Horniman Christmas Fair
Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 December
10.30am – 4.30pm
Enjoy a weekend of festive cheer. Buy creative gifts at our Christmas Markets, seasonal produce at our extended Farmers' Market (Saturday only until 4pm), make a reindeer in our craft workshops,
have fun on a Christmas trail and more. On Sunday there will be local choirs singing popular festive songs - wrap up warm and sing along!
See what stalls and activities are on.
Free entry
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Mark Fairnington Drawing Masterclass
Saturday 12 December
11am - 3pm
Join artist Mark Fairnington for an exclusive tour of his exhibition Collected and Possesed, followed by an interactive workshop where, under Mark's guidance, you'll explore how drawing can be used to examine specimens and objects from the Horniman collections. Find out more.
Suitable for all abilities. Lunch and refreshments provided.
Tickets: £38. Over 18s only.
Please book your place in advance by contacting Hannah at members@horniman.ac.uk. |
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London’s Urban Jungle: The Victorian Exotic Animal Trade
Saturday 19 December 2015 - Sunday 22 February 2016
Charles Jamrach was one of Victorian London’s leading dealers in exotic animals. This small display explores his role and impact in the exotic animal trade, and how exotic animals came to be such a familiar sight in Britain.
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Collected and Possessed
Until Sunday 24 January 2016
A unique exhibition of paintings by artist Mark Fairnington, depicting the Horniman’s natural history specimens as they are stored behind the scenes and, displayed alongside some of the actual specimens themselves.
Free
This project has been funded through Art Happens, the Art Fund's crowdfunding platform artfund.org/arthappens |
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Christmas opening times
Thursday 24 to Saturday 26 December
The Museum is closed on Thursday 24 to Saturday 26 December.
The Gardens are closed on Friday 25 December, except the Animal Walk which is closed on Thursday 24 to Saturday 26 December.
Visit our website for more information on our opening times and what's on over the festive season. |
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Tea Trail London
Free app available nowLove a cuppa or afternoon tea? Become a tea expert with our new web app - teatrail.london – which explores the heritage of tea in London through three unique trails. See the home of the Duchess who invented afternoon tea, sample tea flavours from around the world and explore new museums, shops and tea houses. See the trails now
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