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No need to book in advance. Events are included in the Museum admission price unless otherwise stated. For further details please telephone 020 7942 2197
TALKS All talks start at 13.00 and last 45-60 minutes. They are included in the entry ticket to the museum. Introductory slide talks by the exhibition curators Please meet at 13.00 in the Lecture Theatre
A series of talks by V&A staff in the permanent displays. Please meet at 13.00 in the rear of the Cromwell Road entrance hall. Talks take place on Mondays.
For deaf people
Visits to the exhibition for blind and partially sighted people. These visits include some touch and some description. Please meet at the Exhibition Road entrance at the times shown below.
Of Verse and Art - 'A Fine and Subtle Spirit' Join actors Tim and Liza Vaughan-Hughes of Poems Unlimited for readings of Victorian Poetry which highlight works of art in the Museum. 20 minute tours.
Enjoy an array of Victorian characters exploring their world through dialogue and song in this variety show. In the Lecture Theatre. 45 minute sessions.
Join in this participatory session covering the history of the Music Hall as told by some of its most flamboyant characters. With actors from Baroque n' Roll, in the Raphael Court. 45 minute sessions.
Marie Moylan brings the Victorian pastime of decorative paper craft up to date in 3D form In the Jones Collection.
Visitors will meet a mid-Victorian lady as she is dressed by her maid, in all the exuberant finery of crinolines and petticoats; after which she is courted by a Victorian gentleman. Three costumed characters from Past Pleasures will interpret the items in the display and explain their relevance to the Victorian world. In the Dress Collection and the Exhibition.
Join Richard York for a lively look at Victorian music and paraphernalia. In the musical instrument gallery. 45 minute sessions.
Magic of the Victorians Join Dominic Le Foe, Director of The Players Theatre for a performance conjuring and magic from the 1890s. In the Morris Room. 30 minute sessions.
Join eccentric Victorian photographer of human and animal locomotion Eadweard Muybridge and discover why he is called the 'Father of the Moving Image'. Let his assistant help you make your own moving images to take home. In Gallery 23 and the Boilerhouse lunchroom.
Come and try Victorian animation techniques with Louise Spraggon from the British Film Institute. In Gallery 23.
Visitors of all ages will enjoy this series of demonstrations by craftspeople who use traditional 19th century techniques and styles in their work. Turn up at any time between 14.00 and 17.00 on the days and in the places listed below. Stained Glass Michael Newby shows the processes used by the Victorians in constructing stained glass. In Gallery 25.
Jackie Clark reveals the techniques of bobbin lace. In Textiles Study Collection.
Marie Moylan demonstrates the art of counted cross stitch samplers. In Textiles Study Collection.
Join Al Johnson in the Cast Courts as she demonstrates a Victorian fascination - plaster casting.
Clock case restorer Russell Callow shows the restoration of wooden clock cases using traditional furniture finishings In the Jones Collection.
Christine Palmer demonstrates traditional woodcarving techniques. In Gallery 25.
Join a Victorian lady for tea. Dawn Purkiss from Baroque n' Roll demonstrates. In the Morris Room.
A Family Trail, 'Good Dog', will be available from the Information Desk throughout the exhibition. A Victorian Activity Back-Pack Tour for families will also be available on Saturday afternoons 13.30-17.00 and during some school holidays from the main Cromwell Road entrance. |
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