Victoria and Albert Museum - Family activities at REVEAL festival

Family Art Fun: REVEAL festival Join us to celebrate the opening of the V&A Exhibition Road Quarter, and the reopening of the Sackler Centre for arts education, with an exciting weekend of activities, trails and performances for the whole family. All events are free and drop-in and recommended for ages 3+ (unless stated otherwise) FIND OUT MORE

EVENTS PERFORMANCE Pop-up Performance: Welcome to Albertopolis Saturday 1 July 11.00, 13.00 & 15.00 (duration 30 min) Explore the new Sackler Courtyard as Chickenshed introduce you to the characters of Albertopolis.  This performance is also taking place on Saturdays 8, 15, 22 July. BSL interpretation especially for families on Saturday 8 July. Find out more ► ACTIVITY Making Monumental Structures Saturday 1 & Sunday 2 July 10.30 – 17.00 Work with artist Matt Shaw and play with space and materials to create monumental structures.  Find out more ► ACTIVITY Digital Kids Saturday 1 & Sunday 2 July 10.30 – 17.00 Help to keep on building and inventing at the V&A by imagining the Museum in Minecraft. Design your own additions to the building by collaborating with other visitors in our Digital Studio. Recommended for ages 5+ Find out more ► ACTIVITY Build, Explore, Repeat Saturday 1 July 11.00 – 16.00 Join V&A youth collective CreateVoice and designers Kennedy Woods and take part in this playful drop-in activity celebrating our surrounding architecture. Recommended for ages 5+ Find out more ► ACTIVITY Drop-in Design with ARUP Sunday 2 July 10.30 – 17.00 Work with Arup engineers and play with light in this one-day special event. Find out more ► ACTIVITY Albertopolis Family Trail Everyday Discover the story of the V&A and its building in this NEW free family trail, available to collect from the Sackler Centre Reception or from our welcoming volunteers. Find out more ► ACTIVITY V&A Secret Seekers Everyday Let eight characters from the V&A guide you on a treasure hunt to uncover the secrets of the Museum. Play the NEW online game for families on your phone or tablet here from this weekend. WORKSHOP Door to Design Family Festival Saturday 8 July 12.00 – 16.00 Join us for creative workshops led by artists and families. View work created by pupils from three local primary schools inspired by the new Sackler Courtyard, part of this year’s Door to Design project. Generously supported by John Lyon’s Charity and the Heritage Lottery Fund Find out more ► PERFORMANCE BSL interpretation of Pop-up Performance Saturday 8 July 11.00, 13.00 & 15.00 (duration 30 min) Join us for British Sign Language interpreted Pop-up Performance. Explore the new Sackler Courtyard as Chickenshed introduce you to the characters of Albertopolis.  BSL interpretation provided by Deaf Umbrella. Supported by The Lord Leonard and Lady Estelle Wolfson Foundation Find out more ► ACTIVITY Drop-in Design: Outrageous Outfits Sundays 9, 16, 23 July 10.30 – 17.00 Inspired by the Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion exhibition, search the Museum for unique fashions and accessories.  Look for interesting shapes, lines, and colours and design a fashion piece to make your outfit more outrageous. Find out more ►

Coming soon: Summer Holidays Saturday 29 July – Sunday 3 September Join us for workshops, performances, and drop-in making activities throughout the Summer Holidays.   FIND OUT MORE