Looking for a creative summer activity in the heart of London? Alongside the Bonsai Treehouses exhibition in Oxford Square, the Museum of Architecture is offering a series of hands-on workshops inspired by the miniature worlds on display. Families can create planted treehouse gardens, older children and adults can build their own miniature landscape around a living bonsai tree and bonsai enthusiasts can join a special masterclass with Peter Warren, one of the UK’s leading bonsai specialists.
Whether you are planning a family day out, looking for an imaginative children’s activity or hoping to learn more about bonsai care and design, the workshops offer a chance to make, plant and take home your own living creation.
Also running throughout the summer is the Museum of Architecture’s Nature’s Architects Summer Camp – a six-week creative programme for children aged 5–12. Hosted in Oxford Square, the camp combines design thinking, hands-on making and outdoor exploration, encouraging young minds to learn, create and discover.
For more information and to book workshop tickets, please visit www.tickets.museumofarchitecture.org/events
Bonsai Treehouses Workshop
For those inspired by the exhibition, the Bonsai Treehouses Workshop offers the chance to create your own miniature treehouse landscape around a real bonsai tree.
Suitable for adults and children aged 8 and up. Must have one person over 18 years old in each group.
Weekends only @ 12:30 or 4:00pm – Duration: 2 hours. Limited offering 10 tickets per workshop.
£110 per workshop kit, including participation for up to 4 people to create one treehouse together.
Treehouse Garden Workshop
Using real plants and flowers alongside crafting materials, visitors create a planted basket featuring a handmade tree and treehouse structure.
Suitable for ages 3 and above, the workshop encourages creativity while introducing children to principles of design, nature and making.
3 workshops on weekdays and @9:00am on weekends – Duration: 1.5-2 hours.
£65 per workshop kit, including participation for up to 4 people
Bonsai Masterclass with Peter Warren – only one date remaining
For those looking to deepen their knowledge of bonsai, the Bonsai Masterclass with Peter Warren offers a rare opportunity to learn from one of the UK’s leading bonsai specialists and the bonsai expert behind the Bonsai Treehouses exhibition.
During this four-hour session, participants will discover professional techniques for caring for and maintaining bonsai trees, while working with a specially selected high-quality bonsai specimen to take home.
Includes one specially selected high-quality bonsai tree and an Exhibition Group Pass to the Bonsai Treehouses Exhibition for the workshop participants.
Suitable for up to 4 people, ages 16 and up.
Only on Saturday 15th August at 12:30pm.
£180 per workshop kit, including participation for up to 4 people
Make a day of it in Connaught Village
The workshops take place beneath a garden gazebo in Oxford Square, surrounded by the Bonsai Treehouses exhibition and just moments from the independent boutiques, cafés and restaurants that make Connaught Village – one of London’s most charming neighbourhoods. Ticket holders can also enjoy a range of seasonal offers from participating local businesses. For more information, please visit the Special Offers page.
Village in Green runs until 31 August 2026.
