V&A Families - August at V&A South Kensington

 

Free drop-in events 14 - 30 August Join us throughout August for family fun inspired by the Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence exhibition, with Future Cities, Build Build Build, Eco Worlds and Digital Kids Architecture. Get creative as a family through hands-on activities celebrating architecture and creativity at V&A South Kensington! Explore more ▸

Drop-in Design: Taylor Swift: Songbook Trail From 16 August Make your own festival wristband, cowboy boots and stage look in these free Drop-in Design workshops inspired by the recently opened Taylor Swift: Songbook Trail, and museum collection. Festival wristbands Super boots Create your stage look Discover the trail ▸

Make it: Buildings Saturday 31 August   £7.50 Get curious and creative with Make its. This monthly workshop offers families the chance to explore what it means to be a designer! Book now ▸

Pop up Performance: Anansi and the Lost Sun Saturday 31 August   Take part in a free, fun and inspiring show for all the family celebrating African and Caribbean culture, mixing puppetry, storytelling, and traditional West African music.

V&A Families - Discover family events at V&A South Kensington

 

Explore our May events! Join us for half term fun with free photography, performance and sculpture workshops. Discover all Families events ▸

Design Baby: Draw and Play Wednesday 1 May Free, ticketed Children will take the lead and play with unusual and experimental materials in sensory play session for kids aged 0-3 and their grownups. Book your free ticket▸ Drawing Quest Saturday 4 May Free, drop in Join this drop-in drawing workshop for families of all ages with Adobe Creative Resident, Rachel Sale. Complete challenges and add your drawings to a giant mural!  Find out more ▸

Sensory Friendly: Design and Draw with Light Saturday 11 May Free, drop in Come along to our new monthly workshop for neurodiverse visitors of all ages and their families. Join this session to explore drawing and designing with light! Find out more ▸ Make it: Illustration Saturday 18 May £15 Join artist Anahita Alavi to explore how to tell a story with paintings. Work as a family and get inspired by Persian tales, Anahita's work and images from the V&A Collection to develop your story. Book now ▸

Families Storytelling: Middle Eastern Tales Saturday 18 May Free, drop in Join storyteller Sef Townsend to hear stories from the Middle East. Get cosy on cushions while hearing about Persian Princes. Hear the Princess Rudabeh story that inspired the Rapunzel fairytale. Get inspired by stories sprinkled with songs and games. Find out more ▸ Drop-in Design: Experiments with Photography Wednesday 29 - Friday 31 May Free, drop in Take part in this drop-in workshop to experiment with new photography techniques! Join artists Chahine Fellahi and Kaïs Aïouch from Kimiā Collective to play with creating images using materials, tools and skills from early photography to the modern day. Find out more ▸

Pop up Performance: I am the Camera Wednesday 29 - Friday 31 May Free, drop in Have a go at mixing performance, photography and sculpture! Join artist Sian Fan to explore expressing yourself though movement. Create an outfit that is part sculpture and part costume inspired by Sian’s work and the V&A’s photography collection. Find out more ▸ Digital Kids: Crafty Cameras! Wednesday 29 - Friday 31 May Free, drop in Turn your world upside down by building a paper camera inspired by early photography. View your creation through an augmented reality filter to see it in action, then capture a unique view of the world with your very own pop-up camera obscura.