In Focus Tour: Marriage rites and rituals

Marriage is one of few existing cultural universals, common to all human cultures worldwide. Discover our fascinating objects from around the world that were used in wedding ceremonies, given as gifts or dowries, and hear how some of them came to change the course of history, in this informal tour led by Karl Finn of the V&A's Learning Department. You'll come to understand how the rites and rituals we know today as marriage and weddings, have significantly evolved over time.