Art Deco: Taster Lecture Recording

Online course

+44 (0)20 7942 2000
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, the most distinctive and elegant of international, inter-war styles. Influenced by a wide range of global influences, it embraced both the precious and the mass-produced and epitomised glamour and modernity.

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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-weeklong online course Art Deco: Style and Design starting next week, Thursday 30 October, available on catch up until 1 January 2026 or join us for for the Spring term edition starting from February 2026.

Click here to find out about Art Deco: Style and Design starting from 30 October 2025.
Click here to find out about  Art Deco: Style and Design starting from  26 February 2026

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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Portrait of V&A Academy Course Leader Christine Lalumia

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.

It is an enormous treat for me to be able to attend these courses online. The online format works brilliantly for me! V&A Academy Online Learner
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Online course: Art Deco: Taster Lecture Recording

24 October 2025 - 15 March 2026

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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