V&A Museum of Childhood - Unmissable festive events at the V&A Museum of Childhood

Add us to your list this Christmas... Festivities and events until 6 January Join us for seasonal festivities, as we take the Museum back to its origins and celebrate Christmas in traditional Victorian style. With spectacular installations at both our South Kensington and Bethnal Green sites, you will experience a magical environment. With events and activities for all ages, including inventive displays, trails, family activities, performance and film screenings, come and enjoy Christmas at the V&A. Find out more

Last chance! Christmas Meet and Make Thursday 8 December 19.00-22.00 'Twas the craft night before Christmas… Draw inspiration from the Museum’s collection, make your own Christmas decorations and take time to unwind with a mince pie and a glass of wine or bottle of Five Points beer from the bar.  Find out more   Festive Musical Performances Saturdays throughout DecemberFREE Drop-in, All ages. The V&A Museum of Childhood presents a series of four weekly festive performances by Becontree Brass Band at Christmas Designer Market (27 November), Victoria Park Singers (3 December), Young and Talented Choir (10 December) and Sea Shanty Choir joined by a group from Praxis Community Projects (17 December). Read more   Christmas Board Game Quiz Night Thursday 15 DecemberBar opens 18.30, Quiz 19.00–21.00 Do you get into arguments about who’s going to be the dog when you play Monopoly? Did you ever have a crush on one of the people on the Guess Who board? Then come along to the Museum’s Christmas board games quiz. Go For Broke, as Londonist’s Matt Brown presents questions with a festive twist that will make you Boggle with Frustration. As part of our exhibition Game Plan: Board Games Rediscovered. Discover more

  

Checkmate! Interactive Tours for FamiliesSaturday 10, Tuesday 20, Tuesday 27 December The White Queen has gone missing from a chess set in the exhibition, Game Plan… You are one of the game pieces on a mission (yes, you will actually dress up) to find her hiding somewhere in the Museum.Take the challenge, solve the mystery, and visit some of the Museum’s fascinating objects for clues. An experiential and fun theatrical tour. Book now

Tales: Photography by Sonya Hurtado  Until 8 JanuaryFREE Hackney based photographer, Sonya Hurtado, explores the imaginary world of childhood. Set in the context of fairy tales and children’s stories, her images are conceived almost like paintings, full of colour and vibrancy. With inspiration from surrealism, film and much more, the manipulation of shadow, light and colour creates a playful and at times almost sinister atmosphere. Take FREE a Digital Photo Collage workshop with the artist 10 December. Find out