Art Deco Festival
Saturday 28 June-Wednesday 2 July
A five day festival of fabulous Art Deco extravagance. Includes 1920s and '30s music, dancing, artists and craftspeople working on Deco-inspired objects and activities to try out (see signs on the day to check locations).
Art Deco mosaic
Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 June, 12.00-17.00
Groups and Families Lunchroom
Help to make an Art Deco mosaic. For all ages.
Textile printing
Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 June, 12.00-17.00
Education Studio, 4th Floor Henry Cole Wing
Create printed textiles inspired by Art Deco designs in this drop in workshop. For adults.
Art Deco Masks
Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 June, 12.00-17.00
Sculpture Gallery, 50A
Create your own mask, inspired by Art Deco designs and sculptural shapes. For families.
Cultural Revolution in Harlem and Paris
Sunday 29 June
A series of events celebrating the contribution of black people to the cultural revolution in Harlem and Paris during the 1920s, known as the Harlem Renaissance. Suitable for a range of ages and interests.
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The Harlem Renaissance: short presentations and discussions
Lecture Theatre
11.00 Rhapsodies in Black: an overview of the art and culture of the Harlem Renaissance and its global impact
12.00 Negritude: black people in Paris during the 1920s
13.30 Josephine Baker and her life in Paris
15.00 Jazz of the period
16.30 Design and the Harlem Renaissance
Voices of the Harlem Renaissance
Norfolk House Music Room, British Galleries
Readings from the literary works of key figures including: Langston Hughes (poetry), Claude McKay (novel) and Josephine Baker (autobiography).
12.45 Poetry
14.15 Novels
15.45 Autobiography
Images of the Harlem Renaissance
Print Room, Henry Cole Wing
14.00 Images associated with the culture and social history of the Harlem Renaissance including views of Harlem and the work of African-American photographer, James Van Der Zee.
Film of the Harlem Renaissance
Jean Muir Seminar Room
11.00-17.00 A series of film clips shown on a continuous loop. A listing of film sequences and length will be provided on the day.
Music of the Harlem Renaissance
Pirelli Garden (weather permitting, alternatively in The New Restaurant)
13.00-14.00 Jazz performance
Dance of the Harlem Renaissance
Gamble Room
15.00-17.00 Tea Dance including the Charleston and the Tango. Visitors are invited to have tea and cakes and dance to music of the period!
Twentieth Century Society Information Stand
Monday 30 June, Tuesday 1 July, Wednesday 2 July, 12.00-17.00
Gallery 74 The Twentieth Century Society exists to safeguard the heritage of architecture and design in Britain from 1914 onwards. Visit their stand to find out about the work of the society and how to get involved.
Wednesday Late View: A Flappers and Follies Summer Party
2 July, 18.30-22.00
Pirelli Garden Come in 1920s and '30s dress ready to sip cocktails, dine elegantly, dance the Charleston and listen to jazz around the fountain.
Wednesday Late View: Art Deco lecture
2 July, 19.15-20.05
Lecture Theatre Ghislaine Wood, the exhibition curator, describes how the style became a world-wide phenomenon leaving its imprint on everything from luxury hotels to bakelite radios. This a repeat of the lecture given at Wednesday Late View on 2 April. Lecture tickets: full price £8, Friends of the V&A and full-time students £5.
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