October–December 2011 - Victoria and Albert Museum

What’s On
October–December 2011

Welcome to the V&A
The Victoria and Albert Museum is the world’s
greatest museum of art and design.
Admission is free to the V&A’s outstanding
permanent collection, which represents
over three thousand years of creativity from
across Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The
Museum also offers internationally acclaimed
temporary exhibitions, an extensive learning
programme and a wide range of events,
many of which are free – including the
unique Friday Late evenings at the end of
each month, daily talks and tours, and dropin
activities for families.
To get the most out of your visit, go to the
V&A Channel for exclusive behind-thescenes
footage: www.vam.ac.uk/channel
You can watch previews of forthcoming
V&A exhibitions and interviews with artists,
designers, curators and writers, as well as
live broadcasts of events including Fashion in
Motion, music performances and a sneak peek
inside exhibition launch parties. Contributors
to the V&A Channel have included Kevin
Spacey, Erin O’Connor, Jacqueline Wilson, Joan
Collins, Erdem Moralioglu, David Dimbleby
and Stephen Jones.
The V&A is open 10.00–17.45 daily and until
22.00 every Friday. Admission free.
Booking Your Tickets
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020 7907 7073 for exhibitions
020 7942 2211 for events
Fees apply to phone and online bookings
Fashion in Motion: Stéphane Rolland at the V&A, 2010
Exhibitions
Power of Making 5
Postmodernism: Style and Subversion 1970–1990 5
Evening Events
Evening Talks 6
V&A Connects 9
Friday Late 11
Friday Music 11
Courses & Workshops
Year Courses 12
Short Courses 13
Seminars & Study Days 14
Conferences & Symposia 17
Practical Courses & Workshops 18
Digital Courses & Workshops 20
Special Events 22
Families & Young People
Create! 25
Family Art Fun! 27
Open Studios
& Demonstrations 28
Free Talks & Tours
Lunchtime Lectures 29
Closer Look: Architecture Talks 30
Gallery Talks 30
Gallery Plays 30
Daily Tours 30
Touch Tours 31
BSL Tours 31
Intercultural Tours 31
Displays 32
Information
Other Services 34
Your Visit 35

EXHIBITIONS
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Power of Making
6 September 2011 – 2 January 2012
The Porter Gallery
A V&A and Crafts Council exhibition
The V&A and Crafts Council celebrate the
role of making in our lives by presenting an
eclectic selection of over 100 exquisitely crafted
objects, ranging from a life-size crochet bear
to a ceramic eye patch, a fine metal flute to dry
stone walling. Power of Making is a cabinet of
curiosities showing works by both amateurs
and leading makers from around the world to
present a snapshot of making in our time.
The exhibition showcases works made
using a diverse range of skills and explores
how materials can be used in imaginative
and spectacular ways, whether for medical
innovation, entertainment, social networking
or artistic endeavour.
Admission Free
Look for POWER OF MAKING EVENT
to find events celebrating this exhibition
Postmodernism:
Style and Subversion
1970–1990
24 September 2011 – 15 January 2012
Supported by the Friends of the V&A
This exhibition is the first in-depth survey
of art, design and architecture of the 1970s
and 1980s, examining one of the most
controversial phenomena in recent art and
design history: postmodernism. It shows how
postmodernism evolved from a provocative
architectural movement in the early 1970s
and rapidly went on to influence all areas
of popular culture including art, film, music,
graphics and fashion.
The exhibition brings together over 250
objects across all areas of art and design,
revisiting a time when style was not just a
‘look’ but became an attitude.
With further support from Barclays Wealth
£11 in person at the V&A, concessions available
Fees apply to phone and online bookings
V&A Members go free
Look for POSTMODERNISM EVENT
to find events celebrating this exhibition
Grace Jones in a maternity dress designed by Jean-Paul Goude
4 and Antonio Lopez, 1979 © Jean-Paul Goude
Dalton Ghetti, Alphabet. Credit: Sloan T. Howard Photography
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Evening TALKS
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Martin Sixsmith
Friday 7 October, 19.00–20.45
Join the BBC’s former Moscow correspondent
Martin Sixsmith to explore Russia’s compelling
cultural past, the subject of his major new
Radio 4 series.
£15, no concessions (includes wine reception with speaker)
Organised by V&A Membership
POSTMODERNISM EVENT
Terry Farrell
Tuesday 18 October, 19.00–20.00
Hear the acclaimed architect discuss iconic
examples of postmodern architecture,
including his design for the 1981 TV-AM
building.
£9, £6 concessions
POSTMODERNISM EVENT
Terry Jones & Neville Brody
Friday 21 October, 19.00–20.00
Listen as the founder, creative director and
editor-in-chief of style magazine i-D talks with
designer Neville Brody about their innovative
approach to design.
£9, £6 concessions
Roger Law, Ah Xian, Felicity
Aylieff, Takeshi Yasuda &
Amanda Game
Friday 4 November, 19.00–20.00
Hear sculptor and creator of Spitting Image
Roger Law and potters Ah Xian, Felicity
Aylieff and Takeshi Yasuda discuss their joint
experience of making ceramics in China with
curator Amanda Game. The results of their
collaboration can be seen in the V&A display,
Porcelain City: Jingdezhen.
£9, £6 concessions (includes drinks reception)
Ian Hislop & Nick Newman
Tuesday 8 November, 19.00–20.00
Listen as Private Eye editor Ian Hislop and
cartoonist Nick Newman chart the rise of the
ground-breaking satirical magazine, renowned
for its unique combination of irreverent
humour and hard-hitting journalism.
£9, £6 concessions
This talk coincides with the V&A’s display,
Private Eye: The First 50 Years
POWER OF MAKING EVENT
Christopher Frayling &
Grayson Perry
Friday 11 November, 19.00–20.00
Hear the celebrated artist Grayson Perry and
Sir Christopher Frayling, author of Craft, debate
the nature and diversity of craft today.
£9, £6 concessions
Helen Rappaport
Tuesday 15 November, 19.00–20.00
Listen as the acclaimed historian and author
relates the tumultuous effects of the untimely
death of Prince Albert in 1861. This talk
accomp anies a signing of Helen Rappaport’s
new book, Magnificent Obsession: Victoria,
Albert and the Death that Changed the
Monarchy.
£9, £6 concessions
Organised in collaboration with Hutchinson Books
Claire Tomalin
Tuesday 29 November, 19.00–20.00
Join the award-winning biographer in
conversation with critic John Miller as she
paints an unforgettable portrait of literary
giant Charles Dickens.
£9, £6 concessions
In collaboration with Penguin Books
This talk coincides with the V&A’s display,
Charles Dickens: A Bicentenary Display
Annie Lennox
Friday 7 October, 19.00–20.00
Join pop icon and musical legend
Annie Lennox as she talks about
her work, her innovative ideas and
her personal style. She discusses
the different phases of her career
with the broadcaster and critic
Tim Marlow.
£9, £6 concessions
This talk coincides with the V&A's display,
The House of Annie Lennox
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Annie Lennox, 1991. Photograph © Satoshi Saikusa 7

Jefferson Hack & Rankin
Tuesday 22 November, 19.00–20.00
Join publisher Jefferson Hack and photographer
Rankin to hear more about the genesis of
Dazed and Confused, the ground-breaking
style, fashion and music magazine that they
co-founded in 1991.
£9, £6 concessions
Organised in collaboration with Rizzoli
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Christian Louboutin
Wednesday 23 November, 19.00–20.00
Join the legendary French designer as he
discusses his vision for luxury footwear with
the founder of Net-a-Porter, Natalie Massenet.
£9, £6 concessions
In collaboration with Rizzoli and The Telegraph
Antonia Fraser
Friday 2 December, 19.00–20.45
Spend an unforgettable evening with
acclaimed author Antonia Fraser as she
recounts her life with Harold Pinter, with
Guardian theatre critic and Pinter biographer
Michael Billington.
£15, no concessions (includes wine reception with speaker)
Organised by V&A Membership
POSTMODERNISM EVENT
Charles Jencks
Friday 2 December, 19.00–20.00
Explore the many meanings of ‘postmodernism’
with landscape architect and designer Charles
Jencks, curator Glenn Adamson and design
historian David Crowley.
£9, £6 concessions
Alice Temperley
Tuesday 13 December, 19.00–20.00
Discover the inspiration and design philosophy
behind Alice Temperley's luxury clothes, as
the fashion designer discusses her timeless
glamour and exquisite craftsmanship.
£9, £6 concessions
Organised in collaboration with Rizzoli
Edmund de Waal
Friday 16 December, 19.00–20.00
Listen as renowned ceramic artist and
writer Edmund de Waal traces the wealthy
Ephrussi family from their origins in Odessa
to Impressionist Paris and Nazi Vienna, through
their collection of tiny Japanese netsuke.
£9, £6 concessions
V&A Connects
18.30–20.30
Join creative practitioners and professionals
for evenings of inspiration, networking and
discussion.
V&A Connects with PRET-A-REVER.COM
Tuesday 18 October
V&A Connects with the Experimental
Food Society
Tuesday 25 October
POWER OF MAKING EVENT
V&A Connects with PostlerFerguson
Tuesday 8 November
V&A Connects with the Creative Economy
Tuesday 15 November
V&A Connects with the Guild of Creative
Entrepreneurs
Tuesday 29 November
£9, £6 concessions (includes drinks reception)
If you require a BSL interpreter in order to attend
one of our evening talks please call 020 7942 2211 or
e-mail bookings.office@vam.ac.uk to arrange
Free, but a minimum two weeks notice is required
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Pigalle platform patent black shoe by Christian Louboutin

Evening Events
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POSTMODERNISM EVENT
Armitage Gone! Dance:
The Watteau Duets
Friday 14 October, 19.00–20.30
Join contemporary dance legend Karole
Armitage for a one-off performance of her
punk classic, The Watteau Duets. After the
performance, hear Armitage in discussion
with choreographer Matthew Hawkins
and curator Glenn Adamson.
£12, £9 concessions
Presented in partnership with Dance Umbrella
Friday Late
With MasterCard
Last Friday of each month
(excluding December),
18.30–22.00
Throughout the Museum
Don't miss our everpopular
series of unique,
themed events celebrating
contemporary culture. Take
part in free workshops,
activities and debates 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.
POSTMODERNISM EVENT
The Postmodern Look
Friday 28 October
As a wise woman once said: 'Don't just stand
there, let's get to it. Strike a pose, there's nothing
to it’. Join us for live performances, film and
dressing up as attitude becomes style for a night.
No Strings
Friday 25 November
Explore the world of contemporary graphics,
typography and illustration as you try your
hand at everything from traditional letter
pressing to creating and printing your own
magazine.
Free, no booking required
Find out more at www.vam.ac.uk/fridaylate
Friday Music
Every Friday night listen to live music
and DJ sets across the Museum.
Classical Music Concerts
First three Fridays of each month
(term time only), 18.30–19.30
Norfolk House Music Room
Hear musicians from the Royal College
of Music perform in the atmospheric
setting of the Norfolk House Music Room,
reconstructed in its entirety at the V&A.
Supported by the Friends of the V&A
Live Bands in the Café
Selected Fridays, 20.00–21.30
V&A Café
Enjoy drinks and dinner while listening
to live bands playing everything from
jazz and blues to soul and world music.
Free, no booking required
Find out more at www.vam.ac.uk/evenings
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Bennyroyce Royon and Masayo Yamaguchi in The Watteau Duets,
photograph by Julieta Cervantes The Tootsie Rollers performing at Friday Late: The Play-House, March 2011 11

YEAR COURSES
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SHORT COURSES
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High Renaissance to
Baroque 1500–1720
Wednesdays, 14 September 2011 – 11 July 2012
(Spring term: 11 January – 28 March 2012)
Survey the art, architecture and decorative arts
of Europe in an era of war and rebellion, and
discover how the Renaissance and Reformation
affected all the arts.
Arts of Asia: Korea and Japan
Tuesdays, 13 September – 29 November
11.00–15.30
Explore the connections and cultural
distinctions between the countries of East
Asia from 1500–1900, through the visual and
decorative arts in settings from the Choson
court to the samurai.
£630, £470 concessions
Art Deco Design
Tuesdays, 4 October – 13 December
14.00–16.30
Study the most distinctive of inter-war design
movements, from modern style using new
materials to sumptuous luxury goods inspired
by the machine aesthetic and Primitivism.
£322.50, £258 concessions
All Year Courses run over three terms,
11.00–15.30
Early Medieval 300–1250
Fridays, 16 September 2011 – 13 July 2012
(Spring term: 13 January – 30 March 2012)
Chart the rise of Christianity and discover how
patrons and artists of the early Middle Ages
transformed Classical principles to meet the
aspirations of the new world order.
Late Medieval to Early
Renaissance 1250–1500
Tuesdays, 13 September 2011 – 10 July 2012
(Spring term: 10 January – 27 March 2012)
Examine the fine and decorative arts of the
High Gothic and Renaissance periods and
discover how they were affected by an era
of profound cultural, intellectual and social
change.
Tabernacle, German, c.1180
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Rococo to Art Nouveau
1720–1920
Thursdays, 15 September 2011 – 12 July 2012
(Spring term: 12 January – 29 March 2012)
Consider the architecture, design, popular
visual culture and fine arts of the Rococo,
Neoclassical, Impressionist and early Modernist
periods in their political and cultural context.
Twentieth Century Design
1900–2000
Mondays, 12 September 2011 – 23 July 2012
(Spring term: 9 January – 26 March 2012)
Explore the great design movements and
practitioners of the last century and consider
the influence of revolutionary social, political
and aesthetic changes that began in 1900.
Arts of Asia 1500–1900
Mondays, 12 September 2011 – 16 July 2012
(Spring term: 9 January – 26 March 2012)
Gain an insight into the rich artistic heritage of
Asia, from the Ming Chinese to the Ottomans
and the Mughals, and learn how craftspeople
refined the arts long admired in the West.
Book by the year, by the term or just a day at a time
£1,700 per year, £630 per term, £58 per day
Concessions available
Find out more in our Courses 2011–12 brochure
Call 020 7942 2211 or email bookings.office@vam.ac.uk
to request your copy
Le Pouf, Robe de Soir by Paul Poiret, French, 1924
POSTMODERNISM EVENT
Redux: Postmodernism
Revisited, Architecture,
Design, Culture
Tuesdays, 4 October – 29 November
18.30–20.30
Unpack the evolving and controversial history
of the term ‘postmodernism’ and study its
impact on literature, cinema, architecture,
design, music and technology.
£258, £206 concessions, £100 students
British Patchwork and Quilts:
From the Bed to the Catwalk
Thursdays, 6 October – 1 December
14.00–16.30
Uncover the hidden histories and untold
stories of British patchwork and quilt making,
from the intimacy of the 18th-century bedroom
to the fashion houses of the 20th century.
£258, £206 concessions
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SEMINARS & STUDY DAYS
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Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown in the Las Vegas desert with the
strip in the background, 1966 © Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates
POSTMODERNISM EVENT
Designing the Decades:
The 1980s
Saturday 15 October, 11.00–16.30
Explore innovations in architecture, product
design and fashion during this decade of
ironic self awareness, ambiguity, irony and
kitsch. Hear talks by expert curators and
commentators including broadcaster and
historian David Heathcote.
£45, £35 concessions, £10 students
POSTMODERNISM EVENT
Craving, Collecting and
Caring: Album Covers
Saturday 22 October, 14.00–17.00
Gain an insight into the creativity, concept
and development of album covers and
explore iconic works by renowned cover
art designers, artists and photographers.
Discuss the place of album covers in history
and debate what makes a cover collectable.
£25, £20 concessions, £10 students
POSTMODERNISM EVENT
Past, Present and Future:
25 Years of Wallpaper
Saturday 29 October, 10.30–17.30
No longer seen as a mere backdrop, wallpaper
is now a hot topic for style commentators and
historians. Join experts to hear more about how
wallpaper has been revitalised by contemporary
designers, from domestic interiors to art
installations.
£45, £35 concessions, £10 students
Organised in collaboration with the Wallpaper History Society
POWER OF MAKING EVENT
Art of Burial
Saturday 5 November, 10.00–16.45
Discover the fascinating rituals and beautiful
arts associated with burial from Britain to Tibet,
Iran and China, and examine sculpted Ghanaian
coffins and biodegradable ‘ecopods’ featured
in the Power of Making exhibition.
£10, no concessions
Renaissance Art,
Workshops and
Techniques
Saturday 12 November, 10.30–16.00
Listen as Open University and V&A experts
discuss the organisation of Renaissance
workshops, and techniques including
tapestry, polychrome wood sculpture, ivory
carving, tempera painting and the crafting
of precious stones and jewellery.
£45, £35 concessions, £10 students
Organised in collaboration with the
Open University
POSTMODERNISM EVENT
Postmodernist Identity: From
Equality to Parody
Saturday 12 November, 12.00–16.30
Join the debate on postmodernism and consider
how it has influenced ideas of identity and the
fight for racial, sexual and class equality. Cultural
theorist Professor Mike Gonzalez will present the
arguments and lead the debate.
£10, no concessions
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Haim Steinbach, ‘supremely black,’ 1985. Plastic laminated wood shelf,
ceramic pitchers, cardboard detergent boxes. Private collection 15

CONFERENCES
& SYMPOSIA
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POSTMODERNISM EVENT
World Cities: Milan
Saturday 12 November, 14.00–17.00
Discover the home of Armani, Prada, The
Memphis Group and furniture fair, Salone
del Mobile. Learn how Milan has inspired
generations of designers and plan a visit
to the city with a design flavour to see
iconic and hidden locations, bars,
museums and events.
£25, £20 concessions, £10 students
POSTMODERNISM EVENT
Introducing
Postmodern
Fashion
Saturday 3 December,
14.00–17.00
Join speakers including Claire Wilcox
and Lucy Norris to explore the radical
impact and legacy of postmodern fashion
designers including Vivienne Westwood and
Jean-Paul Gaultier. Find out how they borrowed
from Punk, Goth, New Romantic and street
styles to subvert and rewrite ideas of elegance.
£25, £20 concessions, £10 students
How to Wear Perfume
A Guide to Finding your Perfect Fragrance
Choose either Monday 5 or Tuesday 6 December,
14.00–16.30
Due to popular demand, renowned perfumer Roja
Dove returns to guide you in choosing your ideal
fragrance. Learn about the fragrance families,
discover how great perfumes are made and find
out how to select, apply and look after your scents.
£25, £20 concessions, £10 students
POSTMODERNISM EVENT
The Legacy of
Postmodernism
Saturday 29 October, 11.00–16.30
Join experts including exhibition curators
Jane Pavitt and Glenn Adamson with Richard
Candida-Smith, Ted Polhemus and Rick Poyner
to discuss the impact of postmodernism
on culture, from literature, architecture
and design to pop culture and
street style.
£45, £35 concessions,
£10 students
POWER OF MAKING EVENT
Power of Making
Friday 9 December, 10.30–17.00
As the loss of skill threatens long
established cultural practices, leading
makers and theorists including Nina Tolstrop,
Martino Gamper and Bre Pettis examine
the expertise and innovation demonstrated
in contemporary creative production and
explore new ways of working.
£45, £35 concessions, £10 students
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Prosthetic Suit for Stephen Hawking by Michael Rea © Michael Rea 17

PRACTiCAL COURSES
& WORKSHOPS
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Top Trumps card by Erin Petson, Lawrence King Publishing & Magma
Utagawa Hiroshige, Evening Snow at Asakusa, Japanese, c.1834–47
POWER OF MAKING EVENT
Linda Barker
Bag Design
Thursday 6 October, 10.30–16.30
Make a stylish fabric bag with renowned
designer Linda Barker. Learn new hand
and machine sewing techniques, create
a corsage decoration and carry away your
own bespoke design.
£63, £50.50 concessions (includes all materials)
POWER OF MAKING EVENT
Bespoke Bicycles
Saddle Upholstery
Saturday 15 October, 10.30–16.30
Customise your bike as you learn how to
strip down a saddle, cushion its frame
and reinvent your ride using leather.
Led by Amber Heptinstall.
£63, £50.50 concessions (includes most materials)
POSTMODERNISM event
Subversive Style
Fashion Illustration
Thursday 20 – Friday 21 October, 10.30–16.30
Master fashion illustration techniques ranging
from figure drawing and fabric interpretation
to colour theory, as you work from a model
to create a portfolio of striking sketches.
Led by Erin Petson.
£126, £100 concessions (includes all materials)
POSTMODERNISM event
The Art of Espresso
Saturday 29 – Sunday 30 October, 10.30–16.30
Indulge in coffee tasting and watch a ceramics
demonstration before you create your own
stylish set of mugs using hand building, slip
casting and ceramic decoration techniques.
Led by Louisa Taylor.
£126, £100 concessions (includes all materials)
POWER OF MAKING EVENT
Sugar Craft
Tuesdays, 1 November – 6 December
18.30–21.00
Create intricate cake decorations inspired by
the V&A collections. Develop your sugar craft
skills and master professional techniques
including sugar modelling, piping and painting.
Led by Rachel Mount.
£261, £216 concessions (includes all materials)
Tailor Made Fashion
Wednesday 2 – Friday 4 November, 10.30–16.30
Rework a tailored jacket into a stylish new piece
inspired by Annie Lennox’s iconic wardrobe.
Learn tailoring techniques including shoulder
pads and interfacings, covered buttons and
bound button holes. Led by Rowena Luke-King.
£189, £151.50 concessions (includes most materials)
Cartoons & Current Affairs
Private Eye
Saturday 5 – Monday 7 November, 10.30–16.30
Explore the art of satire as you take a curatorled
tour of the display, Private Eye: The First
50 Years, and create strip cartoons and single
panel jokes inspired by the magazine’s
trademark witty style. Led by Martin Honeysett,
Henry Davies and Simon Pearsall.
£189, £151.50 concessions (includes all materials)
Decorative Designs
Harris Tweed Teacups
Choose either Saturday 12 or Sunday 13
November, 10.30–16.30
Transform fine quality British tweed into a
quirky decorative cup and saucer using hand
sewing techniques and needle felting. Leave
with your own commemorative cup in a
presentation box and reinvent teatime!
Led by Emma Dolan.
Suitable for beginners
£63, £50.50 concessions (includes all materials)
Textile Tales: Claire Fletcher
Monday 14 – Wednesday 16 November,
10.30–16.30
Craft your own Christmas tree fairy, from hand
painting facial features to constructing clothing.
Led by Claire Fletcher.
£189, £151.50 concessions (includes all materials)
Organised in collaboration with Selvedge Magazine
Japanese Woodblock
Printing
Christmas Cards
Friday 2 – Sunday 4 December, 10.30–16.30
Be inspired by the V&A's collection of Japanese
prints to make a set of festive cards. Learn
how to design your image and carve your
woodblock using traditional techniques
and master the art of printing by hand.
Led by Wuon-Gean Ho.
Suitable for beginners
£189, £151.50 concessions (includes all materials)
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DIGITAL COURSES
& WORKSHOPS
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Photoshop Skills
Mondays, 10 October – 21 November
(excluding 24 October), 10.30–13.00
Tuesdays, 11 October – 22 November
(excluding 25 October), 18.30–21.00
Learn the basic tools to edit and enhance your
digital photographs with confidence. Find out
how to get the most out of the Photoshop
workspace, including photo editing workflow,
colour and tonal changes, photo retouching,
layers and special effects.
Suitable for beginners
£240, £192 concessions
Digital Photography
Thursdays, 13 October – 8 December
(excluding 27 October)
Explore the potential of your digital SLR
camera. Study original photographic prints
and practise taking photos in the inspiring
setting of the V&A.
Level 1
10.30–13.00
Discover camera controls and image
composition, how to capture light and
colour, control exposure and digitally
edit your photos.
Suitable for beginners
Level 2
14.00–16.30
Advance your creative photographic
techniques as you explore composition,
exposure, photographic style and narrative
through practical assignments.
Suitable for intermediates and those who have
completed Level 1
DSLR camera required
£320, £256 concessions (per level)
Intermediate Photoshop
Sessions
Portrait Photography Retouching:
Wednesday 9 November
Working with Masks:
Wednesday 23 November
Non-Destructive Editing (NDE):
Monday 5 December
10.30–17.00
Take your Photoshop skills further in one day
workshops with expert guidance from a
digital designer.
Suitable for intermediates and those who have
completed the Photoshop Skills course
£80, £64 concessions (per session)
Tiny Treasures: Macro
Photography with your
Digital Camera
Choose either Tuesday 22 or Saturday 26
November, 10.30–17.00
Learn macro photography techniques to
capture the smallest and most intricate
objects on your digital camera without
using a special lens, and practise on detailed
objects from the V&A collections.
Suitable for beginners
Digital camera required
£80, £64 concessions
POSTMODERNISM event
Born to be Wild: The
People’s Print Project
Fridays, 14 October – 9 December
(excluding 28 October), 14.00–16.30
Master traditional and digital techniques for
generating pattern, from drawing by hand and
photography to digital stitch, pixel and vector
motifs, and create your own fabric designs to
contribute to a swatch book.
Suitable for beginners
£320, £256 concessions (includes all materials)
Fashioning Technology
Tuesdays, 11 October – 6 December
(excluding 25 October), 18.30–21.00
Make an electronic fashion statement!
Design an interactive item of smart clothing
using Arduino Lilypad and learn how to use
conductive thread and sensors to master
the basics of programming and electronics.
Suitable for beginners
£320, £256 concessions (includes a basic Lilypad kit
and some materials)
POSTMODERNISM event
Retro Gaming
Saturday 5 November, 10.30–17.00
Develop your electronics skills to make
a retro style game. Create LED
lighting patterns from scratch and find
out how to get the most out of Arduino.
Suitable for beginners
£80, £64 concessions (includes all materials)
Paper Prototyping
Monday 28 November, 10.30–17.00
Enjoy a masterclass in concept design,
development and pitching from digital
artists Hellicar&Lewis, and find out how
to maximise your creative ideas and make
them work for you.
£63, £50.50 concessions
Digital Cake Decoration
Monday 12 December, 10.30–17.00
Transform photographs of sparkly, shiny
objects in the V&A into festive designs using
Photoshop, and see them printed onto edible
icing to decorate twelve delicious cupcakes
to take away.
Suitable for beginners
£80, £64 concessions (includes all materials)
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Smart Clothing digital workshop at the V&A, 2010 21

Special Events
www.vam.ac.uk/whatson, 020 7942 2211
POSTMODERNISM event
People Get Ready
The Protest Years 1970–2000
Friday 21 October, 18.30–22.00
Explore subversion and style through the work
of Black British artists. View protest posters
and create your own, watch documentary film
screenings about resistance, engage in debate
with key creatives and immerse yourself as
guest DJs play anthems of your choice from
this period of progress towards equal rights.
£5, no concessions
Workshops on a first come first served basis
Poster, ‘Victory to the Freedom Fighters of Southern Africa’,
San Francisco Poster Brigade, American, 1977
Spotlight on Africa
and the Diaspora
African Collections Revealed
Saturday 19 November, 11.30–17.00
Throughout the Museum
Discover African culture at the V&A. Use our
new Africa-themed visitor guide to learn more
about the stories, secrets and symbolism
behind the Museum's objects. Join family
workshops, design your own virtual gallery,
engage in mini discussion sessions with
experts and enjoy live music.
Free, no booking required, except for:
Digital workshops – free but ticketed
Live music performance – £5, no concessions
The Colored Museum
Saturday 15 – Sunday 23 October, 13.00
16, 22 & 23 October, 15.30
18 & 22 October, 19.00
The Colored Museum is a hilarious show that
has delighted and discomforted audiences
since it was written in America in 1986. Taking
place in a cultural museum, the 11 living
'exhibits' explore African-American identity
in an exhibition of stereotypes. Through
characters like the pert and ever-smiling Miss
Pat, airline hostess for Celebrity Slaveship,
George C. Wolfe confronts history and clichés
with gutsy humour.
Weekends & evenings: £12, £6 concessions
Weekdays: £9, £5 concessions
Presented in collaboration with Talawa Theatre Company
Black Myth Versus History
Post-Performance Discussion
Saturday 15 October, 15.00–16.00
Join documentary film maker, educator and
academic theologian, Dr. Robert Beckford, and
a panel including Bonnie Greer to discuss two
and a half decades of Black British identity.
£8, £4 concessions
Organised in collaboration with Talawa Theatre Company
The Colored Museum © Evewright. Photography: Lyndon Douglas
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Create!
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Create! Workshops
11.00–16.00
Work with industry professionals and use the
V&A collections to develop your skills.
POWER OF MAKING EVENT
Cardboard Furniture
Saturday 1 October (16–19 years)
The Postmodern Weekend
Friday 28 – Sunday 30 October
Throughout the Museum
Immerse yourself in postmodern excess with
a weekend long celebration of radical style
as attitude. Listen to live music, watch nonstop
film screenings and take part in practical
sessions, debate, talks and much more.
Free, some events may be ticketed
Find out more at www.vam.ac.uk/postmodernism
Make Your Own
Japanese Cloisonné Enamels
Thursday 13 October
Choose either 10.30–12.30 or 14.30–16.30
Art Studio, Sackler Centre
Take inspiration from our display, Japanese
Enamels: The Seven Treasures and create
a beautiful enamel brooch or pin with
guidance from experts.
Suitable for beginners
Free, advance booking essential (includes all materials)
Puppetry Weekend
Saturday 5 – Sunday 6 November
Theatre & Performance, Rooms 103–106
Watch puppetry performances of Shakespeare
on film, produced by the RSC and Little Angel
Theatre, and discover the V&A’s puppetry
collection with curator Cathy Haill.
12.00–13.00: Screening (Venus and Adonis)
14.15–15.00: Curator talk
15.15–16.45: Screening (The Tempest)
Free, drop-in
Crafting the Collection
Handmade Hearts for Christmas
Saturday 10 December, 11.00–16.00
Art Studio, Sackler Centre
Make and sew your own heart-shaped
Christmas tree decorations from festive fabrics.
Suitable for beginners
Free, drop-in (includes all materials)
Supported by Coats Crafts
POWER OF MAKING EVENT
Bling your Bike
Saturday 15 October (11–12 years)
Saturday 22 October (13–15 years)
POWER OF MAKING EVENT
Menswear
Tuesday 25 October (13–15 years)
Wednesday 26 October (16–19 years)
POWER OF MAKING EVENT
Jewellery
Thursday 27 October (11–12 years)
Friday 28 October (13–15 years)
Set Design
Saturday 12 November (11–12 years)
Saturday 3 December (13–15 years)
Experimental Photography
Saturday 12 November (13–15 years)
Saturday 10 December (11–12 years)
POWER OF MAKING EVENT
Knitwear
Saturday 19 November (13–15 years)
Saturday 26 November (16–19 years)
POWER OF MAKING EVENT
Cake Art
Sunday 20 November (16–19 years)
£15 per workshop, no concessions
Create! Free Events
All events take place in the Sackler Centre
and are free but advance booking is essential
POWER OF MAKING EVENT
CreateVoice presents… The Friday Forums
Fridays 28 October & 25 November, 18.30–20.00
(16–21 years)
Join members of CreateVoice, the V&A’s youth
forum, and other creative young people for
evenings of inspiration. In October learn
storyboard drawing for video games and adverts
and in November take a tour of the Power of
Making exhibition.
Fashion Festival 2011
Saturday 8 October, 11.00–17.00
(13–19 years)
Love fashion or just want to know more about
it Don’t miss our annual fashion extravaganza
including industry led workshops, talks and demos.
Jointly organised with the British Fashion Council
The Big Draw 2011: Portfolio Development
Sunday 16 October, 14.00–17.00
(13–19 years)
Learn tips to build up your drawing portfolio,
as part of a range of taster sessions and talks
exploring the role of drawing in professional
design.
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All events take place in the Sackler Centre and are free
and drop-in (unless stated otherwise)
Special Events
POWER OF MAKING event
Meet Mister Maker!
Thursday 27 October
11.00, 12.00, 14.00, 15.00 & 16.00
(duration 20 minutes)
Don’t miss your chance to meet CBeebies star
Mister Maker as he shows you how to get
making in fun demonstrations.
Free, advance booking essential
The Big Draw 2011
Sunday 16 October, 10.30–17.00
Take part in a day of drawing fun for all ages.
Autumn Half Term
POWER OF MAKING event
The Imagination Station
Saturday 22 – Sunday 30 October, 10.30–17.00
Try one of our crafty Mister Maker activities.
POWER OF MAKING event
Digital Kids
Saturday 22 – Sunday 30 October, 10.30–17.00
Make digital creations with our artists in
residence.
POWER OF MAKING event
Fantastic Mr Fox
Saturday 22 – Sunday 30 October
(excluding 29 October),
11.00–12.30 & 13.30–15.00
Enjoy a special screening of this magical film
before seeing the puppets in the Power of
Making exhibition.
Certificate PG
POWER OF MAKING event
Make-it: Invent-it
Monday 24 – Friday 28 October
Choose either 10.30–12.30 or 14.00–16.00
Invent tools and contraptions with a designer.
£3 per child, children must be accompanied by an adult
Maximum 1 adult per child
Advance booking essential
Agent Animal
Every day, 10.30–17.00
Last bag given out at 16.00
Pick up our new Agent Animal bag for under 5s
and search for creatures in the Museum using
fabric cubes and animal noises!
Christmas Holidays
The Imagination Station
Tuesday 27 December – Monday 2 January,
10.30–17.00
Create your own hero or villain puppet.
Digital Kids
Tuesday 27 December – Monday 2 January,
10.30–17.00
Create colourful digital decorations to hang
up at home.
Make-it: Glitter and Glow
Tuesday 27 – Saturday 31 December
Choose either 10.30–12.30 or 14.00–16.00
Make beautiful boxes to keep your secrets in.
£3 per child, children must be accompanied by an adult
Maximum 1 adult per child
Advance booking essential
Gallery Tales: Winter Wonderland
Tuesday 27 December – Tuesday 3 January
11.30, 12.30, 14.00, 15.00 & 16.00
Listen to tales of fairies, magic and mystery.
Find out more at www.vam.ac.uk/families
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OPEN STUDIOS
& DEMONSTRATIONS
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FREE TALKS & TOURS
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All Open Studios and Demonstrations are free and drop-in
(unless stated otherwise)
Open Studios
Meet our resident artists and designers, see
their work in progress and find out about their
creative practice.
POWER OF MAKING event
PostlerFerguson: Maker Collective
Residents
Sackler Centre Residency Studios
7, 8, 16, 21 & 22 October
4, 5, 18 & 19 November
2, 3 & 16 December
13.00–16.00
Supported by the Friends of the V&A
Clare Twomey: Ceramics Resident
Ceramics Studio, Room 143a
5, 12, 22 & 26 October
2, 16, 26 & 30 November
3, 7 & 14 December
10.00–13.00
Supported by William & Valerie Brake and
Maurice & Rosemary Lambert
Find out more at www.vam.ac.uk/residencies
POWER OF MAKING event
Tinkerspace
Every Friday, 19.00–20.30
& every Saturday, 13.00–16.00
The Porter Gallery
Come to Power of Making for weekly live
demonstrations and talks and the monthly
Digital Design Drop-In. Watch objects
being crafted, meet designers including
PostlerFerguson, and see extraordinary forms
of making from traditional crafts to digital
technologies.
Find out more at www.vam.ac.uk/powerofmaking
Get Online with the V&A
Wednesdays 19 October, 16 November & 14
December, 14.00–16.00
Digital Studio, Sackler Centre
Join one of our free training sessions for
new internet users. Choose from three
sessions, in date order: 1) searching for
information, 2) using email, and 3) accessing
video content.
Free, advance booking essential
Organised in collaboration with Race Online 2012
The Art of Casting Medals
Sunday 2 October, 11.00–13.00 & 14.00–16.00
Art Studio, Sackler Centre
Watch Danuta Solowiej demonstrate the
casting techniques used by Renaissance
medal makers.
Part of the Robert H. Smith Renaissance Sculpture Programme
Conservation: Behind
the Scenes
Pigments on Indian Miniatures
Monday 12 December, 13.00–14.00
Art Studio, Sackler Centre
Discover the secrets of pigments and dyes
on Indian miniatures from V&A conservators
and handle real samples.
All Talks and Tours are free, no booking required
(unless stated otherwise)
Robert H. Smith
Renaissance Sculpture
Lecture
Representation, Replication, Reproduction:
Sculpted Portraits of Renaissance Rulers
Tuesday 6 December, 19.00–20.00
Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre
Professor Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann
explores the portrait of the Renaissance ruler
as likeness, substitute and ideal image, and the
sculpted legacy of the Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V as an expression of princely majesty.
Free, advance booking essential
This lecture has been generously funded by Robert H. Smith
Lunchtime Lectures
Hochhauser Auditorium (unless stated otherwise)
13.00–13.45
20th Century Design: Frank Lloyd Wright
Wednesday 5 October
Greg Votolato, professor and author
Portrait as Trophy: Three Imperial
Portrait Busts by Leone Leoni from
the Royal Collection
Wednesday 12 October
Jonathan Marsden, Director of the Royal Collection
POWER OF MAKING event
Power of Making
Wednesday 19 October
Zoe Whitley, curator
Private Eye: The First 50 Years
Wednesday 26 October
Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre
Adam Macqueen, author and journalist
POSTMODERNISM event
Apocalypse Then:
Postmodern
Architecture and Film
Wednesday 2 November
Jane Pavitt, co-curator of Postmodernism:
Style and Subversion 1970–1990
Porcelain City: Jingdezhen
Wednesday 9 November
Felicity Aylieff and Takeshi Yasuda, ceramicists
POSTMODERNISM event
Making the Postmodern Object
Wednesday 16 November
Glenn Adamson, curator
The House of Annie Lennox
Wednesday 23 November
Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre
Victoria Broackes, curator
Blame it on Romance: What
Frightened Senator Joe McCarthy
Wednesday 30 November
Ian Rakoff, screenwriter, editor and author
POWER OF MAKING event
The Cake Artist
Wednesday 7 December
Rachel Mount, cake artist and designer
A Christmas Tradition:
The Pantomime in Focus
Wednesday 14 December
Cathy Haill, curator
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Touch Tours
For Blind & Partially
Sighted Visitors
Thoroughly Modern
Tuesday 11 October, 14.00–15.00
Venetian Visions
Tuesday 22 November, 11.00–12.00
The House of Annie Lennox
Tuesday 13 December, 14.00–15.00
Free, advance booking essential
All talks and tours start at the Meeting Point, Grand Entrance
Closer Look:
Architecture Talks
13.00–13.45
Art in Architectural Illustration:
Drawings by Cyril Arthur Farey
Tuesday 18 October
James Stuart and the Birth of the
Greek Revival
Tuesday 15 November
Albertopolis: The Changing Face
of South Kensington
Tuesday 13 December
Gallery Talks
Every Thursday until 15 December, 13.00–13.45
Join experts to focus on the history and wider
context of objects in the V&A collections.
Gallery Plays
Every Saturday (excluding 24 December),
11.00, 13.00 & 15.00 (duration 30 minutes)
Enjoy fun and interactive gallery plays for all
the family with the Little Lights Theatre.
Find out more at www.vam.ac.uk/families
Daily Tours
(duration 45–60 minutes)
Introductory Tour
Daily, 10.30, 12.30, 13.30 & 15.30
Medieval & Renaissance
Galleries Tour
Daily, 11.30
British Galleries Tour
Daily, 14.30
Theatre & Performance
Galleries Tour
Daily, 14.00
Themed Tour
Fridays (excluding last Friday of each month),
19.00
BSL Tours
For Deaf & Hard
of Hearing Visitors
18.30–19.30
Thoroughly Modern
Friday 21 October
Venetian Visions
Friday 18 November
Medieval & Renaissance Sculpture
Friday 16 December
Free, advance booking essential
Intercultural Tours
13.00–14.00
The Architecture of Faith:
Basilica and Mosque Buildings
Monday 10 October
Faces from the Past
Monday 17 October
Ivory Religious and Secular Objects
Monday 7 November
Lords of the Dance: Pagan Worship
Monday 28 November
The Concept of Paradise in Islamic Art
Monday 5 December
Gesture and Pose in Sacred Art
Monday 19 December
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DISPLAYS
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Recording the New: The Architectural
Photography of Bedford Lemere & Co.
1870–1930
Until 30 October 2011
Architecture, Room 128a
Society of Bookbinders
Until 31 October 2011
Library Landing, Room 85
Signs of a Struggle: Photography
in the Wake of Postmodernism
Until 27 November 2011
Photography, Room 38a
Beatrix Potter: Botanical Drawings
Until 11 December 2011
Leighton, Room 102
V&A Illustration Awards 2011
Until 17 December 2011
20th Century, Room 74
Private Eye: The First 50 Years
18 October 2011 – 8 January 2012
Rooms 17a & 18a
An Eighteenth Century Enigma: Paul
de Lamerie and the Maynard Master
Until 31 January 2012
Silver, Room 66
DLR Documenting Life in Residence:
A Platform for Change
4 October 2011 – 1 February 2012
Sackler Centre, Room 220
In partnership with the Crafts Council
The House of Annie Lennox
Until 26 February 2012
Theatre & Performance, Room 104
Rabindranath Tagore: Poet and Painter
13 December 2011 – 4 March 2012
Photography, Room 38a
Ai Weiwei: Dropping the Urn
15 October 2011 – 18 March 2012
Ceramics, Room 146
Supported by the Friends of the V&A and
Travel with V&A: China
Porcelain City: Jingdezhen
4 November 2011 – 25 March 2012
China, Room 44
Charles Dickens: A Bicentenary Display
15 November 2011 – 25 March 2012
Library Landing, Room 85
Sacred Silver used by the London
Huguenot Communities
Until 31 March 2011
Sacred Silver & Stained Glass, Room 83
Venetian Visions
7 October 2011 – 1 April 2012
Paintings, Rooms 88a & Julie and Robert
Breckman Prints & Drawings Gallery, Room 90
Heroes and Heroines
3 October 2011 – 25 April 2012
Sackler Centre, Main Entrance
Albertopolis: The Development
of South Kensington and the
Exhibition Road Cultural Quarter
26 November 2011 – 29 April 2012
Architecture, Room 128a
Beautifully Bitten: Acid Etched
Metal in Europe 1500–1800
Until 31 June 2012
Metalware, Room 116
Japanese Enamels: The Seven Treasures
Until 19 August 2012
Japan, Room 45
The V&A would like to thank Edwin Davies OBE for his
significant gift of Japanese cloisonné enamels and his further
generous support
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Other Services
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Your Visit
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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
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 and a
minimum 10 days notice is required. The V&A
also offers an inspiring programme for Primary
and Secondary schools.
www.vam.ac.uk/schools
V&A/RCA History of
Design Course
This two year postgraduate course offers three
specialisms at MA level.
hod@rca.ac.uk
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
Reading Rooms
Access the archives of art and design
practitioners and the national collection of
the performing arts. Located at Blythe House,
London W14 and available by appointment only.
Archive: 020 7602 8832
Theatre & Performance: 020 7942 2698
tmenquiries@vam.ac.uk
Study Rooms
The V&A’s collections of prints, drawings,
paintings and photography, alongside the
RIBA collections of manuscripts and
architectural drawings, are open Tuesday–
Saturday, 10.00–17.00.
020 7942 2563
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. Individual
Membership starts from £54 and Student
Membership from £23 – join today.
020 7942 2271
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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.
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Hire the V&A
The V&A is available for daytime and evening
events and for filming.
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Corporate Partnerships
Associate your business with the V&A.
Sponsorship and Corporate Membership offer a
wide range of creative commercial benefits.
020 7942 2151
V&A South Kensington
Cromwell Road
London SW7 2RL
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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
The V&A is closed 24–26 December 2011
Admission
Admission to the V&A is free.
A separate charge may apply to exhibitions
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The V&A Shop has a full range of fashion
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Bookshop contains publications covering
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bookshop and wine bar located at 8 Exhibition
Road and open daily 12.00–22.00.
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. Packed lunches may be
eaten in the Sackler Centre Lunchroom during
weekends and school holidays.
Access
All events and exhibitions are accessible to
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V&A Museum
of Childhood
Cambridge Heath Road
London E2 9PA
020 8983 5200
www.museumofchildhood.org.uk
The V&A Museum of Childhood in Bethnal
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.
u Bethnal Green
Buses: D6, 106, 254, 309 and 388
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Last Friday of each month*
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Admission Free
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