January events at the V&A

PETER CHADWICK:  THIS BRUTAL WORLD Monday 23 January, 19.00 – 20.45 Join This Brutal World author and graphic designer Peter Chadwick for a discussion of his formative years growing up in the North East of England in the 1980s, where the surrounding industrial landscape ignited his interest in concrete, music and Brutalism. Peter will be choosing and discussing a collection of favourite buildings from his book accompanied by music from the period.Read more and book Includes wine reception

THE PAGE-TURNER: PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVES, PHOTOBOOK WORKS AND SELF-PUBLISHING Tuesday 24, Wednesday 25 & Thursday 26 January, 10.30 – 17.00 This three-day course will explore the exciting intersection of photographic archives and photobook publishing. The first day will be spent at the Museum exploring artists’ photobooks in the National Art Library. The workshop will continue at the London South Bank University in the art studios, where participants will develop photobook dummies. Read more and book   DIGITAL DESIGN DROP-IN Saturday 28 January, 13.00 – 16.00 Drop-in and meet digital artists and designers who explore intersections of art, design, craft and technology. See ‘show and tell’ presentations of new cutting-edge projects and speak to artists about their work. Read more Free, drop in   WOMEN WHO CODE, LONDON Friday 13 January, 18.00 – 21.00 Monday 23 January, 11.00 – 14.00 Women Who Code are a global non-profit organisation dedicated to inspiring women to excel in technology careers by creating a global, connected community of women in technology. Join them as they deliver introductory workshops into coding, aimed at opening the door to a world of natural language processing to anyone who is interested. Read more  Free, booking required

RAY FOULK AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL Friday 13 January, 19.00 – 20.00 Join festival organiser Ray Foulk as he discusses his books When the World Came to the Isle of Wight Vol.1&2 and hosting legends Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix. Read more and book   WAYNE MCGREGOR Monday 16 January, 19.00 – 20.45 Join award-winning choreographer and director Wayne McGregor in conversation as he shares his vision. Read more and book Includes wine reception COURSE: FASHIONING AND FURNISHING THE ENGLISH COUNTRY HOUSE 1650 – 1920 Fridays, 20 January – 24 March 2017, 10.30 – 13.00 Explore the uniquely luxurious and elegant fashion that characterised the English Country House and discover how personal collections came to shape the aesthetic ideals of the time. Read more and book     CREATE! INTERIOR DESIGN Saturday 21 January, 11.00 – 16.00 (13-15 years)  Saturday 28 January, 11.00 – 16.00 (16-19 years)  Learn the principles of planning a new look for a space with interior designers Alexandra Von Peltz and Rosalynn Youdan from award-winning architecture and interior design practice Jestico + Whiles. Using the Museum's spaces and collections as inspiration, you will produce your own designs for a home or restaurant.  Read more and book   CREATE! CERAMICS Saturday 21 & 28 January (13-15 years) 11.00 – 16.00 Using ceramic architectural details around the Museum as inspiration, create your own ceramic feature. Sketch your design and in the Ceramic Studio work with clay to make modern interpretations of architectural features. Read more and book   V&A SAMSUNG DIGITAL CLASSROOM: THE CAMERA EXPOSED  Saturday 7 January, 10.30 – 17.00 (16-19 years) Work with photographer Luke Watson to create work that places the photographer and camera as the central subjects of the image. Taking inspiration from The Camera Exposed display, you will study the approaches of a variety of photographers before shooting and printing your own images. Read more and book   OPEN STUDIOS  Julian Melchiorri Exhibition Road Engineering Resident Friday 27 January, 19.00 Visit our first Engineer in Residence to find out more about his research in the field of bio-engineering and his residency at the Museum.Read more Bethan Lloyd Worthington V&A Ceramics Resident Wednesday 11 and Saturday 21 January,  13.00 – 16.00 Visit Bethan to find out more about her residency plans and her research on the ways ceramics have dealt with landscape, nature and place. Read more Free, drop-in   WATCH, TALK, THINK FILM SEASON V&A Museum of Childhood 26 January – 9 March Watch some of the most powerful films about childhood followed by panel discussions with leading academics, film critics and health professionals. Including critically acclaimed films with thought-provoking stories of childhood such as Au Revoir Les Enfants and Ivan’s Childhood. Read more and book     FEMINIST AVANT-GARDE OF THE 1970s WORKS FROM THE VERBUND COLLECTION The Photographers' Gallery Until 29 January 2017 Celebrating groundbreaking feminist practices, with artists as diverse as VALIE EXPORT, Cindy Sherman and Ana Mendieta, this exhibition reflects a time when gender equality and civil rights protest became part of public discourse. Read more   THE AMERICAN DREAM: POP TO THE PRESENT The British Museum 9 March – 18 June 2017 As a new chapter of American history begins, explore the past six extraordinary decades through the eyes of its greatest artists. Presenting for the first time the British Museum’s outstanding collection of modern and contemporary American prints, this major exhibition will trace the creative momentum of a superpower. Read more   HAIR BY SAM MCKNIGHT Somerset House Until 12 March 2017 ★★★★★ "an exhibition that celebrates style’s crowning glory" (Time Out)  Go behind the scenes of the fashion world at Somerset House in an exhibition celebrating the transformative power of hair in image making. Read more