May events at the V&A

May Half-Term Free Art Fun Join us for free making, performance and digital activities for all the family, inspired by The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains throughout May half-term. Saturday 27 May – Sunday 4 June SEE ALL ACTIVITIES

EVENTS SPECIAL EVENT Learning Academy Takeover: 2017/18 Programme Launch Friday 26 May  18.30 – 21.30 Join expert course leaders as they take over the Museum for an evening of free demonstrations, live performances, talks and tours in celebration of our exciting new adult learning programme. Read more and book ► PRACTICAL COURSE Photographic Processes Mondays, 8 May – 3 July 10.30 – 13.00                        Gain hands on experience of photographic processes from 19th century techniques to today's latest 3D scanning technologies on this eight week course. Suitable for beginners. Read more and book ► EVENING EVENT London Uprising Friday 19 May 19.00 – 20.45 To mark the publication of London Uprising: Fifty Fashion Designers, One City (Phaidon), join the book’s editor and founder of BFC Fashion Trust, Tania Fares and designer Roksanda Illincic for a discussion on the contemporary phenomenon that is designer fashion in London. Includes wine reception Read more and book ► WORKSHOP Colouring in Stitch Saturday 13 May 10.30 – 13.00 & 14.00 – 16.30 Stitch to unwind in this half day session led by Zeena Shah. Use freehand embroidery to colour in one of Zeena’s hand screen printed illustrations creating your own unique piece of work. All materials provided. Read more and book ► WORKSHOP  IPad Portraits Saturday 20 May 10.30 – 17.00 Work with artist Stephanie Kane to explore the creative possibilities of your tablet and learn how to create your own digital portraits using apps like Brushes.  Suitable for beginners. Read more and book  ► YOUNG PEOPLE V&A Samsung Digital Classroom: Build a Synthesizer Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 May 10.30 – 17.00 Learn how to build your own electronic synthesizer with London’s Music Hackspace and visit The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains show to see how the synth changed music. Read more and book  ► V&A MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD From 'Nichol' to the Boundary Sunday 25 May 18.00 – 20.00 Explore the exhibition Searching for Ghosts and learn about the history of the Boundary Estate with author Sarah Wise, the Museum’s Community Development Officer and our Archivist.  Read more and book  ► COMING SOON Seeing Sculpture: Gemma Levine and Henry Moore Friday 2 June, 19.00 - 20.00     Photographer Gemma Levine is celebrated for work in British portraiture and her significant collaboration with sculptor Henry Moore. Sitters for her portraits have ranged from Princess Diana and Tony Blair to David Hockney and Anthony Caro. Join Gemma Levine and Curator Ann Harezlak in conversation. Read more and book  ► MORE EVENTS FORWARD TO A FRIEND COMING SOON

REVEAL Festival  30 June – 7 July 2017 Join us for a free, week-long public festival  of artist commissions, performances, fashion, family activities and collaborations with neighbouring Albertopolis institutions, celebrating the opening of the V&A’s Exhibition Road Quarter. READ MORE