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Image credit: A Year in Normandie © David Hockney |
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What’s On This Spring in South Kensington
Spring is beginning to unfold across South Kensington, bringing a new season of exhibitions, stories and discoveries that span art, history and culture.
Opening on 12th March at the Serpentine, David Hockney: A Year in Normandie presents an extraordinary 90-metre frieze capturing the changing seasons of the French countryside. Created on an iPad during the pandemic, the work unfolds like a continuous landscape, offering a quiet reflection on time, nature and observation.
From 21st March, Leighton House turns the spotlight on one of London’s most celebrated interiors with The Arab Hall: Past and Present. Through a specially commissioned film, three contemporary installations and an accompanying exhibition featuring new research, visitors can explore the history and continuing influence of this remarkable space.
With Mother’s Day approaching, it’s also a lovely time to plan a cultural day out together. Discover a new exhibition, take a walk through the area’s parks and hidden corners, or simply enjoy the neighbourhood as spring begins to arrive.
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| A Milestone Tree Planted on Exhibition Road |
The charity Trees for Cities recently planted its two-millionth urban tree in South Kensington, highlighting the growing importance of green spaces across the capital and the role trees play in shaping healthier city environments. |
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| Star Trek at 60 Film Season |
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Science Museum
Dates vary 7.15 pm |
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| Celebrate 60 years of Star Trek and experience the complete cinematic legacy from the original voyages to the modern reboot on one of the biggest screens in the UK, in a world-first presentation exclusively at the Science Museum. |
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| David Hockney: A Year in Normandie and Some Other Thoughts about Painting |
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Serpentine
Until 23rd Aug 2026 10 am - 6 pm |
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| Presented at Serpentine North, the exhibition will showcase seminal works, shown in the UK for the first time. This event is free! |
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Image credit: © Mike Cook
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| Friday Late: Player/Performer |
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V&A South Kensington
27th Mar 6.30 pm - 10 pm |
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| Join V&A South Kensington as they rethink the boundaries of play, performance and spectacle. From experimental live-coded music to improvisational comedy, live-action roleplay, cosplay drag, and the craft of professional acting in videogames. |
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| Enchanted Creatures and How to Become One |
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Royal Albert Hall
26th May 10.30 am, 1.30 pm |
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| Bring animated tales from around the world to life with a live score performed on hand-crafted instruments made by young people from the Wilderwoods education initiative, alongside contributions from four continents. |
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Image credit: © Luke Hayes for the Design Museum
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| Talk – Animating Wes Anderson: Puppet-making and Stop Frame Cinematography |
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Design Museum
14th April 7 pm - 8.20 pm |
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| Join celebrated Wes Anderson’s collaborators, puppet-maker Andy Gent and cinematographer Tristan Oliver in conversation with Lucia Savi. This is an unmissable event for film and animation enthusiasts, students, professionals and Wes Anderson fans. |
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| Michael Patrick King - From 'Sex and the City' to 'The Comeback' |
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V&A South Kensington
23rd Mar 7 pm - 8.45 pm |
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| Join producer, director and writer Michael Patrick King for a lively and inspiring discussion of creating some of the most talked-about film and television shows in the last several decades. |
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| Bridging Worlds |
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Royal College of Music
7th May 7.30pm |
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| Bridging Worlds in association with the Royal Albert Hall brings together Artists Rushil Ranjan and Abi Sampa with students from Trinity Laban, the Royal College of Music, the Royal Northern College of Music, & the Sunshine Orchestra (Chennai, India). Cohorts of conductors, dancers, & composers have collaborated to create bold new works. |
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| Planetary Gong Bath |
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Natural History Museum
31st Mar 6.45 pm - 7.45 pm & 8.15 pm - 9.15pm |
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| This immersive gongs session draws on the Music of the Spheres – a concept inspired by the ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras’ vision of planetary frequencies. It regards the proportions of the movements of celestial bodies as a form of music. |
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| Country for Kids |
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Royal Albert Hall
17th May 10 am |
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| As part of this year's Highway festivities, this family-friendly event will be presented by First Time Flyers in a relaxed environment for children to express themselves, with no expectation to stay still or be quiet. Country for Kids is recommended for ages 4-11 but babies and budding musicians of all ages are welcome! |
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| In Conversation: The Graphic Language of Wes Anderson’s Films |
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Design Museum
24th Mar 7 pm - 8.20 pm |
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| Join celebrated Wes Anderson collaborators, graphic design director Erica Dorn and author and designer Annie Atkins, in conversation with Chief Curator Johanna Agerman Ross. |
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| Arco |
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Institut français
20th Mar - 26th Mar Times vary |
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| Nominated for Best Animated Feature at the Oscars, the film follows a 10-year-old boy from future who accidentally travels back in time to 2075. Discovering a world in peril, he bands together with a young girl and her robot caretaker as he sets out on a quest to return home. |
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Image credit: © Cecily Brown, 2026. Photo: Genevieve Hanson
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| Cecily Brown: Picture Making |
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Serpentine
27th Mar - 6th Sept 10 am - 6 pm |
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| Known for her vigorous brushwork, vivid colour and dynamic compositions, Cecily Brown presents paintings inspired by Serpentine’s unique location in Kensington Gardens, a site of personal significance to the artist. |
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| Asterix & Obelix: God Save Britannia |
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Institut français
24th Mar 5.15 pm |
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| The Roman army attacks a small village in Britain that is bravely defending itself from invaders. When the situation gets dire, one of the villagers calls upon a Gaulish man for help. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with actor Guillaume Gallienne. |
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| Beyond the Galleries Tour |
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Natural History Museum
Every Friday 3 pm - 4.30 pm |
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| A special tour package that combines the Architecture of the Natural History Museum Tour with a behind-the-scenes library session, where you’ll get to view treasured archive materials up close. |
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| Sofia Coppola’s Photography Bookshelf |
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V&A South Kensington
Until 22nd Mar 2026 10 am - 5.45 pm |
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| Photography books delight and inspire filmmaker Sofia Coppola. For this display, she personally selected her favourite volumes. Visitors can turn their pages, immersing themselves in images that have helped shape Coppola's singular vision. |
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| Suzhou embroidery: the awakening of a 1,000-year tradition |
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Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
6th - 16th Mar 10 am - 5 pm |
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| This free exhibition aims to break through the traditional perception of embroidery as merely a 'skill' or an 'appendage of images'. It explores how needlework itself can become an independent aesthetic subject and a spiritual expression. |
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| Off Menu Live: The Tasting Menus |
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Royal Albert Hall
16th Mar 2.00 pm & 7.30 pm |
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| Ed Gamble and James Acaster take over London’s most prestigious venue for a big weekend of food-based festivities as they bring their award-winning podcast to the Royal Albert Hall for a limited run. |
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| Science Afternoon Tea |
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Science Museum
Available Thurs-Sun 12pm and 3pm |
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| Enjoy a luxury afternoon tea with a science-inspired twist. |
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| Stories from the Archive Tour |
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Royal Albert Hall
Dates and times vary |
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| Explore the history of the Royal Albert Hall with the Stories from the Archive Tour. Led by knowledgeable guides and fantastic archivists, uncover untold stories and explore rarely seen curiosities in our new archive space. |
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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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