Victoria and Albert Museum - June events at the V&A

Victoria and Albert Museum June events at the V&A

V&A's Exhibition Road Quarter - REVEAL Festival 30 June – 7 July 2017           To celebrate the opening of the V&A’s Exhibition Road Quarter, the Museum’s largest architectural intervention in the last 100 years, the V&A is staging the REVEAL Festival. Launching with a music and digitally-themed Friday Late on 30 June, and featuring site specific works such as an immersive light experience by Simon Heijdens; performances by Julie Cunningham & Company; and an ambitious new hybrid opera by Anat Ben-David among many other exciting activities and performances. The festival closes with four Fashion in Motion catwalk shows featuring Molly Goddard throughout the day on 7 July. The Reveal Festival opens on Friday 30 June with a special Friday Late featuring Boiler Room and a Members’ Preview of the V&A Exhibition Road Quarter that day from 10.00 – 17.00. FIND OUT MORE

EVENTS WORKSHOP Drawing Materials: Wood Monday 12 June, 13.30 – 16.00 Join former V&A Artist in Residence Bethan Lloyd Worthington in this practical materials-focussed drawing session. Study and observe objects in the galleries before heading back to the studio to bring your inspiration to life.   Read more and book ► TALK Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts Monday 12 June, 19.00 – 20.45 Part travel book, part detective story, part conversation with the reader, Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts conveys the fascination and excitement of encountering some of the greatest works of art in our culture. Join recent Wolfson Prize-winning author Christopher de Hamel for a discussion of why medieval manuscripts matter, and journeys these exceptionally precious artefacts have made through time and space. (includes wine reception) Read more and book ► TALK Solange Azagury-Partridge Monday 19 June, 19.00 – 20.45  Designer Solange Azagury-Partridge is known for her bold and colourful approach to jewellery and interiors, with pieces such as her iconic ‘Hot Lips’ ring featured in the permanent collection of the V&A. Join her in conversation with Claudia Winkleman as she discusses her career and influences over the past 25 years since launching her eponymous brand.   (includes wine reception) Read more and book ► V&A MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD  Refugee Week Event Saturday 24 June, 12.00-18.30 Join us at the Museum for a welcoming and enjoyable afternoon of performance, film screenings, and discussion to mark Refugee Week. Read more and book ► For more information about the Refugee Week programme at South Kensingtonclick here. CONFERENCES & STUDY DAYS Micro and Other Mosaics Saturday 24 June, 10.30 – 17.15    Explore this versatile art form through the centuries, from antiquity to the present day, taking inspiration from the Vatican workshop to the New York Subway. Read more and book ► TALK Amanda Levete and Exhibition Road Monday 26 June,  19.00 – 20.45 From the new entry through the Aston Webb screen and the installation of a stunning porcelain-tiled courtyard, to the development of one of the largest temporary exhibition spaces in the UK, the Exhibition Road Building Project will showcase the best of contemporary design, as well as celebrating the beauty of the V&A’s existing building. Join Amanda Levete, director of architects AL_A for a discussion of this transformative project. (includes wine reception) Read more and book ► MORE EVENTS FORWARD TO A FRIEND

PINK FLOYD WEEKENDER Friday 16 – Sunday 18 June       Join us for a weekend of events, screenings, talks, workshops, music and performance across the Museum, to coincide with exhibition. Read the programme here. READ MORE