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Business Services
The Business Office is the financial hub of Mississippi Delta Community College. This office is responsible for billings and processing of tuition and fee payments, third party billings, and the disbursement of excess financial aid and other funds.
The Business Office is located in the Boggs-Scroggins Student Center on the Moorhead campus. Our office hours are Monday-Thursday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 pm.
Marsha Lee
Vice President of Business Services
Christy Mangrum
Accounts Payable Manager
Sarah Hanson
Human Resources / Payroll Coordinator
Sharon Burford
Special Projects Manager / Inventory
Chrissy Farish
Staff Accountant
Staci Miller
Staff Accountant / Student Accounts Manager
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503-947-7984 (Salem area)
1-888-877-4894 (toll-free)
800-722-4134 (toll-free state office number)
The Oregon Insurance Division empowers and protects consumers while encouraging a financially stable, innovative, and competitive insurance marketplace. As insurance regulators, we confirm that insurance companies are financially sound so that they can pay claims. We also ensure that policyholders are treated fairly, by making sure claims are handled promptly and accurately, and that insurance companies honor their policies.
Health insurance open enrollment: Nov.15, 2014-Feb. 15, 2014
Open enrollment weekly updates
Notice of public hearing
Does insurance cover damage if a tree falls on our house or car
Insurance Division: Insurers must pay for treatment of autism, mental health conditions
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Vegetarian Spirituality: Is There Such A Thing?
Presented by Msgr. James Wall
Many of us have read about certain benefits of vegetarianism, but what about the spiritual and physiological benefits? Why would one want to become a vegetarian and how does one go about it? Experience a balanced vegetarian meal and learn more about the growing number of people who have given up meat.
Dinner 5:45pm | Lecture 6:45 pm - 8:30 pmDinner & Lecture: $30.00 per person | Lecture only: $20.00 per person
To register, call Gayle Angelli at (716) 805-1438, or print the Dinner Lecture Registration Form and either mail or fax it in.


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February 20, 1998
What Do You Think?
10 Stunning Photos of Two Beautiful Brides and Their Desert Wedding
"I am so thankful we live in a time when I can legally marry my all in one."
See What Happens When a Guy Tries to Make Pinterest Valentine's Day Cards
This is a world where I looked a man in the eyes and the words, "Where are your sequins?" tumbled from my lips.
She Never Met The "One" So This 40-Year-Old Woman Married Herself
The bride vowed to love, honor, and forgive...herself.
8 Fresh, Fun, and Frugal Date-Night Ideas
You know an evening with your guymakes your relationship better. Here's how to make it awesome.
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Washington Oaks Gardens State Park
Large oak trees with Mondo grass groundcover.
View of the sunset through the hammock.
View through a tree of the sunset over the Matanzas River.
A conch shell lying on the coquina beach.
A boat going down the Intracoastal Waterway.
The coquina rock fomations on the beach at Washington Oaks Gardens State Park.
The view through a vine-covered trellis into the rose garden.
The park's rose garden .
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Basic Logo Rhinestone Tee
Style # 189061
Get back to stylish basics in this bebe tee, featuring a classic Swarovski embellished logo, capped sleeves and a comfortable stretch. Mix with a pair of skinny jeans and a moto jacket for a cool-girl day-to-night look.
- 94% cotton, 6% spandex
- Center back to hem: 22" (56 cm)
- Swarovski crystals
- Machine wash according to care label
- Made in USA
- Model is 5'9" and is wearing a US size S
Basic Logo Rhinestone Tee
i love it
Really. Gr8 fit and awesome materially...arrived quickly....will be ordering again
May 28, 2013
faboulous top!!!
like always bebe has beautiful tops!!!I LOVE shopping here, if u wanna look glamourous BEBE is the one.
April 3, 2013
the color was not matching up with item
I am sorry to say that the color of the item was not a pale pink color it was more like a orange pink. Because of this I had to return this item. The top however was ok.
Not happy!
March 19, 2013
Great product!!!
Soft cotton. True to size. Would recommend to everyone!!
February 20, 2013
Glad I bought it
This shirt looks stunning. I'm 5'4, 34DD and size S fit me perfectly. Glad I bought it.
February 8, 2013
It fits perfectly
The rhinestones add an etra flair to just a plain shirt! Worth it!
January 11, 2013
I have recently ordered this shirt in carmine rose. Color looks different at the picture. It would be better if the material was not so thin. Little see-through.
December 10, 2012
quality, fit
This shirt is an awesome fit! A great quality, and looks nice. Very nice and can be dressed up or down
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Boxy Backpack in Central Park North Stop - Special Edition
A new interpretation of a modern classic, the Central Park North Stop Special Edition Boxy Backpack features polished gold hardware and sleek onyx lining. As striking as it is well-appointed, this top-selling diaper bag features clever organizational pockets, a built-in changing station, and multiple carrying options.
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Boxy Backpack in Central Park North Stop - Special Edition
- Spacious interior with 3 pockets, 2 bottle pockets and a key clip
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- Magnetic closure plus snaps for added security
- PPB-monogrammed plastic wipes case
- Custom-stamped premium gold hardware
- Proudly PVC-Free, sleekly embroidered polyester shell fabric exterior
- Versatile three ways to carry: Backpack, cross-body/on shoulder, or on stroller with Valet Stroller Clips® (sold separately)
- Exterior features iconic PPB onyx English lace design discreetly stitched onto an onyx background with monochromatic glazed accent trim. Onyx water-resistant lining, piping and straps.
- Special edition polished gold hardware and zippers
- Embossed fabric care: Spot clean with damp cloth only
- Boxy Backpack: 13" W x 13.5" H x 5.5" D
- Strap drop: 12" - 23"
- Weight: 3.2 lbs
Returns are simple, exchanges are free.
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Dentyne Blast ChocoMint Sugar Free Gum is the first chewing gum I have seen that attempts the ambitious combination of both chocolate and mint - and in a sugar-free gum. I was skeptical that this would have a positive outcome, yet I was hoping for the best because I know lots of chocolate fiends who would buy this in bulk if it turned out well. So, despite my personal objection to spending more money on a 9-pack of this compared to a 12-pack of Dentyne Ice, I went ahead and got it so I could do a review for the good of all chocolate fiends out there!
I first broke it apart do I could report on the appearance at Food-Notes.com - it was not gushing chocolate from the middle as seen on the package. Next, I threw it in my mouth and smiled in surprise as I chewed away and experience a nicely balanced chocolate flavor that was not too overpowering for a gum base. Mint also showed a strong presence, but it was all about the chocolate for the first 5-10 minutes. Gradually, the chocolate flavor diminished to almost nothing and the mint taste got stronger. I was quite pleased with the flavor combination, and the gum was quite long lasting. Hopefully we will start seeing more exotic flavored gums on the market.
The calorie count for Dentyne Blast ChocoMint Sugar Free Gum says "less than 5" and elsewhere on the package - where they felt the need to inform us that his is 40% fewer calories than sugared gum - they mention that it is 3.5 calories. The ingredients list, as you can imagine, is filled with some items that many may not understand, plus there are 3 different artificial sweeteners (aspartame, acesulfame K and sucralose) in addition to erythritol (a sugar alcohol and source of some calories).
I paid $1.58 for a pack containing 9 pieces, and as I mentioned previously, another brand of Dentyne gum is $0.99 for 12 pieces. Is it worth the extra money? Only you can decide (my pocket can't handle any extra expenses the way the economy is going), but this should be a hit with the gum chewing public.


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If you missed my iNSD weekend Grab Bag, now you can pick and choose whatever you like!
Choose individual packs OR one of the 2 bundles I created!
One for those that purchased the Grab Bag....my Extras Bundle for 30% OFF... and the other with absolutely EVERYTHING for 60% OFF!!!
Did I mention you even get a free gift when you purchase either of the bundles?
So many choices here!!!!
So without further ado, may I present
Here's the EXTRAS BUNDLE for those that grabbed the bag!
And finally the 60% OFF BIG BUNDLE!!!
You can see the whole collection HERE
Take a peek at a few of the GORGEOUS layouts from my Creative Team!
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Impreza Oxygen sensor problem
I have a 2001 Impreza L wagon (basically the outback sport without the trim package). Two weeks ago I start the car and check engine light comes on. Code is 1130 - front oxygen sensor circuit malfunction. Subaru dealership checks it and confirms oxygen sensor is bad. They don't have the part in stock even though I told them before bringing it in that was the code. After paying the diagnosis fee I take it to a reputable independent repair shop and they again run through the trouble shooting checklist and confirm the sensor is bad. They replace the sensor, which they said it pretty much came out in pieces, with a new bosch replacement sensor. After resetting the check engine light continues to come on with the same p1130 fault code. They say that the problem is the computer that processes the sensor data and that I have to take it to Subaru to get that fixed. Does anyone have any suggestions where to go from here? Is it possible to confirm the oxygen sensor is in fact working? Is there another way to reset the computer or should I just take it to Subaru again?
wingman54 Posts: 4Thanks for the suggestions! I had been thinking that the new sensor could either be the wrong one or simply defective out of the box. Good suggestion on checking the wire from the ecu to the sensor. I will ask the shop to check that out. I am also going to call subaru to get the part number for the oem sensor and cross reference that with bosch to make sure they installed the right part. If none of that helps I was thinking of checking on availability of a rebuilt ECU from this company: http://www.ecm-ecu-online.com/
Does that sound like a good plan of action?
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wingman54 Posts: 4I checked with car quest and confirmed that the correct oxygen sensor was used. They said that it was actually made by Denso and is oem. Also, the mechanic confirmed that he had already checked the resistance on the wires from the O2 sensor to the ECM. It appears to me that the problem is in fact the ECM. The ECM is $500 from Subaru. A rebuilt one was not any cheaper unless I send mine in to have it rebuilt, so I think I am going to have to go back to a Subaru dealer. The car was purchased in November 2000 and has 55000 miles so it would be just past it's 7 year/70,000 warranty period. I am going to try and see if Subaru will cover it anyway.
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We have received very good tailoring and service from Ravis on several occassions. Ravi is prompt in service and accurate in measurements and completion. We are pleased to recommend him to anyone seeking reliability and good quality.
We have received very good tailoring and service from Ravis on several occassions. Ravi is prompt in service and accurate in measurements and completion. We are pleased to recommend him to anyone seeking reliability and good quality.
This is where we keep you up to date on what's happening in the tailoring world and at Mysuitshop. You can read This Week's Featured Article or look through our archives of Past Articles.
December 28th, 2014
In days gone by, there were very few formalities surrounding the number of buttons on men's suits. There were also no rules regarding how these buttons should be fastened. Things have changed today, with various conventions to follow when thinking about the buttons on men's suits.
Today, it is conventional when wearing suits with more than one jacket button to leave the lower button undone. It is said that this tradition started as a result of an English King becoming too rotund to be able to comfortably fasten his suit jackets. Because the King, King Edward the Seventh, began to leave his lower button undone, other members of the court followed his lead so as not to cause him offence, and the practice then spread across the country. Being a leading world country at the time, other countries started to follow the ways that English subjects wore men's suits, and so the practice spread across the globe.
Modern single breasted men's suits are made in such a way that to ensure a correct fit and hang the lower button must remain undone. It is usual for a suit jacket to be fastened when standing, and unbuttoned when seated.
With single breasted one button men's suits, the above rule applies; fasten the button when standing and open the jacket when sitting. Single breasted jackets with two buttons should follow the convention that only the top button is fastened, with the lower button remaining undone at all times. Men's suits that have a single breasted three button jacket can be fastened in different ways, depending on the wearer's preference. The lapels may strongly influence the buttoning preference. Firstly, the top two buttons may be fastened, leaving the lower button open. Or secondly, the top and bottom button may be left unfastened, with only the centre button done up. Suits that have four or more buttons down the front of the jacket are not common. However, for those who do own such a suit, the bottom button should not be done up.
The general rule for double breasted men's suits is that all the buttons should be fastened, apart from the lower pair. But, some people regularly fasten all buttons. Either way is acceptable. Buttons should be fastened when standing and when seated; the design of such men's suits means that they look untidy when they are not fastened. There are various configurations of buttons, with some designed for certain buttons never to be fastened. It is advisable to stay with the traditional and usual configurations to avoid looked old fashioned and out dated.
Follow these handy hints for fastening the buttons on men's suits and never again feel unsure of how to wear your suit.
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**NEW** Starting January 2014 we have a new challenge reward system!
We are simplifying things for the new year. Now, complete any 10 challenges for the month, and receive a monthly collab for FREE!!
Remember to read the instruction from each host, as you may also receive some participation prizes along the way too!
Monthly Challenge Rules -
- Challenges run from the 1st day of the month to the last day of the month (Challenge rewards will be sent out after the 5th of the month), any LO's posted after the last day of the challenge month will not count towards any rewards.
- All challenges layouts must have at least 50% of GS products - Daily Download and Welcome wagon counts. (See individual challenge rules for specific rules on usage such as Designer Spotlight Challenge)
- Speed Scraps and Chats DO NOT count towards your challenge rewards (of course your host will usually provide fun goodies for all attending their SS or Chat)
- Every challenge must have a unique LO. Meaning, you can not use the same LO for more then 1 challenge.
- You are responsible for tracking your completed challenges, find the monthly tracking thread in the "Cookie Jar", and follow the guidelines.
Challenge Rewards:
Starting January 2014 we will have a new and very exciting challenge reward program!!
Complete any 10 challenges within the month, and you will receive a brand new designer collab!
Each month we will offer a brand new GingerBread Ladies collab as a reward for completing the GS challenges.
DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND!! (ok popular request, but demand sounds much funner!! )
Starting March 2014 we will start accumulating points for the challenge collab. You will receive the collab of the month in which you COMPLETE your 10 challenges.
For Example:
You do 5 in March, 2 in April and 6 in May - you would get the May collab.
You do 7 in March and 4 in April - you get the April collab
You do 10 each month you get EACH Collab!! (BEST DEAL!!)


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33 West First Street, Suite 600, Dayton, Ohio 45402Welcome to Coolidge Wall. For more than 160 years, Coolidge Wall has served its clients as a full service business law firm. Our lawyers strive to contribute to the success of clients, vigorously and professionally, with a strong personal commitment backed by substantive expertise and the latest high-tech resources.
Putting your company in the hands of an attorney is never easy. Your diligence and attention to detail is what allowed your business to flourish, so trusting someone else to take the same level of care can be difficult. At Coolidge Wall Co., L.P.A., our attorneys treat your legal issues with the care and respect they deserve. Our reputation for exemplary service has allowed us to build a large base of satisfied clients who have trusted us with their most important legal issues for years. We look forward to fostering confidence and providing the highest caliber of legal services to a full range of businesses, entrepreneurs and others with legal needs for years to come.
Throughout our 160-year history, we've focused on business and corporate law, providing our clients with the legal services they need most in the legal climate of the times. Our unique approach pairs you, as a client, with an attorney who gets to know you and your business and acts as your primary point of contact. But each of our attorneys can draw on the various skill sets of our entire staff to provide competent legal service in whatever area of law you need -- from estate planning to litigation to commercial real estate law. This system allows us to build solid relationships with our clients while still offering a wide range of legal services and resources.
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By Darrel Branhagen
Iowa House of Representatives
Although there was a lot of ceremony in both the House and Senate this past week, there was a very significant first step towards addressing the state's next two-year ("biennial") budget.
By Todd Green
Two years ago, Luther College Political Science Professor John Moeller and I led our first January Term course on Islam in Europe for Luther students. This week, we find ourselves in Europe again with a new cohort of students with whom we'll spend three weeks studying the political and cultural debates concerning the place of Muslim minority communities in five European countries.
Every school year I get to know my students by allowing them to ask me questions after I've had my chance to learn about their lives.
Success in the classroom starts with a solid foundation of trust in a relationship, so I am very open with my bunch of seventh graders. An astute young man asked me this year what my worst fear was. Reflecting quickly, I pondered my ailing and aging grandfathers George and Josh, 90 and 96, respectively. Responding to the inquiry, I asked if any of the students in the class could tell me the name of their grandfather. Great grandfather? Great-great grandfather?
The origins of this Memorial Day can be traced back to the Civil War. One hundred fifty three years later, Memorial Day remains one of America's most cherished patriotic observances.
The spirit of this day has not changed -- it remains a day to honor those who died defending our freedom and democracy. I am not here today to recite patriotic verses, to tell you things you already know, to give some rah rah and send you home thinking, "Well, what was the point?" While those types of speeches are important, and certainly have a place, I think we could all use a little break from the "politician speech."
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following was first published in the Des Moines Register and is reprinted here at th
e request of Decorah Newspapers.
It was 1970 when Futurist Alvin Toffler coined the term "future shock."
In essence, the term referred to the idea that certain individuals (or even whole societies) can suffer from virtual paralysis when faced with so many changes in science or technology in such a short time.
College choirs from northern states love to include San Antonio, Texas, in their annual tour during the winter season.
They anticipate warm, sunny hours spent on the River Walk, at the Alamo and other historic sites about which they've studied in history classes. In addition, balmy Gulf of Mexico breezes, accompanied by bright sunshine, often lure them to spend several hours in the surf at Mustang Island. Oblivious to the intense power of the Texas sun, fire-red sunburn is common. Looking like boiled lobsters, they have something to brag about when they return back north to Decorah, Iowa, home-base for Luther College's Nordic Choir.


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OWENSBORO, Ky. (2/17/14) – A reward of $2,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest in a Daviess County Sheriff's Office investigation regarding an injured dog.
Authorities today said the reward was increased from $500 to $2,000 in the search for the person or persons responsible for the shooting of an adult male collie found on Feb. 9.
In a previous news release, the Daviess County Sheriff's Office stated that On Sunday, Feb. 9, at approximately 2:30 p.m., authorities responded to an animal complaint on Grandview Road near Highway 334.
The investigation involves an injured dog determined to be an adult male Collie, that was located with severe facial injuries sustained from multiple gunshots.
The Daviess County Animal Control Office was contacted to assist with the investigation.
Both agencies are seeking information from the public that will identify the person(s) responsible for these injuries.
Anyone with a tip on this or any other crime is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (270) 687-8484.SurfKY News
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Victoria and Albert Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road
South Kensington
Greater London
020 7942 2000
The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) is the world's greatest museum of art and design.
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The Victoria and Albert Museum's collections span two thousand years of art in virtually every medium, from many parts of the world, and visitors to the museum encounter a treasure house of amazing and beautiful objects. The Museum was established in 1852, following the enormous success of the Great Exhibition the previous year. Its founding principle was to make works of art available to all, to educate working people and to inspire British designers and manufacturers.
The Museum's ceramics, glass, textiles, dress, silver, ironwork, jewellery, furniture, sculpture, paintings, prints and photographs now span the cultures of Europe, North America, Asia and North Africa, and date from ancient times to the present day.
Although the V&A's collections are international in their scope, they contain many particularly important British works - especially British silver, ceramics, textiles and furniture.
Part of the RIBA Trust's British Architecture Library, a Designated Collection of national importance, is on display at this museum.
The collection provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of architecture. It is fundamental to the study of architecture in Britain and is nationally and internationally significant.
Items from this collection
Collection details
World Cultures, Weapons and War, Toys and Hobbies, Social History, Photography, Personalities, Performing Arts, Music, Fine Art, Design, Decorative and Applied Art, Costume and Textiles, Archives, Architecture, Archaeology
Key artists and exhibits
- The British Galleries 1500-1900 tell the story of British design from the Tudor age to the Victorian era. Fifteen completely refurbished galleries are filled with exhibits reflecting all of the top British designers of the times. The galleries are enhanced by computer interactives, objects to handle, video screens and audio programmes. Highlights include the gigantic Great Bed of Ware (mentioned in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night) and the wedding suit worn by James II. Inspirational, beautiful and unmatched in scope, the British Galleries offer an entirely new visitor experience in a stunning and innovative setting.
- Designated Collection
EXHIBITION: Wedding Dresses 1775-2014
- 3 May 2014 — 15 March 2015 *on now
EXHIBITION: This exhibition will trace the development of the fashionable white wedding dress and its treatment by key fashion designers such as Charles Frederick Worth, Norman Hartnell, Charles James, John Galliano, Christian Lacroix, Vivienne Westwood and Vera Wang offering a panorama of fashion over the last two centuries.
On display will be the most romantic, glamorous and extravagant wedding dresses from the V&A's superb collection and will include some important new acquisitions as well as loans including the purple dress worn by Dita Von Teese for her marriage to Marilyn Manson and the outfits worn by Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale on their wedding day.
The exhibition will highlight the histories of the dresses, revealing fascinating details about the lives of the wearers and offering an intimate insight into their circumstances and fashion choices.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
- Any age
£13.50 Full, including donation* (+£1.40 booking fee per ticket)
£11.00 Senior citizens, including donation* (+£1.20 booking fee per ticket)
£12.00 Full (+£1.40 booking fee per ticket)
£10.00 Senior citizens (+£1.00 booking fee per ticket)
£8.00 Full-time students, 12-17 year olds, ES40 holders, disabled (+£1.20 booking fee per ticket)
£20.00 Family of 1 adult & 2 12-17 year olds (+£2.80 booking fee per family ticket)
£32.00 Family of 2 adults & 2 12-17 year olds (+£3.20 booking fee per family ticket)
DISPLAY: This Time in History: What Escapes, by Rose Frain
- 9 July 2014 — 1 February 2015 *on now
WWI DISPAY: As a contribution to the V&A's centenary reflections on the outbreak of war, the distinguished artist Rose Frain creates an installation for the National Art Library.
A selection of objects from the V&A's collections are juxtaposed with her new original pieces, including an artist's book created for the occasion.
The memory of 1914 and WWI focuses other memories and experiences of conflict, from ancient Mesopotamia to contemporary Afghanistan. 2014 also being the 450th anniversary of William Shakespeare's birth, his voice is cited, speaking directly to the present moment.
Displays complement our permanent collections. There are many free temporary displays around the V&A. They range in size from a single case to a room.
Suitable for
- Any age
EXHIBITION: Disobedient Objects
- 26 July 2014 — 1 February 2015 *on now
From Suffragette teapots to protest robots, this exhibition will be the first to examine the powerful role of objects in movements for social change. It will demonstrate how political activism drives a wealth of design ingenuity and collective creativity that defy standard definitions of art and design.
Disobedient Objects will focus on the period from 1980 to the present, a time that has brought new technologies and political challenges. On display will be arts of rebellion from around the world that illuminate the role of making in grassroots movements for social change: finely woven banners; defaced currency; changing designs for barricades and blockades; political video games; an inflatable general assembly to facilitate consensus decision-making; experimental activist-bicycles; and textiles bearing witness to political murders.
Suitable for
- Any age
DISPLAY: The Lost Art of Writing
- 13 August 2014 — 19 April 2015 *on now
DISPLAY: 'Beautiful Writing pleases everyone, it makes one sought after,' explained the French writer Père Gregoire Martin in 1761. Having a fine writing hand was not only a useful skill but the sign of an educated and genteel person
This small display in the Metalware gallery explores some of the objects used in writing, from a medieval penner to an ingenious 18th century globe inkstand and a pen rest designed by the architect Alfred Waterhouse. These objects, made to serve the art of writing, have been displaced by the new virtual world of icons and toolbars.
Displays complement our permanent collections, there are many free temporary displays around the V&A. They range in size from a single case to a room.
Metalware, Room 116
Suitable for
- Any age
DISPLAY: In Black and White: Prints and Posters from Africa and the Diaspora
- 1 November 2014 — 1 June 2015 *on now
DISPLAY: This display features a variety of powerful graphic images from the 1960s to the present – prints, posters, books and ephemera – by notable artists as well as anonymous activists. Some works address social and political issues head on, others reflect their time and place more subtly, but they all confirm print as a vital medium for personal expression, protest, and cultural exchange.
Suitable for
- Any age
DISPLAY: Architects as Artists
- 15 November 2014 — 15 March 2015 *on now
Drawing was also considered an important tool to educate students in their knowledge of historic buildings, and necessary to prepare presentation drawings for clients.
Yet some architects go further, imbuing their drawings with beauty and imagination. This display examines how making art has contributed to architects' practice, and how architects' training has informed their art.
Architecture, Room 128a
Suitable for
- Any age
DISPLAY: Exhibition Road Building
- 27 November 2014 — 15 October 2016 *on now
The V&A Exhibition Road Building Project will create a beautifully designed new entrance, gallery, courtyard, shop and café. The display includes models, visualisations, sketches and mock ups that trace the process of this innovative scheme from the early history of the 'boiler house yard' site, through the design competition and the development of AL_A's winning scheme, to the build itself.
Displays complement our permanent collections; there are many free temporary displays around the V&A. They range in size from a single case to a room.
Room 20
Suitable for
- Any age
DISPLAY: In Black and White: Prints from Africa and the Diaspora
- 29 November 2014 — 6 July 2015 *on now
DISPLAY: This display features a variety of powerful graphic images from the 1960s to the present – prints, posters, books and ephemera – by notable artists as well as anonymous activists.
Some works address social and political issues head on, others reflect their time and place more subtly, but they all confirm print as a vital medium for personal expression, protest, and cultural exchange.
Displays complement our permanent collections, there are many free temporary displays around the V&A. They range in size from a single case to a room.
Paintings, Room 88a and The Julie and Robert Breckman Gallery
Suitable for
- Any age
DISPLAY: Print of the Month WW1
- 14 January — 30 December 2015 *on now
Frieder Nake (born 1938) was one of the first people to exhibit computer drawings as works of art. This work was produced using an algorithm written by the artist. He introduced random variables into the process, which meant he could not fully predict the outcome.
6 – 31 January 2015, monthly changing
National Art Library opening times
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday: 10.00 - 17.30, Friday: 10.00 - 18.30
DISPLAY: The Curious Neoclassical Vision of Ennemond-Alexandre Petitot
- 1 February — 25 October 2015
Petitot was responsible for some of the most captivating and eccentric neoclassical ornamental designs ever produced.
Petitot received a classical training in Lyons, Paris and Rome and won the prestigious post of court architect to the Duke of Parma in 1753. He executed a diverse range of commissions for the ducal palace and other important interiors, bringing a distinctly French aesthetic to the
architecture and gardens of Parma. In two famous suites of ornament prints published in the 1770s Petitot gave full reign to his imagination and ensured his legacy as one of the most original exponents of Neoclassicism. These prints and a number of Petitot's drawings and works by other influential architects and designers form the focus of this display.
Displays complement our permanent collections; there are many free temporary displays around the V&A. They range in size from a single case to a room.
Gallery 102
DISPLAY: Nursery Classics: Frederick Warne's Fine Art Picture Books
- 3 February — 11 May 2015
By the end of the century Warne's catalogues included such illustrators as Edward Lear, Walter Crane, Randolph Caldecott, Kate Greenaway and Leslie Brooke. In 1901 a little known illustrator, Beatrix Potter, approached the firm with a story of a naughty little rabbit; The tale of Peter Rabbit (1902) was an immediate success and assured Warne's presence in children's publishing to date.
Displays complement our permanent collections; there are many free temporary displays around the V&A. They range in size from a single case to a room.
Displays complement our permanent collections; there are many free temporary displays around the V&A. They range in size from a single case to a room.
The National Art Library
Suitable for
- Family friendly
DISPLAY: Staying Power: Photographs of Black British Experience 1950s-1990s
- 16 February — 24 May 2015
All of the photographs are from the V&A Collection and were acquired as part of the project Staying Power: Photographs of Black British Experience 1950s-1990s, a collaboration with Black Cultural Archives funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
The aim is to increase the number of black British photographers and images of black Britain in the V&A. The photographs collected, together with oral histories gathered by Black Cultural Archives, will raise awareness of the contribution of black Britons to British culture, society, and the art of photography.
Black Cultural Archives promotes education about the cultural identity and history of people of African and African-Caribbean descent in Britain. A concurrent exhibition, also drawn from the V&A's Staying Power collection, will be on view at the organisation's heritage centre from 15 January 2015.
Find out more about the Staying Power project and Black Cultural Archives exhibition by following the link on the left.
Displays complement our permanent collections; there are many free temporary displays around the V&A. They range in size from a single case to a room.
Gallery 100
EXHIBITION: Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty
- 14 March — 2 August 2015
EXHIBITION: Celebrating the extraordinary creative talent of one of the most innovative designers of recent times, Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty will be the first and largest retrospective of McQueen's work to be presented in Europe.
The V&A is delighted to announce that it will present Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty in London in spring 2015. The first and largest retrospective of the late designer's work to be presented in Europe, the exhibition will showcase McQueen's visionary body of work. Spanning his 1992 MA graduate collection to his unfinished A/W 2010 collection, McQueen's designs will be presented with the dramatic staging and sense of spectacle synonymous with his runway shows.
The original version of Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York in 2011 was organised by the Costume Institute and became one of the Museum's top 10 most visited exhibitions.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
£17.60 Full, including donation* (+£1.50 booking fee per ticket)
£16.50 Senior citizens, including donation* (+£1.50 booking fee per ticket)
£16 Full (+£1.50 booking fee per ticket)
£15 Senior citizens (+£1.40 booking fee per ticket)
£9 Full-time students, 12 - 17 year olds, ES40 holders, disabled people (+£1.20 booking fee per ticket)
£25 (+£3.10 booking fee per ticket)/£41 (+£3.40 booking fee per ticket). Family tickets (one adult & two 12 - 17 year olds/ two adults and two 12 - 17 year olds)
All of this Belongs to You
- 1 April — 19 July 2015
At a time when Britain is engaged in the democratic process of an election, the V&A examines the role of public institutions in contemporary life and what it means to be responsible for a national collection.
A series of specially commissioned interventions around the Museum raise questions about the opportunities, obligations and limits to participation in this national institution.
The exhibition acts as a laboratory for public life and explore the role of design and architecture in defining civic identity, technology, security, citizenship, democracy, the public realm and urban experience.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
What is Luxury?
- 25 April — 27 September 2015
What is Luxury? will interrogate ideas of luxury today. It will address how luxury is made and understood in a physical, conceptual and cultural capacity.
Extraordinary works of craftsmanship will be on display including a couture gown by fashion designer Iris van Herpen and fine examples of haute horlogerie by British watchmaker George Daniels, alongside more unexpected projects which explore the cultural value of materials such as gold, diamonds and plastic.
The future of luxury will be explored, asking questions about the role that time, space, privacy, well-being, social inclusivity and access to resources and skill may play in determining our choices and aspirations.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
Shoes: Pleasure and Pain
- 13 June 2015 — 31 January 2016
This exhibition looks at the extremes of footwear from around the globe, presenting around 200 pairs of shoes ranging from a sandal decorated in pure gold leaf originating from ancient Egypt to the most elaborate designs by contemporary makers.
It considers the cultural significance and transformative capacity of shoes and examines the latest developments in footwear technology creating the possibility of ever higher heels and dramatic shapes.
Examples from famous shoe wearers and collectors are shown alongside a dazzling range of historic shoes, many of which have not been displayed before.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
Captain Linnaeus Tripe: Photographer of India and Burma, 1854-1860
- 24 June — 11 October 2015
This display features some of the earliest and most striking views of the landscape and architecture of India and Burma, by a pioneering British photographer.
While on leave from his post as an officer in the Madras Infantry, Linnaeus Tripe mastered photography and was commissioned as 'Photographer to the Madras Government'.
His images combine the eye of a surveyor with the sensibilities of an artist. The display is a collaboration between the V&A, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
The Fabric of India
- 3 October 2015 — 10 January 2016
The highlight of the V&A's India Season, this is the first major exhibition to explore the dynamic and multifaceted world of handmade textiles from India. It includes a spectacular 18th-century tent belonging to Tipu Sultan, a stunning range of historic costume, highly prized textiles made for international trade, and cutting-edge fashion by celebrated Indian designers.
Showcasing the best of the V&A's world-renowned collection together with masterpieces from international partners, the exhibition will feature over 200 objects ranging from the 3rd to the 21st century. Objects on display for the first time will be shown alongside renowned masterworks and the very latest in Indian contemporary design. The astonishing skills and variety evident in this incomparably rich tradition will surprise and inform even those with prior knowledge of the subject, and is sure to delight visitors.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
Bejewelled Treasures: The Al Thani Collection
- 21 November 2015 — 28 March 2016
Spectacular objects, drawn from a single private collection, explore the broad themes of tradition and modernity in Indian jewellery.
Highlights include Mughal jades, a rare jewelled gold finial from the throne of Tipu Sultan, and pieces that reveal the dramatic changes that took place in Indian jewellery design during the early 20th century.
The exhibition examines the influence that India had on avant-garde European jewellery made by Cartier and other leading houses and will conclude with contemporary pieces made by JAR and Bhagat, which are inspired by a creative fusion of Mughal motifs and Art Deco 'Indian' designs.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
Julia Margaret Cameron
- 28 November 2015 — 14 February 2016
Supported by The Bernard Lee Schwartz Foundation
This donation was made possible by the American Friends of the V&A
To mark the bicentenary of the birth of Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879), one of the most important and experimental photographers of the 19th century, the V&A presents 100 of her photographs from the Museum's collection.
The exhibition will examine her relationship with the V&A's founding director, Sir Henry Cole, who presented the first museum exhibition of her work (and the only one during her lifetime).
It includes a number of works given and sold directly by Cameron to the Museum, letters written by Cameron to Cole that reveal her questions on technical and practical matters, and Sir Henry Cole's diary which describes sitting for a portrait by Cameron.
The works on display show Cameron's technical experiments in striving to make highly artistic photographs which she expected would 'electrify you with delight and startle the world'.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
Arts of South and Southeast Asia and the Islamic Middle East
- 22 September 2014 — 6 July 2015 *on now
Discover the art and archaeology of Asia, from the Himalayas and the Indian Subcontinent to the island nations of Southeast Asia.
The origins of the ancient religions of Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism will be explored and their subsequent impact across the region. Temple architecture and sculpture, paintings and manuscripts give an insight to ritual practice and belief in different settings. Artistic innovations in ceramics, textiles, metalwork and lacquer display distinct regional characteristics as well as shared features transmitted through cultural exchange and commerce. The advent of Islam across the Middle East and later to the Mughal courts of India and Southeast Asia introduced a new set of artistic stimuli.
Islamic art will be examined in religious and secular contexts in a range of media up to the modern period. Finally, the impact of trade, diplomacy and colonialism will be explored, and the lasting artistic legacy of social and political developments which shaped the early modern era.
Suitable for
£1,750 per year, £1,400 concessions
£730 per term, £550 concessions
£60 per day, £45 concessions
NEW COURSE: Art and the City, Ancient to Modern
- 22 September 2014 — 13 July 2015 *on now
(3 terms) 11.00-15.30
Many celebrated artists have been closely associated with major European and American cities, often making the city itself a subject of their work. From ancient Athens and Rome to New York, via Renaissance Florence, late 19th century Paris and interwar Berlin, cities have long been centres for artistic communities and movements.
The course will examine case studies on ancient Athens and Rome, medieval visions of the city, Renaissance Florence, Rome and the Baroque, Paris and Impressionism, Berlin and the inter-war period, New York and the Abstract Expressionists, as well as considering the development of the art world and artistic communities in cities such as London and Barcelona. Major figures like Raphael, Titian, Manet, Picasso, Dali, Pollock and Warhol will be considered as well as critics, dealers, patrons and lesser-known artists, designers and architects.
£1,750 per year, £1,400 concessions
£730 per term, £550 concessions
£60 per day, £45 concessions
Scandinavian Art and Design: 1850 - 1950
- 23 September 2014 — 18 November 2015 *on now
Discover some of the highlights of a period during which painters, sculptors and designers in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland achieved a leading place in European art.
The late 19th-century saw an upsurge in artistic creativity across the Nordic region. With painters like Edvard Munch and Vilhelm Hammershøi winning international prominence and notoriety, Scandinavian artists and designers were also in the vanguard of a movement to revive the traditional crafts and raise their status as objects of aesthetic value.
In the process they achieved international acclaim: from the silverware of Georg Jensen in Denmark to the furniture of Alvar Aalto in Finland, Scandinavia won a place at the vanguard of modern design, and moved from the periphery to the centre of the European art world.
Led by Dr. Kathy McLauchlan, V&A Course Director Rococo to Art Nouveau
8 weeks, Tuesdays, 23 September – 18 November (half term: 28 October)
Suitable for
£295, £250 concessions
Late Medieval to Early Renaissance 1250–1500
- 23 September 2014 — 7 July 2015 *on now
(over 3 terms), 11.10-15.30
Examine the visual arts in an era of profound cultural, intellectual and social change. Chart important stylistic developments from High Gothic to the renaissance revival of classical antiquity, the rise of realistic representation and the emergence of artistic personalities.
Consider patterns of patronage: the collective enterprise of the great gothic cathedrals, the magnificence of princes and popes, and the growing spending power of the middle classes. Discover how the arts were affected by devotional practices and by humanist scholarship, and investigate the materials and techniques involved in artistic production. Study the work of well-known painters, sculptors and
architects from Giotto to Leonardo da Vinci alongside the decorative arts, including tapestry, stained glass, goldsmiths' work and maiolica, all superbly represented in the V&A's acclaimed Medieval and Renaissance Galleries.
Course Director: Dr Paula Nuttall
Suitable for
- 18+
£1,750 per year, £1,400 concessions
£730 per term, £550 concessions
£60 per day, £45 concessions
High Renaissance to Baroque: 1500 – 1720
- 24 September 2014 — 8 July 2015 *on now
(over 3 terms), 11.10-15.30
Explore the art, architecture and decorative arts of Europe from the High Renaissance to Baroque, focusing on Italy, France, Germany, the Netherlands and England. It will include the work of some of Europe's most celebrated artists and architects, such as Michelangelo, Bernini, Wren, Rembrandt and van Dyck. During this period the Renaissance filtered through from Italy, affecting all the arts.
The invention of printing meant that books and prints reached a new and wider audience, and quickly popularised new styles. At the same time the Reformation wrought havoc with the established order and a century of war and revolution followed. In some parts of Europe iconoclasm meant the destruction of religious art, and by the mid 17th century Europe was divided into Roman Catholic and Protestant states.
The course examines changes in patronage, with the rise of a prosperous middle class wanting portraits and genre paintings as well as consumer goods such as maiolica and textiles; it considers the effect of wars and economic policies on the production of art, metalwork and furniture, and the influence of trading voyages on imports of luxury goods from the East.
Course Director: Dr Kathy McLauchlan
£1,750 per year, £1,400 concessions
£730 per term, £550 concessions
£60 per day, £45 concessions
From Rococo to Art Nouveau: 1720-1900
- 25 September 2014 — 9 July 2015 *on now
Gain a unique perspective on one of the most dynamic periods in the history of European art.
Consider the relationship between the visual arts and the wider political and cultural context of the period and explore themes such as taste, patronage and the art market. This course encompasses Rococo, Romanticism, Impressionism and Art Nouveau. It not only covers the fine arts, such as painting and sculpture, but also design, architecture and popular visual culture.
The programme of lectures, together with close examination of important objects in the V&A's collections, demonstrate the complex changes taking place in various branches of the visual arts over a 200-year period.
Course Director: Dr Kathy McLauchlan
Suitable for
£1,750 per year, £1,400 concessions
£730 per term, £550 concessions
£60 per day, £45 concessions
The Twentieth Century: Masters of Modern Architecture and Design
- 25 September 2014 — 26 March 2015 *on now
From Alvar Aalto to Frank Lloyd Wright, from Art Deco to Post-Modernism, this new, two-term course explores the major movements and practitioners associated with 20th-century design.
It examines architecture and design against the backdrop of the myriad manifestations of social, economic and technological change. Beginning with the origins of the Modern Movement in the years prior to WW1, it provides a chronological and contextual survey of the century's principal styles - including Art Deco, Surrealism, Bauhaus, Scandinavian Modern, Pop, Contemporary and Post-Modernism.
The course also highlights the contribution and influence of key practitioners such as Victor Horta, J-E Ruhlman, Le Corbusier, and Eileen Gray, and considers the impact of new materials and technology on furniture, textiles, architecture and decoration. Additional themes include retail and advertising, international exhibitions, and fashion and identity.
Led by Christine Lalumia, Design Historian and CEO, Contemporary Applied Art.
Suitable for
£1,200 for two terms, £1,000 concessions
£730 per term, £550 concessions
£60 per day, £45 concessions
Early Medieval: 300 – 1250
- 26 September 2014 — 17 July 2015 *on now
Celebrate the Museum's world-class early medieval collection. Spanning the period from the fourth to the mid 13th century, the course covers the rise of Christianity in the East and West, and demonstrates how patrons and artists of the early Middle Ages transformed Classical principles to meet the aspirations of the new world order.
Buildings and artefacts as diverse as Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, the Gloucester Candlestick, the Gospels of Henry the Lion and the Alfred Jewel, will be set within their historical context, and interpreted in terms of their patronage, materials and techniques, function and original setting.
Course Director: Dr Sally Dormer
Suitable for
£1,750 per year, £1,400 concessions
£730 per term, £550 concessions
£60 per day, £45 concessions
Italian Villas: Ancient Rome to The Renaissance
- 14 October 2014 — 3 March 2015 *on now
This two-term course will trace the development of villas and villeggiatura – the ruling classes' 'good life' in the country from Ancient Rome to the end of the Renaissance.
The first term will lay out the historical and literary foundations of villa culture in Antiquity and will consider archaeological evidence, such as Nero's Golden House and Hadrian's villa in Tivoli. Then with the disintegration of the Roman Empire villa culture disappeared, only to re-emerge in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, with the Medici in Florence leading the revival of villa building, garden design and country living in a Classical spirit.
The second term will study villeggiatura in the sixteenth-century, focusing on the Veneto and on the Roman Campagna. Many of the huge agricultural estates of the former are dominated by the elegant mansions of star architect Andrea Palladio, while the papal summer retreats of the latter are characterised by stunning gardens, such as Villa d'Este at Tivoli or Villa Lante at Bagnaia.
Part I: 4 weeks, Tuesdays, 14 October – 4 November 14
Part II: 4 weeks, Tuesdays, 3 February – 3 March 15
(Half term: 17 February)
Course Leader: Dr Joachim Strupp, Art Historian
Suitable for
£400, £340 concessions for Part I & II
£200, £170 concessions for Part I or II
The Shock of the New: The History of the Avant-Garde in Art and Design
- 13 January — 24 March 2015 *on now
Originally used to describe the vanguard of an advancing army, the term Avant-Garde now defines a group of artists or writers whose work is innovative and ahead of its time.
It is most often associated with figures such as Picasso, Duchamp and Dali, the pioneers of Cubism and Dada, who not only developed revolutionary approaches to art, but who were also strongly anti-establishment. Today, however, the term has become ubiquitous and virtually anyone, from pop-stars to hair-dressers can be described as avantgarde.
This course investigates the origins and history of the principal movements and individuals associated with the avant-garde. From Impressionism to Surrealism, Modernism to Abstract Expressionism and Futurism to Conceptual Art, it examines key works and ideas in art, design and architecture. It also includes the work of the Russian constructivists in theatre and film to coincide with the V&A's major display Russian Avant-Garde Theatre: War Revolution and Design.
£365, £300 concessions
10 weeks, Tuesdays, 13 January – 24 March 2015
(Half term: 17 February)
Various tutors including Justine Hopkins, freelance lecturer and writer, and Sylvia Lahav, lecturer, Goldsmiths, University of London
Suitable for
£365, £300 concessions
The Classical World and Classical Revivals
- 13 January — 24 March 2015 *on now
The civilisations of Ancient Greece and Rome have provided a seemingly inexhaustible source of inspiration for European art, design and architecture from the 15th-century right up to the present day. This course celebrates the opening of the V&A's outstanding new galleries – Europe 1600-1800 – by exploring the key elements of Classicism, and their re-interpretation and revival in later times.
The first part of the course examines the cultural highlights of the Classical world, including Homeric myths and their representation in sculpture and vase-painting, the architecture of Athens and Rome, and the rich decoration and furnishings revealed at Herculaneum and Pompeii.
In the second half we investigate the ways in which classical themes, motifs, architecture and styles have been re-discovered - first in Italy in the 1500s, and later in France, Britain and Germany in the 18th and 19th-centuries - and have been re-worked in painting, decoration, architecture and design in Renaissance, Baroque and Neo-Classical styles.
10 weeks, Tuesdays, 13 January – 24 March 2015
(Half term: 17 February)
£365, £300 concessions
Course Leader: Dr. Kathy McLauchlan, V&A Year Course Director
Suitable for
£365, £300 concessions
OPEN STUDIO: Matthew Raw: Ceramics Resident
- 14 January — 11 March 2015 *on now
Find out more about his residency, see work in progress and learn about his practice and techniques as an early-career ceramicist.
January 10, 14, 28
February 18, 25
March 11, 14
Free, drop in
Supported by Margaret and Jeremy Strachan
Land of Hope and Glory: Culture, Conflict and the Edwardians
- 14 January — 11 March 2015 *on now
Following the success of last year's course we are offering an extended and more detailed review of the Edwardian period, an era that witnessed wild extravagance alongside severe poverty, and radical changes in politics, culture and society.
Often perceived as a golden age of long summer afternoons and elegant entertainments and parties, the period was also strongly marked by modernity and the avant-garde. Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau dominated modern design and architecture, Post-Impressionism led the field in modern art, and aeroplanes, ships, and trains brought goods from all over the world.
The course explores the work of the main artists, designers and architects – including Charles Rennie Mackintosh, John Singer Sargent, Edwin Lutyens, Walter Sickert and the Bloomsbury Group - within this brief but brilliant age. And incorporates new topics including sessions on Empire, sculpture, department stores, music, eminent public figures and women, and the forces leading up to WW1.
8 weeks, Wednesdays, 14 January – 11 March 2015
(Half term: 18 February)
Course Leader: Dr Justine Hopkins, freelance lecturer and writer.
Suitable for
£295, £250 concessions
Iconic Houses: 1850-2000
- 14 January — 25 March 2015 *on now
Explore 20 of the most innovative houses of the 19th and 20th centuries.
From classic works by William Morris, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Antoni Gaudi and Frank Lloyd Wright, to modernist masterpieces by Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe and Charles Eames, to contemporary gems by Richard Rogers, Frank Gehry and Herzog & de Meuron, this course examines the interiors and exteriors of houses that have come to define modern architecture and design. Individual sessions will consider the history and progress of each project, the planning and materials, the relationship with the client, and the furniture and decorations.
They will also ask what makes each building so groundbreaking and radical for its time, and consider the case for preserving them, unchanged, for posterity. Speakers include historians, curators and architects.
10 weeks, Wednesdays, 14 January – 25 March 2015
(Half term: 18 February)
£365, £300 concessions
Course Leader: Dr Gregory Votolato, architect, curator, teacher and writer.
Suitable for
£365, £300 concessions
OPEN STUDIO: Liam O'Connnor: Exhibition Rd Drawing Resident
- 17 January — 7 March 2015 *on now
Saturday 17 January
Saturday 7 February
Saturday 7 March
11:00 & 14:00
Free, drop in on first come, first served basis
Meet at the Meeting Point
Supported by the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund
Directors and Directing: History in the Making
- 23 January — 13 February 2015 *on now
Explore the role and approaches of groundbreaking directors and consider how their work was influenced by the social, political and economic climate of the time. Each week a theatre practitioner will join the course to analyse the process of production and to discuss the shows they have worked on.
Course Leader: Giles Ramsay Theatre Producer and Director
4 weeks, Fridays, 23 January – 13 February 2015, 11.00-15.30
Suitable for
- 18+
£200, £170 concessions
PRACTICAL COURSE: Digital Photography Level 1
- 26 January — 23 March 2015 *on now
Hone your photography skills and move from 'taking' to 'making' photographs.
Led by Nigel Wilson
26 January, 9, 23 February, 2, 9th, 16, 23 March (except 16 February)
10.30 – 13.00
£320, £264 concessions
DSLR camera required
FRIDAY LATE: Crowdfunding: Produced by the People
- 30 January 2015 6:30-10pm
Celebrate the culture of the sharing economy, fuelled by viral internet campaigns and self-motivated individuals pooling their resources on platforms like Kickstarter, Indiegogo and Crowdfunder. Meet the entrepreneurs behind urban projects, new technological widgets and subversive performances, learn how to crowdfund your own project and experience the Museum as it's transformed into a marketplace of creative start-ups.
Free, drop in
BSL TALK: Architects as Artists
- 30 January 2015 From 11am
Free, advanced booking essential
YOUNG PEOPLE'S EVENT: Samsung Digital Classroom: Digital Print for Fashion and Interior Design
- 31 January 2015
Collect inspiration from our galleries before returning to the studio to work with Emma in creating new designs to be printed onto silk.
No previous experience necessary.
This free workshop is a pilot session for our new Samsung Digital Classroom programme, exploring creativity, making and digital tools with the next generation of designers.
For ages 16-19 years old.
Free, drop in
YOUNG PEOPLE'S EVENT: Contemporary Ceramics
- 31 January — 7 February 2015
By cutting, joining and glazing moulded pottery shapes, you will create a stunning piece of tableware.
For ages 13-15
Saturday 31 January & Saturday 7 February, 11.00-16.00
This is a two day course and both days need be attended. No previous experience needed
PRACTICAL WORKSHOP: High Dynamic Range (HDR) Photography
- 31 January 2015
Learn how to compose and set your camera to take perfectly exposed images with striking colours. Shooting inside and outside the Museum, you will leave with dramatic images showcasing the technique to its fullest.
Led by Jasprit Singh
£80, £64 concessions
Suitable for those who have completed our Level 1 photography course or who have a good understanding of DSLR photography. DSLR camera required
PRACTICAL COURSE: Digital Black and White Photography
- 5 February — 19 March 2015
Although it is easier than ever to take colour images, black and white photography remains a creative medium which has been reinvigorated by digital technology.
Led by Jasprit Singh
6 weeks, Thursdays, 5 February – 19 March (excluding 19 February), 10.30 – 13.00
£240, £192 concessions
Suitable for beginners. DSLR camera required
PRACTICAL COURSE: Bespoke Silk Scarves
- 6 — 27 February 2015
Using digital and practical craft processes, explore how to produce evocative designs using Photoshop and learn how to prepare your design to be digitally printed. Complete your scarf using hand and machine sewing skills.
3 weeks, Fridays, 6 – 27 February (excluding 20 February), 10.30 – 17.00
Led by Emma Neuberg and Melanie Bowles Co-founders of The People's Print
£240, £192 concessions
EVENING EVENT: Intoart: Skills sharing
- 6 February 2015 6:30-8pm
Meet artists, explore their collection highlights and learn about Intoart's practice and role in opening up the V&A's collections to adults with learning disabilities.
Free, booking essential
EVENING EVENT: V&A Connects: The Slow Journalism Company 2014: After the dust settled
- 6 February 2015 6:30-8:30pm
There's no sense in reviewing the year when it's still going on. Our February 2015 session looks back on 2014 with the benefit of hindsight and asks how disobedience fared, analysing the uprisings, the protest movements and the coups, and comparing them to those of previous years.
Free, booking essential
OPEN STUDIO: Community Artist in Residence: Constantine Gras
- 7 — 8 February 2015
She presents film, photography, drawing and clay work made in collaboration with the community of North Kensington around the themes of architecture and regeneration.
In partnership with RIBA and supported by The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Free, drop in
PRACTICAL WORKSHOP: iPad Landscapes: Sketching, Drawing and Painting
- 7 February 2015
Inspired by nature you will develop artistic processes and techniques and learn how to create your own digital landscape art using apps like Procreate and Brushes.
Led by Andy Maitland
£80, £64 concessions
Participants can bring along their iPad or use one of ours
SHORT COURSE: Style Cities: Las Vegas
- 7 February 2015 2-5pm
Las Vegas, best known for nightlife, gambling and hasty weddings, situated in the Nevada desert, is an iconic city both in reality and in our imagination.
£25, £20 concessions, £10 students
EVENING EVENT: Marella Agnelli - Style Icon
- 10 February 2015 6:30-7:30pm
Marella Agnelli was one of the most photographed beauties of jet-set society in the 1950s and 60s. She also collaborated with many outstanding architects and designers on several exquisite homes for Gianni Agnelli, the Fiat industrialist and their family.
£9, £7 concessions
In collaboration with Rizzoli
LUNCHTIME LECTURE: Michael Ayrton
- 11 February 2015 1-1:45pm
Free, drop in
STUDY DAY: Introducing Art Techniques: Medieval to 20th Century Part 2: Tempera Techniques
- 13 February 2015 11am-3:30pm
Follow how they concluded which was the most suitable wood and whether it mattered where the eggs used in mixing the paint came from. Look at the tools used to make and apply the paint, and investigate how over the years the works of art have changed as the nature of the paint did.
£45, £35 concessions, £15 students
EVENING EVENT: John Julius Norwich: The Great Cities
- 13 February 2015 6:30-7:30pm
From the ruins in Mesopotamia to the spectacular Mayan monuments in Central America, Norwich discusses art and architecture, the origins of urbanism, politics, culture, and how the peoples worked and lived in ancient cities.
£9, £7 concessions
FAMILY EVENT: Digital Kids: February Half-Term 2015
- 14 — 22 February 2015
Recommended for ages 5+
10.30 – 17.00
Limited places available
Free, drop in
Suitable for
- Especially for children
- Family friendly
FAMILY EVENT: Pop-up Performance
- 14 — 22 February 2015
Every Saturday 11.00, 13.00 & 15.00 (approximately 25 minutes long)
Free, drop in
FAMILY EVENT: The Imagination Station: February Half-Term 2015
- 16 — 22 February 2015
Imagine you're an adventurer and collect ideas from around the world to design your own blue and white pattern to add to our installation.
Recommended for ages 3+
Free, drop in
China, Level 1 in Room 44 & Ceramics, Level 6 in Room 143
Suitable for
- Family friendly
- Especially for children
FAMILY EVENT: Pop-Up Performance: February Half-Term 2015
- 16 — 22 February 2015
Discover the secret stories behind the design and come with us on an adventure. February Half-Term Pop-up Performances supported by Outset Family.
Discover the secret stories behind the design and come with us on an adventure.
11.00, 13.00 & 15.00, The Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre
Free, drop in
February Half-Term Pop-up Performances supported by Outset Family.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
- Especially for children
FAMILY EVENT: Make-it: Printing
- 16 — 20 February 2015
16-20 February, 10.30-12.30 & 14.30 - 16.30
Recommended for ages 5-12
£7.50 per child, children must be accompanied by an adult n(maximum one adult per child)
Advanced booking essential
Suitable for
- Family friendly
- Especially for children
EVENING EVENT: Dan Cruickshank: Britain's Great Palaces
- 16 February 2015 7-8:45pm
Royal palaces are the most magnificent buildings in our history. Often built to extraordinary levels of luxury andexcess, they reveal the personalities of our kings and queens since 1066. They were places designed to impress, to express power and taste. They were often architectural pioneers – establishing fashions and providing models to emulate. They can also be supreme examples of political architecture, and part of the mechanism for holding the realm or justifying a monarch's right to rule.
19.00 – 20.00 (talk); 20.00 – 20.45 (refreshments)
£15, no concessions, includes wind ereception
Organised by V&A membership
V&A Museum Skills
- 17 February — 19 May 2015
12 WEEK COURSE: Are you considering a career in galleries and museums? This new course draws on the expertise of key V&A staff and provides an insight into the skills required for working within the museum industry.
Topics include the planning and delivery of Learning, Interpretation, Press and Marketing, Visitor Engagement, Curating, Fundraising and Publishing.
12 weeks, Tuesdays, 17 February – 19 May 2015
(Half term: 31 March & 7 April)
Course Leader: Jo Banham, Head of Adult Learning, V&A
Suitable for
- 18+
£900, £775 concessions
YOUNG PEOPLE'S EVENT: Careers in Design with Seymourpowell
- 18 — 20 February 2015
Working with members of Seymourpowell, one of the world's leading design and innovation companies, you will create your own design ideas and learn how to present them. The course includes a visit to Seymourpowell's studios.
For ages 16-19.
Wednesday 18 - Friday 20 February, 11.00-16.00
£45, no concessions
YOUNG PEOPLE'S EVENT: Createinsights: Being an Experience Designer
- 20 February 2015
Go behind the scenes with members of CreateVoice.
For ages 16-24.
EVENING EVENT: Gareth Pugh: Talking Fashion
- 20 February 2015 6:30-7:30pm
Drawing inspiration from art and the club scene, he experiments with form and volume to create 'wearable sculptures'. Pugh's many high profile clients include Kylie Minogue, Beyonce and Lady Gaga. He talks about his ideas and his career.
18.30 – 19.30
£9, £7 concessions
EVENING EVENT: Design Culture Salon 14: How dependent is the design profession on cultures of migration?
- 20 February 2015 6:30-8:30pm
Immigration has been a bargaining point between the political parties in the run up to the 2015 election and can be seen to particularly divide attitudes to working cultures in the UK. Economic experts point to the vital and invigorating role immigration plays in our national economy.
Design historians have established that the UK profession was carved out by émigré designers. Sociologists and geographers continue to note the lasting and continuing importance of global cultures of design in shaping the UK creative economy. Does immigration mean something particular and distinct in design? If designers are in the business of innovating and instigating change, is it an advantage for the designer to be an 'outsider'? Or even further, is the designer necessarily an outsider? Could the design profession exist without these cultures of immigration? Is the identity of the immigrant or émigré an anachronism in an increasingly global design economy?
Chair: Guy Julier, Professor of Design Culture, University of Brighton and Victoria and Albert Museum.
Robin Kinross, Design critic and historian, Founder of Hyphen Press
Alison Clarke, Professor and Chair of Design History and Theory, University of Vienna
Max Nathan, Senior Research Fellow, National Institute of Economic and Social Research
Adrian Shaughnessy, Graphic designer, Associate Professor RCA, Founder of Unit Editions
Free, booking essential (includes drink)
SPECIAL EVENT: This Happened
- 21 February 2015
Having ideas is easier than making them happen. The event will delve into projects that exist today and how their concepts and production process can help inform future work.
Free, booking essential
Europe 1600 - 1800: The Making of the Galleries
- 25 February — 18 March 2015
FOUR WEEK COURSE: Gain a unique insight into the creation of the V&A's stunning new galleries of European art and design. The magnificently refurbished galleries tell the story of art and design from 1600 – 1800 and contain some of the most beautiful and elaborate works in the V&A's collections.
Explore the history of the period, curatorial themes, the design and presentation of the galleries and the interpretation of displays.
4 Weeks, Wednesdays, 25 February – 18 March
Suitable for
- 18+
£225, £180 concessions
SPECIAL EVENT: LGBT History Month Event
- 28 February 2015
Discover queer histories and consider how sexual identity can inform how we interpret the past.
Saturday 28 February, 12.00 – 17.30
Booking information coming soon.
YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORKSHOP: Create! Product Design and 3D Printing
- 28 February — 1 March 2015
Llearn how to create ideas for products, turn them into digital models and take the next steps to fabricating them yourselves.
For ages 16 – 19
Saturday 28 February
Sunday 1 March
£30, no concessions
Led by Makerversity
LUNCHTIME LECTURES: Russian Country Houses
- 4 March 2015 1-1:45pm
Free, drop in
STUDY DAY: Introducing art techniques: Medieval to 20th Century: Print and Drawing Techniques
- 6 March 2015 11am-3:30pm
Look at the different effects artists such as Rubens, Rembrandt or Seurat produced when drawing and how drawings were used as preparatory works or finished works of art.
Engraving, etching and woodcut techniques were also experimented with by artists such as Durer, Pieter Bruegel the Elder and Callot. Explore how to identify the techniques of early great print makers to C20th printmakers such as Picasso and Otto Dix.
11.00 – 15.30
£45, £35 concessions, £15 students
EVENING EVENT: Richard Long
- 6 March 2015 5:30-7:30pm
His art is about mobility, lightness and freedom and the simple creative acts of walking and marking about place, locality, time, and measurement. This is the inaugural Pamela Rawnsley Memorial lecture, celebrating her life and work.
£9, £7 concession
PRACTICAL WORKSHOP: Documentary Photography
- 6 — 7 March 2015
Explore the impact of documentary photography, studying examples from the collection before putting everything you have learnt into practice to tell your own stories through images.
Friday 6 – Saturday 7 March, 10.30 – 17.00
Led by Faye Parish
£160, £128 concessions
Suitable for those who have completed our Level 1 photography course or who have a good understanding of DSLR photography. DSLR camera required.
- 6 — 27 March 2015
FOUR WEEK COURSE: Explore the fascinating and complex history behind Europe's most iconic palace, this course will offer a lavish and evocative visual narrative of Versailles' history over three centuries.
It will examine the architectural and stylistic development of Versailles as well as how Versailles was created and used by the kings, queens and royal mistresses who inhabited it.
Course Leader: Dr Barbara Lasic, Art History lecturer, University of Buckingham
4 weeks, Fridays 6 March – 27 March 2015
Suitable for
- 18+
£200, £170 concessions
OPEN STUDIO: Speed Residents
- 7 — 8 March 2015
Here they present the work they created during their residencies; a dynamic mix of typography, performance, sculpture, artists' books, photography, textile printing and animation from young and upcoming practitioners. Artists include: Alix Marie, Noemi Niederhauser, Rudy Hartt, Thom Swann and Vincent Larkin.
Saturday 7 - Sunday 8 March, 10.00-17.00
Free, drop in
LUNCHTIME LECTURE: Architects as Artists
- 11 March 2015 1-1:45pm
This lunchtime lecture relates to the display Architects as Artists.
EVENING EVENT: Margaret Attwood: Fashion and Fiction
- 13 March 2015
A dressmaker who has also been photographed by Vogue, Attwood has always attributed great significance to dress in her novels, including The Handmaid's Tale, and The Blind Assassin. She discusses her passion with Rosie Goldsmith.
£9, £7 concessions
EVENING EVENT: Design Culture Salon 15: How does design address immobility in our society?
- 13 March 2015 6:15-8:30pm
EVENING EVENT: While Design Culture Salon 10 looked at the concept of movement in urban culture, this salon focuses on spaces of immobility to reveal some of the inconsistencies and resistances in contemporary design culture.
Bodies of the disabled, ill and elderly are difficult to find in design history, while contemporary design is often more eager to engage in idealized forms of engineering the urban mobile citizen. So, how can the enabling capacities of design be improved? What are the challenges and obstacles here? How can they be overcome? What can designers learn from cultural theories and histories of the representation of the body and from a wider reading of disability studies?
Chair: Rob Imrie, Professor of Sociology, Goldsmiths, London
Ana Carden-Coyne, Co-Director of Cultural History of War, University of Manchester and author of Reconstructing the Body
James Grant, Senior Communications Manager, Transport for London
Graham Pullin, Course Director of Interaction Design at the Duncan Jordanstone College of Art, University of Dundee and author of Design Meets Disability
Alison Thomson, PhD Candidate, Goldsmiths, London
V&A and Adam Reynolds Memorial Resident, in partnership with Shape
Free, booking essential
SPECIAL EVENT: PIP presents
- 14 March 2015
This exciting blend of music, movement, imagery and storytelling will weave together unique characters and fictional lives inspired by the V&A's magnificent collections.
PIP (Pursuing Independent Paths) is a charity which supports adults with learning disabilities to achieve their potential.
15.00 – 16.00
£10, £7 concessions
SHORT COURSE: Introducing Louis Comfort Tiffany
- 14 March 2015 2-5pm
Renowned for his stained glass windows, his lighting, his favrile glass and his exquisite jewellery, his career also encompassed enamels, mosaics, metalwork and interiors. This event, led by the historian Justine Hopkins, explores the history, appearance and context for his work.
14.00 - 17.00
£25, £15 concessions, £10 students
TOUCH TOUR: Architects as Artists
- 17 March 2015 11am-12pm
Free, advanced booking essential
LUNCHTIME LECTURE: Victorian Gothic Glory
- 18 March 2015
Hailed as the most magnificent examples of modern metalwork in 1860s, spectacular creations designed by George Gilbert Scott and made by Francis Skidmore, including the Albert Memorial, were totally out of favour 100 years later. Alicia Robinson, Senior Curator of Sculpture, Ceramics, Metalwork and Gladd, tells of the collaboration between these men and the changes of taste which dictated the contrasting fates of two splendid, innovative, massive screens they made.
Free, drop in
YOUNG PEOPLE'S EVENT: Createtours: Photography
- 20 March 2015
Join the CreateVoice members at their monthly tour to discover a new gallery and hear a fresh perspective on the Museum's collection. This month's theme is Photography.
For ages 16-24
Free, drop in
YOUNG PEOPLE'S EVENT: Createinsights: Working in Film Production
- 20 March 2015
Go behind the scenes with members of CreateVoice.
For ages 16-24.
CONFERENCE: International connections: Renaissance sculptors and their impact abroad
- 20 — 21 March 2015
The conference will also explore the role played by those who commissioned or sought sculptural works of art from foreign artists.
The speakers are Jens Burk, Thierry Crépin-Leblond, Kelley Helmstutler Di Dio, Péter Farbaky, Robert van Langh, Alison Luchs, Eckart Marchand, Peta Motture, Paula Nuttall, Arie Pappot, Kent Rawlinson, Johannes Röll, Cinzia Sicca and Kim Woods.
10.00-17.30 20 March
10.00 -16.30 21 March
Free, booking essential
This conference is part of the Robert H. Smith Renaissance Sculpture Programme
EVENING EVENT: Yinka Shonibare
- 20 March 2015 7-8pm
Since Yinka Shonibare's ship in a bottle commission in Trafalgar Square, his work has expanded into the public realm. In this talk,the artist will discuss the different ways in which he works, from his early paintings in the 1990s to his use of costume, photography and performance in film and his most recent series of public sculptures –Wind Sculptures.
19.00 – 20.00 talk
20.00 – 20.45 refreshments
£15, no concessions, includes wine reception
PRACTICAL WORKSHOP: Solo Disco Scarf
- 21 March 2015
By interacting with the fabric sensors on the scarf you can manipulate music playing through the garment. We will go through a complete design process taking designs from paper to breadboard to sewing machine.
This workshop is particularly suited to those who have some experience sewing. No previous electronics experience is needed.
Saturday 21 March, 10.30 – 17.00
Led by Codasign
£80, £64 concessions
STUDY DAY: Introducing Mid-Century Modern
- 21 March 2015 11am-5pm
Acquaint yourself with the distinctive components of the Mid-Century style and explore their manifestation in furniture, textiles, products and interiors.
Saturday 21 March, 11.00 – 17.00
£45, £35 concessions, £15 students
In collaboration with Thames & Hudson
FAMILY EVENT: Norouz: Celebrating Spring at Persian New Year
- 22 March 2015
Come and listen to traditional songs, storytelling, sound art and poetry and watch dance performances.
Help make a giant pop-up paper carpet for a Persian picnic, create designs for tiles and find out all about the animals, plants and objects that represent spring.
Free, drop in
Suitable for
- Family friendly
- Especially for children
EVENING EVENT: Christopher Frayling
- 24 March 2015
In his latest book, Frayling explores the powerful role popular culture plays in creating 19th and 20th century images of the Chinese.
He examines the Fu Manchu stories, Charles Dickens' tales of London's opium dens, and the role of music hall and film in reinforcing stereotypes and assumptions.
£9, £7 concessions
In collaboration with Thames & Hudson
LUNCHTIME LECTURE: Peter Brook: Process to Production
- 25 March 2015
Brook's career spanned more than six decades, three art forms and three continents. He is as renowned for his emphasis on exploration and experimentation outlined in a number of books as he is for producing landmark films, plays and operas.
He has collaborated with a range of leading literary, theatrical and cultural figures from novelist William Golding, poet Ted Hughes, anthropologist Colin Turnbull and neurologist Oliver Sacks to Tennessee Williams, Vivien Leigh and Glenda Jackson In this lecture, Kate Dorney discusses highlights from the recently acquired PB collection and the insights it reveals into the work and life of one of the world's leading directors.
Free, drop in
PRACTICAL WORKSHOP: Beginning to Blog
- 28 — 29 March 2015
This course will show you how to set up your own site for blogging where you can share your interests, promote your work or create a space for collecting your ideas.
The course is led by web designer Wen Sheng Hong, who will show you how to design your blog, create new posts, tag your content and tips for successful blogging.
Mondays, 27 January – 10 February, 10.30-17.00
FILM SCREENING: Different From The Others (Anders Als Die Andern)
- 29 March 2015
Featuring an introduction by curators, exploring links between the film's subject matter and the V&A's collections, and a Q&A with special guests.
Organised by the V&A's LGBTQ Working Group, as part of the BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival.
13.00-15.30 pm
£4, £3 concessions
EVENING EVENT: Design Culture Salon 16: What does design do for citizenship in the age of the consumer?
- 10 April 2015 From 6:30pm
: Notions of the consumer and the citizen have become curiously entangled in recent years. In many cases, design has been the culprit in delivering this entanglement.
Advertisements, branding and luxury lifestyle products increasingly conflate buying and consuming with individual agency on a variety of public issues, from climate change to online privacy. But how meaningful is this association? If design has been a powerful tool in merging notions of consumerism and citizenship, then how might it be used as a tool to reverse this? What other forms of citizenship are available to design with?
Chair: Guy Julier, Professor of Design Culture, University of Brighton and Victoria and Albert Museum.
Jon Alexander, Founder of New Citizenship Project
Gordon Hush, Head of Product Design, Glasgow School of Art
Noortje Marres, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Goldsmiths
Barry Quirk, Chief Executive of Lewisham Council
Leanne Wierzba, Winchester School of Art/V&A Research Fellow in Craft/Luxury
Free, booking essential (includes drink)
Bedazzled: A History of Jewellery
- 15 April — 24 June 2015
Trace the history of Western jewellery over the past 800 years by studying the comprehensive collection of over 3,500 jewels presented in the V&A's William and Judith Bollinger Jewellery Gallery.
Explore how fashions in dress determined what jewellery was worn, the influence of international styles and art movements on designs, and how jewels have reflected political or economic changes and major cultural events.
While adornment is a function of jewellery, it also conveys messages and marks special occasions - christening, marriage, childbirth and death. From the cradle to the grave, jewels may express hope, sorrow, devotion, and ambition. Explore the symbolism of jewels, the ingenuity of goldsmiths, and how the trade in precious metals and gemstones led to new designs and ideas.
10 weeks, Wednesdays, 15 April – 24 June 2015
(Half term: 27 May)
£365, £300 concessions
Course Leader: Dr. Beatriz Chadour-Sampson, Jewellery Historian
Suitable for
£365, £300 concessions
The Dutch Golden Age: 17th Century Art and Design
- 16 April — 25 June 2015
This course explores Dutch art and society in the Golden Age – the time of Vermeer, Hals and Rembrandt.
This young Dutch Republic emerged as a global power during the Eighty Years War with Spain. The Dutch East India Company (VOC) was founded in 1602, followed by the West India Company (WIC) in 1621. Global trade brought unprecedented riches to local merchants whose portraits show them in all their finery, often in lavish domestic settings. It also brought a wealth of exotic imports to the country, which we find back in interior genre scenes painted by De Hooch, Metsu and Steen. Imported porcelain inspired the development of local tin-glazed pottery known as Delftware, while the design of oriental ceramics was in turn influenced by European taste.
In a period also noted for its sculpture, tapestries and carved tables, this course investigates the artists and practitioners associated with this great cultural flowering.
10 Weeks, Thursdays, 16 April – 25 June 2015
(Half term: 28 May)
£530, £450 concessions
Course Leader: Dr Sophie Oosterwijk, FSA
Suitable for
£530, £450 concessions
From Word to Image and Back Again: Iconography and Symbolism in Medieval Art
- 20 April — 22 June 2015
8 WEEK COURSE: Through the long period of the Middle Ages a repertory of images developed. Drawn from Christian and Romantic texts, they were formulated in response to the conceptual significance of each text.
In the process, for example, wise men became kings, Christ came to be crucified on a tree, and the serpent in Eden was endowed with the face of a woman. The process was continuous and protean, reflecting changing preoccupations in contemporary society, but always underpinned by key biblical, liturgical, devotional and hagiographic texts on the one hand and widely circulated tales from chivalric romance on the other. This course will explore these developments thematically.
We will work closely with key texts, and will consider the contexts which had a bearing on iconographic development. Although we can never fully understand the significance of medieval imagery, the course will attempt to move a little closer to the mindsets of the Middle Ages.
Course Leaders: Dr Cathy Oakes, Art Historian with Dr. Sally Dormer, V&A Year Course Director, Early Medieval
Suitable for
- 18+
£295, £250 concessions
Travel in Style: Art Deco Ocean Liners, Grand Victorian Hotels and Edwardian Trains
- 29 April — 24 June 2015
Rapidly advancing technology has enabled us to reach ever more places across the planet at high speeds and in greater comfort and safety. Whether for work or pleasure the experience of getting from A to B is of more interest than ever.
Explore two centuries of travelling in its complexity and variety. The course is organised around three themes, water, land and air, with an additional session devoted to personal transportation. Study a wide range of vehicles, from the thrilling pomp of the Pullman car and the glamorous but formidable world of the ocean liner to the confining tubular space of the airliner fuselage. Chart the evolving design of these and other transportation types against the backdrop of international politics, economics and style.
Consider too the innovative hotels, terminals and other transport architecture that provided the infrastructure for great vehicles and vessels throughout our age of expanding mass travel, along the way examining such issues as changing tastes, new patterns of leisure, and evolving notions of comfort. Learn how pioneers and entrepreneurs employed science and art in buildings, vehicles, vessels, and even fashion to enhance and to rationalise the traveller's experience.
Course Leader: Dr Gregory Votolato, architect, curator, teacher and writer
Suitable for
- 18+
£295, £250 concessions
STUDY DAY: Introducing Art Techniques: Medieval to 20th Century Part 4: Oil Techniques
- 8 May 2015
From Jan Eyck to the Impressionists look at the exciting variety of ways in which oil paint has been applied to surfaces and manipulated in all genres of art.
Friday 8 May, 11.00 – 15.30
£45, £35 concessions, £15 students
From Coco Chanel to Alexander McQueen: Geniuses of Modern Fashion
- 12 May — 7 July 2015
8 WEEK COURSE: Explore the careers of the 20 greatest names in modern fashion whose amazing creativity has changed not only the way that people look and dress but also their entire attitude to clothes.
From the classic tailoring of Coco Chanel, whose easy to wear suits freed women from the constraints of corsets and tight skirts, to the magnificently eccentric Elsa Schiaparelli who made dresses covered with trompe l'oeil images and hats in the shape of shoes , this course examines the designs, lives and legacies of fashion's most original talents. It includes sessions on masters of tailoring such as Balenciaga, Christian Dior, and Givenchy, as well as talks on contemporary visionaries like Vivienne Westwood, Jean-Paul Gaultier and Alexandra McQueen. Learn about the fascinating stories of the most iconic designers and their extraordinary impact on the fashion industry.
Speakers include V&A curators and fashion historians Judith Watt, Linda Watson and Charlotte Sinclair.
Suitable for
- 18+
£295, £250 concessions
Architectural Style
Website with pictures and descriptions of a broad range of architectural styles, historical and contemporary Western, Asian and Islamic. There is also an interactive Style Quiz.
Design Your Own Arts and Crafts Tile
Drop-in Design
Hunt for ideas in the gallery then have a go at your own designs, using a design challenge. Creative sessions in the V&A's Sackler Centre on Sundays between 10.30 and 17.00, for all ages.
How to obtain
Drop-in Design events are free and there is no need to book - just drop in.
Egyptian Style Art Deco Head-dress`
Make Your Own Thaumatrope
Wallpaper Design
Getting there
London Underground (The Tube): The V&A is a five minute walk from South Kensington underground station (on the Piccadilly, Circle and District Line). South Kensington is a five minute tube journey from Victoria, ten minutes from Covent Garden and Leicester Square and 15 minutes from King's Cross St Pancras.
The V&A is a ten minute walk from Knightsbridge underground station (on the Piccadilly Line). Knightsbridge is a ten minute tube journey from Covent Garden and Leicester Square and 15 minutes from Kings Cross St Pancras.
Bus: Buses C1, 14, 74 and 414 stop outside the Cromwell Road entrance. The Open Tour stop outside the Museum as part of their Double Decker Bus site-seeing tour of London.
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Having spent the past 20 years creating a mini fashion world grounded in classic American roots - fashioned with a twist - Steven Alan has quietly emerged an uncommon fashion pioneer. Upon opening his first retail store in 1994, Steven sold pieces from an eclectic group of emerging designers, becoming known for his keen eye. In 1999, Steven launched his first men's collection, including his now signature Reverse Seam Shirt, followed by a women's collection soon after. The collections build upon the same curatorial point of view using authentic fabrics and precise tailoring along with thoughtful details- resulting in easily wearable, refined casual looks.
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Crepe de chine, sandwashed silk tee featuring a vintage inspired floral print. Versatile, boxy silhouette with a boat neck, cuffed short sleeves, and a slightly curved hemline.
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