The talk will share new findings on the complex provenance of an Akan drum—one of the oldest African-American objects extant ...

Get more from your lunchtime by dropping in on a special event, guided tour or lecture from our curators and guest speakers. Discover something new about our collections, exhibitions, displays and ...

Join an expert V&A Guide for an introduction to the V&A's history and a selection of treasures from across the museum's outstanding collections. Tours depart from Blavatnik Hall on Exhibition Road and ...

Tatreez is the Arabic word for the elaborate hand embroidery found on Palestinian dress. Renowned for its beauty and complexity, tatreez is characterised by remarkable regional diversity. In the late ...

Brighton’s Royal Pavilion stands as a daring and enchanting expression of Regency aesthetics and European fascination with the so-called ‘Orient’. Drawing on extensive research and recent conservation ...

V&A Members enjoy access to a range of events both online and in the museum, including previews and Members-only views of our award-winning exhibitions and talks with speakers from across the creative ...

Join us this Friday Late and make space to switch off, create real-life connections through material and sensory experiences, and nurture a more considered approach to the digital in our lives.

Over three episodes, this documentary-styled event led by writer and artist Dr Michael McMillan, will chronicle the reasons for, and the experiences of, going out in London over the last 75 years. We ...

V&A East are interested in generating new conversations, approaches and responses to explore themes on social housing and community action. Focus On: Robin Hood Gardens is centred by the largest ...

Devanshi Rungta 's diverse practice in the arts focuses on the intersection of education, curation, and community engagement. Through her grassroots work with Art Rickshaw in India, she strives to ...

Surrealist principles presented an exciting challenge for photographers – while a painter can pluck from their imagination with brush and paint, a photograph is derived from the real, material world.

Lolita fashion emerged in Japan during the 1990s as a radical form of street style born out of the Japanese taste for Hello Kitty cuteness. Although the term 'Lolita' has sexual connotations in ...