Christmas Holidays at the V&A

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS AT THE V&A Join us to experience the magic of a Victorian Christmas! Inspired by the Museums’ collections and the era in which they were founded, we celebrate with a month of festive displays, tours and trails, family activities, workshops and performances. Read more All events are free and drop-in and suitable for ages 3+ (unless stated otherwise)

*LAST CHANCE TO SEE* POP-UP PERFORMANCE: A CHRISTMAS GATHERINGSaturday 17 December, 11.00, 13.00 & 15.00 (duration 25 min)  You are invited to a Victorian Christmas party exploring all things festive, from Christmas cards to trees. Find out how Victorian children entertained themselves on Christmas day! Read more Suitable for ages 3+   DROP-IN DESIGN Sunday 18 December, 10.30 – 17.00 Search the Museum for animals and create a festive mask, headdress or cape. Read moreJoin the Drop-in Design team for creative activities every Sunday (term-time) Suitable for all the family    DIGITAL KIDS Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 December, 10.30 – 17.00  Remix Victorian Christmas cards to create your own fun contemporary design to take away and send to friends. Use the Museum’s Christmas card collection, started since our first director Henry Cole invented them in 1843, and bring classic designs into the twenty first century! Read more Suitable for ages 5+

THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS FAMILY STORYTIME WITH VISITOR EXPERIENCE STAFFWeekdays, until Friday 23 December, 11.00, 13.00 & 15.30 Join Visitor Experience staff as they animate TheTwelve Days of Christmas especially for families. This book is available to purchase in the V&A Shop. Shop here   BACK-PACKS, TRAILS AND HANDS-ON EXHIBITSEvery day (last back-pack given out at 16.00)  Explore the V&A with fantastic stories, games and multi-sensory materials. Choose from Back-Packs, trails, or for the under 5s, an Agent Animal bag. Hands-on exhibits are available throughout the Museum – look for the hand symbol on the map. THE IMAGINATION STATION: CHRISTMAS & NEW YEARWednesday 28 December – Tuesday 3 January (excluding Sunday 1 January), 10.30 – 17.00 Seek out Christmas objects around the Museum through a playful paper trail. This trail is also available from information desks from Saturday 3 December. Read more     POP-UP PERFORMANCE: CHRISTMAS & NEW YEARWednesday 28 December – Tuesday 3 January (excluding Sunday 1 January) 11.00, 13.00 & 15.00 (duration 25 min)  Discover the enchanting world of The Nutcracker in a ballet performance created by Tempered Body Dance Theatre, with performers from Highgate Ballet School. Read more Suitable for ages 3+   CHRISTMAS STITCHWednesday 28 – Saturday 31 December, 10.30 – 17.00  Led by the Embroiderers’ Guild, take part in free, drop-in embroidery workshops inspired by works from the Opus Anglicanum: Masterpieces of English Medieval Embroidery exhibition and festive objects around the Museum. Read more Suitable for ages 7+   FAMILY-LED TOURS Sunday 1 – Tuesday 3 January, 11.30 & 13.30. Also 12.30 & 14.30 (Monday 2 January only) (duration up to 30 min) Join a Christmas tour of the Museum, led by families, for families. Read more   CHRISTMAS BOARD GAME MAKING WORKSHOPV&A Museum of Childhood Tuesday 20, Wednesday 21 & Thursday 22 December, 13.00 – 16.00 What Christmas isn’t complete without a round of board games? Join professional games designer James Wallis in an afternoon of board game designing fun, using tools and materials provided, work together as a family to come up with concepts, design the visual, and decide rules for your very own board game to take home and play again and again. Read more and book  Suitable for ages 6+   FESTIVE FAMILY FILMS V&A Museum of Childhood Tuesday 27, Wednesday 28 & Thursday 29 December, 14.00 (activities), 14.30 (screening)  Come in from the cold and spend a cosy afternoon enjoying some festive family classics, accompanied by special making activities inspired by the films. From The Muppet Christmas Carol (27 December) to Bugsy Malone (28 December) and Jumanji (29 December). Read more and book