Victoria and Albert Museum

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18 June - 20 October 2013. If you could keep only one memory, what would it be? This summer the V&A presents a dramatic vision of the future through an immersive exhibition experience. Sky Arts Ignition: Memory Palace is a walk-in story that brings to life a new work of fiction by the author Hari Kunzru. This narrative world is visualised through a series of commissions by 20 internationally acclaimed illustrators, graphic designers and typographers.

Sky Arts Ignition
About the Exhibition
About the Exhibition

Sky Arts Ignition: Memory Palace brings together a new work of fiction by the author Hari Kunzru with 20 original commissions from leading graphic designers, illustrators a…

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Visitor & Ticket Information
Visitor & Ticket Information

Visitor & Ticket Information for the Sky Arts Ignition: Memory Palace exhibition

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Video: Inspiration & Process
Video: Inspiration & Process

In these videos a selection of designers and illustrators talk about the process of creating their commission for the exhibition and how their work was inspired by the pass…

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Events
Events

Details of talks, workshops, courses, lectures and family events taking place around the exhibition, Sky Arts Ignition: Memory Palace.

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Memory Palace at the V&A Shop
Memory Palace at the V&A Shop

The Memory Palace exhibition range is now available at the V&A shop.

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The Memory Bank
The Memory Bank

Share your favourite memory, either drawn or written, in the Memory Bank.

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Making Memory Palace
Making Memory Palace

In this short essay the co-curators of Memory Palace outline the processes involved in creating the exhibition.

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Sky Arts Ignition

Sky Arts Ignition partners with leading arts organisations and artists to create brand new and innovative works. We’re absolutely delighted to be collaborating with the V&A, Hari Kunzru and the artists on Sky Arts Ignition: Memory Palace to bring this captivating exhibition to more people across the UK and Ireland.

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