Free arts and culture for
13-19 year-olds in Westminster
This is Culture Shox, a unique opportunity to visit FREE arts, culture and science venues and events for 13 – 19 year-olds in Westminster. All the venues and events in these listings are completely FREE to under 16s, and most are also free to over 16s. Music, art, science, theatre, photography, film, history, literature, media and dance - there’s something for everyone here.
Culture Shox is a Westminster City Council initiative.
Choose an art form from the list below:
Humanities and Society
- Houses of Parliament
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Visit parliament to watch laws being passed, tour the building, climb the clock tower to Big Ben, or try the online virtual tour.
- Web:http://www.parliament.uk
- Address: The Palace of Westminster, London
- By Tube: Westminster, Victoria, Charing Cross, Waterloo
- By Bus: 3, 11, 12, 24, 53, 87, 88, 148, 159, 211, 453
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- Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms
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Explore the rooms from which Churchill directed World War II or view the highlights and take the virtual tour online.
- Web:http://cwr.iwm.org.uk
- Address: Clive Steps, King Charles Street, London
- By Tube: Westminster, St James’s Park
- By Bus: 3, 11, 12, 24, 53, 87, 88, 109, 148, 159, 184, 211
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- Imperial War Museum
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Visit the special exhibitions including For Your Eyes Only about Ian Fleming, creator of super spy James Bond, and The Children's War, showing you how kids your age survived WWII. See website for details of films and events.
- Web:http://london.iwm.org.uk
- Address: Lambeth Road, London
- By Tube: Lambeth North, Southwark, Elephant and Castle
- By Bus: 1, 3, 12, 45, 53, 59, 63, 68, 100, 159, 168, 171, 172, 176,188, 344, C10
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- The Saison Poetry Library
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Like modern poetry? We’ve got the best collection in Britain plus visit the website and create your own virtual poem
- Web:http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk
- Address: Level 5, Royal Festival Hall, London
- By Tube: Waterloo, Embankment
- By Bus: Buses stop on Waterloo Bridge, in York Road, Belvedere Road and Stamford Street
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- The British Library & British Library Sound Archive
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Explore the beautiful exhibitions in the library, and visit the sound archive for over 100 years of music, sound effects and oral history, updated daily. You can magnify details of the world's great books in the online gallery, or listen to Nature Online for hundreds of wildlife sounds
- Web:http://www.bl.uk
- Address: 96 Euston Road, London
- By Tube: King’s Cross
- By Bus: 10, 30, 63, 73, 91
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- The British Museum
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Visit this internationally renowned museum, or visit the website for an online tour exploring the highlights and latest research projects
- Web:http://www.britishmuseum.org
- Address: Great Russell Street, London
- By Tube: Holborn, Covent Garden, Tottenham Court Road, Russell Square, Goodge St
- By Bus: 1, 7, 8, 10, 14, 19, 24, 25, 29, 38, 55, 73, 98, 134, 242, 390
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