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Fashion and Armour (Taster Lecture Recording)
One-day course
+44 (0)20 7942 2000
Thinking about an online course? Try a free one-hour art history lecture recording that you can enjoy when it suits you best. Simply sign up to receive your recording link and join Angus Patterson, V&A Senior Curator of Metalwork to explore how historic armour takes us closer to our ancestors than you might have imagined.
Hear about how armour was shaped according to contemporary notions of ideal body shape and decorated to mirror clothing styles of its time, while getting to know the V&A Academy learning platform.
Simply sign up to the V&A Academy newsletter today using the hyperlinked text or the booking button on the right. Once signed up you will receive the viewing link in your welcome email within 24 hours. You will have access to the recording of this taster lecture until January 2024.
Please note, this taster lecture recording cannot be booked via phone or via the shopping basket.
This taster lecture links to the 6-week online course 'The Knight in Art: 1066-1918'. The course is led by Dr Tobias Capwell with live lectures on Thursdays, starting on 11 January.
Speaker
Angus Patterson
Angus Patterson is Senior Curator of Metalwork at the V&A. He is responsible for collections of European metalwork including silver, brass, pewter, cutlery, bronzes, steel, ironwork and arms and armour from 1450-1900. He is a lecturer, broadcaster and author whose publications include 'Fashion and Armour in Renaissance Europe'.
The range of lecturers was excellent. I only watch on demand as I work full time but like being able to break the course into smaller chunks to digest and rewind. It's so helpful to have on demand access on the same day and after the course ended. Previous V&A Academy Online Student
Course overview
Thinking about an online course? Try a free one-hour art history lecture recording that you can enjoy when it suits you best - Please note, this taster lecture recording cannot be booked via phone. To book online simply sign up to the V&A Academy newsletter using the booking button or link right at the top of this page when you scroll up.
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One-day course: Fashion and Armour (Taster Lecture Recording)
16 November 2023 - 30 January 2024
Free
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