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This walking tour starts off-site and will explore the neighbourhood of the V&A, its buildings, and their history before heading to V&A South Kensington.
The V&A famously traces its origins to the 1851 Great Exhibition held in Joseph Paxton’s Crystal Palace. This walk will reveal the transformation of South Kensington from the semi-rural court suburb around Kensington Palace into the grandeur of late Victorian Albertopolis, named in honour of Prince Albert, envisaged as a centre of culture and learning
V&A Academy Unlocked days invite you behind the scenes, bringing you face-to-face with the V&A's extraordinary collections.
This Unlocked walking tour is designed to complement the course ‘London: A Proud City 1851- 2000' led by Mike Berlin but you do not need to be enrolled on any online course to join an ‘Unlocked’ event.
V&A Members get priority booking.
Please note that this tour is fully accessible and where there are curbs or uneven pavements we will be able to use an alternative route to re-join the main group.Mike 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.
I loved it all! An excellent walk with so much interesting information Previous Unlocked event attendee
14 June 2024
£60.00
Call to book +44 (0)20 7942 2000
+44 (0)20 7942 2000
Open 10.00 - 13.00, Monday to Sunday (closed 24-26 December)
Become a Member and enjoy free access to exhibitions, previews, priority booking, freshly curated content and much more.