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Workshops & Courses

Workshops and courses around South Kensington. Learn from our experts, whether it is a new language, illustration, drawing classes, photography or philosophy - these are just some of the new skills you can dive into for adults and children.

Design Your Way to Net Zero

17th Oct
9:30am-4:30pm
Design Museum Kensington
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In this one-day decarbonisation workshop for businesses, learn about innovative design-led net zero solutions and discover methods and practical tools to measure and reduce carbon emissions in the workplace.

Workshop: Terrazzo Casting

2nd Dec
1:30-4:00pm
Design Museum Kensington
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Learn how to cast terrazzo using Eco Resin into silicone moulds to make your own coasters in this creative workshop led by RubinoWilson studio.

Growing Together: Autumn Garden Assembly

22nd Oct
2pm-5pm
Design Museum Kensington
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Enjoy short, inspiring talks by expert horticulturalists, garden designers and writers, meet the Growing Together volunteers to swap seeds, hints and tips, enjoy creative activities for all, seasonal refreshments and more!

Design Camp: Heat-transfer printing for 11 to 14 year olds

24th Oct
10:15am-4:15pm
Design Museum Kensington
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Join this creative workshop with NEWGEN designer Sadie Williams to experiment with heat-transfer printing techniques and translate your hand-crafted designs using a heat press to create sparkling accessories using upcycled fabrics.

Write & Shine with The Royal Parks

23rd Sept - 4th Nov
7:30am-9am
The Royal Parks
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Start your day with a burst of creativity! Join Write & Shine for a series of early morning writing workshops in The Royal Parks this Autumn.

Young V&A

Opens 1st July
10am-5:30pm
V&A
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Get ready to spark your creativity at Young V&A – the museum where children, young people and families can imagine, play and design. From 1 July 2023, be inspired by spaces, explore our collection and get creative. Right now, keep in touch on social.

Workshop: Screen Print

30th Sept
2pm-4:3p0pm
Design Museum Kensington
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Join this introductory workshop inspired by the iconic designs held in the museum’s permanent collection and create your own screen-printed image using stencils on a tote bag or tea towel.

Professional Development at the V&A

Online & onsite
Daily: 10am-5:45pm - Friday: 10am–10pm
V&A
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Develop the professional skills you need to work in today's museum sector. Led by expert staff, these intensive part-time courses use V&A case studies to provide unique insights into our collections, work and best practice.

Crochet at the Museum with TOFT

26th May, 28th July, 29th Sept, 24th Nov
7pm-9:30pm
Natural History Museum
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Crochet a special edition Natural History Museum creation at our TOFT crochet workshop.

Serpentine Arts Technologies

May-October
Serpentine
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Challenging the role that technologies play in culture and society is part of Serpentine’s commitment to supporting new artistic experiments. The programme initiates and supports artists in developing artworks that deploy technologies as a medium, tool or topic, often operating beyond gallery walls.

The Web(s) of Life

19th Jun-17th Oct
Serpentine
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From June to September 2023 Serpentine will present The Web(s) of Life, a major new exhibition by artist and researcher Tomás Saraceno. The exhibition will present a series of artworks, activities & experiences that explore the ways life forms, weather systems and climate change are connected.

V&A Academy Courses

Give the gift of creative education, no matter where they are in the world, with V&A Academy online courses. From the studying the colours of Van Gogh, to the learning the history of jewellery, they make the perfect gift for yourself or a loved one.

V&A Academy

Summer 2023
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With V&A Academy, bring the richness and rigour of the museum into your home with online courses and practical workshops, or study in-person in at V&A South Kensington. Learn from world-leading experts with V&A Academy this summer – last chance to book.

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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.

Institut français: Learn French online

Online
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Have you always wanted to learn French but never had the time? Or felt self-conscious amongst a group of strangers in a classroom? Well now you have no excuses! The Institut français has a dedicated team of native speakers who can teach you one-to-one - or even with a group of friends.

Online Learning at Goethe-Institut

Online
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Learn German Online - anywhere, anytime and as part of a group! You will not be learning alone but in a small group of between six and 16 participants. The course will introduce you to the German language on the basis of everyday situations, and you will practice your German skills in various ways.