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Spitalfields Walking Tour with Mike Berlin (20 February)
One-day course
+44 (0)20 7942 2000
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This walk will explore Spitalfields, one of London’s most famous quarters. A place of settlement of migrants and site of production of the world-famous silks, seen in the V&A’s textile collections, Spitalfields has been defined by the cultures of Huguenots, Jewish, Irish, Bangladeshi and other communities over four centuries.
This walk is designed to complement the course 'London 1666-1851: Emporia and Empire', available online, in-person and in-person with gallery tours, but you do not need to be enrolled on any online course to join a walking tour.
Please note that we cannot guarantee that this tour is fully accessible; there will be curbs, narrow and uneven pavements on this tour.
Please note that we cannot guarantee that this tour is fully accessible; there will be curbs, narrow and uneven pavements on this tour.
V&A Academy Course Director
Mike Berlin
Mike Berlin is a Lecturer at Birkbeck College, University of London. He is a specialist in the social history of early modern London and has published extensively on the history of London’s guilds. Before joining Birkbeck, he was a research officer at the Centre for Metropolitan History, Institute of Historical Research.
I loved it all! An excellent walk with so much interesting information, hearing about the people that lived in the area and what their work and lives involved. Previous Walking tour attendee
Course overview
This walking tour is linked to Mike Berlin's 10-week spring term art history course 'London 1666-1851: Emporia and Empire', available online, in-person and in-person with gallery tours. If you wish to join the online course, please book online.
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One-day course: Spitalfields Walking Tour with Mike Berlin (20 February)
20 February 2026
£70.00
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