Victoria and Albert Museum - Book now: The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains

*TICKETS ON SALE NOW* THE PINK FLOYD EXHIBITION:  THEIR MORTAL REMAINS 13 May – 1 October 2017Presented by the V&A, Pink Floyd and Iconic Entertainment Studios The V&A is staging an unprecedented, innovative and multi-sensory journey through Pink Floyd's extraordinary worlds. This will be the first international retrospective of one of the world's most pioneering and influential bands who are recognised as one of the top selling artists of all time. Find out more Book Now  V&A Members go free #TheirMortalRemains

Somerset House - This month: Björk Digital, London Design Biennale and more September Highlights

Björk Digital From 1 September 2016 New Wing Join us for Björk Digital, an immersive exhibition of digital, video and virtual reality works from Icelandic icon Björk. Including the ground breaking films Black Lake, Mouth Mantra VR, Stonemilker VRand Notget VR, the exhibition showcases Björk's work with some of the world’s finest visual artists and programmers. This European premiere includes never-before-seen work. > Book now

London Design Biennale 7 - 27 September 2016 Site Wide This September we host the very first London Design Biennale. See stunning installations from some of the world’s best designers as 37 countries and territories from six continents present newly commissioned works installed in their own room or outdoor space throughout the building. The London Design Biennale explores questions around sustainability, migration, pollution, energy and the future of cities - all in an immersive, inspiring and entertaining tour of the world. > Book now

The Singing Bridge by Claudia Molitor 9 – 25 September 2016 New Wing Experience a newly commissioned sound work by artist Claudia Molitor as part of Totally Thames, exploring the rich and largely unearthed social history of Waterloo Bridge. Featuring new compositions by Molitor, The Singing Bridgetransforms your walk across the bridge and its surrounding paths to give you time and space to consider your relationship to this remarkable structure. > More

COMING SOON Hair by Sam McKnight From 2 November 2016 Book now for our major winter exhibition looking at the remarkable career of hair stylist Sam McKnight. Over the last forty years, Sam has been instrumental in creating the most iconic images of Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell and Princess Diana, among many others. This exhibition will be the first to contextualise the cultural significance of hair and the key role of the session stylist within fashion. > Book now

MORE EVENTS THIS MONTH London Design Biennale Talks Programme 7 - 27 September 2016 Screening Room, South Wing Throughout the Biennale there's an inspiring programme of talks by some of the world's leading designers, curators and academics. Featuring UK design team Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, MoMA curator Paola Antonelli and Richard Rogers in conversation with Biennale Director Dr Christopher Turner. > Book now Paths to Utopia Until 2 October 2016 Inigo Rooms, East Wing, King's College London Paths to Utopia is a collection of new art works resulting from collaborations between artists, performers, technologists and King’s College London academics. Encounter whales, step into the housing crisis and witness the ubiquitous, transcendental pursuit of creativity. Part of Utopia 2016. > More FINAL WEEKS - Georgiana Houghton: Spirit Drawings Until 11 September 2016 The Courtauld Gallery, North Wing ★★★★★ The Guardian Explore an astonishing series of Victorian watercolours by the long-forgotten spiritualist artist Georgiana Houghton. Detailed explanations on the backs of the works declare that her hand was guided by various spirits, including several Renaissance artists, as well as higher angelic beings. > Book now Learning Throughout September we explore the international design scene with London Design Biennale, who are hosting a series of talks from the world’s leading designers. We’ll also delve into the mind-bending sonic soundscape of Björk’s Biophilia album with interactive events as part of Björk Digital. > More From our friends at The Photographers' Gallery Terence Donovan: Speed of Light Until 25 Sep The first major retrospective of Terence Donovan (1936 - 1996), one of the foremost photographers of his generation. Gifted with an eye for iconic images, Donovan was a master craftsman whose command of technique and composition came to redefine studio photography. > Book now From our friends at designjunction 50% discount on designjunction2016 tickets for Somerset House subscribers 22 – 25 September 2016 Designjunction2016 relocates to King’s Cross and presents the latest in cutting-edge design from more than 200 world-class international brands. Taking on the theme #ImmersedinDesign, designjunction2016 promises to deliver a multisensory, evolved design exhibition, where visitors can engage with design in a more meaningful and memorable way. > Book now

National Army Museum - See the first objects go into the new Museum

The National Army Museum is closed for redevelopment until 2017, but our programme of exhibitions and events continues at venues across the UK. MUSEUM NEWS First Objects Go into the New Museum New video See the first objects going into the new Museum, including an 18-pounder field gun, and a Humber Pig armoured vehicle. WATCH ONLINE EVENING SERIES Army Wives  8 September 2016, 7pm Army & Navy Club, London Explore the changing image of the army wife over time, as author Midge Gillies talks about her new book: Army Wives: From Crimea to Afghanistan: the Real Lives of the Women Behind the Men in Uniform. ENTRY £10 - BOOK NOW DAYTIME TALKS Australian Military Exemption Courts 8 September 2016, 12.30pm Royal Marsden Conference Centre, London Jennifer McNeice will explore how military exemption courts helped to prevent the introduction of Australian overseas conscription during the First World War. FREE ENTRY - BOOK NOW MUSEUM NEWS Changes to Collection Access and Enquiry Services Collection update Access to our Collection and our enquiry service are temporarily suspended while we are planning and implementing the move back to the Museum. These services will resume in November. FIND OUT MORE EVENING SERIES Myths and Legacies of the Battle of the Somme 21 September 2016, 7pm Army & Navy Club, London Join our expert panel in wrangling with some of the greatest questions that remain about the Somme, its success, its personalities and why it lives on in the public’s imagination. ENTRY £7.50 - BOOK NOW FIRST WORLD WAR ACTIVITIES Soldiers' Stories: Sergeant James Littler Somme, August 1916 Sergeant James Littler’s 100-year-old pocket diary uncovers the horrors of trench warfare on the Somme in haunting and graphic detail. FIND OUT MORE DAYTIME TALKS Comforts for the Troops 22 September 2016, 12.30pm Royal Marsden Conference Centre, London Fiona Joseph explores how the factory women at Cadbury in Birmingham made a phenomenal contribution to the First World War effort, parcelling gifts ('comforts') for the servicemen abroad. FREE ENTRY - BOOK NOW MUSEUM NEWS The Restoration of an 18-Pounder Field Gun New video See this 18-pounder field gun undergoing a huge transformation as part of our major restoration project. WATCH ONLINE RECOMMENDED EVENTS Seven Halts of The SommeHughie O’Donoghue RA Until 2 October 2016 Leighton House Museum, London Seven Halts on The Somme recalls seven stopping points where troops were halted during one of the bloodiest military battles in history. Each painting presents a bold and vivid interpretation of a place in the landscape and a commemoration of individual lives. FIND OUT MORE

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Fashion & Textile Museum - Summer on Bermondsey Street

London Design Festival New Artist Textiles from Canada

The London Design Festival (17-25 September 2016) is an annual event, held to celebrate and promote London as the design capital of the world and as the gateway to the international creative community. As part of the festival the Museum foyer will feature The Textile Museum of Canada’s Greater Toronto: New Artist Textiles display. The display presents fabric designs by 10 Canadian artists including Kim Adams, Jaime Angelopoulos, Bill Burns, Lyn Carter, Bonnie Devine, Ed Pien, Tazeen Qayyum, Anu Raina, Seth and Gary Taxali. The display also coincides with the Bermondsey Street Festival 2016 on Saturday 17 September.Free entry for allDisplay Dates: 16–18 September 2016Open Friday and Saturday, 11am–6pmOpen Sunday, 11am–5pm

Bermondsey Street Festival 2016

Free EventSaturday 17 September, 11am–6pmThe Bermondsey Street Festival boasts a unique line-up that celebrates the very best of the street and surrounding areas. It's the perfect blend of village fête folksiness and Bermondsey Street style! Come and visit the Fashion and Textile Museum stall to browse our selection of books, postcards and gift ideas, you might just pick up a bargain or be inspired to book one of our workshops. For more information visitbermondseystreetfestival.org.uk.

GOING GOING GONE: Exhibition closes 5pm Sunday 4 September

Last chance to see! With only one week left to soak up some Missoni style book your tickets now to avoid missing this 5* exhibition. Explore the creative process of Italian fashion house Missoni and the textiles of Ottavio and Rosita Missoni in the context of 20th century fine art. Book online £9.90 adults* / £7.70 concessions* £6 students / Children under 12 free Tickets must be purchased in advance. *Includes 10% gift aid

1920s JAZZ AGE Fashion & Photographs | Exhibition opens 23 September 2016 Book tickets online MISSONI ART COLOUR | 6 May – 4 September 2016 Book tickets online FTM website | Visitor info

Victoria and Albert Museum - What's On

*COMING SOON* YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION? RECORDS AND REBELS 1966-1970 Opens 10 September 2016 In partnership with Levi's® Sound experience by Sennheiser Come on a musical odyssey through the era defining years of the late 1960s. Featuring over 200 records from John Peel’s collection, the exhibition transports you to a time when London was ‘swinging’, Jimi Hendrix was rocking Woodstock, students were rioting in Paris and the first man walked on the moon. You Say You Want a Revolution? Decide for yourself. Book now! V&A Members go free Get the exhibition catalogue #RecordsandRebels   With additional support from Grow Annenberg Foundation, Fenwick and Sassoon.

UNDRESSED: A BRIEF HISTORY OF UNDERWEAR Until 12 March 2017 Sponsored by Agent Provocateur and Revlon Discover the fascinating and sometimes controversial story of underwear design from the 18th century to the present day. Find out about the role of underwear in moulding the body to a fashionable ideal and in revealing issues of gender, sex and morality. Read more and book V&A Members go free #vamUndressed   ENGINEERING THE WORLD: OVE ARUP AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF TOTAL DESIGNUntil 6 November 2016 Supported by Volkswagen Group Ove Arup (1895 – 1988) was the pioneer of a multidisciplinary approach to design that has defined the way engineering is understood and practised today. Discover the untold design stories behind some of the world’s most iconic buildings. Read more and book  V&A Members go free  Part of the V&A Engineering Season This exhibition is made possible with the cooperation of Arup With additional support from Tideway #EngineeringTheWorld#vamEngineeringSeason   LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL AT THE V&A 17 – 25 September 2016 The Museum is continuing its collaboration with the London Design Festival, with their partnership now in its eighth year. As the Festival Hub, the V&A will again house a broad range of specially-commissioned installations and displays around the Museum. There will also be a packed events programme including the Global Design Forum, talks and workshops and the hugely popular Graphics and Digital Design Weekends. Read more and book

*COMING SOON* OPUS ANGLICANUM: MASTERPIECES OF ENGLISH MEDIEVAL EMBROIDERY Opens 1 October 2016  See the luxury embroideries that England was famed for between the 12th and 15th centuries. Often referred to as ‘Opus Anglicanum’ (English work), featuring spectacular, intricately crafted imagery, they were prized by royalty across Europe. Read more and book V&A Members go free #OpusAnglicanum Support generously provided by the Ruddock Foundation for the Arts Supported by Hand & Lock   *FINAL CHANCE TO BOOK* YEAR COURSES Chardin to Cezanne: Art and Innovation in Europe, 1720-1900 Thursdays, 22 September 2016 – 13 July 2017, Over 3 terms, 11.10 – 15.30 Explore the work of artists including Blake, Degas, and Van Gogh; engage with artistic movements from the Rococo, to the Pre-Raphaelites; and inhabit the cultural and political context in which these revolutionary forces took shape on our in-depth one-year course. Read more and book  V&A FUNDRAISING APPEAL The V&A needs your support with an exciting project. Will you help to open the gates to Exhibition Road? Your donation will improve access to the arts for millions of others, helping to inspire the next generations of artists, designers, and makers. It is the Museum’s biggest architectural development in over a century, and you can be part of this historic V&A development by donating today. If you donate £500 or more then you will be invited to experience a closer view of the Museum, on your choice of either a behind-the-scenes or rooftop tour. All levels of donation are greatly appreciated. Donate or find out more     MARK GATISS IN CONVERSATIONMonday 12 September,  19.00 – 20.45 Join writer, actor and producer Mark Gatiss, co-creator of Sherlock, for a discussion of his wide-ranging career, including his role in the upcoming revival of the groundbreaking play The Boys in the Band, which originally premiered in 1968. Read more and book   ANDREW LOGAN'S ARTISTIC ADVENTUREFriday 16 September, 19.00 – 20.00 Andrew Logan is one of Britain's principal sculptors, who challenges convention, mixes media and plays with our artistic values. Join him for an exploration and discussion of his philosophy:  “Art can be discovered anywhere.” Read more and book   GAME OF THRONES -THE HARDHOME EMBROIDERYFriday 30 September, 19.00 – 20.45  To celebrate Game of Thrones series 5, HBO commissioned the Embroiders Guild to create a special artwork, featuring a 'White Walker' from the series. Join Anthea Godfrey, artistic director of the Embroiders Guild, who project managed the commission of what became known as the Hardhome Embroidery, for a discussion of the complexities of developing such an intricate piece. Read more and book   DIGITAL DESIGN WEEKEND Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 September, 10.30 17.00 In it’s sixth year, the Digital Design Weekend brings together artists, designers, engineers, technologists and the public to celebrate and share contemporary digital art and design. Take over the Museum with pop-up interactive installations, creative electronics, family-friendly events and more. Coinciding with the London Design Festival at the V&A. Read more Free, drop-in   YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION? RECORDS AND REBELS 1966-1970 Shop the exhibition range Shop our eclectic edit of products inspired by our autumn exhibition You Say You Want a Revolution? Records and Rebels 1966–1970, including fashion, music and prints. Shop now LURCHING CHARM -  ANIMATION STUDY DAY Museum of Childhood Saturday 24 September, 9.30 – 16.45 To mark the final weeks of Clangers, Bagpuss and Co, our Smallfilms exhibition, join us for a nostalgic celebration of the magical art of stop-frame animation. Hear from academics on the fascinating history of animation, meet leading puppet makers, see gems from the Museum stores and quiz our Curators. Meet the makers of animations such as Pingu, Fantastic Mr. Fox and the latest series of the Clangers! Read more and book     ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM Opens 24 September 2016Royal Academy of Arts Explore an unparalleled period in American art that saw New York take over from Paris as the capital of the art world. These radical creations, from the likes of Pollock, Rothko, Still, de Kooning, Newman and Mitchell, redefined the nature of painting.  Read more and book   THE KNITTING & STITCHING SHOW5 – 9 October 2016 Alexandra Palace, London Has this year’s Great British Sewing Bee got your creative juices flowing? Join the 300+ specialist craft retailers for the largest Textile fair in Europe.Enjoy unique textile galleries from the World’s leading artists, get advice from the sewing elite at one of the many talks and demos or have a go yourself at the workshop zone. Read more   MIRACLE MARATHON 8 – 9 October 2016 Serpentine Galleries The Serpentine’s annual festival of ideas brings together practitioners from the fields of activism, art, anthropology, architecture, literature, music, philosophy, theology and science to focus on ritual, repetition, and magical thinking. Read more and book