This week's new events

Science Uncovered, London Clearly sick of labs being portrayed as full of chain-smoking beagles, monkeys in eyeliner, and white-coats mwah-hah-hahing over test-tubes of bubbling green liquid, the Natural History Museum is offering visitors a glimpse behind the scenes. See new approaches for tracking meteorites, be involved in immersive re-creations of crime scenes and, as well as checking out rare specimens of lion skulls and a mummified cat, bring along finds of your own for analysis. You can also take a torch-lit tour of the dinosaurs gallery and sip a cocktail with experts in the Science Bar. Natural History Museum, SW7, Fri, nhm.ac.uk Stuart Goodwin London Design Festival, London You know that this annual festival has got really big with the emergence of an Anti-Design alternative, assorted Shoreditch anarchists knocking aside beauty and functionality for experiment and risk. But there's still plenty for more trad design-lovers to feast their eyes on. Exhibitions include Kemistry Gallery's display of work by Lou Dorfsman, art director for CBS, featuring his handmade typographic wall; the Design Museum's show on British architect John Pawson; and Max Lamb and Stuart Haygarth commissions at the V&A. For hands-on fun, there's the Outrace installation in Trafalgar Square, where you can take control of robots from Audi's production line. Various venues, to 26 Sep, londondesignfestival.com Teri Grenert The Great Glen Artists Airshow, Glen Nevis Taking Inverness-shire as its backdrop, this arts festival draws inspiration from the geological fissure that runs through the area. Artists are encouraged to embrace this gap and break free from their usual practice to explore the space above us in talks, tours and art works. Louise K Wilson holds forth on Britain's cancelled space programme; Esther Polak and Ivar van Bekkum investigate wind currents in a performance; and visitors can help "supremacist kites" take flight. London Fieldworks unveils a new work inspired by bird flight, and Camila Sposati sends smoke signals across the fell. HICA, Loch Ruthven and Outlandia, Sat & Sun, artscatalyst.org Iain Aitch Out & about Triumph Live , Kirkby Mallory, Sat Celebrating the iconic motorcycling brand, with stunt riding, racing, plus – er – Mumford & Sons. Mallory Park, Leicestershire Open House , London, Sat & Sun Even if you didn't nab a place to go up BT Tower, there are plenty of private buildings letting the public in over the weekend. Various venues Small Wonder , Firle, Thu to 26 Sep Iain Sinclair, The Willkommen Collective, AS Byatt and Shallow Grave actor Kerry Fox feature in this celebration of the short story. Charleston, nr Lewes Dublin Culture Night , Fri Late-night chance to take in free exhibitions, talks, tours and performances. Various venues, 5pm-11pm, Peace Festival , Manchester, Fri to 26 Sep "Arts for peace and justice" with Tony Benn, Ivor Dembina, protest songs, an exhibition celebrating Michael Foot and more. Various venues The Write Idea , Sedburgh, to 25 Sep Poetry and playwriting workshops, plus talks from authors Sarah Hall and John Lister-Kaye. Various venues