Music Appreciation: From the Classic to Romantic via Revolution

A relaxed 10 week course, with Michael Spencer.

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Raise the Roof - Thursdays

Come and sing songs from jazz to gospel, from old crooners to contemporary pop, from cultures across the world. We welcome everyone – all you need are vocal chords!

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Busy Bees

Join lively sessions for under 5s.

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From Dusk to Dawn: Bats after Dark

Festival of Fieldwork: An Ecological Outdoor Adventure

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From Dusk to Dawn: Dawn Chorus Walk

Festival of Fieldwork: An Ecological Outdoor Adventure

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Learn the Art of Iyengar Yoga

Improve your physical fitness, posture, flexibility, strength and sense of poise.

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Refugee Week Celebration

A day of workshops, activities and stories in partnership with Lewisham Refugee & Migrant Network.

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Art Makers: Twisty Trees

Have fun with art skills and exciting techniques to create something fabulous to take home.

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African Drumming for Children aged 5 - 10

Sunday morning African drumming course, beginning 21 April.

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African Drumming

A ten week course starting 21 April. Join Nzinga Dance Ensemble to learn drumming from Africa.

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African Dance

A ten week course starting 21 April. Join Nzinga Dance Ensemble to learn dances from Africa and the Caribbean.

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Discovery for All

Drop in to explore our Hands On Base and the thousands of real objects from around the world that it holds.

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Nzinga Dance Ensemble Concert

Join Nzinga students and professionals for a vibrant concert.

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Busy Bees

Join lively sessions for under 5s.

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Learn the Art of Iyengar Yoga

Improve your physical fitness, posture, flexibility, strength and sense of poise.

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Hot Spice Gingerbread and Edible Symbols

Talk in which anthropologist Kaori O'Connor takes us on a global tour of ginger through the objects in the collections of the Horniman Museum and Gardens.

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Horniman Gamelan Group

Join a friendly ensemble to learn to play traditional Balinese Gamelan pieces.

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Raise the Roof - Tuesdays

Come and sing songs from jazz to gospel, from old crooners to contemporary pop, from cultures across the world. We welcome everyone – all you need are vocal chords!

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Rainforest of the Sea

A stunning photographic exhibition by our Aquarium curator Jamie Craggs.

Highlighting the incredible diversity of life within the South East Asia's coral triangle and the threats that are facing coral reef habitats worldwide.

Amazon Adventure

Join us for a family trip along the Amazon, the world’s largest and most biologically diverse river.

Meet a stingray and live tetras, learn about exotic pink dolphins, piranhas and anacondas, feel an electric eel's zap and discover environmental dangers facing the Amazon.

The Art of Harmony

With musical instruments on loan from the V&A and the Horniman, The Art of Harmony explores traditions of Western classical music and instruments as makers of music, works of art and emblems of social status.

First Time Out 2013

Special display of two objects, one from the Horniman's collections and one from the Royal Shakespeare Company, bringing new perspectives by placing them in different contexts.

Giraffe by Laura Ford

A life size sculpture of a Giraffe by the artist Laura Ford to be displayed in the Natural History Gallery during the Walrus' stay in Margate.

OBJECT in FOCUS: Pearly King

Special temporary display in the Centenary Gallery of the Pearly King of Dulwich costume, as part of the Object in Focus series.

OBJECT in FOCUS: Pine Marten

Special temporary display of a taxidermy Pine Marten on the balcony gallery, as part of the Object in Focus series.