Touring Exhibitions
Mechanical robot dog, Japan 1950s Museum no. B.42:1 through to B.42:3-2005 (click image for larger version)
You don't have to be in London to visit our exhibitions. Many of them can be seen in museums and galleries all over the UK.
Space Age: Exploration, Design and Popular Culture
A major exhibition exploring our fascination with space and how it has influenced popular culture past and present.
Space Age can be seen at the following venues
South Shields Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne 27 February - 16 May 2010
New Walk Museum, Leicester 6 June - 29 August 2010
Previous venues
V&A Museum of Childhood, London 24 November 2007 - 6 April 2008
Weston Park Museum, Sheffield 3 May - 31 August 2008
City Arts Centre, Edinburgh 11 October 2008 - 4 January 2009
Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro 24 January - 19 April 2009
City Museum and Art Gallery, Plymouth 9 May - 26 July 2009
Bradford One Gallery, Bradford 15 August - 1 November 2009
Stockwood Discovery Centre, Luton 21 November 2009 - 7 February 2010
Exhibitions Available to Other Venues
The Museum has a programme of touring exhibitions which are available to venues all over the world. The touring programme includes exhibitions first shown at the V&A Museum of Childhood (Sit Down: Seating for KIds) as well as exhibitions created specifically for touring (Teddy 111). We are currently actively seeking new partners and venues for our touring exhibitions.
Past Touring Exhibitions
Find out about some of the touring exhibitions you might have missed over the last few years.