Royal Air Force Museum London - What's on in July

Parking at our London Site If you intend visiting us this month, please consider travelling by public transport. Due to our extensive RAF Centenary Transformation Programme we are unable to guarantee a parking space during periods of high demand such as weekends and the summer holidays. Please take either the Northern Line to Colindale Station or a mainline train to Mill Hill Broadway. The 303 bus will take you from both stations to our site. Read more »

Free Lecture: A History of Royal Flying - 22 July RAF Squadron Leader (Retired) Graham Laurie will be sharing the history of royal flying in this exciting lecture along with some of his personal memories of flying the Royal Family for nearly 20 years. Graham joined the Royal Air Force as a pilot in 1964. He flew for 36 years amassing a total of 13,500 hours and during the last 20 years of that career he flew members of the Royal Family and senior government ministers completing in all, over 2,200 Royal Flights. Attendance is free, but is by advance booking only. It will start at 2.00 pm in our Lecture Theatre. To reserve your ticket, please click here. Read more »

The Wessex Experience - 22 and 23 July Bring the whole family along for a right royal experience as we open up our Royal Wessex helicopter up to the public from 11.00 am to 3.00 pm. Members of the Royal Family from Prince Charles to the Queen Mother have travelled in style on the Wessex Helicopter, and now you can climb aboard to explore this magnificent machine yourself with the expert assistance of one of our guides. Tickets will be available on the day from the helicopter at £3 per person or £10 for a family ticket ( 2 adults and up to 3 children) Read more »

Family Friendly Local Walking Tours - 23 July Join us for a fascinating walking tour of our local area and discover the history of aviation in Colindale and Hendon from the arrival of Claude Grahame-White's Flying School and Aerodrome through to the opening of the Museum and the recent redevelopment of the local area. Each tour will last approximately 1 hour and will start at 11.00 am and 2.00 pm. This activity is free of charge and there is no need to register. Just turn up on the day. We look forward to welcoming you. Read more »

Summer of Spies: Spy School - 25 July onwards School's Out! So why not join us at the RAF Museum for our Summer Spy School? Suitable for children 5 +, Spy School, starts on 25 July and runs each Tuesdayand Wednesday until the end of August. Put together your own spy pack and complete your secret mission by taking part in one of our secret spy activities. Each week there will be a new exciting mission to complete. Sessions will take place underneath the Museum's Lancaster from 10.30 am to 3.00 pm. Cost: £3.50 per child. Read more »

The Phantom Experience - 1 July onwards We will be opening up our Phantom Jet Fighter to visitors every Saturdaythroughout the summer from 11.00 am to 3.00 pm. Our Phantom has a remarkable history, which you will explore thanks to our wonderful guides as you sit in its cockpit. Tickets for this experience are £8 plus 50p booking fee, click here for advance booking. Read more »

Dulwich Picture Gallery - The Power of Art & Music - July What's On

The Power of Art & Music... There's been a lot of music in the air recently, and we're not just talking about a certain field in Somerset. Last weekend, our groundbreaking Visual to Vocal project returned for a fifth year, uniting people living with dementia, their carers, and young people from two local schools. Head over to our blog to meet Abi and Josheela, to find out how they worked creatively with people with dementia. We were also honoured to host another incredible performance recently, as previous Glastonbury headliners Florence & The Machine took to the stage at our Summer Party, declaring the Dulwich Pavilion well and truly open. At the end of July we're also welcoming The Florentine Arts Ensemble for an evening of violin sonatas, inspired by our newly opened exhibition, Sargent: The Watercolours. As usual, it's an action-packed month ahead - scroll down for more! Pavilion Bar - New Video Hear from the Camberwell Arms who are running the Pavilion Bar this year and find out more about their inspirations behind a seriously good cocktail and food menu in our new video. Pavilion Bar opening hours: Thurs: 3pm–10pm. Fri: 3pm–11pm. Sat: 12pm–5pm. Sun: 12pm–9pm. (Exceptions apply, click here for more). Watch The Video New Bicentenary Shop Range As well as our newly launched Sargent collection, we're proud to have a brand new Bicentanary range available on our online shop and at the Gallery. Shop Now Your month with us... Sargent: The Watercolours The first show in nearly 100 years devoted to Sargent's dazzling watercolours.   "...a triumph and revelation" - Financial Times "...utterly absorbing" - Evening Standard Book Now COMEDY Hung But Unsung: A Comedic look at the Permanent Collection 16 July, 7-9pm, £12 / £10 Join comedian Iszi Lawrence (BBC Radio 4 Making History), QI 'Elves' Andrew Hunter Murray, Anna Ptaszynski (BBC 2 No Such Thing As The News) and comedian Dr Steve Cross (The Bright Club) as they take a lighthearted look at the stories of our Permanent Collection. Fun facts, bizarre history and your chance to vote to recognise the best picture that hangs forgotten on the walls of the gallery. Book Now MUSIC Sargent: Sonatas - The Florentine Arts Ensemble 30 July, 7.30pm. £20 / £18. (Including exhibition: £25 / £20) Sargent’s fascination with the Impressionist movement resulted in a lifelong friendship with Monet and his wider circle of musical friends including Fauré, Debussy and Syzmanowsky. Enjoy violin sonatas by these greats, which have much in common in approach with impressionistic painting, performed by The Florentine Arts Ensemble. Interspersed during the evening will be recollections of Sargent's pianistic skills, including those of his regular partner, the American violinist Charles Loeffler. Book Now LECTURE Tuesday Evening Lecture Series: Cities in Art, 11 July, 7pm, £12 / £10 The last in our current Tuesday Evening Lecture Series explores aspects of the rich artistic legacy that was born out of the industrial revolution and the expansion of the city. Book Now DISPLAY The Private Made Public: Antonio de Pereda Until 8 October The newest display in our Private Made Public series, showing one of the finest still life painters, Antonio de Pereda. His painting Two Figures at a Table with Kitchen Utensils is on special loan from Penrhyn Castle. Learn More YOGA Public Yoga: 9 July & 23 July, £10 Parent & Baby Yoga: 16 July, £10 per parent & baby Family Yoga: 30 July, £15 per parent & child Book Now GALLERY FILM Butterfield 8 10 July, Bar opens at 7pm, Screening at 7.30pm, £9 / £7 Friends Book Now FAMILY EVENTS ArtPlay 2-4pm. £3 per child, children under 3 & adults go free. Summertime Bunting, 9 July Venetian Souvenir, 23 July ArtStories 2.30pm and 3.10pm. £3 per child, children under 3 & adults go free. Pay on the day. Shall We Dance? 2 July And The Winner Is... 16 July The Prince's Armour, 30 July Mini Masterpieces Air, Sea and Land: Travel and Movement 10–11am and 11.30am–12.30pm, £12 per adult and child Tuesday 4 July Thursday 20 July Looking ahead - next month: Family Month: Art in the Pavilion 2-30 August Get creative at art-making sessions in our Dulwich Pavilion! Family Summer Celebration 6 August, 5.30–8.30pm, Adult £7, Child £5 Celebrate the start of the summer holidays with a special family party at the Gallery! View All Family Events PRACTICAL ART FOR ADULTS Into the Wild, with artist Liz Charsley-Jory 12 - 14 July, Every day 10.00am - 4.00pm, £130 / £125 Friends Roam into the wildest areas of Dulwich Park and work ‘en plein air’ in the style of Sargent. Create landscapes in oil pastel, watercolour and ink and discover the pleasures of working outdoors. Book Now PRACTICAL ART FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Off The Wall Saturday 15 July, 2-4pm. FREE workshops for all young people aged 11–18yrs Looking ahead - next month: Art Camp: Artist's Colony. 6–9 yrs. 1-3 August, 10am–4pm OR 8.30am–5.30pm (extended day). £90 (3 days, 10am–4pm) / £120 (3 days, 8.30am–5.30pm) Join our artists’ colony this summer and make a variety of arts and crafts over three days! View All TOURS & WALKS John Constable in Hampstead 5 July, 10.45am - 12.30pm, £15 / £12 Friends Book Now Our Free Friday Lates have been hugely poplar, and whilst advance registration has now closed, there will be spaces available on the door. Once we reach capacity, a queuing system will be in operation, so please arrive early to avoid disappointment. - Choreographing the Collection, Friday 14 July. - Sargent: Wanderlust, Friday 21 July. - Bloom, Friday 28 July. Learn More We recommend Horniman Museum and Gardens: Indian Summer 9 July - 3 September Enjoy an Indian Summer of colourful festivals, live performances, outdoor film screenings, food and more as the Horniman celebrates the sounds and spirit of South Asia. Learn more. Pallant House: John Minton: A Centenary 1 July - 1 October 2017 A major exhibition marking the centenary of the birth of British artist John Minton (1917-1957). A charismatic and complex artist, Minton was a Bohemian figure in London during the 1940s and 50s who counted Lucian Freud and Keith Vaughan in his circle. Learn more. Barbican Centre: Into the Unknown: A Journey through Science Fiction. Until 1 September From the 19th century cabinet of curiosities to the vastness of space, uncover the mysterious lands of Jules Verne and Ray Harryhausen and travel out into the solar system with vintage artwork promoting Soviet visions of space, alongside props and artwork from Star Wars and Star Trek. This genre-defining exhibition includes artwork from Isaac Julien, Larissa Sansour and a new commission from Conrad Shawcross. Learn more.