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    V&A exhibition
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    V&A, South Kensington, London, UK

    V&A exterior
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    V&A display case
  • V&A exhibit

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    Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Gallery, V&A, South Kensington, London, UK

    V&A exhibit
  • V&A exterior

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David Bowie is

Art

  • Critics' choice

The ch-ch-ch-changes David Bowie made to his lyrics, scratching out words and scribbling in others, together with his stage costumes and instruments, will be on show at the V&A's major Bowie exhibition opening in March 2013. As well as personal items,...

David Bowie is
  1. Wed May 22
    – Sun Jul 28
  2. V&A Cromwell Rd, SW7 2RL
  3. £14, members free
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David Bowie is

Art and design, Music, Things to do

Fame, fascination, the evolution of the rebel rebel, along with the ch-ch-ch-changes Bowie made to his lyrics, scratching out words and scribbling in others, come under the spotlight, together with the Brixton lad's stage costumes and instruments, in...

David Bowie is
  1. Wed May 22
    – Sun Jul 28
  2. V&A Cromwell Rd, SW7 2RL
  3. £14.10, concs avail
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Treasures of the Royal Courts: Tudors, Stuarts and the Russian Tsars

History, Things to do, Sightseeing

The ever-fascinating subject of cultural diplomacy and trade between Britain and Russia, starting with their origins in 1555 when the Muscovy Company was founded, provides the impetus for this exhibition. The show reveals the pageantry of royal courts...

Treasures of the Royal Courts: Tudors, Stuarts and the Russian Tsars
  1. Wed May 22
    – Sun Jul 14
  2. V&A Cromwell Rd, SW7 2RL
  3. £8, concs avail
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May Half-Term Children's Events at the V&A

Things to do, Arts and crafts, Performance and entertainment

  • Free

As ever, the V&A offers some inventive creativity choices for kids this half term, with a range of events inspired by the current David Bowie exhibition. There's the chance for children to use Garage band music to create their own track for an album in...

May Half-Term Children's Events at the V&A
  1. Sat May 25
    – Sun Jun 2
  2. V&A Cromwell Rd, SW7 2RL
  3. various, most sessions free
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Friday Late: White Nights

Music, Art and design, Art, Things to do

  • Free

The V&A is taking inspiration from St Petersburg's annual White Nights Festival for this themed Friday Late event. The Russian arts and culture fest famously coincides with 'midnight sun' – a natural phenomenon that sees daylight continue well into the...

  1. Fri May 31
  2. V&A Cromwell Rd, SW7 2RL
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Memory Palace

Art and design, Things to do

  • Critics' choice

Without memory, would civilisation be doomed? It's just one of the thought-provoking questions posed by the V&A and Sky Arts Ignition's ambitious exhibition, Memory Palace. At its centre is a story by novelist Hari Kunzru – a sort of dystopian tale of...

  1. Tue Jun 18
    – Sun Oct 20
  2. V&A Cromwell Rd, SW7 2RL
  3. £6
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Club to Catwalk: London Fashion in the 80s

Fashion, Art, Things to do

  • Critics' choice

The V&A summer blockbuster for 2013 homes in on the 1980s, one of the most bonkers decades in fashion history. It was an era when experimentation and appropriation was rife and music and club culture had a massive influence on mainstream fashion, as well...

  1. Tue Jul 9
    – Sun Feb 16 2014
  2. V&A Cromwell Rd, SW7 2RL
  3. £5
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Club to Catwalk: London Fashion in the 1980s

Fashion, Art, Things to do

  • Critics' choice

The V&A summer blockbuster for 2013 homes in on the 1980s, one of the most bonkers decades in fashion history. It was an era when experimentation and appropriation was rife and music and club culture had a massive influence on mainstream fashion, as well...

  1. Wed Jul 10
    – Sun Feb 16 2014
  2. V&A Cromwell Rd, SW7 2RL
  3. £5
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Pearls

Things to do, Jewellery

Exploring the history of natural pearls from the early Roman Empire to the present, this exhibition explores their associations with wealth, royalty and glamour across cultures and centuries. Jewellery on display includes a sixteenth-century salamander...

  1. Sat Sep 21
    – Sun Jan 19 2014
  2. V&A Cromwell Rd, SW7 2RL
  3. £10
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Tomorrow: Elmgreen & Dragset at the V&A

Art and design, Things to do

  • Free

For autumn 2013 the Danish/Norwegian duo Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset (of boy-on-a-rocking-horse Fourth Plinth fame) are creating a site-specific installation in the V&A's former Textile Galleries. The exhibition includes a filmed drama staged within...

  1. Tue Oct 1
    – Wed Jan 1 2014
  2. V&A Cromwell Rd, SW7 2RL
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Masterpieces of Chinese Painting 700-1900

Things to do

The V&A's autumn 2013 exhibition brings together examples of Chinese painting from the beginning of the eighth century to the end of the nineteenth century. Presenting an overview of one of the world's greatest artistic traditions, more than 100 works,...

  1. Sat Oct 26
    – Sun Jan 19 2014
  2. V&A Cromwell Rd, SW7 2RL
  3. £12
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Jameel Prize 3

Art, Things to do

  • Free

Biennial prize for contemporary artists and designers inspired by Islamic traditions of craft and design. The exhibition showcases the work of the ten artists and designers shortlisted for the £25,000 prize. Around 270 nominations were received from countries...

Jameel Prize 3
  1. Wed Dec 11
    – Mon Apr 21 2014
  2. V&A Cromwell Rd, SW7 2RL
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Rated as: 5/5 (6 ratings)
  • An awful place full of old stuff

    Aemongrizzle Sat Feb 9
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    Oliver Fri Apr 20 2012
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    Oliver Fri Apr 20 2012
    Rated as: 4/5
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  • my favorite place ^_^ LOve it

    Pm Fri Mar 9 2012
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  • AWESOME!!!!!

    izzie Thu Feb 24 2011
    Rated as: 5/5
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  • I love the V and A

    Annie Crombie Mon Dec 27 2010
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