Victoria and Albert Museum - October Half-Term at the V&A

OCTOBER HALF-TERM Join us this October Half-Term and take part in activities inspired by our current major exhibitionYou Say You Want a Revolution? Records and Rebels 1966-1970. All activities are free and drop-in unless otherwise stated. Read more

*LAST FEW PLACES REMAINING* MAKE-IT: FASHION Monday 24 – Friday 28 October, 10.30 – 12.30 & 14.30 – 16.30 Express yourself and make a radical fashion statement with TRAID. Recommended for ages 5-12 years. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Maximum one adult per child. Advanced booking essential.Read more and book   THE IMAGINATION STATION Saturday 22 – Sunday 30 October, 10.30 – 17.00 Stand up for what you believe in! Create your own placard and march through the Museum. Read more Recommended for ages 3+   POP-UP PERFORMANCE Saturday 22 – Sunday 30 October, 11.00, 13.00 & 15.00 (duration 25 min) FRIENDS FOR ALL! Join Lexi and her popular front on their revolutionary path in this spoken word performance by Simon Mole and Peader Kirk. A British Sign Language interpreted performance will take place on Thursday 27 October especially for families. Read more Recommended for ages 5+ BSL interpretation supported by The Lord Leonard and Lady Estelle Wolfson Foundation

DIGITAL KIDS Saturday 22 – Sunday 30 October, 10.30 – 17.00 Soundtrack your revolution and record a protest song for your cause. Read more Recommended for ages 5+   BACK-PACKS, TRAILS AND HANDS-ON EXHIBITS Every day (last 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 available throughout the Museum – look for the hand symbol on the map.Read more DIWALI WEEKEND Saturday 15 October (11.00, 13.00 & 15.00) & Sunday 16 October (10.30 – 17.00) Join us to celebrate Diwali. Take part in Pop-up Performance on Saturday to discover Tales from the Ramayana with Prukruti Dance Theatre. On Sunday, join the Drop-in Design team to create your own mini multi-sensory lamp. Read more      NOUR FESTIVAL OF ARTS Saturday 5 November (11.00, 13.00 & 15.00) & Sunday 6 November (10.30 – 17.00) Take part in new activities to mark the NOUR Festival of Arts. On Saturday listen to Stories from the Middle East, a spoken word Pop-up Performance by Sabrina Mahfouz. Be inspired by amazing patterns and shapes in the Islamic Middle East gallery in Drop-in Design on Sunday and design your own digital tile using iPads, with artist Bethan Durie. Read more   BEATRIX POTTER – 150TH ANNIVERSARY Saturday 19 November  (11.00, 13.00 & 15.00) & Sunday 20 November  (10.30 – 17.00) Celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Beatrix Potter. Meet Peter Rabbit and Friends on Saturday in Pop-up Performance by No Nonsense Theatre Company. Create your own animal character in Drop-in Design on Sunday and learn how she used the V&A and the Natural History Museum collections as inspiration for her designs. Read more   CHRISTMAS AND  NEW YEAR 26 November 2016 –  3 January 2017 Join us for Pop-up Performances of A Christmas Gathering on Saturdays and Drop-in Design every Sunday until Sunday 18 December. On 3 December A Christmas Gathering will be BSL interpreted especially for families.  During the Christmas Holidays (28 December – 3 January, excluding 1 January) seek out Christmas objects with a playful trail from The Imagination Station, and discover the enchanting world of the Nutcracker in Pop-up Performance with Tempered Body Dance Theatre. Read more Suitable for all the family *ELSEWHERE* V&A MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD BOARD GAME FUN: OCTOBER HALF-TERMMonday 24 – Sunday 30 October, 11.00 – 16.00 Enjoy a week of board game fun, celebrating the opening of our new exhibition Game Plan: Board Games Rediscovered. From giant board game play where you become a piece yourself to tiny craft and making activities, there's plenty of activities to keep you occupied this Half Term. Read more For all ages. Free, drop-in. Some events incur a charge