperial College London
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Join adult education days and evening classes at Imperial. From humanities and science to art and creative writing. Open to everyone.

Royal Albert Hall Tours

Most days of the year
Royal Albert Hall
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Take a peek inside London's most iconic music venue. Did you know that the Royal Albert Hall once hosted a séance; flooded the auditorium with 56,000 litres of water for an opera concert; and that criminals, as well as musicians and politicians, have graced the Hall’s stage?

Women in Science Tour: Fashion

Various dates
Various times
Natural History Museum
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Join the Museum to explore the relationship between fashion and the natural world and discover the female scientists and activists whose work has shaped our understanding.

The Drawing Gym

8th & 9th Nov
10am-4pm
Design Museum
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In this immersive two-day class, drawing becomes a powerful tool for seeing, reflecting, and communicating ideas. Whether you're a student, designer, engineer or curious observer, learn new tools for thinking visually.

Image credit: 2B Or Not 2B Collective at the National Gallery. Photo: Hydar Dewachi

Fashion Life Drawing: Blitz Club

6th Feb
6pm-7:30pm
Design Museum
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Join us for a Friday night life drawing session celebrating the fashion of the Blitz Club in the 80s.

Ghost Trail

16th-28th Sept
Various times
Institut français
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In this tense thriller, based on true events, Hamid is part of a secret group pursuing the Syrian regime’s fugitive leaders. His mission takes him to France, on the trail of his former torturer whom he must confront.