What we offer

Over the last few years thousands of people in the local community have been involved with projects and events inspired by Kew Palace. Each year we organise a range of projects which involve working with people of all ages, as well as events which are either open to the public or for invited community groups. Our work focuses on engaging the boroughs nearest to our palaces.

Over Autumn/Winter 2010/11 Kew Palace closes for six months, but just before it closed Sept. 2010), the Temple of the Imagination was relaunched after two years of creative art workshops with our community partners and artists. The Temple of Imagination is a collaborative project between Historic Royal Palaces, Kew Gardens, local community groups and artists and is inspired by the Chinese Pavilion, a small building built at Kew for Princess Augusta in 1762. The Temple of Imagination was originally created in 2006 to celebrate the restoration of Kew Palace – you can find out more about it in the ‘Past Projects’ section. There will still be some copper flowers workshops linked to the Temple of the Imagination, talks for community groups and planning going on for new projects in the Spring.

If you are interested in your community group working with Kew Palace, e-mail outreachandcommunity@hrp.org.uk, although we unfortunately can’t guarantee to work with every group, owing to time, resources and strategic priorities – but please feel free to get in touch anyway!

Off-site sessions for adults

We offer some free off-site sessions for adult community groups in the boroughs close to Kew Palace, including illustrated talks and a practical workshop. All sessions are subject to availability and terms and conditions. Please e-mail outreachandcommunity@hrp.org.uk if you are interested in a session and would like more information, or call 020 3166 6637 to speak to the Outreach and Community Involvement Officer for Adults.

Visitor access

You can find out about visitor access here.