Victoria and Albert Museum - July events at the V&A

WHAT'S ON JULY – SEPTEMBER 2015 Find out what's on at the Museum from July to September, including exhibitions, events, courses and workshops, activities for families and young people. Click here to see the full programme. Book now Free tours and talks are also available on a daily basis. Hear the history of the V&A, discover  the Museum's outstanding collections, meet our Artists in Residenceand more. Click here for the listing.

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TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY 16 – 18 July, 10.30 – 17.00 This 3 day digital workshop will help you develop your technical and composition skills to explore the possibilities of travel photography. Read more BOOK NOW: YEAR AND SHORT COURSES Book before Friday 31 July 2015 and receive 20% early bird discount on the price of a full Year course and 10% discount on the price of a Short course, terms and conditions apply. To take advantage of this offer call 020 7942 2211. See the courses brochurehere   CARROUSSA SONORE Saturday 18 July, 11.00 – 17.00 The John Madejski Garden Award winning Moroccan artist, Younes Baba-Ali presents his sound installation Carroussa Sonore as part of the Shubbak 2015 festival.Read more ROJA DOVE Friday 24 July, 18.30 – 19.30 Historian and perfume creator Roja Dove discusses the science and history behind the creation of some of the world's greatest fragrances from ancient times to the present day.  Read more COMING SOON...   FAMILY ART FUN: SUMMER HOLIDAYS Explore the museum and enjoy the garden this summer. Investigate reflections, ceramics, African storytelling and much more. See the full programme here CREATE! SUMMER WORKSHOPS Create! is the Museum's programme for Young People. If you are interested in fashion, digital design, performance and architecture, check out our listing of exciting workshops for the summer here   FASHINATING FOOTWEAR: SHORT HISTORY OF SHOES 30 September – 2 October  Fiona Campbell, lecturer at the London College of Fashion and designer/maker of shoes, examines the principal styles, techniques and cultural connotations related to the history of shoes. Read more ALSO IN LONDON... BARBICAN CENTRE BURDA: ASIL ENSEMBLE + KARIMA SKALI Saturday 11 July Bridging classical and contemporary:  the Beirut-based ensemble and Moroccan singer perform song cycles combining modern Arabic music from Umm Kulthoum and Mustafa Said with ancient Sufi and modern Palestinian poetry. Read more HAYWARD GALLERY, SOUTHBANK CENTRE CARSTEN HÖLLER: DECISION Until 6 September Immerse yourself in the world of Carsten Höller as you learn to fly, explore a die and exit down a slide. Carsten Höller: Decision, the artist’s largest survey show in the UK to date, erupts beyond its roof and walls, exploring perception and decision making.Read more

MICHAEL CRAIG-MARTIN AND MICHAEL BRACEWELL Tuesday 14 July, 18.30 – 19.30 Renowned for his defining role in the development of conceptual art, and for his fostering of the Young British Artists, Michael Craig-Martin discusses what it means to be an artist today with critic and writer Michael Bracewell. Read more   DEFINING LUXURY: JOB SMEETS AND JAN BOELEN IN CONVERSATION Friday 17 July, 18.30 – 19.30 Join a specialist panel including Job Smeets of Studio Job and Jan Boelen, Director of Z33 in critical debate aimed at formulating the definition of luxury for the twenty-first century. Read more NARRATIVES OF REUSE 18 and 25 July, 14.00 – 17.00 Meet  Designer Liliana Ovalle for a series of playful and exploratory exercises on the re-appropriation of resources in the urban space and giving a second life to abandoned objects. Read more   TRACY BORMAN: REASSESSING THOMAS CROMWELL Tuesday 21 July, 18.30 – 19.30 Tracy Borman, Joint Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces, discusses her new book on the life, loves and legacy of Thomas Cromwell, one of the most powerful figures in Tudor history. Borman reviews his reputation and asks who was the real Cromwell? Read more