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Tours and Talks

Enjoy a talk, join a debate, take yourself on a tour,  or book into one of the guided tours in South Kensington.

Albert Memorial

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Kensington Gardens
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Located in Kensington Gardens, it is one of London's most ornate ornaments. Unveiled in 1872, The Albert Memorial commemorates the death of Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's husband, who died of typhoid fever at the age of 42. Public tours are available.

Tour of the Great Exhibition

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The Royal Parks
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Navigate through a virtual Crystal Palace and experience Prince Albert's great achievement and see what captured the hearts of the Victorian world.

Discovering Britain: Albertopolis Walk

Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
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Take a self-guided tour and explore how London’s quarter for the arts and sciences was created. Discover more about it's great institutions and magnificent buildings.

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?

V&A free tours & talks

Daily: 10am-5:45pm - Friday: 10am–10pm
V&A
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Get closer to the Museum and its incredible collections with our wide range of free or paid-for bespoke tours.

Princess Diana Memorial walk

Daily
Hyde Park
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The Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Walk takes visitors through four of the most beautiful parks in the world, including Hyde Park and Kensington Palace.

Dinosaur Trail

Daily
Natural History Museum
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Are you big on museums, but short on time? NHM's knowledgeable visitor assistants have designed just the dinosaurs tour for you. It will introduce you to some of the Museum's most famous and imposing specimens. One hour

Explorer Trail at the Design Museum

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Design Museum Kensington
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The trail will include creative looking, thinking and drawing activities as you explore the museum and exhibitions. The trail asks the user to consider what it's like to be a designer, maker and user of some of the wonderful objects in the collection. Takes 30 - 40 minutes.

Artist Talk: Joumana Medlej - Words to Paint the Invisible

8th June
6pm
Cromwell Place
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Joumana Medlej describes how she uses the visual power of a lost calligraphic tradition to create compositions made of pure meaning, and how she selects and prepares materials to achieve their fullest expression.

An Exhibition to Celebrate Bosch UK’s 125th Anniversary

14th-18th June
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Cromwell Place
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Celebrating Bosch UK's 125 Anniversary, their rich heritage of innovation and social commitment in the UK and Ireland. Interwoven stories of inventing for generations, set over three centuries: branching from automotive to home heating.

Trees and Ecology

24th June
10am-12pm
Kensington Gardens
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Learn about the microhabitat’s trees provide to the wildlife in the parks as you join Royal Parks arboriculture officer Greg Packman for a guided tour of Kensington Gardens. Explore the amazing trees and learn how each tree is a tower block of biodiversity.

The Great Exhibition Augmented Reality Experience

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Hyde Park
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Visit Hyde Park, where the 1851 Great Exhibition was held. Download the free app to see a true-to-size recreation of the Crystal Palace. Explore the site, admire the building's scale and details, and learn about its fascinating history.

Arthur Torrington CBE: Keeper of the Windrush Flame

10th June
2-5:30pm
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Join British Guyanese community leader, activist, and historian Arthur Torrington CBE in conversation with renowned presenter Diane Louise Jordan.

The Birds & the Bees: Queer Ecology of The Royal Parks

6th-20th June
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Hyde Park
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Throughout June, join ecologist Connor Butler on a 90-minute guided nature walk through the Royal Parks to discover the seedy lives of plants and how Queerness can be found in everything from birds to bugs.

Feathery Frolic Family Walk

6th June- 24th Aug
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Kensington Gardens
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Providing shelter, food and water for wildlife, the Parks are the perfect space for many of the UK’s most beloved birds. This ‘Feathery Frolic’ will be a gentle stroll for families (aimed at 5+) to explore the world of birds in the diverse habitats of the Royal Parks.

Pollinator Parade Family Walk

3rd July-22nd August
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The Royal Parks
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The buzzing of bees is the sound of summer! Did you know that it’s not just bees that love visiting flowers? The blooms in the parks are also visited by butterflies, hoverflies, moths and beetles! Join the Parks and = explore and learn about our pollinator pals in the parks.

Guided Visits to the The Ismaili Centre London's Roof Garden

11th June
10am-4pm (Last entry 3pm)
Ismaili Centre
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The Ismaili Centre Roof Garden is one of London’s hidden gems. The serene setting draws from the traditions of Islamic faith that have inspired outstanding buildings for many centuries. It will be open for guided visits on London Open Gardens weekend. Entry is free, no booking required.

Homelands, Nightmares, Good Immigrants. Essays in Dialogue

27th June
7-8:15pm
Goethe-Institut
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Your Homeland is our Nightmare was inspired by the UK’s The Good Immigrant essay collection. Both address themes of race, identity and immigration in their respective countries. This panel discussion brings together the authors and editors to discuss the issues which today are as pertinent as ever

In Conversation: Athier Mousawi and Roxane Zand

8th June
7:15pm
Cromwell Place
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Athier is the son of Iraqi sculptor and painter Maysaloun Faraj and renowned architect Ali Mousawi. Athier’s practice has always oscillated between representation of structure and form and expressive colour and mark making.

Artist Talk: Lana Khayat - Space and Legitimacy in creating Art as a Woman Artis

7th June
6pm
Cromwell Place
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Where does an artwork begin? How do artefacts acquire value? And how do you create something that is yours? Join Cromwell Place for an insightful conversation with artist, Lana Khayat.

Hyde Park Self Guided Walks

All Year Round
Hyde Park
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Discover the magic of Hyde Park and head on a self-guided walk. All of the activities are guaranteed to get you walking and discovering interesting things about the history, wildlife and horticulture around you.

Exploring Space Gallery Tour

Daily
10am-6pm
Science Museum
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Discover space firsts such as Sputnik, Yuri Gagarin and the work of Sergei Koralev. Delve into an amazing history, bringing to life objects from our Exploring Space gallery.

The Queen's State Apartments

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Kensington Palace
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William III and Mary II were crowned as joint monarchs in 1689, after they were invited by Parliament to take the throne in the place of Catholic King James II, Mary’s father. They bought Kensington Palace to become their new home, away from the bustle of Whitehall Palace, and transformed the building into a royal home.

Imperial Events online

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Imperial College London
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You can join Imperial from wherever you are in the world with their online content and events!