What's On Friday 1 February 2013
Exhibitions
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Light From the Middle East: New Photography
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EXHIBITION: Light from the Middle East: New Photography presents work by artists from across the Middle East (spanning North Africa to Central Asia), living in the region and in diaspora.
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Special Events
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Africa: Speed, Search, Sound
Free entrySPECIAL EVENT: Speed date with historians about the objects they ‘love’.
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Classic, Camp and Cult: Queer Film at the V&A
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SPECIAL EVENT: Join the V&A's LGBTQ network for a weekend film festival and explore queer cinema from around the world in relation to objects in the Museum’s collection.
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Outrageous!
SPECIAL EVENT: As part of the Classic, Camp and Cult: Queer Film weekend at the V&A watch Outrageous!, one of the first gay-themed films ever to receive widespread theatrical release in North America
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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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Courses
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Early Medieval 12/13
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YEAR COURSE: Celebrate the re-display of the Museum’s world-class early medieval collection. Fridays, 21 September 2012 – 12 July 2013 (over 3 terms), 11.00–15.30
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Evening events
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Vogue on Fashion
EVENING TALK: Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman joins the writers Bronwyn Cosgrave, Judith Watt, Charlotte Sinclair and Chloe Fox in opening up Vogue’s unique archive of images for a discussion of four of the great geniuses of modern fashion.
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Norfolk House Music Room Concert
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LIVE MUSIC: Free concerts by musicians from the Royal College of Music are performed on selected Friday evenings in the beautiful setting of the Norfolk House Music Room, from 18.30 – 19.30.
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Afrobeat!
Free entryLIVE MUSIC: Join us for a concert by Thabani Nyoni and hear pieces from his latest work ‘Ekaya’. Originally from Bulawayo, Thabani combines sweet southern African melodies with funk, jazz and chanted vocals in a lively and passionate way.
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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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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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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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Membership Events
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French Design, Renaissance to Art Nouveau
Join V&A guide Marie-Laure Viala as she delves into the history of French design.
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Workshops
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Sculpture in Focus: The Portrait Bust
3 DAY PRACTICAL WORKSHOP: Following a tour of the V&A’s sculpture collections, you will be guided through the process of modelling a portrait bust.
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Night & Low Light Photography
3 WEEK DIGITAL COURSE: Discover how to create atmospheric photographs in low light conditions with this practical course.
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