October–December 2011 - Victoria and Albert Museum

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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Curious Crafts & Mythical Models gallery play at the V&A, 2011 Shiva as The Lord of the Dance, Indian, 10th century 31