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Some Things to Do This Weekend

the Design Kitchen

Daily
10am - 5pm
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In need of refreshment and relaxation? Designed by Matthew Williamson, this lounge-style space is the perfect spot to recharge and spend time with friends and family while enjoying a selection of tasty snacks and drinks or a dining experience for two.

the Design Cafe

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In need of a coffee fix or quick snack before you visit our exhibitions? Pick your favourite items from the Design cafe.

Verdi Italian Kitchen

Royal Albert Hall
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Verdi Italian Kitchen is a relaxed, family-friendly restaurant offering delicious Italian favourites such as freshly baked pizza, handmade pasta, and classic desserts like tiramisu.

Cirque du Soleil's Corteo

9th Jan - 2nd March 2025
11:30am, 1:30pm, 3:30pm, 5:30pm & 7:30pm
Royal Albert Hall
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To celebrate 40 years of dreaming the impossible, Cirque du Soleil return to the Royal Albert Hall in January 2025, with their most joyous and jubilant show, CORTEO.

Dr Esther Mahlangu: Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu

4 Oct 2024 - 28 Sept 2025
Serpentine
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Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu presents a new public art mural in the garden at Serpentine North. The work emphasises the importance of communities and unity among humans and other living species.

NVAP Schools’ Screen: Autumn 2024 – Summer 2025

1 September 2024 - 9 July 2025
V&A South Kensington
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View an archived performance as part of the School’s Screen programme. A screening can both reinforce students’ understanding a play and act as a useful aide for revision.

Image credit: © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

V&A trail: Christmas

V&A South Kensington
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Take the museums family trail to uncover Christmassy highlights in their collection.

Self-led school visits

The Royal Parks
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Visit one of London’s Royal Parks on your own with your school, home school group or uniform group (e.g. Scouts, Girl Guides).

The Royal Parks: EYFS

The Royal Parks
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The early years foundation stage (EYFS) sessions at the Hyde Park Learning Centre bring learning to life for children up to five years old.

Schools bursary scheme

The Royal Parks
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The Royal Parks offers a limited number of bursaries for schools who would otherwise be unable to visit

Lessons in schools and online

The Royal Parks
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The Royal Parks Learning team offers an interactive learning experience whether in person or online.

The Royal Parks: Post-16 (KS5)

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The Hyde Park Learning Centre provides the perfect base for A-level and International Baccalaureate fieldwork.

The Royal Parks: Secondary (KS3 & KS4)

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Inspire your secondary school students! The Hyde Park Learning Centre and surrounding habitats offer inspiring learning for your students.

The Royal Parks: Primary (KS1 & KS2)

The Royal Parks
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Whether you want to bring your group to the park or take part from your classroom, give your students a live experience that will inspire and engage them.

Resources for teachers

Design Museum
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Supporting the National Curriculum for Design and Technology and tailored for key stages 2 – 5, the Museum offers students and educators design education facilities and workshops.

Design Ventura

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DESIGN VENTURA brings the business of design to life. Created in partnership with Deutsche Bank, the programme encourages participant school groups to answer a live brief to design a new product for the museum shop.

Self-guided visits for learning groups

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The Design Museum welcomes schools, colleges and universities for self-guided visits of its exhibitions.

Speculations on Capture

4th Sept-23rd Feb 2025
10am -5:30pm
V&A South Kensington
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Allahyari’s poetic film explores the stories of astronomical instruments made in Iran and Pakistan and now held at the V&A.

Nature Study: Ecology and the Contemporary Photobook

Until 18th May 2025
10am-6pm
V&A South Kensington
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Landscape, flora and fauna have inspired photographers since the camera’s earliest days. Contemporary artists continue to experiment with the format of the book to adapt to the pressing challenges of our environment today.

Holly Herndon & Mat Dryhurst: The Call

4 October 2024 - 2 February 2025
10am - 6pm
Serpentine
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A collaboration between artists Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst, and Serpentine Arts Technologies, The Call proposes new cultural, legal, and technical rituals for art in the age of AI.

Lauren Halsey: emajendat

11th Oct- 23rd Feb 2025
10am-6pm
Serpentine
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Last chance to see! In her work Halsey merges past, present and future via her interest in iconography connected to the African diaspora, Black and queer icons and architecture.

Image credit: Surrounded, 1996 © Tim Burton

The World of Tim Burton

25th Oct- 21st April 2025
10am - 6:00pm
Design Museum
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Delve into the fantastical world of Tim Burton in this major exhibition exploring his remarkable creations and key collaborations with designers.

Visions of Nature: A Mixed Reality Experience

From 24th Oct
10am-5pm
Natural History Museum
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Equipped with a mixed reality headset, be transported a century into the future to explore what could lie ahead for the planet.

Enthoven Unboxed: 100 Years of Collecting Performance

14th Sept 2024- 4th Jan 2026
10am - 5:45pm
V&A South Kensington
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Marking 100 years since Gabrielle Enthoven founded the theatre and performance collection, explore an A–Z of themes to show how performance continues to entertain, provoke and inspire