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Venue hire at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
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The Society provides the perfect location for everything from strategy away-days to investor relation events and major conferences, with meeting rooms and the Ondaatje Theatre offering capacities from 20 to 700 delegates. There are also private dining spaces for parties, dinners and weddings.

Venue hire at the Science Museum

Science Museum
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The museum offers the perfect destination for an inspirational and accessible event experience. The Science Museum has a wide range of unique galleries and blank canvas spaces to accommodate from 10 to 1500 guests for either events in the day or evening.

Venue hire at the V&A

V&A South Kensington
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The magnificent gallery spaces and stunning John Madejski Garden combine to make the V&A a unique venue for corporate entertaining. The Museum is available to hire for a range of events, from breakfasts and private views to fundraising dinners and awards ceremonies. Also available for filming.

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.

Victoria: A Royal Childhood

Daily
10am-6pm
Kensington Palace
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Discover the story of Princess Victoria, the young girl destined to be queen, in the rooms where she was born and raised at Kensington Palace. Explore how an indulged young princess blossomed into the independent and iconic monarch we remember.

Visions of Nature: A Mixed Reality Experience

Until Oct 2026
10 am - 4.45 pm
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.

Volcanoes & Earthquakes

Daily
10 am - 5.50 pm
Natural History Museum
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Through dramatic film footage, exhibits, interactive games and our famous earthquake simulator, explore how the powers within shape the world in which we live.

Volunteer Tours at the 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.

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.

Wellbeing Day in the Garden

12th May 2026
2 pm - 4.30 pm
Design Museum
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This Mental Health Awareness Week, come to the garden for an afternoon of relaxing engagement with nature and design: find your centre with a meditation session, enjoy the presentation of a new book by Amy Chapman and make your own tea blends using seasonal herbs with Hackney Herbal.

Wes Anderson: The Archives

21st Nov 2025 – 26th July 2026
Mon to Thur: 10 am – 5 pm; Fri to Sun: 10 am – 6 pm
Design Museum
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This landmark retrospective is the first major museum exhibition devoted to Wes Anderson’s extensive and distinctive cinematic output.

Who Am I?

Open Daily
Science Museum
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Explore the science of who you are through intriguing objects, provocative artworks and hands-on exhibits. Discover what your voice sounds like as a member of the opposite sex, morph your face to see what you’ll look like as you age, or collect DNA to catch a criminal.

Image credit: © Jamie Smart

Wildlife Photographer of the Year

17th Oct - 12th July 2026
10 am - 6 pm
Natural History Museum
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Pause and reconnect with nature through images that capture its beauty and inspire protection. Now in its sixth decade, photographers worldwide document nature’s most remarkable moments.

Image credit: Mike Korostelev

Win 4 tickets to see Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Natural History Museum
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year at the Natural History Museum presents a display of nature like you've never seen it before. Enter our competition for a chance to win 4x tickets!

Win tickets to Out Shopping: The Dresses of Marion and Maud Sambourne (1880-1910)

Leighton House and Sambourne House
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Leighton House and Sambourne House are offering you the opportunity to win 4 tickets to view this exhibition. Out Shopping: The Dresses of Marion and Maud Sambourne (1880-1910) offers a fascinating glimpse into late Victorian and early 20th-century fashion.

Women in Science Tour

Dates & times vary
Science Museum
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Join this volunteer-led tour to discover incredible stories of women in the field of science.

Women in Science Tour: Fashion

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Natural History Museum
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Join the Museum to explore the relationship between fashion and the natural world and discover the female scientists and activists whose work has shaped our understanding.

Wonderlab

Daily
10am - 5.30pm
Science Museum
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At this interactive gallery, discover the beauty of the science and math that shape our everyday lives. This unmissable experience will ignite your curiosity, fuel your imagination, and inspire you to see the world in new and exciting ways.

Wonderlab+

Daily
Science Museum
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Want to continue the Wonderlab experience after your visit? Explore hours of hands-on activities, quizzes and more on our new, free family-friendly website.

Work with Clay, with Esraa Badawy

2nd May 2026
10 am - 1 pm
Leighton House and Sambourne House
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A unique opportunity to learn with ceramicist Esraa Badawy, graduate of the Jameel House of Traditional Arts in Cairo. Esraa will share with you how she takes inspiration from nature, and guide you to work in clay, exploring shape, pattern and texture to make your own artwork to take home.

Image credit: Stepping Stools, Somerset House, 2008. Courtesy Simone Brewster

Workshop: The Architecture of the Chair with Simone Brewster

16th May 2026
10 am - 4 pm
Design Museum
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Join artist and designer Simone Brewster for a workshop. Following a guided tour of Brewster's PLATFORM exhibition and a study of the museum's chair collection, create your own chair design inspired by identity and cultural narratives through conceptual exercises.

Image credit: © Nankei Pottery

Yokkaichi Banko Ware

26th Mar - 16th June
Mon - Sat: 10 am - 8 pm; Sun: 12 pm - 6 pm
Japan House London
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A display of Yokkaichi Banko ware, a traditional Japanese pottery known for durable teapots and cooking ware, developed in Yokkaichi since the 18th century.

Young V&A opening in July

Opening 1st July 2023
V&A South Kensington
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Young V&A will showcase the transformative power of creativity, displaying remarkable and optimistic stories of children’s ingenuity alongside 2,000 works from the V&A’s collection of art, design, and performance.