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Hyde Park Self Guided Walks

All Year Round
Hyde Park
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Discover the magic of Hyde Park and head on a self-guided walk. All of the activities are guaranteed to get you walking and discovering interesting things about the history, wildlife and horticulture around you.

Hyde Park Winter Wonderland

17th Nov- 1st Jan 2024
10am-9:30pm
Hyde Park
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Located in London’s iconic Hyde Park, Winter Wonderland is the world’s ultimate destination for festive fun. Running for six magical weeks, Hyde Park Winter Wonderland offers a variety of attractions, activities, entertainment, food, drinks, and so much more.

I'm Not a Nature Lover

9th Oct - 24th Nov
The Royal Society of Sculptors
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A specially modified skip provides a home to a flower inspired, maximalist, attention grabbing and positivity inducing artwork at Dora House.

IMAX: The Ronson Theatre

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Science Museum
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Book your ticket to watch this fully immersive IMAX experience on one of the biggest screens in the UK. Experience the very best of digital and analogue cinema on one screen with Antarctica, A Beautiful Planet and Hubble all in 3D.

Imperial College London Venue Hire

Imperial College London
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The South Kensington Campus offers a diverse range of spaces, from grade II listed buildings to modern meeting spaces all in one great central location. From venues for conferences, meetings, training sessions to private parties, weddings, dinners and receptions.

Imperial College Podcasts: The effects of climate change

Online
Imperial College London
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Imperial College's latest podcasts centre around climate change anxiety, quantum computing and climate injustice. Discover more about their priorities for the upcoming COP26 climate change summit.

Imperial Events online

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Imperial College London
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You can join Imperial from wherever you are in the world with their online content and events!

Imperial Outreach

Available for booking
Imperial College London
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Plenty of opportunities for your students to get an insight to the world of STEM through visits from Imperial College London student ambassadors, talks from world-leading academics or having a go at scientific experiments with exciting equipment.

Information Age

Daily
Science Museum
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The Information Age gallery celebrates more than 200 years of innovation in information and communication technologies. Relive some remarkable moments of history.

Injecting Hope: The Race for a Covid 19 Vaccine

30th Nov - 7th Jan 24
10am - 6pm
Science Museum
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A new free exhibition explores the worldwide effort to develop vaccines at pandemic speed. See how scientists and researchers adapted to the various challenges of this massive programme.

Inspiring Artistry at the Serpentine Shop

Tuesday - Sunday
10am - 6pm
Serpentine
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The shop at the Serpentine is the place if you're looking for a unique piece of art. Hervé Télémaque: Le chant du coq, James Barnor: Accra / London - A Retrospective, Jennifer Packer: The Eye Is Not Satisfied With Seeing, and so many more to inspire and possess.

Institut Français at Your School

Online & From School
Institut français
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A range of possibilities for your school including the French Box, a collection of resources available for hire, activities with the Bibliothèque Quentin Blake team for 3-12 year olds and with the Language Centre team for 7-18 year olds.

Institut français: Learn French online

Online
Institut français
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Have you always wanted to learn French but never had the time? Or felt self-conscious amongst a group of strangers in a classroom? Well now you have no excuses! The Institut français has a dedicated team of native speakers who can teach you one-to-one - or even with a group of friends.

Interactive Bollywood Garba Dance with the Mayor of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

26th Oct
6.30pm - 9.30pm
Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea
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Join the Mayor and Consort of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Councillor Preety Hudd and Mr David Hudd for an evening of Interactive Bollywood Garba dance, a traditional Gujarati folk dance and Bhangra music.

International Ballroom Dancing Championships 2023

5th Oct
5.30pm
Royal Albert Hall
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The world's best Professional Ballroom and Latin American dancers compete with vigour to become International Champtions during this glamorous evening.

Investigate for Families

Daily
Mon-Fri 4pm-5:15pm; School hols 10:30-4:30pm
Natural History Museum
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Get a feel for how scientists work by having a go yourself. Come and explore hundreds of real nature specimens that form the evidence museum scientists use in their daily work.

Japan House London - Stories

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Japan House London
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Japan House London invite you to explore the stories about Japanese cultures.including Japanese wine, a Bonsai guide, sake and more.

Japan House London - videos

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Japan House London
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Find out more about Japanese art and culture through a series of videos and interviews from the Japan House London.

Japanese Afternoon Tea at Akira Restaurant

Daily
2:30-5pm
Japan House London
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Enjoy a wonderful, relaxed afternoon tea where guests can choose from a selection of beverages including green teas and smoked black teas, served with a seasonal platter of sushi, wagashi - Japanese sweets - and desserts.

Jason Singh

27th Oct
9.30pm
Royal Albert Hall
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Virtuoso tabla player Aref Durvesh and beatboxer and sound artist Jason Singh present their new project exploring and celebrating the world of rhythm through acoustic instruments, voice, live sampling and electronics.

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Jazz the Known: Artistic Experiments by Women of the '20s

13th Oct
5pm
Goethe-Institut
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An afternoon on conversations bringing artists, curators, historians and theorists together to discuss artistic practices of women of the 1920s who engaged in the struggle for freedom.

John James Audubon and his Birds of America

Now open
10am-5:50pm
Natural History Museum
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This free display of engravings from John James Audubon's The Birds of America reaffirms why it continues to inspire artists, bird experts and conservationists alike.

Join the Friends of Leighton House Museum

Leighton House and Sambourne House Museum
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A wonderful way to support Leighton House Museum is a Christmas gift for Join the Friends and enjoy free, unlimited access to their historic house and invitations to private views..

Journeys

Dates and times vary
Royal Albert Hall
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Acclaimed musician and composer Nitin Sawhney curates a festival celebrating diverse journeys and identity through music, art and discussion.