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Art Deco Taster Lecture Recording (2026)
Online course
+44 (0)20 7942 2000
If the taster made you curious to learn more you can join Christine Lalumia and guest lecturers on our 5-week online course
Art Deco: Style and Design starting from 26 February 2026, available on catch up until 30 April 2026 (Spring term)
Art Deco: Style and Design starting from 28 May 2026, available on catch up until 30 July 2026 (Summer term)
If you have any questions, or would like more information about attending this or another online courses, please contact the V&A Academy team on courses@vam.ac.uk.
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Thinking about an online course? Try this free one-hour art history lecture recording that you can enjoy when it suits you best. Simply sign up to receive your recording link, and join V&A Academy Course Leader Christine Lalumia to discover more about the delights of Art Deco.
Often considered one of the most distinctive and elegant of international, inter-war styles, Art Deco had a wide range of global influences. Learn how the style embraced both the precious and the mass-produced, whilst epitomising glamour and modernity.
To book, simply sign up to the V&A Academy newsletter by clicking here or use the 'book now' button showing on the right.
You will receive the viewing link in your welcome email within 24 hours and will have access to the taster lecture recording for a limited time.
Often considered one of the most distinctive and elegant of international, inter-war styles, Art Deco had a wide range of global influences. Learn how the style embraced both the precious and the mass-produced, whilst epitomising glamour and modernity.
To book, simply sign up to the V&A Academy newsletter by clicking here or use the 'book now' button showing on the right.
You will receive the viewing link in your welcome email within 24 hours and will have access to the taster lecture recording for a limited time.
Please note, this taster lecture recording cannot be booked via the shopping basket, via phone or Contact Centre. For any questions please email courses@vam.ac.uk.
If the taster made you curious to learn more you can join Christine Lalumia and guest lecturers on our 5-week online course
Art Deco: Style and Design starting from 26 February 2026, available on catch up until 30 April 2026 (Spring term)
Art Deco: Style and Design starting from 28 May 2026, available on catch up until 30 July 2026 (Summer term)
If you have any questions, or would like more information about attending this or another online courses, please contact the V&A Academy team on courses@vam.ac.uk.
To browse all our courses, click here.
V&A Academy Course Leader
Christine Lalumia
Christine Lalumia lectures and writes on design, art and garden histories with a keen interest in cultural context. A consultant lecturer at Sotheby’s Institute of Art, she was deputy director of The Museum of the Home for 21 years.
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Online course: Art Deco Taster Lecture Recording (2026)
12 January 2026 - 25 May 2026
Free
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Open 10.00 - 13.00, Monday to Sunday (closed 24-26 December)
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Header image: Pochoir print by George Barbier entitled 'La Paresse' (The Laziness), from 'Falbalas & Fanfreluches'. France, 1925. Museum Nr. C.6681:1