What's On Friday 14 September 2012
Exhibitions
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Ballgowns:
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EXHIBITION: This spring the V&A celebrates the opening of the newly renovated Fashion galleries with an exhibition of beautiful ballgowns, red carpet evening dresses and catwalk showstoppers.
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Heatherwick Studio:
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EXHIBITION: As part of a season of events celebrating British design, the V&A presents the first major solo exhibition exploring the work of one of the most inventive design studios practicing today. Heatherwick Studio has earned a renowned international profile through projects spanning the disciplines of architecture, furniture and product design, to engineering, sculpture and urban planning.
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Special Events
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London Design Festival
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SPECIAL EVENT: Enjoy an exciting array of displays, installations, talks and workshops at the 10th annual London Design Festival.
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Digital Hub
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DIGITAL EVENT: Drop into the daily Digital Hub to join a community of design bloggers, digital inclusion designers and design writing students.
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Introduction to London Design Festival for 16-19 year olds by industry experts
Free entryFREE TALK: Get to know how the designers showing at the London Design Festival started in the creative industry; the good times and the bad; the challenges of designing and setting up your own business.
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Showing at LDF and want to enhance your profile through blogging and social media
Free entryDEMONSTRATION AND WORKSHOP: Join ARTS THREAD’s team of journalists for a talk and workshop to teach you how to use a Wordpress blog, to make the best use of facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.
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Family Events
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Back-packs & Trails
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FAMILY EVENT: Journey across the V&A with fantastic stories, games and multi-sensory materials. Choose from Back-packs, trails or, for the under 5s, an Agent Animal bag.
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Conferences & Symposia
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Fashioning the Early Modern: Creativity and Innovation in Europe 1500-1800
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CONFERENCE: Explore three key themes of early modern fashion: Innovation, Dissemination and Reputation. Invited speakers include, Lesley Miller, John Styles, and Evelyn Welch. Friday 14 – Saturday 15 September, 10.00 – 17.15
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Evening events
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V&A Connects with Pearlfisher
CREATIVE PROFESSIONALS EVENT: Join Pearlfisher as they present a behind the scenes glimpse into their approach, work and culture, exploring how designing for brands has changed over the last 20 years and where it might go in the next 20.
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Inspiring Design: The Cast Courts & Music
Free entryFREE PERFORMANCE: Using the extraordinary backdrop of the V&A’s cast courts as inspiration, internationally acclaimed violinist Peter Sheppard Skaerved and virtuoso horn player Carly Lake will deliver a special performance to mark the start of the London Design Festival.
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Free talks & tours
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Daily Introductory Tour
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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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PRISM guided tour
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FREE TOUR: Explore PRISM, a structural and digital installation by Keiichi Matsuda and associates, on an exclusive guided tour. Commissioned by Veuve Clicquot.
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Medieval & Renaissance Tour 11.30
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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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Master Designers - Ravishing Spaces
LUNCHTIME LECTURE: Join an interactive discussion of design with Inchbald School of Design who have been educating leaders of the design world for over 50 years.
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Theatre & Performance Galleries Tour
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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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British Galleries Tour
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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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Social Design Talks: Prototyping social enterprise Care 4 Care
FREE TALKS: How do you prototype something that involves changing behaviours and culture and relies on volunteers? Hear from social entrepreneurs from the Young Foundation as they share how they've been designing Care 4 Care, a new timebanking platform to support care for older people in their homes.
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Friday Evening Introductory Tour 19:00
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TOUR: Join one of our free themed tours exploring different aspects of the V&A's collection. Starts at 19.00 from the Meeting Point at the Grand Entrance.
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Workshops
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Diamandini, Mari Velonaki
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WORKSHOP: Join our behind-the-scenes workshop and explore the interactive robotic artwork Diamandini, from the developmental stages, prototype head, dress construction to the robotic base and development of the arms.
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What's your 'BOO' face?
Free entryPRACTICAL WORKSHOP: Working with a variety of repurposed materials and hand printing processes create a 3d or printed mask to capture your ‘BOO’ face. Studio BOO design and make experiences to engage people in a 'BOO' moment.
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