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Open today! Africa Fashion.
Our new major exhibition exploring the vitality of a fashion scene as dynamic as the continent itself.
'A glorious celebration' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Time Out
'Elegant and exuberant' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Telegraph
Book now, members go free: fal.cn/3pVHY
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Londoners- you know about this refreshing, cool body of water in our garden, right? #UKHeatwave
Pictured is a performance from our last #FridayLate, What Is Seen and What Is Not by Osman Yousefzada.
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V&A retweeted
Part of our Pakistan/UK: New Perspectives season to mark the 75th anniversary of Pakistan🇵🇰, What Is Seen and What Is Not performed at the @V_and_A to launch Osman Yousefzada’s new installation.
Find out more > britishcouncil.pk/programmes…
#PKUKCelebrating75
@OSMANstudio @pkBritish
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First came the Balenciaga on the left, then the Yves Saint Laurent months later (1967).
Some ombre excellence for #SequinSunday.
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New event 🇪🇸
In-person and online talk: Collecting Spain, 1850-1945
Join our curators and special guests in exploring how the museum has acquired Spanish decorative arts from textiles to furniture, silver and lustreware.
Find out more: fal.cn/3r0Fi
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Sea slugs? Sweets? Wrong. These are a new addition to our contemporary glass collection, made through a dynamic process of repeatedly folding and stretching glass.
Two glass forms frozen in movement, created by Maria Bang Espersen. Discover more glass: fal.cn/3r0vx
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Friday feeling 🕺 Discover the Africa Fashion exhibition: fal.cn/3qZMK
You can also visit the exhibition after hours on 26 August at our next Friday Late, a museum-wide, pan-African takeover in partnership with @GUAPMAG.
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Can relate.
A classic from documentary photographer Martin Parr's 1986 series exploring the British seaside resort of New Brighton.
Browse more Martin Parr: fal.cn/3qZn5
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Delighted to have JA Projects, @practiceveryday and artist Larry Achiampong onboard to design new galleries at V&A East Museum, coming to East London in 2025.
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Dramatic in outline and subtle in colour, the Fighting Fish bracelet by designer @Webster_Rocks is a distinctive and contemporary expression of luxury.💎 Thought we'd share.
See more key pieces in the collection: bit.ly/3QGwvkF
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Gravity-defying heel-less shoes by Japanese designer Noritaka Tatehana: fal.cn/3qUGk
They're part of a new (free!) display on our ground floor that explores the use of natural dyes in Japanese fashion history, like this iridescent green.
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Watch botanical artist Katie Scott as she creates an illustration inspired by Beatrix Potter’s mushroom drawings 🍄
Watch the full film: bit.ly/3zIOOyJ
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V&A retweeted
Our wonderful friends at the V&A (@V_and_A) are hosting a fascinating curator dialogue between:
🗣️ #EkowEshun (#InTheBlackFantastic)
🗣️ Dr #ChristineChecinska (#AfricaFashion)
Learn more ⬇️
New online event.
Fabricating the African Imaginarium: bit.ly/3bBBUe1
When the Curator of our Africa Fashion exhibition
meets
the Curator of In The Black Fantastic @haywardgallery
They'll be discussing the works of genre-defying contemporary African creatives today.
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New online event.
Fabricating the African Imaginarium: bit.ly/3bBBUe1
When the Curator of our Africa Fashion exhibition
meets
the Curator of In The Black Fantastic @haywardgallery
They'll be discussing the works of genre-defying contemporary African creatives today.
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🐈⬛Of course Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit from our exhibition, Beatrix Potter: Drawn To Nature.
Book now: bit.ly/3zA1Dv8
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🐈⬛Send us your favourite art cats? Have a browse: bit.ly/3Qmttla
Costume design by Mikhail Larionov, 1916.
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