Latest reviews for Arts & Culture in South Kensington, London, United Kingdom

Dana Centre - dana centre by gilka

gilka — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:40:46 +0000

Review by gilka

Rating: 3.00

Phone: 020 7942 4040

Website: http://www.danacentre.org.uk

I like this place in general but you need to know when to go.
The best stuff I have seen there was a beatbox performance with a twist:they attached an ultrasound machine while the person was making beats and you could see his tongue on the ultrasound. Amazing!

I think Dana centre is on the edge of making science overly popular and not going deep enough. Last week I was there to see some groups discussion about extending human life, futuristic medical plasters, robots who can feed themselves and more. We had about 20 minutes to be in each group and by the time you got engaged in the conversation it was already time to move. A bit frustrating.

The staff were all wearing these wireless speakers which made them look like
star trek the newest generation and also I think some of them are chosen to look 'astro'
to fit with the place...

I am happy it exists but will take it in small portions.I like this place in general but you need to know when to go.
The best stuff I have seen there was a beatbox performance with a twist:they attached an ultrasound machine while the person was making beats and you could see his tongue on the ultrasound. Amazing!

I think Dana centre is on the edge of making science overly popular and not going deep enough. Last week I was there to see some groups discussion about extending human life, futuristic medical plasters, robots who can feed themselves and more. We had about 20 minutes to be in each group and by the time you got engaged in the conversation it was already time to move. A bit frustrating.

The staff were all wearing these wireless speakers which made them look like
star trek the newest generation and also I think some of them are chosen to look 'astro'
to fit with the place...

I am happy it exists but will take it in small portions.

Natural History Museum - by london

london — Tue, 15 May 2007 16:59:49 +0000

Review by london

Rating: 5.00

Phone: 020 7942 5000

Website: http://www.nhm.ac.uk

Tags: dinosaurs, photography, animals

An excellent free day out!

This was an excellent experience for myself and my 2 young children. The museum is free (as are all public museums now) it is as a result of the combining of the Natural History and Geology museums so there is masses of content - in fact too much for one day!

The kids really enjoyed this place but it can be hard on your feet.

A good tip would be that if you have kids over 6 there is a discovery centre in the basement, you need to book a slot when you are there but its very much hands on with microscopes, real fossils, laminated bugs and all those rare and endangered animal parts that are taken off smugglers at airports - good to see there is some educational value from it. The staff in the discovery center are really friendly and happy to explain everything to the kids.

It's free, educational and interesting for dads too - 5 stars from me.An excellent free day out!

This was an excellent experience for myself and my 2 young children. The museum is free (as are all public museums now) it is as a result of the combining of the Natural History and Geology museums so there is masses of content - in fact too much for one day!

The kids really enjoyed this place but it can be hard on your feet.

A good tip would be that if you have kids over 6 there is a discovery centre in the basement, you need to book a slot when you are there but its very much hands on with microscopes, real fossils, laminated bugs and all those rare and endangered animal parts that are taken off smugglers at airports - good to see there is some educational value from it. The staff in the discovery center are really friendly and happy to explain everything to the kids.

It's free, educational and interesting for dads too - 5 stars from me.

Victoria & Albert Museum - by foxie

foxie — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 16:29:40 +0000

Review by foxie

Rating: 5.00

Phone: 020 7942 2000

Website: http://www.vam.ac.uk

Tags: art, museum

A little bit of everything from everywhere. A little bit of everything from everywhere.