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V&A 10-minute Friday Talks Delivered by Visitor Experience Assistants
Join one of our free 10-minute Friday talks delivered by Visitor Experience Assistants and discover more about our collections.
If you are a first-time visitor or have an interest in art and design and are keen to learn more, these weekly talks are for you!
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Talks we have delivered include:
• Wonders from the Indus Valley Civilisation in the V&A Collection
• The Drake's Jewel
• Renaissance on a Plate
• Shrine of Goddess Durga at The Great Exhibition
• Rusalka: The Re-Interpretation of the Myth
• The V&A and the Birth of the Design Museum
• Medieval Renaissance Reliquary Pendant, St Catherine
• Gorilla Defeating a Gladiator
• The Enduring Influence of Ukiyo-e Prints
• Old buildings on the Darro, Granada by David Roberts
• Chinese Master Works and their Influence in Global Design
• Aestheticism
• Moon Jar and Art in Korean Entertainment
• Charles Dickens' Writing Slope
• Balfron Tower: A Tale of Streets in the Sky
• Vivien Leigh and the Oscars
• Goddess of Mercy: Travelling with GuanYin 觀音 from East to West
• Exploring the Leda and the Swan Myth in Mythology and Renaissance Art
Talks we have delivered include:
• Wonders from the Indus Valley Civilisation in the V&A Collection
• The Drake's Jewel
• Renaissance on a Plate
• Shrine of Goddess Durga at The Great Exhibition
• Rusalka: The Re-Interpretation of the Myth
• The V&A and the Birth of the Design Museum
• Medieval Renaissance Reliquary Pendant, St Catherine
• Gorilla Defeating a Gladiator
• The Enduring Influence of Ukiyo-e Prints
• Old buildings on the Darro, Granada by David Roberts
• Chinese Master Works and their Influence in Global Design
• Aestheticism
• Moon Jar and Art in Korean Entertainment
• Charles Dickens' Writing Slope
• Balfron Tower: A Tale of Streets in the Sky
• Vivien Leigh and the Oscars
• Goddess of Mercy: Travelling with GuanYin 觀音 from East to West
• Exploring the Leda and the Swan Myth in Mythology and Renaissance Art
Please be aware these talks are subject to last-minute changes. Ask a member of our team on the day for details.
[There will be a temporary pause in the programme from Friday 26 July until Friday 6 September 2024. The final 10-minute talk before this break will be on Friday 19 July 2024. We will resume our usual schedule on Friday 13 September 2024.]
[There will be a temporary pause in the programme from Friday 26 July until Friday 6 September 2024. The final 10-minute talk before this break will be on Friday 19 July 2024. We will resume our usual schedule on Friday 13 September 2024.]
