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Image credit: Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg's Pollinator Pathmaker (Luke Hayes) - More Than Human at the Design Museum |
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Make the Most of Summer in South Ken!
We’re back from our summer holidays and South Kensington is buzzing with things to see and do. Think harvest festivals bursting with colour, late-night parties at the V&A, bandstand concerts in the parks, and hands-on workshops to get your creativity flowing.
As the long days of summer start to soften into autumn, it’s the perfect time to explore – whether that’s catching a film on the Science Museum’s giant IMAX screen, joining an early morning writing session in the park, or simply wandering through the gardens with a camera in hand.
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| Summer family activities |
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Natural History Museum
26th July – 31st August Various times |
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| Join the Museum for family-friendly events and activities throughout the summer holidays. We’ll have indoor and outdoor fun to make the most of the season, regardless of the weather! |
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| Japan House London family workshops |
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Japan House London
6th– 31st Aug Various times |
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| Explore the cultures of Japan this summer with a series of free family-friendly activity workshops at Japan House London from origami to pictogram design. |
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| Workshop: Natural Dyes |
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Design Museum
6th Sept 10am–12:30pm or 2pm– 4:30pm |
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| Explore the fundamentals of natural fabric dyes in this taster workshop, where you will learn how to use cooking waste and plants to create a rich palette of colours on fabric. |
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| Brompton Design District |
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13th-21st Sept Various times |
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| Brompton Design District is a design hub during the London Design Festival featuring a mix of global design brands & cultural institutions alongside a curated programme of exhibits with a reputation for nurturing inventive design by independent designers. |
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| Blitz: the club that shaped the 80s |
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Design Museum
20 Sept 2025 — 29 March 2026 10am-6pm |
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| Delve into the music, fashion, and design stories that shaped Blitz – the club, the people, and the movement that transformed 1980s London style. |
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| Photo Walk: Nature, Architecture and Photography |
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Kensington Gardens
11th Sept 2pm - 3:30pm |
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| Join architectural photographer Anthony Palmer on a route around Kensington Gardens to capture your findings through photography. |
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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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| Dress Codes |
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Kensington Palace
On until 30th Nov 10am-4pm |
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| Explore the codes and conventions of royal clothing, and the powerful impact fashion can make when boundaries are pushed and dress codes evolve. |
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| GREAT APE - Art, science and sustainability |
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Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
4th Sept - 14th Sept 10am-5pm |
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| A 13m Great Ape by artist Lisa Roet is coming to the Royal Geographical Society, with talks exploring art, science, and sustainability during London's Design Congress. |
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| London Design Festival |
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V&A South Kensington
13th-21st Sept Various times |
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| Discover a series of contemporary installations, workshops, talks and more, exploring design’s response to crisis and urgent issues – from natural resource extraction, cultural heritage at risk, geo-political conflicts to AI. |
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| Open House Festival at the Ismaili Centre |
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Ismaili Centre
21st Sept 10am-3:30pm |
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| Part of an international family of Ismaili Centres, this is a religious, cultural and social space for the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims. This is an opportunity to join a free guided tour of the building, including the roof garden - a hidden gem. |
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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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| 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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| Rock 'n' Roll Songwriting Workshop |
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Royal College of Music
22nd Aug 1pm |
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| Explore the elements of Rock 'n' Roll music, dive into Kurt Cobain's songwriting style, and create music using a digital audio workstation (DAW) like GarageBand. |
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| Write & Shine with The Royal Parks |
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The Royal Parks
20th Sept - 15th Nov 7:30am - 10:30am |
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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. |
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| IMAX 70MM Season |
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Science Museum
Various dates and times |
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| From Christopher Nolan’s genre-defining Batman trilogy to his Oscar-winning epic Oppenheimer, experience a season of stunning IMAX 70mm film classics at the Science Museum this autumn. |
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| Drop-in Design: Zine Together |
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V&A South Kensington
20th – 22nd & 27th – 29th Aug 11am-4pm |
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| Join us to create your own Zine to spark joy and conversation taking inspiration from the Design and Disability exhibition. |
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| Goethe-Kino: Skin Deep by Alex Schaad |
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Goethe-Institut
27th Aug 7pm -8:45pm |
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| What if we could swap bodies with someone else - especially with someone we love? On a remote island, Leyla and Tristan join a group of summer guests to explore this concept in film about how our bodies shape who we are. |
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| Hyde Park & Kensington Gardens Bandstand Concerts |
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The Royal Parks
17th Aug - 14th Sept Various times |
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| Join the Friends of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens for their free Bandstand Concert series this August and September! |
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| Kensington Gardens Harvest Festival |
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Kensington Gardens
6th Sept 12pm-4pm |
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| After a warm and sunny summer, the allotments are bursting with colour, scents, and lots of tasty fruits and vegetables. So, lettuce celebrate! This event is free. |
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| Royal Albert Hall Tours |
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Royal Albert Hall
Most days of the year |
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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? |
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| Workshop: Make Seaweed Streamers with Bethan Laura Wood |
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Design Museum
13th Sept 11am-3pm |
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| Join designer Bethan Laura Wood as she guides you in creating swaying seaweed forms from laminated paper pieces and assembling your own designs. |
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| Fun DMC |
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Royal Albert Hall
28th Oct 1pm-3pm |
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| Once again the world’s one and only (and therefore best) family block party returns to Royal Albert Hall's Elgar Room for an afternoon of family fun! |
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| Sir Richard Owen: A Natural Legacy |
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Natural History Museum
18 July 2025 – 23 July 2026 10am-6pm |
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| In this free display, look at the life of the man whose vision led to the creation of the Natural History Museum. On display for the first time are a selection of his published works and original drawings. |
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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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| Avian Odyssey 2025 |
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Natural History Museum
20th Sept 10am-5pm |
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| Journey into the wonderful world of birds with leading conservationists and ornithologists, with a full day of inspiring talks. |
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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 London
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