Busy Bees

Join lively sessions for under 5s.

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Hands On Costume

Touch real museum objects in these popular family sessions.

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Art Makers: Paper Bag Frog Puppets

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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Lawn Care Course

Discover the best techniques to take care of your lawn with the Horniman gardeners.

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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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London City Brass Lunchtime Concert

Bring a picnic and enjoy a free nature-inspired concert on the bandstand, as part of the Chelsea Fringe.

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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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Chelsea Fringe Talk – Guerrilla Gardening

A talk by Richard Reynolds on guerrilla gardening, part of the Chelsea Fringe.

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• Talks and tours
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Family Art Fun: May Half-Term

Join free and fabulous Horniman craft activities this May half term.

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Life Under the Surface

Learn all about the amazing animals and plants found in British ponds, and get crafty creating giant pond animals.

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Discovery for All

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

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Community Teachsport: ParkActive

Fun, healthy drop in activities for all ages with Community Teachsport.

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• Chelsea Fringe events

Nature Explorers: Pond Dipping

A fun family session exploring the early summer environment in the Nature Trail pond.

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Family Art Fun: May Half-Term

Join free and fabulous Horniman craft activities this May half term.

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Life Under the Surface

Learn all about the amazing animals and plants found in British ponds, and get crafty creating giant pond animals.

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Samba Drop In

Celebrate our temporary exhibition Amazon Adventure with a big drop in Samba workshop led by Mandacaru Dance Theatre.

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Discovery for All

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

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Community Teachsport: ParkActive

Fun, healthy drop in activities for all ages with Community Teachsport.

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• Chelsea Fringe events

Frogs in the Fridge?

Find out all about the wonderful world of frogs with Aquarium deputy curator James Robson.

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Family Art Fun: May Half-Term

Join free and fabulous Horniman craft activities this May half term.

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Life Under the Surface

Learn all about the amazing animals and plants found in British ponds, and get crafty creating giant pond animals.

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Nature Trail Discovery

Discover our Nature Trail, the oldest in London.

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Discovery for All

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

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Community Teachsport: ParkActive

Fun, healthy drop in activities for all ages with Community Teachsport.

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• Family events
• Chelsea Fringe events

Nature Explorers: Pond Dipping

A fun family session exploring the early summer environment in the Nature Trail pond.

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• Family events

Lewisham Healthy Walks

Join a monthly walk and talk around the Gardens. Stay after the walk to meet staff and learn a little more about the work of the museum.

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• Events in the gardens

Family Art Fun: May Half-Term

Join free and fabulous Horniman craft activities this May half term.

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Life Under the Surface

Learn all about the amazing animals and plants found in British ponds, and get crafty creating giant pond animals.

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• Family events

Up the Garden Path with Miss. Horniman

Miss. Horniman leads a story tour around the gardens.

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Discovery for All

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

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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.

OBJECT in FOCUS: Oceanic Pots

Special temporary display in the Centenary Gallery of Oceanic pottery, as part of the Object in Focus series.

Seeds for the Desert

A quirky, bee friendly installation in the gardens as part of the Chelsea Fringe.