August Events

Sat 1 August 
10.30-17.00

Back-Packs
Pick up a Back-Pack and journey across the V&A with fantastic jigsaws, stories, puzzles and games.
(Main Entrance)

Little Woman: the Story of the Corset
This light-hearted performance explores the life of a 19th-century lady as she wears her corset and dares to march for the female vote!
Presented by Little Lights Theatre Company
(Fashion, Room 40)

Free Art Fun Festival: Arabian Nights
Step onto a magic carpet and hear stories from across the Arab World; dance to traditional sounds, create funky beats and feast on Arabic food.  Explore contemporary and traditional art and design and help create a massive Arab World mural. Discover geometric patterns and shapes, and design beautiful tiles, dazzling t-shirts and much, much more.  An exciting day of family activities celebrating Arab culture.
Part of the Arab World Family Learning Programme supported by the Saïd Foundation
(Throughout the Museum)

Mon 3-Fri 7 August
10.30-17.00

Drop-in Design: Juggling Geometry
Step back in time and space to the Middle East and a world of palaces, patterns and powerful kings. You have been invited to decorate the royal palace with tiles of geometric patterns inspired by the Arab world. Search the Museum for pattern ideas and create an exciting tile design.
Part of the Arab World Family Learning Programme supported by the Saïd Foundation.
(Lunchroom, Sackler Centre)

Back-Packs
Pick up a Back-Pack and journey across the V&A with fantastic jigsaws, stories, puzzles and games.
(Main Entrance)

Little Woman: the Story of the Corset
This light-hearted performance explores the life of a 19th-century lady as she wears her corset and dares to march for the female vote!
Presented by Little Lights Theatre Company
(Fashion, Room 40)

Sun 9-Fri 14 August
10.30-17.00 

Drop-in Design: Juggling Geometry
Step back in time and space to the Middle East and a world of palaces, patterns and powerful kings. You have been invited to decorate the royal palace with tiles of geometric patterns inspired by the Arab world. Search the Museum for pattern ideas and create an exciting tile design.
Part of the Arab World Family Learning Programme supported by the Saïd Foundation
(Lunchroom, Sackler Centre)

Back-Packs
Pick up a Back-Pack and journey across the V&A with fantastic jigsaws, stories, puzzles and games.
(Main Entrance)

Little Woman: the Story of the Corset
This light-hearted performance explores the life of a 19th-century lady as she wears her corset and dares to march for the female vote!
Presented by Little Lights Theatre Company
(Fashion, Room 40)

Sun 16-Fri 21 August
10.30-17.00

Utterly Clarice Bean!
Drop-in Design by Lauren Child
Join Clarice Bean on a journey through the V&A and discover some mischievous ideas for a story. Use your ideas and lots of imagination to create and illustrate your story using cut-outs and drawing techniques.
Part of the 10th anniversary celebrations of the Clarice Bean Books.
(Lunchroom, Sackler Centre)

Sun 16 August
Lauren Child: 12.00-12.45 &
14.00-14.45

Karen Rubins: 13.00-16.00

Meet Lauren Child and Karen Rubins
Meet Lauren Child, award-winning writer and illustrator of the Clarice Bean books. Learn a few illustration tips, hear some adventurous stories and find out about her favourite objects in the Museum.

Then visit Karen Rubins in her studio and discover how to develop comic art and make your own illustrated stories.
Free, advanced booking essential (for Meet Lauren Child only).
Call 020 7942 2211 to book
(Hochhauser Auditorium, Sackler Centre: Lauren Child)
(Residency Studios, Sackler Centre: Karen Rubins)

Back-Packs
Pick up a Back-Pack and journey across the V&A with fantastic jigsaws, stories, puzzles and games.
(Main Entrance)

Utterly Clarice Bean!
Drop-in Design by Lauren Child
Join Clarice Bean on a journey through the V&A and discover some mischievous ideas for a story.  Use your ideas and lots of imagination to create and illustrate your story using cut-outs and drawing techniques.
Part of the 10th anniversary celebrations of the Clarice Bean Books.
(Lunchroom, Sackler Centre)

Back-Packs
Pick up a Back-Pack and journey across the V&A with fantastic jigsaws, stories, puzzles and games.
(Main Entrance)

Utterly Clarice Bean!
Drop-in Design by Lauren Child
Join Clarice Bean on a journey through the V&A and discover some mischievous ideas for a story.  Use your ideas and lots of imagination to create and illustrate your story using cut-outs and drawing techniques.
Part of the 10th anniversary celebrations of the Clarice Bean Books.
(Lunchroom, Sackler Centre)

Utterly Clarice Bean!
Drop-in Design by Lauren Child
Join Clarice Bean on a journey through the V&A and discover some mischievous ideas for a story.  Use your ideas and lots of imagination to create and illustrate your story using cut-outs and drawing techniques.
Part of the 10th anniversary celebrations of the Clarice Bean Books.
(Lunchroom, Sackler Centre)