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Some Things to Do This Weekend

The Ralph Saltzman Prize 2025

24th June - 25th Aug
10am-5pm
Design Museum
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Returning to the Design Museum for its fourth year, The Ralph Saltzman Prize celebrates emerging product designers, in recognition of Saltzman’s design legacy.

Free Summer Space Trail

3rd June – 31st Aug
10am-6pm
Science Museum
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Embark on our exciting space trail over summer, inspired by Disney & Pixar’s new film Elio.

Workshop: Cyanotypes and Cyanolumens

13th July
10am-4pm
Design Museum
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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

Make it: Party Accessories

12th July– 13th Sept
10:30am-4:30pm
V&A South Kensington
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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.

Weaving Stories, Vicariously

25th June - 1st Sept
10am-5pm
Imperial College London
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An exhibition by Imperial College Students Maia Cheung and Kosuke Ikeya, winners of this years Blyth Art Fellowship.

Hot Milk

4th-`16th July
Various Times
Institut français
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Rebecca Lenkiewiczs’ directorial debut is a poetic adaptation of Deborah Levy’s Booker Prize-nominated novel.

Intensive German Courses

Various dates and times
Goethe-Institut
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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.

Cartographies of Remembering

12th July
11.30am - 5pm
Serpentine
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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.

American Photographs

Until 16th May 2027
10am-6pm
V&A South Kensington
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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.

Play in the Park

10 April - 14 August 2025
11am - 3pm
The Royal Parks
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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

Kamitan Arts presents: The Kensington & Chelsea Poetry Fringe

June-July
Various times
South Kensington
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This year’s theme, Equity, celebrates community-led arts through poetry workshops, paid commissions for local marginalised poets, a Poetry Open-call, a borough-wide poetry trail, and vibrant recitations in local venues.

Kurt Cobain's Plectrum Prize Draw

Royal College of Music
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Enter now for your chance to win Kurt Cobain’s plectrum, used for the 1993 MTV Unplugged performance, and own a piece of rock history.

French courses – Summer Term

June-August
Various times
Institut français
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Want to French Up your summer? Whether you're dreaming of sipping coffee in Paris or boosting your professional profile, the French Institute’s native French-speaking teachers are here to help.

Tatreez: Palestinian Embroidery

1st June – 31st May 2026
10am – 5.30pm
V&A South Kensington
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Explore the past and present of Palestinian fashion. This display brings together examples of historic Palestinian dress from the V&A collection.

Serpentine Pavilion 2025 by Marina Tabassum

6th June - 26th Oct
Serpentine
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The Serpentine Pavilion 2025, A Capsule in Time, designed by Bangladeshi architect and educator Marina Tabassum and her firm, Marina Tabassum Architects (MTA), is now open with Goldman Sachs supporting the annual project for the 11th consecutive year.

Play the Perfect Pot Project Game

Imperial College London
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Can beauty be measured? Prof Armand Leroi and his team at Imperial College think so – and they need your help! They’ve devised a game to discover the most beautiful pot shape. Art and Science meet! Play this quick game to take part and help them discover The Perfect Pot!

Play Pavilion

11th June - 10th Aug 2025
Serpentine
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The Play Pavilion is a public art project that invites visitors of all ages to explore the creative possibilities of play.

Victorian Treasures from Cecil French and Scott Thomas Buckle

24th May-21st Sept
10am-5:30pm
Leighton House and Sambourne House
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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.

Our Story with David Attenborough

Open now until Jan 2026
10am - 5:50pm
Natural History Museum
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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.

Kurt Cobain Unplugged

3rd June - 18th Nov 2025
11am-4pm
Royal College of Music
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Experience rock history up close – see Kurt Cobain’s legendary Martin guitar on display for the first time in Europe. Reunited with his famous green cardigan from the MTV Unplugged performance, this exhibition celebrates the enduring influence of Kurt Cobain and Nirvana.

Space: Could Life Exist Beyond Earth?

16th May-22nd Feb 2026
10am-6pm
Natural History Museum
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Touch a piece of Mars, wrap your hands around a fragment of the Moon and snap a selfie with the Allende meteorite, which – at 4.567 billion years old – is even older than Earth!

Giuseppe Penone: Thoughts in the Roots

3rd April- 7th Sept
Serpentine
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Through a series of sculptures and installations, visitors will encounter the delicate yet powerful ways in which Penone reveals nature’s hidden structures, rhythms, and gestures.

The Hair in the Cable

3rd March-25th Aug
9:30am-5:30pm
V&A South Kensington
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A new display by Mimi Ọnụọha. In her ongoing series ‘The Hair In The Cable’, Ọnụọha reframes the cultural and philosophical roots of the internet.

Fixing Our Broken Planet Gallery

Open daily from 3rd April.
10:00am - 5:50pm
Natural History Museum
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The Museum is excited to finally share Fixing Our Broken Planet, their first new permanent gallery since 2016! Explore the biggest challenges facing the planet and discover science-backed, hopeful solutions that will help us to create a more sustainable world.