Refugee Week: Zine Drop-in

Created for Refugee Week, this collaborative zine celebrates food as a vessel for bringing people together and expressing our cultural identities and memories.

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  • Friday, 19 – Sunday, 21 June 2026

  • V&A South Kensington

    Cromwell Road
    London, SW7 2RL
  • The Garden

  • Families

  • Free event

Refugee Week: Zine Drop-in photo
Simple Act of Sharing a Meal: Zine Drop-in

What does welcome taste like? 
What spice or herb reminds you of home? 
Do you have a favourite bowl, pot, jar, tin or plate? 
 
Come and explore these questions with us as we share our food stories through a free creative zine. Created for Refugee Week, this collaborative zine celebrates food as a vessel for bringing people together and expressing our cultural identities and memories. 
 
This zine was co-created in collaboration with artist Tasch (Assemblage Collective) and West London Welcome, a community centre supporting refugees and asylum seekers in West London. Inspired by the V&A collection, this zine is both an archive of the stories we shared and an invitation for you to add your own.

 Inside, you'll find spaces to write, draw, reflect, and imagine.

Visit Essentials and Accessibility
Food and drinks - Children's meal deals and highchairs are available in our cafés. Packed lunches can be eaten in the Lunchroom or John Madejski Garden.
 
Breastfeeding & Baby Changing - Breastfeeding is welcome throughout the V&A. Quiet spaces are available for those who prefer privacy. Baby changing facilities are available in most toilets.
 
Buggy Park - There are main buggy park areas near Cromwell Road entrance and the cloakroom near Exhibition Road entrance. Ask a member of staff to direct you to a buggy park.
 
This visual story provides images and information to help you plan and prepare for your visit to the museum V&A South Kensington visual story.

The Museum is accessible and step-free. Please find further information by clicking here.

Ear defenders - ear defenders are available to pick up from the Learning Centre Desk.

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If you have any further questions, please email the Audience Outreach team team on communities@vam.ac.uk