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This walking tour is linked to the V&A Academy course 'The Great Emporium on Earth: London 1666 - 1851' with Mike Berlin. Priority booking is given to those already enrolled on this course or those who attended a previous term of one of Mike's London courses. If you have not been enrolled before, but would like to go on the waiting list for this event, please email courses@vam.ac.uk to express your interest.
This walk will explore one of London’s most famous quarters. A place of settlement of migrants and site of production of the world famous silks, seen in the V&A’s textile collections, Spitalfields has been shaped by the cultures of Huguenots, Jewish, Irish and Bangladeshi communities over four centuries.
This event will take place offsite and a maximum of two tickets can be booked.
Priority is given to those who have attended one of Mike Berlin's London course terms before.
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Read moreMike Berlin is a Lecturer at Birkbeck College, University of London. He is a specialist in the social history of early modern London and has published extensively on the history of London’s guilds. Before joining Birkbeck, he was a research officer at the Centre for Metropolitan History, Institute of Historical Research.
a heartfelt thanks to everyone involved in the London course which I have followed over all three terms. Mike - you have been an inspired course director, and you have put together a fantastic programme! Previous online course student
V&A Academy let you tune in to expert lectures live, or catch up later on demand. Or, join special in person events like this tour of London to explore more and delve deeper into the theme of your course.
To explore the next chapter of the London course, please look out for the summer course 'The Proud City: London 1851 - 2000' which will run online from Wednesday 27 April - 13 July 2022. You'll find more details in the V&A Academy course section.
18 March 2022
£60.00
+44 (0)20 7942 2000
Open 10.00 - 13.00, Monday to Sunday (closed 24-26 December)
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