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British Studio Pottery and the V&A

Until 28 September 2025
10am-6pm
V&A South Kensington
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This display explores the V&A's collecting and exhibiting of studio pottery from the movement's beginnings to the present day.

Image credit: Andy Stagg 2023

Café & Restaurant: Friends Of Ours at Serpentine North

Tuesday - Sunday
8.30am - 4.30pm
Serpentine
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Enjoy brunch, lunch, coffee & drinks at our café and restaurant at Serpentine North. Friends Of Ours offer creative seasonal menus, locally sourced produce and friendly, relaxed service.

Campus Visits for Schools

Imperial College London
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Tours of Imperial College London are available for groups of students between 13 and 18 years old. These visits include a tour of the South Kensington campus, as well as a presentation and potential subject-specific tours for older students. Email to book a tour.

Can you design a colour-changing object?

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Design Museum
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Emma-Jayne Parkes uses her design skills and a special type of ‘smart’ material to change the perception of a grey, rainy day. Discover more about her Squid London’s colour changing umbrella!

Career Insight: Exploring Interdisciplinary Design

29th March
2pm-4pm
V&A South Kensington
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Join the V&A Youth Collective as they discuss conventional and unconventional careers and practices in the design sector. This is a free event.

Cartier

12th April- 16th Nov 2025
10am - 5:45pm
V&A South Kensington
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A major exhibition featuring more than 350 objects, charting the evolution of Cartier's legacy of art, design and craftsmanship since the turn of the 20th century.

Ceramics

Daily: 10am-5:45pm - Friday: 10am–10pm
V&A South Kensington
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Visit the V&A's amazing collection of ceramics, first opened in 1868. The galleries include the stunning Ceramic Staircase which was designed by Frank Moody, a master in the Schools of Design, together with his students.

Christmas at the Royal Albert Hall

Royal Albert Hall
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Find out what's on at London's most iconic music venue this Christmas! A feast of entertainment with all the trimmings!

Christmas Shopping in South Kensington

South Kensington
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This festive season, make your Christmas shopping an experience to remember! South Kensington’s iconic museums and galleries are brimming with one-of-a-kind treasures. Gifting a museum membership is a thoughtful way to share access to world-class exhibitions, exclusive events, and year-round inspiration.

Ciné Lumière for under 25's

Institut français
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If you love cinema, and you’re 25 years old or under, Ciné Lumière For A Fiver is for you! Whether you want to see the latest releases or discover French classics, attend special Q&As or explore world cinema, enjoy discounted tickets with no booking fees.

Climate Change Action Through Dance: Aziza Jaffer

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Ismaili Centre
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Aziza Jaffer is a Bollywood choreographer and dance instructor in Bujumbura, Burund, who teaches dance, and through dance hopes to create awareness of the consequences our actions have on the environment.

Cocoon

Daily
Monday-Sunday 10am-5:50pm (last entry 5pm)
Natural History Museum
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Free

Inside the Cocoon see hundreds of Museum specimens. Marvel at beetles and butterflies, metre-high plants, huge tarantulas and historic herbaria.

Create and Make At Home

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Design Museum
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Enjoy a family Create and Make workshop at home. Colour, cut and build to create your own Design Museum exhibition. Colour, cut and build to create your own Design Museum exhibition. Bring the Design Museum to you by building your own furniture exhibition.

Cromwell Place - what's on

Daily
Cromwell Place
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Five townhouses in South Kensington hosts a year-round free programme of diverse, interdisciplinary exhibitions and events across beautiful gallery spaces, open to all.

Cromwell Place Café

Daily
Cromwell Place
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The Café serves breakfast, lunch, and aperitivo, alongside tea, coffee, and drinks. Open to all visitors it provides a space to meet, relax and eat.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

25th April 2025
7:30pm
Royal Albert Hall
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Join the Royal Albert Hall for the 25th Anniversary and European premiere of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon as part of their Films in Concert series.

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Dark Fashion: The Burtonesque and the Gothic in Design

1st April
7pm - 8:20pm
Design Museum
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Join designer Dilara Findikoglu, writer Tish Weinstock and Professor and author Catherine Spooner an explore the semiotics of Gothic culture and its manifestations in fashion design.

Dawnosaurs Online: Minibeasts

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Natural History Museum
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Dawnosaurs Online is a set of free online activities aimed at children with neurodiverse conditions including autism and other sensory processing difficulties. Enjoy fun, educational resources, including a special visit to Ranger Stu's zoo

Day-Afterthoughts

Goethe-Institut
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A virus is showing us how interlinked we are globally and yet how fragile our public life is. What does the pandemic mean for each of us and for society as a whole? Artists and intellectuals from around the world respond to our present predicament and what lies in store.

Design 1900-Now Gallery

Wednesday–Sunday, 10.00–17.45
V&A South Kensington
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A gallery exploring how design shapes how we live, work, travel, communicate and consume. The gallery includes Margaret Calvert and Jock Kinneir’s iconic British road signage system, Kim Kardashian’s Selfish book and Nike’s Nigeria football shirt for the 2018 World Cup.

Image credit: ‘Rebirth’ Garments. Sandra Oviedo (a.k.a.) Colectivo Multipolar

Design and Disability

7th June 2025- 15th Feb 2026
10am - 5:45pm
V&A South Kensington
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Both a celebration and a call to action, this exhibition showcases the radical contributors of disabled, Deaf, and neurodiverse people and communities to design history and contemporary culture. Tickets are now on sale.

Design at the Design Museum

Design Museum
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For the Design Museum, design is a continually evolving subject which it explores through its exhibitions programme, publishing, permanent collection, learning and research activities. Find out more about the design of some of the most iconic objects from Concorde, to London Transport.

Design Camp: Analogue Graphic Design for 11 to 14 year olds

9th April & 28th May
10:15am - 4:15pm
Design Museum
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Inspired by 'Splash! A Century of Swimming and Style', young people will explore the basics of graphic design using paper and hand printing techniques to create a poster based on a personal achievement.

Design Camp: Turn Plastic into Fabric for 8 to 11 year old

7th April & 30th May
10am-4pm
Design Museum
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In this hands-on workshop, children will learn how to transform ordinary plastic bags into fusible fabric, a durable and eco-friendly material that can be used for all kinds of creative projects.