Museums at Night
THIS ARCHIVED EVENT ENDED ON THE 20TH MAY 2012
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This annual campaign treats visitors to after-hours fun in some of London's finest museums, galleries and heritage sights. Expect twilight tours and midnight mystery in some of the most fascinating and historic locations the capital has to offer. The Museums at Night Weekend opens up our landmark museums for a weekend of special, exclusive viewings and events. The London Transport Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum and London's Royal Observatory have all participated in previous years along with around 70 other venues. If you think the idea of spending the night in a dusty old museum sounds a bit dull then think again, previous participants have enjoyed sunset hovercraft rides, live action cluedo, toy sleepovers and tunnel tours by lantern-light. One venue hosted a Thunderbirds themed night to exhibit rare models, complete with 1960s music, screenings of the TV show and an interview with a voice artist. Museums at Night is a great opportunity to create a more sociable atmosphere within London's culture and heritage scene. Take your friends, have a drink and let yourself be seriously entertained.About Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum (or V & A as everyone calls it) was originally founded in 1852 to inspire and educate British designers and manufacturers. Today it houses over 4 million items spanning centuries and hundreds of cultures. The stunning collection covers European, Indian, Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Islamic artefacts ranging from ceramics, glass, metalwork and sculpture to costume, armour, weaponry and furniture. More about Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
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54 Queen's Gate, SW7 | 7 minutes from Museums at Night
Located at 54 Queen's Gate, this traditional Edwardian townhouse hotel is well positioned, within five minutes' walk of both Gloucester Road and South Kensington Tube stations ...More
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109-113 Queen's Gate, SW7 | 9 minutes from Museums at Night
Set just off from Old Brompton Road in the heart of fashionable South Kensington, The Kensington Hotel has a real history to match its stylish, understated ...More
London > Events > Kids Events Dates: 29th May, 30th May and 31st May 2012 at 10.30am-10.50am, 11.30am-11.50am, 12.30pm-12.50pm, 1.30pm-1.50pm, 2.30pm-2.50pm and 3.30pm-3.50pm
Science Museum, Exhibition Road, SW7 | 4 minutes from Museums at Night
Interactive shows about scientific principles....More
London > Events > Film Events Dates: 25th May to 31st May 2012
Cine Lumiere, Institut Francais Cultural Centre, 17 Queensberry Place, SW7 | 6 minutes from Museums at Night
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London > Events > Film Events Dates: 29th May 2012 at 5.45pm, 30th May 2012 at 6.15pm & 31st May 2012 at 3pm and 6.15pm
Cine Lumiere, Institut Francais Cultural Centre, 17 Queensberry Place, SW7 | 6 minutes from Museums at Night
In 1999 Paris, 15-year-old Camille is madly in love with Sullivan and wants to spend every waking minute with him. He feels slightly suffocated by her ...More
London > Entertainment > Cinemas
Exhibition Road, Knightsbridge, London, South Kensington, London SW7 | 4 minutes from Museums at Night
The huge IMAX screen - ten times bigger than the average screen - at the Science Museum is one of the few places in London where ...More
London > Entertainment > Cinemas
Institut Francais Cultural Centre, 17 Queensberry Place, London, South Kensington, London SW7 | 6 minutes from Museums at Night
The Cine Lumiere is a shining beacon for all fans of European and World cinema. Attached to the Institut Francais, its programme is varied and intelligent, ...More
London > Entertainment > Classical Music
Prince Consort Road, London, South Kensington, London SW7 | 6 minutes from Museums at Night
The Royal College of Music is the school where Gustav Hoilst, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Benjamin Britten, James Galway, Joan Sutherland and Ralph Vaughan Williams learnt their ...More
Sights and Attractions near Museums at Night
London > Attractions > Museums
Cromwell Road, London, South Kensington, London SW7 | At Museums at Night
The Victoria and Albert Museum (or V & A as everyone calls it) was originally founded in 1852 to inspire and educate British designers and manufacturers. ...More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Brompton Road, London, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Museums at Night
Built in 1884, in the Italianate Baroque style, the Brompton Oratory is an exact imitation of the Church of the Gesu in Rome and sports some ...More
London > Attractions > Museums
Exhibition Road, London, South Kensington, London SW7 | 4 minutes from Museums at Night
The Science Museum in South Kensington houses one of the most comprehensive collections looking at the development of science and industry, and it is all done ...More
London > Shopping > House and Garden
242 Brompton Road, London, Knightsbridge, London SW3 | 3 minutes from Museums at Night
A knack for knowing what people want - and retailing it in an appealing way - is clearly in the Conran blood. Priscilla Carluccio - wife ...More
London > Shopping > Delicatessens
24-25 Cromwell Place, London, South Kensington, London SW7 | 4 minutes from Museums at Night
In true French style, this chic cheese shop piles its wares high and stinking, with no fridges, or glass barriers to stop customers getting in for ...More
London > Shopping > Florists
Old Brompton Road, London, South Kensington, London SW7 | 5 minutes from Museums at Night
Superior florist directly opposite South Kensington Tube Station. They sell flowers to the great and good of this area and as you might expect, this means ...More
Restaurants near Museums at Night
London > Restaurants > Japanese restaurants
39 Thurloe Place, London, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Museums at Night
Kulu Kulu is a good example of a typical sushi bar, a great place to go for sushi whether you’re a novice or an experienced fan. ...More
London > Restaurants > French restaurants
232-236 Brompton Road, London, Knightsbridge, London SW3 | 3 minutes from Museums at Night
Bringing something alternative to London's restaurant scene, Cassis Bistro in Knightsbridge aims to provide an all-round slice of Provence with its contemporary art laden interiors and ...More
London > Restaurants > Thai restaurants
19 Exhibition Road, South Kensington, , London, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Museums at Night
One of the smallest restaurants in the Thai Square group, this intimate space has enough room to seat 48 people. The standard Thai cusine includes favourites ...More
London > Education > Evening Classes
165 Queen's Gate, South Kensington, London, South Kensington, London SW7 | 7 minutes from Museums at Night
There are plenty of initiatives trying to get kids involved in science, but the Dana Centre, an extension of the Science Museum, is the first one ...More
London > Education > Universities and Colleges
Kensington Gore, London, South Kensington, London SW7 | 9 minutes from Museums at Night
This is one of London's most prestigious art colleges and the world's only wholly postgraduate university of art and design. You will need at least a ...More
London > Education > Evening Classes
23 Kensington Square, London, Kensington, London W8 | 19 minutes from Museums at Night
Evening and weekend classes in life drawing and painting, taught by tutors from the Slade School of Fine Art and the Royal Society of British Sculptors. ...More
Leisure near Museums at Night
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
63-81 Pelham Street, London, South Kensington, London SW7 | 5 minutes from Museums at Night
Downstairs from LA Fitness (keep going past the people who look like they're about to die on the running machines) you'll find G-Spa. A world away ...More
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
40 Hans Crescent, London, Knightsbridge, London SW1X | 12 minutes from Museums at Night
The Knightsbrige branch of Space NK in Hans Crescent, right next to Harrods, is especially appealing - not only does it sell desirable toiletries, chic ...More
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
1 Cadogan Garden, London, SW3 | 14 minutes from Museums at Night
One of Knightsbridge's better kept secrets is the Ushvani day spa, tucked away in a Grade II listed building on Cadogan Gardens. Founded by Usha Arumugam, ...More
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
35 Walton Street, South Kensington, , London, Knightsbridge, London SW3 | 7 minutes from Museums at Night
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London > Restaurants > Gastropub
17 Mossop Street, London, Knightsbridge, London SW3 | 8 minutes from Museums at Night
Affectionately referred to as "the Cod", this Knightsbridge boozer-come-gastropub has acquired a reputation for serving high quality, modern food in no-fuss, sleek surroundings. If you do ...More
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
13 Britten Street, London, Chelsea, London SW3 | 13 minutes from Museums at Night
This popular, basic pub serves some really great food. Everything is cooked on the premises from proper ingredients and the smell that drifts out of the ...More
Nightlife near Museums at Night
London > Nightlife > Bars
Chelsea Cloisters, Sloane Avenue, London, Chelsea, London SW3 | 9 minutes from Museums at Night
Taking its inspiration from the American speakeasy movement, Barts is a tiny, intimate and relaxed bar in South Kensington which promises a refreshingly fun experience - ...More
London > Nightlife > Bars
86 Fulham Road, London, South Kensington, London SW3 | 11 minutes from Museums at Night
Eighty-Six is the brainchild of George Adams and Charlie Kearns, the duo behind Verbier's Coco Club. A popular place for after hours socialising for the Fulham ...More
Meeting venue hire near Museums at Night
London > Business > Venue Hire
Cromwell Road, London, South Kensington, London SW7 | At Museums at Night
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London > Business > Venue Hire
Cromwell Road, London, South Kensington, London SW7 | 4 minutes from Museums at Night
The Natural History Museum is sure to impress even the most jaded of children. This ornate museum is home to more than 70 million specimens from ...More
London > Business > Venue Hire
1 Kensington Gore, London, South Kensington, London SW7 | 8 minutes from Museums at Night
Conference facilities can accomodate for up to 1034 people....More
Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum events
Heatherwick Studio: Designing The ExtraordinaryHeatherwick Studio: Designing The ExtraordinaryAs part of a season of events celebrating British Design, the V & A is staging a major showcase of the wide range of projects undertaken by the British design company, Heatherwick Studio. Works from the last two decades - from the UK Pavilion Seed Cathedral at Shanghai World Expo to the new London double-decker bus - show how Thomas Heatherwick and31st May 2012Sunday 30th September 2012
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TIMES Various Times PRICING £6 (concessions available), entry to Heatherwick Studio Installation Free
As part of a season of events celebrating British Design, the V & A is staging a major showcase of the wide range of projects undertaken by the British design company, Heatherwick Studio. Works from the last two decades - from the UK Pavilion Seed Cathedral at Shanghai World Expo to the new London double-decker bus - show how Thomas Heatherwick and... More about this event
Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950The fashion gallery at the Victoria and Albert Museum has been revamped and will be opening with the exhibition Ballgowns: Sixty Years of British Glamour. Events such as the recent Royal Wedding prove how a nation can become fixated on one item; a dress. This event will be showcasing and celebrating some famous ball gowns worn by celebrities includ31st May 2012Sunday 6th January 2013
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TIMES 19th May 2012 to 6th January 2013 PRICING £10 (concessions available)
The fashion gallery at the Victoria and Albert Museum has been revamped and will be opening with the exhibition Ballgowns: Sixty Years of British Glamour. Events such as the recent Royal Wedding prove how a nation can become fixated on one item; a dress. This event will be showcasing and celebrating some famous ball gowns worn by celebrities includ... More about this event
The Eduardo Niebla Experience
TIMES 8pm PRICING Free
The Spanish guitarist plays flamenco jazz with his band.
The London Design FestivalThe London Design FestivalThe London Design Festival is an ambitious project. Hundreds of events, locations, shops, universities and design agencies are involved in the nine days of talks, exhibitions, competitions and activities. It's a true celebration of the capital's all-encompassing design industry, taking in sectors as diverse as fashion, architecture, retail, typogra15th September 2012Sunday 23rd September 2012
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TIMES 15th September 2012 to 23rd September 2012 PRICING Various
The London Design Festival is an ambitious project. Hundreds of events, locations, shops, universities and design agencies are involved in the nine days of talks, exhibitions, competitions and activities. It's a true celebration of the capital's all-encompassing design industry, taking in sectors as diverse as fashion, architecture, retail, typogra... More about this event
Hollywood CostumeHollywood CostumeIconic outfits from the silver screen are gathered together at the V&A in 2012 to celebrate some of Hollywood's best-loved characters and their costumes from over a century of film making. Dorothy's glittering red shoes and gingham pinafore dress will be displayed alongside Audrey's little black dress from Breakfast at Tiffany's and Johnny Depp's s20th October 2012Sunday 27th January 2013
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TIMES 20th October 2012 to 27th January 2013 PRICING Varied
Iconic outfits from the silver screen are gathered together at the V&A in 2012 to celebrate some of Hollywood's best-loved characters and their costumes from over a century of film making. Dorothy's glittering red shoes and gingham pinafore dress will be displayed alongside Audrey's little black dress from Breakfast at Tiffany's and Johnny Depp's s... More about this event
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