Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026: winners tomorrow, show Friday
12 October 2026·3 min read
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The V&A, the Royal Albert Hall and the Serpentine.
CultureBecoming America at the Science Museum: free show opens 23 October
Marking 250 years since the Declaration of Independence, the Science Museum's free autumn exhibition asks how science shaped the United States.
5 October 2026·3 min read
CultureSchiaparelli at the V&A: final weeks, and Constantinople coming next
The V&A's surrealist couture show enters its final stretch, and the museum's next major exhibition, a 1,600-year portrait of Constantinople and Istanbul, is close behind.
26 September 2026·3 min read
CultureRoyal Court autumn 2026: Blood of my Blood and The Afronauts
Sloane Square's theatre has two world premieres lined up for autumn, one in each of its auditoriums. Here is what they are about and how to get the best seats.
20 September 2026·3 min read
Culture48 Hours in Knightsbridge: A First-Timer's Weekend Itinerary
Two days, one neighbourhood: a first-timer's Knightsbridge itinerary that covers Harrods, the South Kensington museums, Hyde Park, Apsley House and dinners worth planning around.
17 September 2026·4 min read
CultureNature and Us: the NHM gallery closed since 1943 reopens today
A Waterhouse gallery hidden for more than 80 years opens today with 50 objects about how nature shapes us, from a monk seal called Jenny to a Star Wars toy.
16 September 2026·3 min read
CultureHidden Knightsbridge: A Walk Through Its Quiet Squares and Mews
A self-guided walk through the quiet side of Knightsbridge: two Regency squares, a great Victorian church, a former service street, a cobbled mews pub and Motcomb Street.
9 September 2026·4 min read
CultureLondon Design Festival 2026 at the V&A: Awakenings and Brompton
The V&A's London Design Festival programme opens on Saturday with installations threaded through the museum, and Brompton Design District is just around the corner.
8 September 2026·3 min read
CultureThe Sun and The Moon at Saatchi Gallery: last days to see it
Saatchi Gallery's summer show closes on Tuesday. A six-metre glowing sun, a teamLab finale and Paula Rego's moon: here is why it is worth the walk.
4 September 2026·3 min read
CultureHyde Park Walks From Knightsbridge: Five Routes for Every Season
Five Hyde Park walks that start within minutes of Knightsbridge, from Wellington Arch and the Rose Garden to the Serpentine, the Italian Gardens and Speakers' Corner.
3 September 2026·4 min read
CultureBerlin Philharmonic and Martha Argerich: the Proms' starriest week
The world's most famous orchestra plays two nights at the Royal Albert Hall, and Martha Argerich returns on Saturday. Here is the week that defines the season.
2 September 2026·3 min read
CultureLowndes Square History: A Short Guide to the Cubitt Square
How two fields beside the Westbourne became Lowndes Square: the family behind the name, the Cubitt connection, what survives today and the Arts and Crafts church nearby.
22 August 2026·4 min read
CultureGlyndebourne's Ariadne and Mahler at the Proms: this week's big nights
This week at the Proms belongs to opera and the great symphonies: Glyndebourne's Ariadne auf Naxos complete, Shostakovich's Tenth and Mahler's farewell.
17 August 2026·3 min read
CultureHousehold Cavalry at Hyde Park Barracks: A Knightsbridge Guide
Hyde Park Barracks, the King's Life Guard ride to Horse Guards, the best places to watch around Hyde Park Corner and the story of Rotten Row.
14 August 2026·4 min read
CultureGarden Squares in Knightsbridge and How to Get In
Cadogan Place, Hans Place, Lowndes Square, Trevor Square and Montpelier Square: the history of Knightsbridge's garden squares and the few legitimate ways inside.
12 August 2026·4 min read
CultureA Knightsbridge Architecture Walk: Harrods to Brompton Oratory
An hour-long self-guided Knightsbridge architecture walk taking in Hyde Park Court, Harvey Nichols, Holy Trinity Sloane Street, Harrods and the Brompton Oratory.
10 August 2026·4 min read
CultureFuture of Food at the Science Museum: Last Weeks of a Free Exhibition
A 3,500-year-old loaf, the first Quorn burger and a steak grown outside a cow: the Science Museum's free Future of Food show closes on 1 September.
7 August 2026·3 min read
CultureA Summer Evening Plaque Walk: Austen, Langtry and Ava Gardner
Five plaques, five remarkable lives and about an hour on foot: a summer evening walk through Knightsbridge's back streets, from Jane Austen to Ava Gardner.
8 July 2026·3 min read
CultureRoyal Hospital Chelsea This July: Shakespeare and Pensioner Tours
The home of the Chelsea Pensioners opens up this summer: outdoor Shakespeare on Tuesday, Pensioner-led tours, a private regimental museum and a free exhibition.
6 July 2026·3 min read
CultureSoto's Pénétrable in Kensington Gardens: A Free Walk-Through Artwork
From today, Kensington Gardens has an artwork you are meant to walk through. Soto's Pénétrable BBL Jaune is free, interactive and a short stroll from Knightsbridge.
16 June 2026·3 min read
CultureSerpentine Pavilion 2026 by LANZA atelier Opens This Saturday
The 25th Serpentine Pavilion opens in Kensington Gardens on Saturday. Mexico City studio LANZA atelier has built a curving brick wall that nods to English gardens.
4 June 2026·3 min read
CultureRising Voices at the V&A: Asia Pacific Art Exhibition Guide
The V&A's new exhibition gathers more than 40 artists from across Asia, Australia and the Pacific. A bank holiday is the perfect moment to see it.
25 May 2026·3 min read
CultureJurassic Oceans at the Natural History Museum: Opening 22 May
Ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs and mosasaurs take over the Natural History Museum from 22 May. Here is what to expect from Jurassic Oceans and how to book.
15 May 2026·3 min read
CultureWater Pantanal Fire: Free Photography Show at the Science Museum
Sixty-five photographs of the Pantanal's wildlife and wildfires fill a free exhibition at the Science Museum. It closes at the end of May.
17 April 2026·3 min read