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The home of science, arts and inspiration
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| Win afternoon tea for two and tickets to Kensington Palace! |
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| Win two tickets to Kensington Palace together with afternoon tea for two at the beautiful Number Sixteen Hotel in South Kensington! |
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Image credit: ‘Cheeky Strawberry’, image courtesy of Katya Jeppesen Frank
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| Royal College of Art features at London Design Festival |
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Royal College of Art
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| The Royal College of Art will present a series of multidisciplinary events and displays for the 22nd edition of the London Design Festival! |
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| London Design Festival 2024 |
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V&A South Kensington
14th - 22nd Sept Various Times |
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| Experience how design can shape a space, bring people together and foster rituals, through a series of installations exploring global cultures across the V&A. |
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| Digital Design Weekend 2024 |
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V&A South Kensington
20th - 22nd Sept 18.30pm – 22.00pm or 10.30am – 17.00pm |
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| Join artists and designers for a weekend of free workshops, immersive experiences and demonstrations exploring the intersection of art, design and technology. |
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| Interstellar at the IMAX: The Ronson Theatre |
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Science Museum
27th Sept 6.45pm – 10.00pm |
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| In this epic blockbuster, a team of explorers undertake the most important mission in human history, travelling beyond our galaxy to discover whether mankind has a future among the stars. |
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| Open House Festival at the Ismaili Centre |
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Ismaili Centre
15th Sept 10am-3pm |
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| Enjoy the Open House Festival event at the Ismaili Centre London on Sunday 15th September 10am to 3pm (last entry at 2pm) for guided tours, entry is free, no booking required, all welcome. |
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| Yoga with Live Music |
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Royal Albert Hall
22nd Sept 9:15am |
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| Flo Yoga teaches sessions in the Royal Albert Hall's Elgar Room, joined by Royal College of Music musicians who provide live music to accompany the practice. |
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| Journey of Life Lates |
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Science Museum
11th Sept 6.30pm - 10pm |
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| This September, Lates explores the progress we’ve made in health around the world and how we might tackle the next big challenges, highlighting cutting-edge scientific research and technological innovations! |
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| Play Build Play |
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Design Museum
22nd Sept 11am-4pm |
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| Join the Design Museum for a celebration of play and design for all ages and abilities in collaboration with the Swiss Embassy and London Design Festival. |
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| Waterlines |
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Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
18th -28th Sept 10am-5pm |
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| A free exhibition sharing the work of artists from the Wilderness Art Collective, a non-profit group of creatives, artists, explorers and environmentalists whose work discusses the natural world. |
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| Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence |
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V&A South Kensington
2nd March - 22nd Sept 10am - 5.45pm |
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| Last chance to explore Tropical Modernism - an architectural style developed in the hot, humid conditions of West Africa in the 1940s. |
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Image credit: © Akbota Baisalbayeva, BA Interior Design
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| Momentum: A Design Narrative |
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Design Museum
13-14th Sept 10am-6pm |
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| A free display showcasing this year's graduates' work from the renowned fashion and design school, Istituto Marangoni London. |
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| Leslie Linder: Decoding Beatrix Potter |
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V&A South Kensington
Until 15th Sept 10am - 5.30pm |
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| On the 50th anniversary of Leslie Linder’s gift to the V&A, This display celebrates his unrivalled Beatrix Potter collection and shines a light on Linder’s contribution to our knowledge of the world-famous author and illustrator. |
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| Drop-in Design: Festival wristbands |
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V&A South Kensington
7th Sept 11am- 4pm |
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| 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. |
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| Curator-led Talk with Attia Shiraz |
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Royal College of Music
12th Sept 6pm |
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| Join the RCM for an evening of conversation and song with Attia Shiraz, curator of Awaken: Sufi Music & Women of South Asia- an exhibition on musical traditions from Pakistan, India, and Bengal. |
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| The Count of Monte Cristo |
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Institut français
On until 29th Sept Various times |
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| Alexandre Dumas’s epic novel The Count of Monte Cristo comes in a truly lavish adaptation with breathtaking backdrops and a mind-blowing pace. |
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| Kant's Philosophy Today |
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Goethe-Institut
19th Sept 7pm- 9pm |
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| Kant’s major work in theoretical philosophy, the Critique of Pure Reason, investigates the extent and limitations of our knowledge. Three experts will introduce Kant’s rich and complex theory of knowledge. |
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| In Conversation with Designer and Metalworker Kathleen Reilly |
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Japan House London
14th Sept 3pm-4pm |
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| Join artist and metalworker Kathleen Reilly in conversation with Japan House London Director of Programming, Simon Wright, to discuss the evolution of her award-winning knife design, Oku, as part of London Design Festival. |
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Discover South Kensington is an initiative of the Exhibition Road Cultural Group, a partnership of the cultural and educational organisations in and around Exhibition Road, South Kensington.
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Imperial College London
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The Ismaili Centre
Kensington Palace
Natural History Museum
Royal Albert Hall
South Kensington Estates
Royal College of Art
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Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Royal College of Music
Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
The Royal Parks
Serpentine Galleries
The Science Museum
V&A South Kensington
The Royal Society of Sculptors
Japan House
Westminster City Council
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