1. hobbies and interests
2. arts and crafts
3. photography

What’s On
OCTOBER – DECember 2014
The Victoria and Albert Museum is the world’s greatest
museum of art and design.
Open 10.00 – 17.45 daily and until 22.00 every Friday.
Admission is free.
EXHIBITIONS
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DISPLAYS
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EVENING EVENTS
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COURSES & WORKSHOPS
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SPECIAL EVENTS
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FAMILIES & YOUNG PEOPLE
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OPEN STUDIOS & DEMONSTRATIONS 32
FREE TALKS & TOURS INFORMATION
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Cover: Study of cirrus clouds (detail) by John Constable, c.1821-1822
All images are © Victoria and Albert, London, unless stated otherwise
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Rapid Response Collecting
This constantly changing display of objects is collected in response to major
moments in history that touch the world of design and manufacturing and
show how design reflects and defines how we live together today.
Making It: Careers in Art and Design
Organised in association with CreateVoice, the V&A’s youth collective,
this free event in December will enable young people to find out more
about career opportunities in the creative industries. See page 31 for more
information.
Free talks and tours
Every day you can join free tours of the Museum’s collections and galleries.
Plus enjoy free weekly gallery talks and lunchtime lectures around specific
objects, collections or the temporary exhibition programmes.
The Italian Cast Court re-opening November 2014
The newly refurbished Weston Cast Court opens at the end of November.
Featuring over 60 of our finest 19th-century reproductions of important
Italian Renaissance monuments, including the five metre high cast of
Michelangelo’s David.
‘Fifi’ pump in five nude shades, Christian Louboutin, 2013
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EXHIBITIONS
www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions
Wedding Dresses 1775–2014
3 May 2014 – 15 March 2015
Disobedient Objects
26 July 2014 – 1 February 2015
Trace the eternal fashion of the wedding dress
and discover the most romantic, glamorous
and iconic dresses from the last 200 years.
This magical exhibition highlights exceptional
craftsmanship and brings together couture and
designer-made wedding garments from key.
Explore objects that have been created as
powerful tools of social change. Disobedient
Objects demonstrates how political activism
drives a wealth of design ingenuity, and
showcases collective creativity that defies
standard definitions of art and design.
Enjoy a privileged glimpse inside some of
the most celebrated weddings and share
the stories behind the outfits and big day.
Wedding Dresses 1775 – 2014 presents the
most comprehensive, nostalgic and evocative
collection of wedding dresses and bridal
fashions ever.
The exhibition focuses on the period from
the late 1970s to the present: a time that has
brought new technologies along with social
and political challenges. An extensive range of
objects from all over the world is on display, from
Chilean folk art textiles that document political
violence, to a graffiti-writing robot and giant
inflatable cobblestones designed to be thrown at
demonstrations.
Travel partner Kuoni; supported by Monsoon Bridal
and Waterford Crystal
£12 in person at the V&A, concessions available
Fees apply to phone and online bookings
V&A Members go free
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Supported by Cockayne – Grants for the Arts, a donor-advised
fund of The London Community Foundation
Free, no booking required
Embroidered silk satin wedding dress designed by Norman
Hartnell, 1933 Given and worn by Margaret, Duchess of
Argyll © Illustrated London News Ltd-Mary Evans
Coral Stoakes,
I wish my boyfriend was as dirty as your policies, 2011
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DISPLAYS
Complementing our permanent collections,
displays range in size from a single case to
a room.
Beatrix Potter: the Land,
the Seasons and the War
Until 12 October 2014
Leighton, Room 102
Horst: Photographer of Style
6 September 2014 – 4 January 2015
Constable: The Making of a Master
20 September 2014 – 11 January 2015
Horst P. Horst was one of the leading
photographers of the 20th century. In his
illustrious 60-year career, Horst creatively
traversed the worlds of art, fashion, theatre
and high society.
Reassess John Constable’s influences, techniques
and legacy to gain a new interpretation of Britain’s
best-loved artist. Discover how great works of
art are created as Constable’s most famous
masterpieces are united with his revolutionary oil
sketches: expressive evocations of land, sea and
sky that allowed him to transfer the freshness of
the outdoors into his exhibition paintings.
One of Vogue’s star photographers, this
definitive retrospective presents Horst’s iconic
fashion images and collaborations with leading
designers, models, Hollywood stars and artists
including Coco Chanel and Salvador Dali.
Discover Horst’s best known photographs
alongside unpublished and rarely exhibited
prints, conveying the diversity of his output
from nude studies to travel photography and
legacy as a master photographer.
Travel partner American Airlines; with thanks to Bicester
Village, London and Kildare Village, Dublin; supported by
the American Friends of the Victoria and Albert Museum
£8 in person at the V&A, concessions available
Fees apply to phone and online bookings
V&A Members go free
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Summer Fashions, American Vogue cover,
15 May 1941 © Conde Nast, Horst Estate
For the first time, Constable is presented alongside
the old masters of classical landscape whose
formal values he studiously assimilated. By
combining the authority of their compositional
ideas with a breathtakingly naturalistic vision that
was entirely his own, Constable transformed the
genre of landscape painting.
Supported by the Friends of the V&A; with thanks
to Winsor & Newton
£14 in person at the V&A, concessions available
Fees apply to phone and online bookings
V&A Members go free
Watermeadows near Salisbury (detail)
by John Constable, 1829 – 30
Memoirs of an Infantry Officer:
Paul Hogarth Illustrates
Siegfried Sassoon
Until 12 October 2014
Leighton, Room 102
Russian Avant-garde Theatre:
War, Revolution and Design
18 October 2014 – 25 January 2015
Gallery 102 & 104
Silver from the Malay World
Until 30 October 2014
Silver, Room 66
Personal Favourites: Silver from
the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert
Collection
1 November 2014 – 24 October 2015
Silver, Room 66
A World to Win: Posters of Protest
and Revolution
Until 2 November 2014
Paintings, Room 88a and The Julie and Robert
Breckman Prints & Drawing Gallery, Room 90
V&A Design Fund 2014
Until 6 November 2014
Medieval & Renaissance, Room 64b
Architects as Artists
15 November 2014 – 29 March 2015
Gallery 128a
In Black and White: Prints from
Africa and the Diaspora
29 November – 6 June 2015
Paintings, Room 88a and The Julie and Robert
Breckman Prints & Drawings Gallery, Room 90
Nativity – Martha Fiennes
16 – 24 December 2014
Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre
Simon Carroll: Expressionist Potter
Until 4 January 2015
Ceramics, Room 146
A History of Photography
Until 17 January 2015
Photographs, Room 100
This Time in History:
What Escapes, by Rose Frain
Until 1 February 2015
National Art Library Landing
The Lost Art of Writing
Until 19 April 2015
Metalware, Gallery 116
Rapid Response Collecting
Ongoing
20th Century, Room 74
Prints of the month
Display changes monthly
The National Art Library
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Evening events
www.vam.ac.uk/evenings
Talks
Vogue: The Gown
Friday 10 October, 19.00 – 20.45
There is something about a gown, the intricate
construction, unashamed opulence and sheer
feminine romance that ignites wonder in us.
Join Vogue’s Features Director, Jo Ellison, as she
explores a collection of gowns from classical to
modern.
Alastair Sooke:
The Genius of Constable
Friday 17 October, 18.30 – 19.30
Alastair Sooke is Art Critic for the Daily
Telegraph, reporter on The Culture Show
and has presented a wide range of arts
programmes including the BBC’s Modern
Masters and Treasures of Ancient Rome. He
explores the qualities that make Constable’s
work so extraordinary and memorable.
£15, no concessions, includes wine reception
Organised by V&A Membership
Anouska Hempel
Tuesday 14 October, 18.30 – 19.30
Anouska Hempel’s vision and creative flair
have resulted in designs that are flamboyant,
sophisticated and completely unique. Her
interiors include Blake’s Hotel, Cole Park, and
The Hempel. She discusses her career with the
writer Marcus Binney.
£9, £7 concessions
£9, £7 concessions
In collaboration with Thames and Hudson
Richard Coles
Tuesday 21 October, 18.30 – 19.30
The Reverend Richard Coles is a broadcaster,
writer and Church of England priest, but he is
probably as well-known for having been part
of the 1980s band, The Communards. He talks
about church life in a secular world and his
fascinating and varied career.
£9, £7 concessions
In collaboration with Orion Books
Brian May, Denis Pellerin,
Paula Fleming: Diableries
Tuesday 28 October, 18.30 – 19.30
Musician Brian May joins historians Denis
Pellerin and Paula Fleming to discuss the late
19th-century sensation, Diableries. Diableries
were stereoscopic photographs that depicted
an imaginary underworld inhabited by devils,
satyrs and skeletons. The speakers describe
the making and popularity of this macabre
phenomenon.
£9, £7 concessions
In collaboration with Stereoscopic Society
Felicity Green: The Swinging Sixties
Tuesday 4 November, 18.30 – 19.30
Award winning journalist Felicity Green joined
the Daily Mirror in 1961 and was the first
woman to join the main board of a national
newspaper. Her pages combined fashion with
fun, featured famous designers, photographers,
film stars and models. She discusses the stars
and stories of the 60s with Eve Pollard.
£9, £7 concessions
In collaboration with the Antique Collectors’ Club
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Vogue The Gown book jacket
Courtesy of Anouska Hempel Design
Alastair Sooke photographed by Richard Cook
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Another Man:
Alister Mackie and Jefferson Hack
Friday 7 November, 18.30 – 19.30
Co-founder of the magazine Dazed & Confused,
Jefferson Hack discusses the world of men’s
style with creative director Alister Mackie, Ben
Cobb and Tim Blanks. Exploring images of rock
legends, romantic anti-her0es, and fashion
icons selected from the archives of Another
Man, they try to distill the ingredients that
create the best of men’s style.
£9, £7 concessions
In collaboration with Another Man magazine
Mary McCartney: Photographer
Friday 14 November, 19.00 – 20.45
Photographer Mary McCartney’s work has
focused on discovering those rare moments of
unguarded, emotionally-charged intimacy that
offer us a new insight into her subjects. Mary
discusses her career, her artistic influences, her
first photographic book, From Where I Stand,
and the highly anticipated follow up, Starting
is Such Sweet Sorrow.
£15, no concessions, includes wine reception
Organised by V&A Membership
Michael Palin: Travelling to Work
Tuesday 18 November, 18.30 – 19.30
Join Michael Palin as he talks about the third
volume of his diaries, Travelling to Work.
Looking back over 25 years of exploring the
world, making films, writing a novel and a host
of other projects, he describes the highs and
lows, and some of the many adventures that
he encountered during this period of his life.
Sam West and Nigel West:
The Art of Deception
Friday 21 November, 18.30 – 19.30
The award-winning actor Sam West and the
spy writer Nigel West discuss the similarities
and differences between acting and spying –
the mutual arts of deception – with the director
Giles Ramsay. Together they analyse the
processes and devices involved in creating new
identities, sustaining believable characters and
inventing scenarios. Is drama the best training
for spies?
£9, £7 concessions
£9, £7 concessions
In collaboration with Orion Books
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Artwork by Phil Hale, styling by Alister Mackie, Another Man issue 10, 2010
Mary McCartney © Mary McCartney
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Lord Snowdon
Tuesday 25 November, 18.30 – 19.30
Lord Snowdon is one of the defining
photographers of our time. Renowned for
his iconic portraits of royals, celebrities and
cultural icons, his subjects also included people
from all walks of life around the world. Join his
daughter Frances von Hofmannsthal as she
talks about his career with the writer Patrick
Kinmonth.
£9, £7 concessions
In collaboration with Rizzoli Books
Dressing Vivien Leigh
Friday 5 December, 18.30 – 19.30
Vivien Leigh was not just one of the most
beautiful actresses of her day, she also took
a keen interest in the way she was dressed
for her films. She collaborated brilliantly with
many major film costume designers and
many became close personal friends. V&A
curator Keith Lodwick discusses the important
relationship between the actress, designer and
character.
Effie Gray Screening
Friday 12 December, 18.30 – 21.00
Enjoy a special screening of Effie Gray, a
new screenplay by Emma Thompson. Set
in Victorian England and starring Dakota
Fanning, Julie Walters, Robbie Coltrane and
Derek Jacobi, the film portrays the impossible
marriage of John Ruskin to his young bride
Effie Gray, that ended in Effie’s elopement with
the artist, John Everett Millais. The screening
is introduced by the film’s producer, Donald
Rosenfeld, ex-president of Merchant Ivory
Productions.
£9, £7 concessions
In collaboration with Sovereign Films
£9, £7 concessions
In collaboration with Tristana Media
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Lord Snowdon, photographed by John Russell
Effie Gray, photographed by David Levinthal
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Friday Evenings
All events are free and drop-in
(unless stated otherwise)
Friday Late
Last Friday of each month
(excluding December), 18.30 – 22.00
Take part in free workshops and activities
or just relax with a drink, as the V&A is
transformed into a late night venue with
a bar and music from guest DJs.
LIVE MUSIC
Selected Fridays, 20.00 – 21.30
Enjoy drinks and dinner in the Café while
listening to live bands play jazz and world
music.
Some concerts may take place in different locations,
please check www.vam.ac.uk/evenings for further details
V&A Connects
Selected Fridays, 18.30 – 20.30
Join creative professionals for evenings of
inspiration, networking and discussion.
Free, booking essential (includes drink)
Design Culture Salons
Selected Fridays
Take part in a series of open debates about
the role of design in contemporary society
with leading design practitioners.
Mind & Soul Choir…Take the Stage
Friday 10 October, 19.00 – 19.45
Join the Mind and Soul choir for a special
performance to mark World Mental Health
day. Founded as a way to promote mental
wellbeing and reduce the stigma surrounding
mental illness, the choir will perform a
selection of songs – from electro-pop to folk.
Richard T Gibson: A Who’s Who in the
World of Protest and Revolution
Friday 24 October, 19.00 – 21.30
Meet Richard T. Gibson, African American
expatriate journalist and author who will be in
conversation with historian S. I. Martin. Using
material from the V&A display A World to
Win: Posters of Protest and Revolution, Richard
will share stories of his encounters with Fidel
Castro, Che Guevara, Claudia Jones, Robert
Mugabe and more.
Uncertain States: #nofilter
Friday 7 November, 19.00 – 21.00
Uncertain States presents a panel of
photographers, writer and curator to discuss
photography as a tool to reflect longingly
and critically on one’s past. Contrary to
what might be expected with advances in
technology, virtual worlds appear to have
increased yearning for the past. Consider how
photographers are approaching representing
memory, creating narratives that are
inconclusive and fragmentary.
#expressyourself
Friday 21 November, 18.30 – 22.00
Explore art and performance as tools for
cultural exchange, identity and self-expression.
Adopting the premise that anyone can design
protest, release your inner activist, your agent
provocateur, and attempt to change the world
through a self-initiated campaign. Flash mobs,
hashtags, selfies, up-cycling, masquerade,
spoken word, TEDtalks, PechaKuchas, films and
freedom songs are at hand to help you think it,
say it or do it!
Free, drop-in
Drinks reception £5, no concessions
Free, booking essential (includes drink)
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The Mind and Soul Choir
Image courtesy of David George, 2013
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courses & workshops
YEAR Courses
www.vam.ac.uk/courses
All Year Courses run over three terms. Book by
the year, by the term or just a day at a time:
£1,750 per year, £730 per term, £60 per day,
concessions available
Arts of South and Southeast
Asia and the Islamic Middle East
Mondays, 22 September 2014 – 6 July 2015
(over 3 terms), 11.10 – 15.30
Discover the art and archaeology of Asia,
identifying distinct regional characteristics
as well as shared features transmitted
through cultural exchange and commerce.
The course will examine the origins of
Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism and their
impact across the region, including in temple
architecture, sculpture and manuscripts.
It will then consider the advent of Islam
and the introduction of a new set of artistic
stimuli across the Middle East and later in the
Mughal courts of India and Southeast Asia.
Art and the City: Ancient to Modern
Mondays, 22 September 2014 – 13 July 2015
(over 3 terms), 11.00 – 15.30
Many celebrated artists have been closely
associated with major European and
American cities, often making the city itself
a subject of their work. From ancient Athens
and Rome to New York, via Renaissance
Florence, late-19th century Paris and interwar Berlin, cities have long been centres for
artistic communities and movements. This
course explores the vibrant relationship
between art, artists and the metropolis from
antiquity to the present day.
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Late Medieval to Early Renaissance
1250–1500
Tuesdays, 23 September 2014 – 7 July 2015
(over 3 terms), 11.10 – 15.30
Examine the visual arts in an era of profound
cultural, intellectual and social change. Chart
important stylistic developments from High
Gothic to the Renaissance revival of classical
antiquity, the rise of realistic representation
and the emergence of artistic personalities.
Study the work of well-known painters,
sculptors and architects, from Giotto to
Leonardo da Vinci, alongside outstanding
examples of tapestry, stained glass,
metalwork and maiolica.
High Renaissance to Baroque:
1500 – 1720
Wednesdays, 24 September 2014 – 8 July 2015
(over 3 terms), 11.10 – 15.30
Study the art, architecture and decorative
arts of Europe from the High Renaissance
to Baroque. Examine changes in patronage
and consider the effects of war, cultural
developments and economic policies on the
production of art, metalwork and furniture,
as well as the influence of trading voyages on
imports of luxury goods.
Rococo to Art Nouveau: 1720–1900
Thursdays, 25 September 2014 – 9 July 2015
(over 3 terms), 11.10 – 15.30
Gain a unique perspective on one of the most
dynamic periods in the history of European
art. Consider the relationship between the
visual arts and the wider political and cultural
context of the period and explore themes
such as taste, patronage and the art market.
The course covers the fine arts alongside
design, architecture and popular visual
culture, to demonstrate the complex changes
taking place in various branches of the visual
arts over a 200-year period.
Early Medieval 300–1250
Fridays, 26 September 2014 – 17 July 2015
(over 3 terms), 11.10 – 15.30
Celebrate the Museum’s world-class Early
Medieval collection, interpreting diverse
artefacts in terms of their materials,
techniques, function and historical context.
Discover the rise of Christianity in the East
and West, as well as how patrons and artists
of the early Middle Ages transformed Classical
principles to meet the aspirations of the new
world order.
Griffen ewer, German or Mosan c.1130
Peacock pendant brooch
designed by Charles Robert Ashbee, London, c.1900
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SHORT COURSES
SEMINARS & STUDY DAYS
The 20th Century: Masters of
Modern Architecture and Design
24 weeks, Thursdays, 25 September 2014 –
26 March 2015, 11.00 – 15.30
From Alvar Aalto to Frank Lloyd Wright,
and from Art Deco to Post-Modernism, this
new course examines the architecture and
design of the period against a backdrop of
social, economic and technological change,
highlighting the principal styles of the era, the
contribution and influence of key practitioners
and the impact of new materials.
The Making of a Master
Saturday 4 October, 11.00 – 16.30
Explore The Making of a Master of landscape
painting, John Constable, whose work has
created an enduring ideal of the British
landscape. This study day will bring together
scholars from a range of disciplines to examine
the man, the artist, his ambitions, interests and
techniques. Speakers will include Mark Evans,
Annie Lyles, Sarah Cove, John Thornes and
Jonathan Clarkson.
www.vam.ac.uk/courses
£1,200 for two terms, £730 per term, £60 per day,
concessions available
Italian Villas: Ancient Rome
to The Renaissance
4 weeks, Tuesdays, 14 October – 4 November
2014, 11.00 – 15.30
This is the first term of a two-term course
tracing the development of villas and
villeggiatura – the ruling classes’ ‘good life’
in Italy. Examine villa culture in Antiquity
and consider archaeological evidence, such
as Nero’s Golden House and Hadrian’s villa
in Tivoli, before exploring the disintegration
and revival of the Roman Empire villa culture,
garden design and country living.
www.vam.ac.uk/courses
£45, £35 concessions, £15 students
Giants of the Gothic Revival:
Watts & Co from Pugin to Comper
Saturday 25 October, 10.00 – 17.00
Celebrate 140 years of Watts & Co, one of
the most worlds’ foremost suppliers of
fine ecclesiastical textiles, furnishings and
accessories. Its designers have included A. W. N.
Pugin, G. C. Scott, G. F. Bodley, Ninian Comper,
and Keith Murray. Join experts to explore
the architecture, design and craft from the
Victorians to the present.
Introducing Art Nouveau Glass
Saturday 1 November, 11.00 – 16.30
Consider the ways in which Art Nouveau glass
so perfectly encapsulates the spirit of the
movement. Explore the highlights designed by
some of the great masters of the medium, from
the evocative nature symbolism of Emile Galle
to Tiffany’s iridescent visions, and examine the
innovative processes and technical skills which
made their achievements possible.
£45, £35 concessions, £15 students
Beauty and the Bride:
Weddings and the Wedding Industry
Saturday 8 November, 10.00 – 17.00
Discover the different rituals, styles and
customs associated with weddings from
the late 18th-century to today. Join experts
to examine the history of royal weddings and
the white dress, the origins of customs and the
growth of the wedding industry and chart the
development of non-traditional ceremonies.
£45, £35 concessions, £15 students
£45, £35 concessions, £15 students
In collaboration with Watts & Co
£400, £340 concessions for Part I & II
£200, £170 concessions for Part I or II
Part II: 4 weeks, Tuesdays, 3 February – 3 March 2015
(Half term: 17 February), 11.00 – 15.30
The Red Blue Chair, designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, Book plate III from The four books of Andrea Palladio’s
18 Dutch, made in the 1960s
Architecture, 1738
‘Shrewsbury Welby’ wallpaper pattern, designed by Watts
& Co. in 1993 based on an A. W. N. Pugin pattern c.1845
© Watts & Co.
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conferences &
symposia
Style Cities: Casablanca
Saturday 1 November, 14.00 – 17.00
Casablanca city is changing dramatically and
nowhere is this transformation more apparent
than in fashion. With Casablanca Fashion Week
having started in 2006, a new generation of
designers are pushing way from stereotypical
renderings of historic dress and are examining
fashion against a backdrop of global change.
Explore the city’s rich cultural heritage and its
unique position between East and West as a
catalyst for style.
£25, £20 concessions, £10 students
Introducing Fabergé Eggs
Saturday 8 or Saturday 29 November,
11.00 – 16.00
Discover how these intriguing and alluring
objects came into being, how they were
created, and how they were gifted and used by
the Russian court. Follow the stories behind
Fabergé eggs and find out how they have
become highly and valued objects today.
£45, £35 concessions, £15 students
The Destruction of the English
Country House
Saturday 15 November, 10.00 – 17.00
Sir Roy Strong, Marcus Binney, Tim Knox, John
Harris and other curators and historians lead
a study day devoted to exploring the legacy
of the V&A’s celebrated 1974 exhibition, The
Destruction of the English Country House. As
the fascination with historic houses continues
to grow, this event highlights the challenges
and possible solutions associated with saving
the country’s ancient homes.
£45, £35 concessions, £15 students
Introducing New York,
Fashion Capital
Saturday 15 November, 11.00 – 16.00
Trace New York’s emergence after the Second
World War as a major international fashion
capital and discuss the creative visions of the
city’s leading designers and photographers.
Speakers will include V&A curators Susanna
Brown and Sonnet Stanfill and fashion
journalist and expert Linda Watson.
£45, £35 concessions, £15 students
A Year at the Clothworkers’ Centre
Thursday 23 October, 10.30 – 17.15
Having now been open for a year, the V&A’s
Clothworkers’ Centre for the Study and
Conservation of Textiles and Fashion, provides
access to the Museum’s collection of textiles
and fashion. Explore the breadth of new
research emerging across cultures and periods,
from carpets to collaborations with 21st-century
international fashion designers.
From £15, please see www.vam.ac.uk/whatson
for more information
Curating Conflicts:
Disobedient Objects
Saturday 8 November, 10.30 – 17.15
This international conference will explore the
challenges in archiving and curating objects
and artefacts of recent and historical political
conflict. Speakers include Josh McPhee, and Jen
Hoyer from the Interference Archive New York,
Liberate Tate, Michael McMillan, Pogus Caesar,
Jonathan Barnbrook , Ruth Morrow and Carrie
Reichardt
£25, £20 concessions, £15 students
In collaboration with the University of Kingston
The Shadow of 1914 – British
architecture and design, 1900 – 1925
Saturday 22 November, 10.30 – 17.30,
The architecture of Britain in the decades either
side of 1914 has been neglected by scholars
and largely viewed in negative terms. Based
on the fact that 1914 acts as the chronological
division point between the coverage of the
Victorian and Twentieth Century Societies,
this conference aims to set out the stylistic
tendencies of the time, plus wider movements
in design and urbanism.
From £35, please see www.vam.ac.uk/whatson
for more information
Organised in collaboration with the Victorian Society
and the Twentieth Century Society
Inventing Elegance – Fashion and
Photography 1910 – 1945
Friday 12 December, 10.30 – 17.15
Explore photographers’ creative collaborations
during a period of dynamic invention and
transformation. Examine the careers of Edward
Steichen and Horst P. Horst alongside their
contemporaries, including Adolphe de Meyer
and Man Ray. Speakers will include, Susanna
Brown, Bill Ewing, Alistair O’Neil and Shawn
Waldron.
£25, £20 concessions, £15 students
In collaboration with The Photographers’ Gallery London
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Marlene Dietrich, New York, 1942 © Conde Nast,
Horst Estate
Inflatable cobblestone, action of Eclectic Electric Collective
in co-operation withEnmedio collective during the General
Strike in Barcelona, 2012
© Oriana Eliçabe/Enmedio.info
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Practical courses
& workshops
www.vam.ac.uk/workshops
All courses are suitable for beginners and include
all materials (unless stated otherwise)
A Vintage Wedding: Hand
Embroidered Souvenir Napkins
Saturday 11 October, 10.30 – 16.30
Inspired by the exhibition Wedding Dresses
1775 – 2014, learn fine hand embroidery and
applique techniques before stitching treasured
words and simple scenes onto a found vintage
napkin. Enjoy crafting your own souvenir piece
for your home, a special event or loved one.
Led by Jessie Chorley
£63, £50.50 concessions
How to be Fabulous in Business
Sunday 12 October, 10.30 – 16.30
Work with The Papergirls as they share their
experiences of setting up a successful wedding
stationery and greetings card business. This
masterclass will cover all aspects of how to
set up in a competitive environment-from
marketing and financial legalities to advice for
breaking into retail.
Led by Abigail Warner and Lucy Ledger from The Papergirls
£101 (no concessions)
Compose and Expose: Digital SLR
Photography for Beginners
8 weeks, Thursdays, 16 October – 11 December
(except 30 October), 10.30 – 13.00
Learn how to creatively use your camera
controls, capture light and colour and edit your
photos. Focussing on practical sessions in the
Museum, you will have opportunities to study
original photographs in our collections and get
expert feedback and guidance to introduce you
to digital SLR photography.
Led by Jasprit Singh
£320, £256 concessions
DSLR camera required
Creative Photography
6 weeks, Fridays, 17 October – 21 November,
10.30 – 13.00
Strengthen your powers of observation and
explores ways to express yourself through
photography. Learning different techniques
to stimulate your creativity you will develop
both conceptual ideas and an understanding
of narrative photography through practical
sessions around the museum.
Led by Kate Elliott
£240, £192 concessions
Suitable for those who have already completed
our Level I digital photography course or who already
have a good understanding of DSLR photography. DSLR
camera required.
Cross Stitch with Mr X
Saturday 8 November, 10.30 – 17.00
Master the art of cross stitch with the Kingpin
of Contemporary Embroidery. Create soft
patterns using a range of techniques including
traditional embroidery skills and use of the
digital software PC stitch. You will experiment
with a variety of designs and threads to
produce a unique stitched piece to take home.
ArtRage.
Led by Mr X
£63, £50 concessions
iPad Portraiture
Saturday 18 October, 10.30 – 17.00
Work with an artist to explore the creative
possibilities of your tablet and learn how to
create your own digital portraits using apps like
ArtRage.
Led by Edward Ofosu
£80, £64 concessions
Participants can bring along their tablet or use one of ours
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Photo by Marilyn Farr, V&A Photography student
Fear of the Unknown, painted using ArtRage, 2013
© Edward Ofosu
Mona Lisa © MrXStitch
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Mixed media landscapes
Saturday 8 – Sunday 9 November, 10.30 – 16.30
Discover the essential skills needed to create
stunning mixed media landscapes. Following
a visit to the exhibition Constable: The Making
of a Master, you will learn how to work with
ink, pastels and monotype to achieve good
composition, layering and three-dimensionality
in your work.
Led by Jason Bowyer
£160, £128 concessions
Materials provided courtesy of Winsor & Newton
Set Design with Google SketchUp
Monday 10 – Wednesday 12 November,
10.30 – 17.00
Take inspiration from the V&A’s Russian Avantgarde theatre display and learn how to create
3D models for stage and interior design using
Google SketchUp. Explore the fundamentals
of the program, from basic principles to more
advanced techniques.
Photography inspired by Constable
3 weeks, Mondays, 17 November – 1 December,
10.30 – 17.00
As photographers, we are always looking to
shoot beautiful, inspirational photographs.
Great creativity however, always starts with
great technique. Learn the skills to use your
camera to its full creative capabilities. Shooting
in the park and inspired by Constable, you will
get expert feedback on your images to measure
your progress. By the end of the course, you will
be enthused, excited and in complete control of
your camera.
Beginning Electronics:
Creative Circuit Making
Saturday 22 November, 10.30 – 17.00
Learn how to create circuits to use in your
own projects. We will work with a variety
of different components such as, switches,
sensors and LEDs, as well as introducing you
to working with different chips. The aim of the
workshop will be to introduce you to circuit
building so that you can integrate electronics
into your own artistic practice.
Led by Codasign
£80, £64 concessions
Led by Nigel Wilson
£240, £192 concessions
Led by Andy Siddall
£240, £192 concessions
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The Land, Sea and Sky (in Stitch)
Saturday 29 – Sunday 30 November, 10.30 – 16.30
Drawing inspiration from Constable: The
Making of a Master, learn how to create an
evocative textile interpretation of the British
countryside. Simple hand-sewing techniques,
the placement of fabric or material within the
composition and the incorporation of personal
memories into your work will all be covered.
Led by Janet Bolton
£126, £101 concessions
The Beginners Guide to The iPad
Saturday 29 – Sunday 30 November,
10.30 – 17.00
Learn how to get the best from the useful
apps and features of your tablet for leisure and
work. With a particular focus on photography,
art and office apps, we will show you from the
basics of setting up cloud storage accounts and
downloading books to editing photographs,
sketching apps and productivity tools.
Led by Jasprit Singh
£160, £128 concessions
In the Dunes, Walberswick, Jason Bowyer
The evening star, Janet Bolton
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SPECIAL EVENTS
Illustrated Greeting Cards
Friday 5 December, 10.30 – 17.00
Learn how to create simple and beautiful
illustrated greeting cards inspired by patterns
and motifs in the V&A collections. Using
Photoshop tools design stunning digital
illustrations with a handcrafted personal
approach before uploading them to an online
print service for manufacture. You will receive a
pack of cards and envelopes within two weeks
of the workshop.
Led by illustrator Maggie Li
£80, £64 concessions
Disobedient Textiles
Saturday 13 – Sunday 14 December, 10.30 – 17.00
Make a Disobedient Object of your own
in this Arduino and e-Textiles workshop.
Learn how to interact with elements such
as LEDs, motors and speakers through the
Arduino programming environment before
programming an ATtiny chip which will be
embedded into a soft object using materials to
control an interaction with your object.
Led by Codasign
£160, £128 concessions
Couture Beading:
Bridal Embellishments
Friday 12 – Sunday 14 December, 10.30 – 16.30
Learn how to construct beaded braids, chains,
buttons, drops and tassels to use as trims and
embellishments for bridal wear, accessories or
bridal jewellery. Beaded ‘lace,’ passementerie
motifs and ribbonwork will also be covered in
this compendium of couture embellishment
techniques.
Robert H. Smith Renaissance
Sculpture Lecture
Tuesday 2 December, 18.30 – 19.30
More than meets the eye: 15th-century Italian
sculpture between presence and imagination.
Luke Syson explores how Renaissance sculptors
depicted what can only be imagined, from
Donatello’s Ascension relief at the V&A to
Antonio Lombardo’s Adam at the Met. Followed
by a conversation with sculptor Richard Deacon,
chaired by Tim Marlow.
Free, booking essential
Martha Fiennes: Nativity
Friday 19 December, 18.30 – 20.00
Award winning directors and visual artists
Martha Fiennes and Peter Muggleston have
launched the World’s first digital painting –
SLOimage Nativity. Completely self-generating,
the mesmerising image has been inspired by
the great paintings of Renaissance art. Martha
and Peter talk about this project and the
possibilities opened up by the new technology.
Free, booking essential
Led by Diana Vernon and Lesley Coidan from
Couture Beading and Embellishment
£189, £151.50 concessions
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AT_tiny_materials, Codasign
Sculpture relief, Ascension With Christ Giving Keys
to St. Peter (detail) by Donatello, Italy, 15th century
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FAMILIES
www.vam.ac.uk/families
All events are free and drop-in and are
recommended for ages 5+ (unless stated
otherwise)
Always Available
Journey across the V&A with back-packs, trails
or, for early years, an Agent Animal bag –
available from the Learning Centre on Level 3.
To explore brilliant interactive exhibits – look
for
on the map.
Weekends
Pop-up Performance
Saturdays, 11.00, 13.00 & 15.00
Enjoy Indian dance to celebrate Diwali, or
find out about the man who chewed his way
around the world with African Storytelling.
Join Clara Button and her hat on a magical
adventure and fall under the spell of
Shakespeare 4 Kidz’s A Midsummer Night’s
Dream. On the first Saturday of October and
December find out How the Mice got Rid of the
Cats, created especially for early years.
Early years performances supported by Outset Family
BSL interpretation on 22 November supported by the Lord
Leonard and Lady Estelle Wolfson Foundation.
Drop-in Design
Sundays, 10.30 – 17.00
(Except during school holidays when other
activities are available)
Pick up a design challenge and bring your
ideas to life. On selected days, create a 3D
sculpture in Drawing with Wire, make your
own Extraordinary Structure inspired by
shapes, surfaces and patterns in the collection,
create your own marvellous monogram with
Lively Letters and learn about the photographic
process with a new activity, Project Photo.
Digital Kids
Sunday 7 December, 10.30 – 17.00
Have fun creating your own digital art with
help from experts.
Limited places available
OCTOBER HALF-TERM
The Imagination Station
Saturday 25 October – Sunday 2 November,
10.30 – 17.00
Discover the names of clouds and create your
own weather themed piece of art inspired
by the dramatic skies and landscapes in John
Constable’s paintings.
POP-UP PERFORMANCE
Saturday 25 October – Sunday 2 November, 11.00,
13.00 & 15.00
Take part in an atmospheric story/poetrymaking performance inspired by Constable’s
countryside scenes. Step through the picture
frame and into the painting, listen to the clash
of thunder, the wind in the trees, smell flowers
in the meadow and be transported into the
English countryside.
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
MAKE-IT: PAINTING
Monday 27 – Friday 31 October, 10.30 – 12.30 &
14.30 – 16.30
Work with a landscape painter to recreate
details from some of Constable’s famous
paintings. Imagine you’re in the Salisbury
water meadows, sketching cowslips, wild herbs
and willow branches.
POP-UP PERFORMANCE
Saturday 27 December – Sunday 4 January,
11.00, 13.00 & 15.00
Discover the enchanting world of The
Nutcracker ballet with dance performances and
interactive workshops. Meet the Sugar Plum
Fairy, gingerbread soldiers and the Mouse King,
and become principal dancers at the Museum
inspired by characters from the story.
Recommended for ages 5-12
£7.50 per child, children must be accompanied by an adult
(maximum one adult per child)
Advanced booking essential
THE IMAGINATION STATION
Saturday 27 December – Sunday 4 January,
10.30 – 17.00
Explore the magical and surreal world of
turn-of-the-century Russian theatrical design.
Help create a giant cardboard theatre set, with
shapes, colours and model making. Come and
play, move and dance in the space.
SPECIAL EVENT
BIG DRAW
Sunday 12 October, 10.30 – 17.00
Take part in a day of drawing fun for all ages.
Design a magical hat inspired by Clara Button
and add it to our hat-shop installation.
Recommended for ages 3+
DIGITAL KIDS
Saturday 25 October – Sunday 2 November,
10.30–17.00
Create a Constable inspired landscape using
drawing, making and digital tools.
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Family Art Fun at the V&A
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Young People
www.vam.ac.uk/create
Create! is supported by
Fondation d’entreprise Hermès
Create! Workshops
11.00 – 16.00
CREATE! COURSE
11.00 – 16.00
Manga Drawing
Saturday 4 October (13 – 15 years)
Saturday 11 October (16 – 19 years)
Careers in….Architecture and
Construction with AL_A
Wednesday 29 – Friday 31 October, (16 – 19 years)
Fashion Photography
Saturday 4 October (13 – 15 years)
Saturday 11 October (16 – 19 years)
Architectural Drawing
and Model Making
Saturday 11 October (13 – 15 years)
Saturday 18 October (16 – 19 years)
Interior Design
Saturday 15 November (16 – 19 years)
Saturday 22 November (13 – 15 years)
Fabric Design
Saturday 15 November (13 – 15 years)
£15 per workshop, no concessions
£45, no concessions
CreateVoice
(16 – 24 years)
Free, drop in
Are you creative and interested in museums
and culture? Then join CreateVoice, our young
people’s collective.
Email [email protected] for more information
CreateInsights
18.30 – 20.00
Go behind the scenes with members
of CreateVoice.
Being a…Young Creative with ShellsuitZombie
Friday 17 October
CreateTours
20.00 – 20.30
Join members of CreateVoice to find out more
about the galleries that inspire them.
Japan Gallery
Friday 17 October
Theatre & Performance
Friday 14 November
SPECIAL EVENT
Making it: Careers in Art and Design
Saturday 6 December (16 – 24 years)
Interested in finding out more about working
in the creative industries? Meet young artists
and designers, and find out how they got
started. Plus get information about how to set
up your own business and other career options.
Free, drop in
Being a… Spoken Word Artist with Word
on the Curb
Friday 14 November
Being a… Fashion Photographer with
Danny Baldwin
Friday 12 December
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Manga © Karen Rubins
Members of ShellsuitZombie © ShellsuitZombie
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OPEN STUDIOS & Demonstrations
All Open Studios and Demonstrations are free
and drop-in (unless stated otherwise)
RESIDENCY PROGRAMME
Matthew Raw: Ceramics Resident
13.00 – 16.00
15, 25 & 29 October
1, 15, 19, 26 & 29 November
10 & 13 December
Visit Matthew in his studio to find out more
about his residency, see work in progress and
learn about his practice and techniques as an
early-career ceramicist.
Supported by Margaret and Jeremy Strachan
Liam O’Connor:
Exhibition Road Drawing Resident
Using drawing as a starting point, Liam will be
documenting the progress of our Exhibition
Road building site.
Supported by the National Lottery through the Heritage
Lottery Fund
Speed Residents
From October to December we give five newly
graduated artists, from a variety of disciplines,
the chance to inhabit one of our residency
studios for a two week period each.
DEMONSTRATIONS
This Happened
Saturday 11 October, 14.00 – 17.00
This Happened is a series of events focusing on
the stories behind interaction design. Delve
into projects that exist today and see how
their concepts and production process can help
inform future work.
The Art of Pietre Dure
Sunday 19 October , 11.00 – 13.00 & 14.00 – 16.00
Watch Thomas Greenaway demonstrate
the traditional techniques of Pietre Dure as
practised in Renaissance Italy.
This demonstration is part of the Robert H. Smith
Renaissance Sculpture Programme
Digital Design Drop-In
Saturday 11 October, Saturday 22 November &
Saturday 13 December, 13.00 – 16.00
Drop in and meet digital artists and designers
who explore intersections of art, design,
craft and technology. See ‘show and tell’
presentations of new cutting-edge projects and
chat with them about their work.
FREE TALKS & TOURS
Tours & Gallery Talks
For a full programme of tours and gallery talks
visit www.vam.ac.uk/whatson
TOUCH TOURS
For Visually Impaired visitors
This Time in History: What Escapes
Monday 13 October, 14.00
Led by Rose Frain
Expressionist Potter: Ceramic Workshop
Thursday 6 November, 11.00–16.00
Led by Simon Carroll
Victoria and Albert: their role in the Great
Exhibition and place in the V&A Museum
Thursday 4 December, 14.00
Led by Elizabeth Hamilton
Free, advance booking essential
BSL TALKS
For Deaf & Hard of Hearing visitors
Horst’s Passion for Paris
Wednesday 12 November
Susanna Brown, Curator of Photographs
Russian Textiles at the V&A
Wednesday 26 November
Pamela Smith, Textile and Dress Historian
Find out more at www.vam.ac.uk/residencies
T-Shirts 101
Wednesday 8 October
LUNCHTIME LECTURES
13.00 – 13.45
Art Nouveau Fashion
Wednesday 1 October
Dr Clare Rose, Freelance Dress Historian
Open Frameworks Lab, 2010
Southeast Asia: The Arts of Tai Magic
Wednesday 5 November
Dr Susan Conway, Centre of Southeast Asian
Studies, SOAS
Part of Asian Art Week 2014
Constable: The Making of Master
Friday 28 November, 18.30
Free, advance booking essential
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V&A Beehives and the Art of Urban
Beekeeping
Wednesday 22 October
Steve Benbow, Beekeeper and Val Blyth, Senior
Preventative Conservator
Constable: The Making of a Master
Wednesday 19 November
With Exhibition Curator
Community Artist in Residence:
Constantine Gras
With a studio in the heart of North Kensington,
Constantine will be staging activities for the
local community around themes of architecture
and regeneration.
In partnership with RIBA and supported by The Royal
Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Introducing Gabrielle Enthoven: Life and
Legacy
Wednesday 15 October
Kate Dorney, Senior Curator
This Time in History: What Escapes
Friday 31 October, 18.30
Led by Rose Frain
Artists include: Alix Marie, Noemi Niederhauser, Rudy
Hartt, Thom Swann and Vincent Larkin.
Kristian Volsing, Assistant Curator:
Furniture, Textiles and Fashion
A sleeping dog from Venice
Wednesday 3 December
Heike Zech, Curator of the Gilbert Collection
Buildings, Drawings, Designs: a decade of the
V&A + RIBA Architecture Partnership
Wednesday 10 December
Curators, Charles Hind and Olivia Horsfall
Turner
Free, drop in
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Information
OTHER SERVICES
Opinions Service
Experts are available to give opinions on art and
design objects brought to the Museum on the
first Tuesday of each month, 14.30 – 17.00.
Please check in advance that the relevant expert
will be available.
www.vam.ac.uk/opinions
Groups
The V&A offers a wide range of private tours
and talks to meet your group requirements.
www.vam.ac.uk/groups
Schools
The V&A offers an inspiring programme for
Primary and Secondary schools and Teachers.
Admission to the V&A is free. There is a £2 entry
fee per student or teacher to all charged V&A
exhibitions. School groups must pre-book for
self-guided and exhibition visits. A minimum 10
days notice is required.
www.vam.ac.uk/learning
V&A/RCA History of Design Course
This two year postgraduate course offers three
specialisms at MA level.
[email protected]
National Art Library
This major public reference library is the
national collection of documentation on art,
craft and design. Open Tuesday – Saturday,
10.00 – 17.30 and until 18.30 on Fridays.
020 7942 2400
www.vam.ac.uk/nal
Hire the V&A
The V&A is available for daytime and evening
events and for filming.
020 7942 2647
YOUR VISIT
Study Collections at Blythe House, Olympia
Access textile and fashion collections in the
newly opened Clothworkers’ Centre, together
with the archives of artists and designers
and the national collection of the performing
arts. Located at Blythe House, London W14,
open Tuesday – Friday and available by
appointment only.
Archive of Art and Design: [email protected] or
020 7602 8832
Clothworkers’ Centre: [email protected] or
0207 602 3698
Theatre and Performance: [email protected] or
020 7942 2697
Study Rooms
The V&A’s collections of prints, drawings,
paintings and photographs, alongside the
RIBA collection of works on paper are open
Tuesday – Friday by appointment only.
V&A 0207 942 2563, RIBA 0207 307 3708
Join the V&A
V&A Members enjoy free entry to exhibitions,
exclusive previews, the V&A Magazine, talks
and tours, and use of the Members’ Room.
Standard membership is £64 and Under-26
membership £35 – join today.
020 7942 2271
www.vam.ac.uk/membership
Support the V&A
Enjoy a closer relationship with the V&A by
joining the Director's Circle, making a gift or
leaving a legacy. All donations, large and small,
are vital to our work.
020 7942 2716 / 2717
V&A South Kensington
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Buses: C1, 14, 414 and 74
Opening Times
10.00 – 17.45 daily
10.00 – 22.00 Fridays
On Fridays selected galleries remain
open after 17.45
Admission
Admission to the V&A is free.
A separate charge may apply to exhibitions
and events.
Eating & Drinking
The Café is open daily 10.00 – 17.15 and open
late on Fridays. Main courses are half price for
children under 10.
Access
All events and exhibitions are accessible
to disabled people and extra support is
available upon request. Disabled visitors get
concessionary rates to exhibitions, up to two
carers can visit for free, and assistance dogs
are welcome. If you require assistance please
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Green houses the national collection of
childhood-related objects and artefacts,
spanning from the 1600s to the present day.
The collection features toys, games, childcare,
clothing, furniture, and art and photography.
The Museum also runs a dynamic programme
of temporary exhibitions, a wide variety
of activities and events for adults and families,
and an award-winning programme for schools.
Fees apply to phone and online bookings
Shopping
The V&A Shop has a full range of fashion
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all aspects of art and design.
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