Daily Introductory Tour
Mon 19 January 2009–Tue 31 December 2013
TOUR: Join this daily one hour tour which describes the history of the V&A and introduces a selection of treasures from the Museum's outstanding collections.
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British Galleries Tour
Mon 19 January 2009–Tue 31 December 2013
TOUR: Join this daily one hour tour which introduces the V&A's stunning British Galleries which house the most comprehensive collection of British design and art on view anywhere in the world.
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Theatre & Performance Galleries Tour
Fri 19 February 2010–Tue 31 December 2013
TOUR: Take a guided tour of the V&A's exciting theatre and performance collections, including rock & pop posters, theatre and ballet costumes, puppets, stage sets and more! See new costumes from the Lion King now on display.
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Medieval & Renaissance Tour 11.30
Thu 27 May 2010–Tue 31 December 2013
TOUR: Join this daily one hour tour which introduces the V&A's stunning Medieval & Renaissance Galleries. Starting at the Meeting Point, Grand Entrance at 11.30.
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Digital Design Drop In
Sat 19 January 2013–Sat 22 June 2013
FREE DEMONSTRATION: Drop in to our Digital Studio to meet and chat with visiting digital artists who explore the intersection of technology, art and design in their work.
Digital Futures
Tue 12 February 2013–Tue 18 June 2013
FREE EVENT: Join digital design students as they present their work, including 3D printing, data visualisations, interactive installations, sound and more, with fellow artists and designers.
Booking infoWhat lies beneath: Peering up the skirts of 18th and 19th Century dress
Mon 08 April 2013 13:00
FREE TALK: Enjoy a brief talk on the conservation and mounting of an 18th-century Mantua and 19th-century underwear.
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Anna Maria Garthwaite (1690 -1763) silk designer
Wed 10 April 2013 13:00
LUNCHTIME LECTURE: Join us for a talk on Anna Maria Garthwaite, Silk Designer. The talk is given by Mor Thunder, Curator, Word & Image Department.
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Thu 11 April 2013 13:00
FREE TALK: Led by Heike Zech, V&A Sculpture, Metals, Ceramics and Glass Department
Closer Look Architecture Talk - Buildings for the Dead: Tombs and Mausoleums
Tue 16 April 2013 13:00
FREE TALK: Tombs and mausoleums combine architecture and sculpture to perpetuate the memory of the dead.
More detailsOpen Studio: The Toshiba Japan Ceramics Residency - Keiko Masumoto
Wed 17 April 2013–Sat 22 June 2013
OPEN STUDIO: Visit the Ceramics Residency Studio to watch Keiko Masumoto at work and find out more about her highly skilled making processes and Japanese ceramic trends.
Open Studio: Julia Lohmann: Design Resident
Wed 24 April 2013–Wed 26 June 2013
OPEN STUDIO: Visit the V&A Residency Studios to meet design resident Julia Lohmann. Find out about her research, creative practice and work in progress. 13.00-16.00
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Curating Tudors, Stuarts and the Russian Tsars
Wed 24 April 2013 13:00
LUNCHTIME LECTURE: Join Curator Tessa Murdoch as she discusses the themes of the V&A’s new exhibition Treasures of the Royal Courts: Tudors, Stuarts and the Russian Tsars.
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David Bowie: a 21st Century Fashion Legacy
Wed 01 May 2013 13:00
LUNCHTIME LECTURE: Join trend forecaster & Pret-A-Rever editor, Lucy Norris looks at the cultural influence of Bowie’s alter egos on contemporary fashion.
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Barbara Nessim: An Artful Life
Wed 15 May 2013 13:00
LUNCHTIME LECTURE: Senior Curator Douglas Dodds discusses the career of the American artist and designer Barbara Nessim from the 1960s to the present day, in a talk which celebrates the display of her work in the V&A’s Twentieth Century gallery.
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David Bowie Is:
Wed 22 May 2013 13:00
LUNCHTIME LECTURE: Join Victoria Broackes for an insight into the making of David Bowie is.
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War Games
Wed 05 June 2013 13:00
LUNCHTIME LECTURE: Curators Sarah Wood and Ieuan Hopkins look at how toy manufacturers have responded to changing attitudes towards war, and the impact war can have on children's play.
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European Traditional Jewellery
Wed 12 June 2013 13:00
LUNCHTIME LECTURE: Join Jane Perry, visiting scholar at the V&A and author of 'Traditional Jewellery in Nineteenth-century Europe', for an insight into traditional jewellery.
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Chromazone: Colour in Contemporary Architecture
Wed 19 June 2013 13:00
LUNCHTIME LECTURE: Join Robert Wilson, Editor, Curator and Architect as he asks why there has been such an explosion of colour in recent architecture.
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O, those jewels! The Pride and glory of this kingdom!
Wed 26 June 2013 13:00
LUNCHTIME LECTURE: Join Richard Edgcumbe, Senior Curator, as he discusses the jewels presented in the V&A's current exhibition: Treasures of the Royal Courts: Tudors, Stuarts and the Russian Tsars.
Booking infoBSL Talks: Japanese Enamels
Fri 28 June 2013 18:30
BSL TOUR: Join Chisato Minamimuro as she talks about the diverse range of Japanese Enamels in the V&A collection.
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Fri 28 June 2013 18:30
BSL TOUR: Join Chisato Minamimuro as she talks about the diverse range of Japanese Enamels in the V&A collection.
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