Victoria and Albert Museum - Open now: Opus Anglicanum: Masterpieces of English Medieval Embroidery

*OPEN NOW*OPUS ANGLICANUM: MASTERPIECES OF ENGLISH MEDIEVAL EMBROIDERY Until 5 February 2017 ✮✮✮✮✮ "The masterpieces would awe anybody" Evening Standard  ✮✮✮✮ "spectacular" Time Out London✮✮✮✮ "magnificent" The Daily Telegraph See the luxury embroideries that England was famed for between the 12th and 15th centuries. Often referred to as ‘Opus Anglicanum’ (English work), some of the embroideries have not been seen in Britain since they were produced.  Read more and bookV&A Members go free #OpusAnglicanum Support generously provided by the Ruddock Foundation for the Arts Supported by Hand & Lock

SEE ALL V&A EXHIBITIONS FREE - BECOME A MEMBER Become a Member and enjoy unlimited entry to all current and upcoming V&A shows, plus Members-only Preview Days, the V&A Magazine, Members' Events programme, the Members' Room and an e-newsletter with updates & offers.  Membership starts at £57, with concessions for those under-26 years or over 60.  Read more Join online, in the Museum or call 020 7942 2271   V&A SHOP A beautiful collection of jewellery, stationery, embroidery and goldwork books selected to accompany Opus Anglicanum: Masterpieces of English Medieval Embroidery are also available in V&A shops in person and online.  A sumptuously illustrated book to accompany the exhibition draws on new research and detailed photography to offer an introduction to the design, production and use of Opus Anglicanum, and includes essays by leading experts exploring the social and artistic context of the embroideries.Shop now   COURSE: EARLY MEDIEVAL 300-1250 Fridays, 23 September 2016 – 14 July 2017, over 3 terms 11.10 – 15.30 Celebrate the Museum’s world-class early medieval collection. Explore the rise of Christianity in the East and West and how patrons and artists of the early Middle Ages transformed Classical principles.Read more and book   STUDY DAY: ENGLISH MEDIEVAL EMBROIDERY UNPICKEDSaturday 12 November, 14.00 – 16.30 Explore the world of England’s medieval luxury embroideries. Examine their materials, techniques and design, patrons and artists.  Read more and book