Location: South Kensington
Top Things to do in South Kensington
Top 8 Museums in South Kensington, England
The crown jewels, Buckingham Palace, Camden Market…in London, history collides with art, fashion, food, and good British ale. A perfect day is different for everyone: culture aficionados shouldn't miss the Tate Modern and the Royal Opera House. If you love fashion, Oxford Street has shopping galore. For foodies, cream tea at Harrod’s or crispy fish from a proper chippy offers classic London flavor. Music and book buffs will love seeing Abbey Road and the Sherlock Holmes Museum (at 221B Baker Street, of course).
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1. Natural History Museum
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4.5 based on 36,863 reviews
A center of scientific excellence in the discovery of taxonomy and biodiversity, this world-famous museum promotes the discovery and enjoyment of the natural world through such exciting exhibits as the Life and Earth Galleries, wildlife garden and geological collections.
Reviewed By markn71 - Loughborough, United Kingdom
One of the best museums, in my opinion, in the world!!! Fun, entertaining and most importantly educational!! From the fantastic blue whale skeleton in the main entrance to the special human biology and moon sections difficult to take it all in and even harder to ensure you cover everything. All exhibits were well presented, well explained and at the correct level of complexity. Loads of interactive things for the kids and adults. I’m sure we missed loads so we will be visiting again.
2. Japan House London
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4.5 based on 48 reviews
Spread over three floors, Japan House London offers a gallery, with a regular programme of exhibitions; a hall for talks, performances, workshops and events; innovative Japanese restaurant AKIRA; and The Shop, a cultural retail space introducing Japanese products: their provenance and the artisans and designers who make them.
Reviewed By futtock21 - London, United Kingdom
First there was the Japan Centre which began selling food in a small West End basement in 1976 but is now a large restaurant and retail complex in Panton Street selling groceries, crockery and gifts as well as serving Japanese food. Then came the Japanese food hall and market at the original Westfield. But since June 2018 arguably the most impressive Japanese experience in London has to be Japan House in a corner of the former Barkers department store in Kensington High Street. It offers a veritable immersion in Japanese culture from the row of jet black teapots in the window of the ground floor shop, also with stands selling sushi, sake and much more, to the rather extraordinary basement gallery whose angular design with central resting area is as much of a revelation as the art on display. That is the work of Anno Mitsumasa a celebrated Japanese illustrator of children’s books but who has also done a series of paintings of Britain seen through the prism of a Japanese sensitivity. No wonder even the centre of Canterbury and the Tower of London resemble quaint rural idylls when compared with the much more technologically advanced cities and cultures of Japan. On the first floor is an expense account Japanese restaurant.
3. Science Museum
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4.0 based on 8,937 reviews
Welcoming over 3 million visitors a year, the Science Museum is must-see for families and adults as part of any trip to London. The museum aims to make sense of the science that shapes our lives, inspiring visitors with iconic objects, award-winning exhibitions, beautiful galleries, hands-on workshops, science demonstrations and incredible stories of scientific achievement.
Reviewed By luvmyhoneymoon
Great place to visit , loads to see of different era’s , at the top of the museum it’s good for kids off all ages , there is items you can interact with , especially liked the moving floor in the Chinese shop explaining what it feels like in an earthquake, food is quite expensive inside the museum but it’s nice to eat out for a treat
4. The Mosaic Rooms
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4.0 based on 9 reviews
The Mosaic Rooms is London's free space for culture from the Arab world and beyond. We run a varied programme of art exhibitions and weekly events showcasing contemporary culture from or connected to the Middle East and North Africa. Our varied events programme includes film screenings, literary events, current affairs talks, music and performances. The Mosaic Rooms bookshop stocks celebrated and new writers from the Arab World, from a wide range of genres including fiction, art, politics and poetry. We are located just 5 minutes walk from Earl's Court Station.
Reviewed By VeraChiu21 - Hong Kong, China
I'm glad to see such galleries as the Mosaic Rooms focusing on arts from a crowd less being heard. When we were there, they were showing an exhibition called "What do you mean, here we are?", which was work from artist at the Townhouse gallery, Cairo, Egypt. There was a lovely model of the Townhouse gallery and the surrounding streets and a variation from installation to video arts. The art mostly shows their culture and the suppression artists are having within the area. Very unique artworks indeed! It's free to enter, so I do recommend to have a look. It doesn't feel like a gallery space, more like a small museum with its own shop and cafe.
5. Dana Centre
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3.5 based on 3 reviews
6. 65 Queen's Gate, Baden-Powell House
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3.0 based on 50 reviews
65 Queen’s Gate provides a genuinely unique venue for conferences, meetings and events - right in the heart of London. The Nordic minimalism and functionality of both the interior space and outdoor terracing provides clients with an understated ‘blank canvas’ onto which they can tailor their own event styling, whether it’s for 20 guests, or 300. Our Central London location, with easy access to tubes, buses, and the Heathrow Express, gives us unrivalled convenience, and our highly competitive pricing means that 65 Queen's Gate provides - we believe - one of the best value events venues in the capital.
7. Museum of Architecture
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2.0 based on 1 reviews
8. Thackeray Gallery
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
