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The Courts Café

Daily
7 am - 7 pm / 8 pm (summer)
Hyde Park
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The café serves a variety of hot and cold food options, baked goods and barista coffee alongside a selection of seasonal hot drinks. For those on the go, a range of fresh sandwiches and cakes are available to take away and enjoy in the park.

Highlights of the V&A

Daily
10.30 am, 1 pm, 2 pm
V&A South Kensington
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Join one of our volunteer guides on this tour and discover the origins of the museum while learning about the fascinating treasures held in the V&A’s extensive collections.

Tour: Theatre and Performance

Until 31st Dec 2026
2.30 - 3.15 pm
V&A South Kensington
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Discover highlights from the museum's renowned Theatre and Performance collections in this guided tour

Tour: Fashion - Dress and Style

Until 31st Dec 2026
12.30 - 1.15 pm
V&A South Kensington
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Join volunteer guides and discover the fascinating garments and fashion-related objects that help shape the V&A’s rich collection.

Designing the V&A - The Story of our Museum

Until 31st Dec 2026
11.30 am - 12.15 pm
V&A South Kensington
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Join V&A volunteer guides for an architectural tour of their South Kensington building, which will take you through the history and setting of their collections.

Museum Highlights Tour

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Natural History Museum
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An hour-long tour of the museum's most iconic specimens, from the world’s most complete fossil stegosaur to an infamous gorilla.

Beyond the Galleries Tour

Every Friday
3 pm - 4.30 pm
Natural History Museum
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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.

Volunteer Tours at the Science Museum

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Science Museum
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Join 30-minute walking tours with the Science Museum’s experienced volunteers and discover the hidden stories behind the museum’s most iconic objects and galleries.

Friday Late

Various dates & times
V&A South Kensington
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Bringing audiences together with leading and emerging artists and designers through live performance, film, installation, debate, DJs and more. Friday Late is free and drop-in.

Future of Food

Until 1 September 2026
10am-6pm
Science Museum
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A free exhibition examining how science can help us find more sustainable ways to grow and produce, purchase and cook, eat and enjoy food to help protect the planet.

PLATFORM: Simone Brewster

13th Feb 2026 – Jan 2027
Mon to Thur: 10 am – 5 pm; Fri to Sun: 10 am – 6 pm
Design Museum
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PLATFORM is an annual display dedicated to showcasing contemporary design practice. Opening in February 2026, the second edition in the series will present the fascinating work of designer Simone Brewster.

Films in Concert

Various dates and times
Royal Albert Hall
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The biggest movies with the best soundtracks - experience classic films with live orchestral accompaniment in the spectacular surroundings of the Royal Albert Hall.

Picture Making

27th March - 6th Sept 2026
10am-6pm
Serpentine
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Over three decades Brown has gained a reputation for her unique approach to painting, characterised by vigorous brushwork, a vivid sense of colour and dynamic all-over compositions that hold the viewer in an active space of looking.

Kids Tour: The Young Explorers

Dates vary
3 pm - 3.45 pm
Natural History Museum
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This fun, interactive tour is packed with stories, activities and surprises for young explorers. Prepare to discover a world of dinosaurs, giant mammals and much more.

dRMM: Building from Forests

25 Nov 2025 - 30th Oct 2026
10am-5:30pm
V&A South Kensington
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What if the design and construction of buildings were shaped by local, climate-resilient, mixed-species forest?

Water Pantanal Fire

6th Feb – 31st May
10 am - 6 pm
Science Museum
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This thought-provoking free photography exhibition reveals the fragile beauty of the Pantanal, the world’s largest wetland, and the threats to its rich wildlife.

Dino Disco for Kids

Dates vary
7 pm - 9 pm
Natural History Museum
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What could be better than a dino disco? Join the Museum for the best party in town! Bring along the kids, show off your Jurassic jive and listen to your favourite tunes at our family-friendly headphone disco.

Hyakkō: 100+ Makers from Japan

3rd Dec- 10th May 2026
10 am - 8pm
Japan House London
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Involving more than 120 artists, craftspeople and self-taught makers from across Japan, Hyakkō is a celebration of contemporary Japanese craft aesthetics.

The Last Princesses of Punjab

26th Mar - 8th Nov 2026
10 am - 6 pm from Mar to Oct 2026; 10 am - 4 pm from Nov to Feb 2026-7
Kensington Palace
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Discover the story of Punjabi princess and suffragette icon, Sophia Duleep Singh and five women who shaped her extraordinary life, in a new exhibition at Kensington Palace for 2026.

John Constable and David Lucas: A Unison of Feeling

On til 14 June
V&A South Kensington
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Marking 250 years since the birth of John Constable, this free display explores his collaboration with printmaker David Lucas in making the English Landscape print series and features Constable’s paintings alongside the prints they inspired.

Photography Now

15th Nov 2025 – 12th Sept 2026
10am-5:30pm
V&A South Kensington
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This free display explores some of today’s most pressing issues through diverse approaches to contemporary image-making.

Kensington and Chelsea Music Society 2025-6

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Leighton House and Sambourne House
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KCMS returns to Leighton House with their 2025-26 series offering an exciting programme of music in Leighton’s studio, from piano, flute and violin recitals, to opera and song. This October, hear from the Zarek Trio - Mudlark! and in November, an evening of the finest piano solo and duo music.

Evening Yoga at the Museum

Dates & times vary
Natural History Museum
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Unwind after your day with this unique evening yoga class hosted in collaboration with East of Eden.

Space

Open daily
10am-6pm
Science Museum
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See iconic spacecraft and out-of-this-world objects in the Museum's exciting free gallery.