Both a celebration and a call to action, Design and Disability showcases the radical contributions of Disabled, Deaf, and neurodivergent people and communities to design history and contemporary ...

Legend has it that after Marsha P. Johnson threw the first brick in the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, she picked up a shard of broken mirror to fix her makeup. This fearless moment embodies both the beauty ...

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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This activity is part of Young V&A’s Power of Play programme. The Power of Play is a collaborative project to bring quality learning-through-play to children and young people in the London Borough of ...

Our magnificent gallery spaces and stunning John Madejski Garden combine to make V&A South Kensington one of London’s most unique venues for entertaining. The areas available for hire provide ...

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 ...

Join Thoth, God of Wisdom on an adventure through ancient Egypt to find his all powerful book! Sneak into the Pharoah's Palace, escape into Osiris' underworld and sail along the infamous Nile. Using ...

Members will be guided through the museum’s permanent collections in both the South Asia Gallery and British Galleries. Through these, you will discover how the aesthetic principles visible across ...