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Keep Your Cool This Summer in South Kensington
We hope you managed to stay cool this weekend! If you’re looking to beat the heat, the museums offer a welcome, air-conditioned escape packed with activities for all ages. Or, if you're in the mood for a splash, how about boating on the Serpentine? Find a shady spot in the Natural History Museum gardens, or head over to the Serpentine Pavilion for a refreshment at their café - perfect for a pitstop with a view. Or for a quieter moment, the garden at Leighton House is a peaceful hidden gem.
Our Summer in South Ken guide is full of ideas for laid-back days out, from museum lates to family play sessions, outdoor cinema and more. And if you're strolling between venues, try our Footways map for a quieter, leafier route.
There’s loads more going on, from garden playdays and fashion upcycling to sonic adventures under Hope the blue whale. Scroll down to see what’s on this July!
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| Win a pair of tickets for ‘Splash! A Century of Swimming and Style' at the Design Museum! |
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| Enter for a chance to dive into a major exhibition celebrating our enduring love of the water over the last 100 years. |
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| Summer in South Ken |
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| This summer there is lots to do in South Kensington if you are looking for a great day out - from boating on the Serpentine, visiting a brand new exhibitions, enjoying a big-screen experience and so much more... |
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Image credit: Courtesy of Shimabuku, Barbara Wien, Berlin, Amanda Wilkinson, London and Air de Paris, Romainville
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| More Than Human |
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Design Museum
11th July – 5th October 2025 10am-6pm |
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| A major exhibition bringing together art, science and radical thinking to ask how design can help our planet thrive by shifting its focus beyond human needs. |
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| BBC Proms 2025 |
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Royal Albert Hall
18th July-13th Sept Various times |
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| The BBC Proms is back for another summer of world leading orchestras, musicians and conductors. The full programme will be announced on Thursday 24th April. |
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| Our Story with David Attenborough |
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Natural History Museum
Open now until Jan 2026 10am - 5:50pm |
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| 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. |
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| Redefining Fashion: Future Threads Workshop |
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Natural History Museum
24th July 6:30pm-8:30pm |
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| Learn to upcycle old clothes and explore how we can speak up for the planet through fashion. This event is free! |
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| Cartographies of Remembering |
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Serpentine
12th July 11.30am - 5pm |
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| A day of free live panel discussions and musical activations that brings Arpita Singh’s exhibition Remembering into dialogue with A Capsule in Time, the 2025 Pavilion designed by architect Marina Tabassum. |
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| Lunchtime Lectures: Rapid Response at 10, what we've learnt |
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V&A South Kensington
10th July 1pm-1:55pm |
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| Join Senior Curator Corinna Gardner in this Rapid Response Collecting session to explore the interplay between design and society and collecting in the here and now. This event is free! |
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| American Photographs |
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V&A South Kensington
Until 16th May 2027 10am-6pm |
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| The V&A's collection of photography from the United States – one of the largest outside North America – reveals the breadth of the country's photographic traditions and the central role of image-making in American life. This event is free. |
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| Playday in the Garden |
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Design Museum
6th Aug 1:30pm-4:30pm |
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| Join the Design Museum for a festival of play, creativity and design for children and families, exploring our garden and the creatures that inhabit it! |
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| Victorian Treasures from Cecil French and Scott Thomas Buckle |
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Leighton House and Sambourne House
24th May-21st Sept 10am-5:30pm |
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| Cecil French and Scott Thomas Buckle both began acquiring Victorian art against the grain of fashionable taste. This exhibition will offer visitors an up-close look at the act and process of art collecting. |
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| Make it: Party Accessories |
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V&A South Kensington
12th July– 13th Sept 10:30am-4:30pm |
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| Make fun shiny accessories using discarded balloon strings and foil balloons. Led by artist Hannah Wild, get inspired by the Cartier exhibition and the Museum’s collection to create your own party accessory. |
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| Pavilion Family Day |
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Serpentine
19th July 11am-3pm |
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| Join a free, vibrant Family Day at the 2025 Serpentine Pavilion, designed by Marina Tabassum Architects. Immerse yourself in a day of creativity and culture with hands-on activities and performances for all ages. |
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| Dwellings, Rehomed |
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Design Museum
Until June 2027 |
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| Visit the Design Museum garden and explore a vibrant collection of birdhouses by some of London’s most innovative designers. |
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| Hot Milk |
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Institut français
4th-`16th July Various Times |
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| Rebecca Lenkiewiczs’ directorial debut is a poetic adaptation of Deborah Levy’s Booker Prize-nominated novel. |
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| Planetary Gong Bath |
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Natural History Museum
22nd July 6.45–7.45 & 8.15–9.15 |
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| Enter Hintze Hall and experience an out-of-this-world sound journey beneath Hope, our majestic blue whale. |
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| Move Imperial Wimbledon |
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Imperial College London
11th July 12pm-1pm |
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| Come and join Move Imperial for some free tennis sessions in Hyde Park to celebrate Wimbledon! |
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| Play in the Park |
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The Royal Parks
10 April - 14 August 2025 11am - 3pm |
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| The Play in the Park project offers a free play programme of fun, creative activities and events inspired by the Royal Parks’ wildlife and open spaces |
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| Summer Nature Roadshows |
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The Royal Parks
30 July – 21 August 11am - 3pm |
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| Join the Royal Parks this summer for FREE drop-in activities perfect for families, nature-lovers and budding environmentalists! |
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| Playday in the Garden |
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Design Museum
6th Aug 1:30pm-4:30pm |
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| Join the Design Museum for a festival of play, creativity and design for children and families, exploring our garden and the creatures that inhabit it! |
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| More-Than-Human Rights: Towards a Flourishing Earth |
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Design Museum
22nd July 7pm-8:30pm |
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| Join this conversation on how science, law and storytelling can help us to reimagine the boundaries and connections between humans and non-human species. |
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| Workshop: Cyanotypes and Cyanolumens |
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Design Museum
13th July 10am-4pm |
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| Immerse yourself in the cyanotype and cyanolumen process, and create amazing designs on paper or fabric using leaves and flowers, exploring artistic layouts in your prints |
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| Intensive German Courses |
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Goethe-Institut
Various dates and times |
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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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| Coding & German – a holiday course for ages 10-17 |
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Goethe-Institut
21st July – 1st Aug Various times |
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| Through hands-on projects, interactive lessons, and creative challenges, participants will explore both coding and language in a dynamic, engaging environment. |
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| T. Rex Show with Teach Rex |
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Natural History Museum
Various Dates Various Times |
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| Teach Rex use life-like dinosaurs to perform their show about the anatomy and life of Tyrannosaurus rex, one the most amazing creatures to have ever roamed our planet. |
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| Summer in Song with the Harborough Singers |
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12th July 4:00pm- 6:00pm |
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| The Harboiorough SIngers join us in London to present a wonderful programme - Summer in Song featuring Song, Sonnets & Verse. |
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Discover South Kensington is an initiative of the Exhibition Road Cultural Group, a partnership of the cultural and educational organisations in and around Exhibition Road, South Kensington.
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Our partners include:
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The Design Museum
Goethe-Institut
Imperial College London
Institut franҫais
The Ismaili Centre
Kensington Palace
Natural History Museum
Royal Albert Hall
South Kensington Estates
Royal College of Art
Westminster City Council
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Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Royal Brompton Hospital
Royal College of Music
Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
The Royal Parks
Serpentine Galleries
The Science Museum
V&A South Kensington
The Royal Society of Sculptors
Japan House
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