Bookable Events
Places must be booked in advance for all the following events. Please call 020 7942 2209. All tickets for booked events include free entry to the Museum and exhibition, unless otherwise stated.

Brand Identity Photography Workshops
Monday 23, Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 October; Friday 3, Friday 10, Friday 17 and Friday 24 November; Friday 1, Friday 8 and Friday 15 December 2000; Friday 5 and Friday 12 January 2001, 11.00 - 16.30, Education Studio. Bring along a branded object that speaks 'you' - a piece of clothing, an accessory, hair product, mobile phone or CD. Tour the exhibition, then take part in a one-day photography workshop and have your photograph displayed in the V&A. Places are limited to 12 people per day. Suitable for ages 16 and over. Individual, student, youth or community group bookings available. Fee: Free but places must be booked in advance.

An Evening for Educators
Tuesday 23 October 2000, 18.30 - 21.00, Exhibition and Lecture.

Teachers and lecturers from all sectors are invited to a private view of Brand.New, and to hear a talk by co-curators, Jane Pavitt and Gareth Williams. Members of the Education Department will be available to advise those wishing to book visits. Pay bar available. Fee: Free but places must be booked in advance.

Conference
Brand.New: a major two-day conference at the V&A
Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 November 2000, 10.30 - 17.00, Lecture Theatre.

Encompassing design, fashion, advertising and marketing, the conference will explore the processes and significance of branding in our globalised and information-led society. The conference will be of interest to students and lecturers in the fields of art and design, media and communications, sociology and anthropology; to practitioners in these disciplines and to members of the public wishing to know more about current debates relating to design, identity and mass consumption.

Day 1: Saturday 11 November

  • Conference introduction
    Gareth Williams, co-curator, Brand.New
  • Sixth sense
    John Sorrell, Chairman, Interbrand Newell and Sorrell
  • Brand mania: from nation to education Jonathan Woodham, University of Brighton
  • In the air: advertising and saturation
    Rachel Bowlby, University of York
  • Thinking with things: brands and interface culture
    Celia Lury, Goldsmiths College, London University
  • Summary and response
    Jane Pavitt, co-curator, Brand.New

Day 2: Sunday 12 November

  • High street brands rescue fashion design labels? Angela McRobbie, Goldsmiths College, London University
  • Global brands in a local world
    Russell Belk, University of Utah
  • Branding the symptom: psychopathology and the demise of 'consumer behaviour' Malcolm Quinn, Wimbledon School of Art
  • Logos: language and the material world
    Judith Williamson, columnist and author of Decoding Advertisements and Consuming Passions
  • Keynote address
    Naomi Klein, journalist and author of No Logo

Fees: Ticket price includes morning coffee, sandwich lunch and afternoon tea, plus admission to the Museum and exhibition on both days of the conference.
Full rate: £40 per day
Concessionary rate (senior citizens, Friends and Patrons of the V&A): £34 per day

Students on state-funded courses: £15 per day Registered disabled people and ES40 holders: £12.50 per day
Free places: a free place can be offered to a carer accompanying a registered disabled person and to a teacher/lecturer accompanying ten or more students.

Brand.Old: Brand.New
Workshops on branding past and present: that first lipstick, car or washing machine; pester power - conflicts between adults and children over the purchase of the latest brand; loyalty to or boycotting of brands; branding across cultures. For older or intergenerational groups. Includes a tour of the exhibition and reminiscence through discussion and collection of branded objects. Dates/venues by arrangement. For further details call 020 7942 2197.

Shopping Trolley
Art works invited from student, youth and community groups on the basis of a week's shopping following a tour of the exhibition. Submit 2D or photographs of 3D work for consideration for display at the V&A. Book a free group visit to the exhibition and register your interest in the project. For further details call 020 7942 2197.

Drop-In-Events
No need to book in advance - just turn up on the days and between the times stated. All events are included in the Museum admission price. For further details call 020 7942 2197.

Branded Response
Throughout exhibition period. Your chance to contribute during the exhibition by adding comments on branding past and present - write down the first brand you remember, the luxury brand you covet. Responses will be displayed in the Museum for others to see and add to.

Family Event: Culture in a Can
Saturday 21 - Sunday 29 October 2000, 11.00 - 13.00 and 14.00 - 17.00, Japanese Gallery
Make your own label for a V&A product inspired by Brand.New. Add your creation to the wall of cans on display in the Japanese Gallery. With artist Alex Julyan. For families with children aged 5-11 years. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Demonstration: Graphic Design
Sunday 19 and Sunday 26 November 2000, 10.30 - 13.30 and 14.00 - 17.00, see signs on the day for venue.
Visitors of all ages will enjoy these demonstrations. Find out how graphic designers develop branding ideas from concept to digital artwork. With graphic designers from Formula.

Slide Talks
Two introductory slide talks exploring the themes of the exhibition.

Thursday 9 November 2000, 13.00 - 13.45, Lecture Theatre
Gareth Williams, co-curator of the exhibition

Thursday 16 November 2000, 13.00 - 13.45, Lecture Theatre
Jane Pavitt, co-curator of the exhibition.

Sign-language interpreted for deaf visitors

Exhibition tour for blind and partially sighted visitors
Wednesday 15 November 2000, 18.00 - 19.30 Please let us know if you are coming - call 020 7942 2184. Meet at Exhibition Road entrance.

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