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Thursday, January 10, 2013 - 11:59
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The V&A is inviting applications from early to mid-career UK-based digital games designers who wish to develop their practice in response to the V&A’s Britain 1500 - 1900 galleries.The Residency will be based in the V&A for six months, and will include a substantial public engagement programme. It will be followed by a production period that will be based in Dundee, funded by...
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 - 13:06
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150 years ago today, the very first journey on the London Underground took place. On 9th January 1863, a steam train travelled between Paddington and Farringdon and marked the opening of the world’s first underground railway.The V&A is proud to hold in its collections the original sketch diagram of Henry Beck’s iconic London Underground map, which this year celebrates its 80th...
Friday, December 21, 2012 - 12:02
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Guest blog entry by Bryony Bartlett-RawlingsThe evolution of print publishing around the end of the fifteenth century is closely intertwined with the development of ornament engravings and their role as designs for the decorative arts. The possibility of producing multiple impressions and the transportability of prints facilitated the wider distribution of these designs. However there are some...
Thursday, December 20, 2012 - 14:46
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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 technology...
Thursday, December 20, 2012 - 14:35
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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 opening of...
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 - 14:35
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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...
Friday, December 14, 2012 - 11:43
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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 its...
Friday, December 14, 2012 - 11:34
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Take over day at the V&ABy 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 curating,...
Thursday, December 6, 2012 - 12:36
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Guest blog entry by Valentina RubechiniAntiquities have always had a strong allure for men and for artists in particular. From the very beginning of the 15th century artists began drawing ancient sculptures and ruins as well as historical events.V&A inventory number 29627.67Jan de Bisschop after Jacob de Gheyn III, Athena, Dutch, 1669 The Engraved Ornament collection has a number of prints of...
Friday, November 30, 2012 - 14:48
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By Cara Williams, Schools Programmes Manager.Creative Quarter, the V&A’s flagship event for secondary schools and colleges, took place on Friday 16th November and was attended by 30 schools from around London and further afield. A total of 3,600 young people participated in talks, workshops and drop-in events throughout the day.The day gave students the chance to find out about...