the home of science, arts and inspiration

What's On

Dippy's Naturenauts

Natural History Museum
Map
Visit Website

Welcome, naturenauts! Are you ready for an adventure? Grab your phone or tablet to explore the nature on your doorstep.

Discover South Kensington Guide on Bloomberg Connects

Daily
Discover South Kensington
Map
Visit Website

Planning a visit to South Kensington? Enhance your experience by exploring our remarkable cultural venues all within walking distance, through the free Bloomberg Connects app, offering digital access to arts and culture. (Download the app to access the guide).

Discoveries and Innovations in South Kensington: February Highlights

Various Venues
Visit Website

From the extraordinary cultural and educational institutions in South Kensington, we have put together some recent highlights of exciting discoveries, research and news from the London's home of arts and science.

Discoveries and Innovations in South Kensington: Highlights from March

Discover South Kensington
Map
Visit Website

From the extraordinary cultural and educational institutions in South Kensington, we have put together some recent highlights of exciting discoveries, research, and news from the London's home of arts and science.

Discovering Britain: Albertopolis Walk

Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
Map
Visit Website

Take a self-guided tour and explore how London’s quarter for the arts and sciences was created. Discover more about it's great institutions and magnificent buildings.

Drop-in Design: Eco Worlds

28th-30th Aug
11am- 4pm
V&A South Kensington
Map
Visit Website

Join the museum every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday throughout August to participate in a wide range of families activities inspired by the Tropical Modernism exhibition

Drop-in Design: Festival wristbands

27th July- 7th Sept
11am- 4pm
V&A South Kensington
Map
Visit Website

Join the museum this summer and be inspired by the Taylor Swift: Songbook Trail and the Theatre and Performance collection to make your own festival bracelet.

Drop-in Design: Future Cities

14th-16th Aug
11am-4pm
V&A South Kensington
Map
Visit Website

Join the museum every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday throughout August to participate in a wide range of families activities inspired by the Tropical Modernism exhibition

Drop-in Design: Map it!

7th-9th Aug
11am- 4:00pm
V&A South Kensington
Map
Visit Website

Join the museum every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday throughout August to participate in a wide range of families activities inspired by the Tropical Modernism exhibition

Drop-in Design: Super boots

2nd Aug- 6th Sept
11am- 4pm
V&A South Kensington
Map
Visit Website

Join us this summer and be inspired by the Taylor Swift: Songbook Trail and the Fashion collection to make your own pair of cowboy boots.

Earth Perspectives by Olafur Eliasson

Serpentine
Map
Visit Website

The Serpentine launches 'Earth Perspectives', a new artwork conceived by Olafur Eliasson for Earth Day 2020, comprising of nine images featuring nine different views over the Earth.

Earth Photo 2024

Until 21st August
10am - 5pm
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
Map
Visit Website

See a stunning selection of the Earth Photo competition's shortlisted images. Each piece has been selected from the competition's award categories: People, Place, Nature, Changing Forests, and A Climate of Change.

Echoes of Untold Lives: Live Performances

21st July - 31st August
11am - 3.30pm
Kensington Palace
Map
Visit Website

Through live performances and conversations with expert palace guides, discover their forgotten histories in Echoes of Untold Lives, inspired by the Untold Lives exhibition.

Energy Hall

Daily
10am-6pm (last entry 5:15pm)
Science Museum
Map
Visit Website

Trace the remarkable story of steam and how it shaped the world we live in today. Steam has been the driving force behind British industry for 300 years. Without it, the Industrial Revolution could never have happened. Even now, steam provides 75% of the electricity we use every day.

Energy Revolution: The Adani Green Energy Gallery

Daily
10am - 6pm
Science Museum
Map
Visit Website

Discover how the world can generate and use energy more sustainably to limit climate change in the Science Museum’s new, free gallery. Energy Revolution looks at the past, present and future of sustainable energy and how we can achieve a low carbon world.

Energy: Sparks from the Collection

Until 18th May 2025
10am - 6pm
V&A South Kensington
Map
Visit Website

This display shines a light on the diverse kinds of energy in photography, from the hidden processes intrinsic to creating a picture, to the subjects in front of the camera.

Engineers

Daily
10am-6pm
Science Museum
Map
Visit Website

Engineers shape the world that we live in, creating bold, ground-breaking innovations that respond to global challenges and improve billions of lives. But how much do we know about the people behind these innovations?

Enzo Mari

29th March - 8th Sept
10am - 5pm
Design Museum
Map
Visit Website

Celebrate the life and work of one of the greatest Italian designers of the 20th century, Enzo Mari, in this major exhibition. Explore the exhibition with The Fable Family Trail featuring activities for children and young people.

Europe 1600-1815

Daily
Daily: 10am-5:45pm - Friday: 10am–10pm
V&A South Kensington
Map
Visit Website

Showcasing over 1100 objects from the V&A’s collections of 17th- and 18th-century European art and design in a suite of seven galleries.

Explore the Natural History Museum from your home

Online
Natural History Museum
Map
Visit Website

The Natural History Museum's virtual tour allows you to explore 14 exhibitions and access 300,000 specimens. Zoom in on the tiny details of the main hall's gilded ceiling or take a closer look at the marine reptiles discovered by Mary Anning. Enjoy a day at the Museum without even having to leave your home!

Explore the V&A Collections

Online
V&A South Kensington
Map
Visit Website

The V&A is launching Explore the Collections, a new digital platform that enables everyone from around the world to search, explore and discover over 1.2m objects from the museum’s collections.

Explorer Trail at the Design Museum

Daily
Design Museum
Map
Visit Website

The trail will include creative looking, thinking and drawing activities as you explore the museum and exhibitions. The trail asks the user to consider what it's like to be a designer, maker and user of some of the wonderful objects in the collection. Takes 30 - 40 minutes.

Family Fun: Upcycled Buttons Workshop

27th July
11am - 12.30pm
Leighton House and Sambourne House Museum
Map
Visit Website

Inspired by the exhibition Out Shopping: The Dresses of Marion and Maud Sambourne (1880-1910) view historical textile embellishments before children create their own upcycled fabric button brooches using recycled materials, colourful fabrics, needles and thread.

Family Trails at the Science Museum

Science Museum
Map
Visit Website

Go on a journey of discovery and exploration around the Science Museum.