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Design Camp: Architecture and Worldbuilding for 8 to 11 year olds

18th Feb
10am - 4pm
Design Museum
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In this architectural design and model-making workshop inspired by the work of Tim Burton, participants will explore storytelling and character creation to design their own fantastical scenery.

Design Camp: Digital Character Design for 11 to 14 year olds

17th Feb
10:15pm – 4:15pm
Design Museum
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Young people will be introduced to character design inspired by Tim Burton, design their own characters with plasticine and learn how to redesign them using 3D modelling software.

Design Camp: Stop Motion Animation for 11 to 14 year olds

20th Feb
10:15am- 4:15pm
Design Museum
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In this introductory workshop, young people will explore Tim Burton's creative process and enchanting characters before creating their own, and a weird and wonderful world for them to live.

Design Camp: Stop Motion Animation for 8 to 11 year olds

17th Feb
10am -4pm
Design Museum
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In this introductory workshop, children will explore Tim Burton's creative process and enchanting characters before creating their own, and a weird and wonderful world for them to live in.

Design Museum Shop Christmas Gift Guide

Design Museum
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Channel your inner interior designer and transform your space into a winter wonderland with classic and contemporary decorations from all the wonderful designs that are on offer at the Design Museum Shop this Christmas!

Design Ventura

Design Museum
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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.

Designer Maker User

Open daily
Sun-Thurs 10am-6pm; Fri-Sat 10am-9pm
Design Museum
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Designer Maker User, the Design Museum's only permanent exhibition, features almost 1000 items of twentieth and twenty-first century design viewed through the angles of the designer, manufacturer and user, including a crowdsourced wall.

Digital Kids: Listening Garden

18th-21st Feb
11am- 4pm
V&A South Kensington
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Explore the hidden sounds around you, take a moment to reflect, and design your very own garden-inspired sound mix.

Dining at The Kensington

The Kensington
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The natural charm of the hotel’s Drawing Rooms with their open fireplaces, colourful artwork and pretty objects d’art, provide the ultimate in luxurious yet relaxed living. The Drawing Room offers hotel guests and visitors an enticing selection of fresh, seasonal, locally-sourced menus throughout the day, including a quintessentially English Afternoon Tea.

Dino Snores for Kids

Various Dates
6:45pm - 10am
Natural History Museum
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Have you ever wanted to have a sleepover with a giraffe? Or spend the night camped beneath a blue whale? This unique sleepover gives kids aged 7 to 11 the chance to explore the Museum after dark while taking part in fun and educational activities.

Dinosaur Trail

Daily
Natural History Museum
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Are you big on museums, but short on time? NHM's knowledgeable visitor assistants have designed just the dinosaurs tour for you. It will introduce you to some of the Museum's most famous and imposing specimens. One hour

Dippy's Naturenauts

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

Directors and Directing

26th Feb- 2nd April
2pm-4pm
V&A South Kensington
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Join the V&A South Kensington for a six-week course exploring the history of theatre directing and directors.

Discover South Kensington Guide on Bloomberg Connects

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Discover South Kensington
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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

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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

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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.

Doodle Day

11th April
1:30pm-4:30pm
Design Museum
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Join the museum for an afternoon of playful drawing activities inspired by The World of Tim Burton exhibition.

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.

Image credit: © Revile / Historic Royal Palaces

Dress Codes

Opens 13th Mar
10am - 6pm
Kensington Palace
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Explore never-before-seen royal and court fashion treasures and the powerful impact fashion can make when boundaries are pushed and dress codes evolve in this new exhibition.

Dress Codes

Opens 13th March
10am-4pm
Kensington Palace
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Just announced! Discover never-before-seen royal and court fashion treasures in Dress Codes, a new exhibition at Kensington Palace.

Drink and Draw: Life Drawing with 2B or Not 2B Collective

5th Feb
7pm-9pm
Leighton House and Sambourne House Museum
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Spend a fun and creative evening of life drawing with 2B Or Not 2B in the unique setting of Frederic, Lord Leighton's studio. Learn to draw with the support of guided tutoring, and build your confidence.

Earth Perspectives by Olafur Eliasson

Serpentine
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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 2025 Exhibition

17th Jun-20th Jun
10.00am - 5.00pm
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
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Earth Photo addresses prescient issues affecting our planet, aiming to stimulate conversations about our environment and the impact of climate change.

Ebrahim Golestan and the Restoration of Iran’s Cinematic Heritage

7th Feb
6:30pm – 8.30pm
V&A South Kensington
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Ebrahim Golestan is widely regarded as one of Iran’s most significant filmmakers and a pioneer of the movement later dubbed the Iranian New Wave. Join this free evening of films and discussion.