News from the Learning Department

Penfriend and the Furniture Gallery

By Barry Ginley, Disability & Access Officer.   Organisations such as the V&A are investigating how to deliver information to a wider audience and make their information more accessible for disabled people. Audio descriptions for the Furniture Gallery have been developed to assist visually impaired visitors to access information downloaded via their own smart phones. With new...
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Penfriend in use

V&A Sanctuary for Teachers

By Cara Williams, Schools Programme Manager.   V&A Sanctuary offers teachers the chance to explore different creative practices and techniques with professional artists and designers in a relaxed after work environment. The latest Sanctuary took place last Friday around the theme of photography to coincide with the recent re-hang of the V&A's photography collection and the...
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Cyanotype Photography

Family Art Fun! October half-term: Welcome to Hollywood

Harriet Curnow, Programme Manager: Schools, Families and Young People. Welcome to Hollywood was the theme of this year’s autumn half-term Family Art Fun programme. On entering the Sackler centre families were greeted by a red carpet, theatre lights and a sound installation by the HalfCut theatre company. On The Imagination Station, they could play the popular game of consequences where...
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Reaching out to Schools

By Pippa Joiner, Assistant Programme Manager (Schools).   Many schools travel great distances to attend the schools programme at the V&A. However, staff noticed that despite the popularity of the workshops, participation amongst schools based in some local London boroughs was poor. In 2011 John Lyon’s Charity generously awarded the V&A a grant to help increase schools within...
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Outreach session at St James School

Take over day at the V&A

Take over day at the V&A By Rebecca English, Assistant Programme Manager.   This November, the V&A took part in Takeover day organised by the Children’s Commissioner for England and Kids in Museums. We invited students from two different schools, Langley Academy and Woolwich Polytechnic to come and ‘take over’ our exhibitions team and  find out what goes into...
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Digital design workshop
The Learning Department programmes events, activities, courses and projects to inspire creativity in all of our audiences. We also manage gallery interpretation, residency programmes and evaluation.