Horniman Museum and Gardens - What's On in May at the Horniman

Under the Sea Late Thursday 17 May, 6.30–9.30pm Dive deep into the ocean at this month's Late which is inspired by coral reefs. Enjoy aquatic installations, performances, films with live scores, music and talks. Find out about our pioneering Project Coral work, make your own coral reef corsage to take home, and get your face-painted with reef-inspired designs. Tickets: £5. Over-18s only. Book now May Half Term 28 May–3 June Enjoy a range of fun activities during May Half Term. Join bee-themed Family Art Fun workshops throughout the week, and a day of family activities at Big Wednesday: The Great British Bee. Explore the Horniman outdoors with Pond Dipping and Minibeast sessions and visit our exhibition Colour: The Rainbow Revealed which has free entry for Members and Benefactors. Find out more Butterfly House Open daily, 10am-5pm Immerse yourself amongst colourful butterflies and beautiful planting in our Butterfly House. Pick up a Butterfly Spotters Guide to help you identify the butterflies and plants that you see, and learn about the life-cycles of these wonderful creatures  - you might even see butterflies hatching in the Puparium! Book online Free entry for Members and Benefactors Friends’ Art Exhibition 2018 Saturday 2–Sunday 3 June 10.30am–4.30pm The 27th annual Friends’ Art Exhibition showcases paintings, print, textile art and sculptures from South London’s artistic community. All works are for sale and all proceeds support the Horniman’s projects. Free entry Welcome to Nick Dr Nick Merriman starts as Chief Executive of the Horniman Museum and Gardens from today. He was previously Director of the Manchester Museum at the University of Manchester and interim Director of the Whitworth, and he succeeds Janet Vitmayer CBE who stepped down following 20 extraordinarily successful years at the helm of the Horniman. Nick says: 'I have always greatly admired the Horniman for its combination of great collections, wonderful setting, excellent staff, and its ability to connect to wide audiences. I'm very much looking forward to moving back to London and building on Janet's great legacy.’ Find out more Project Coral The Horniman is undertaking ground-breaking research to save endangered corals and secure the world’s coral reefs for future generations. We are the first institution in the world to successfully induce coral spawning. Your support will help us to continue this vital work. Donate to Project Coral and help us change the future of coral reproduction. Find out more Elsewhere in London The Return of the Past: Postmodernism in British Architecture Sir John Soane’s Museum 16 May to 27 August  The first exhibition devoted to Postmodernist British Architecture. Discover the work of five pivotal architects from one of British architecture’s most radical moments. See never-before-exhibited drawings, models, images and fragments, displayed in dialogue with the historic spaces of the Soane. Free entry. Find out more