Young people

Take part in unmissable free events, creative and career-focused workshops and festivals. Explore new skills, unlock your creativity, and gain an insight into the creative industries. Students and Student Art Pass cardholders get discounted rates on exhibitions. 

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Young people events

We offer a range of events and experiences for 13 – 24 year olds that are led by artists and designers, covering a range of creative industries including art, design, fashion, digital media, performance and architecture.

What else is on offer?

V&A Youth Collective

The V&A Youth Collective is a group of young people aged 18 – 24 who help shape V&A events and content, whilst gaining inspiring insight into creative careers, the museum sector, and skills development opportunities. We are looking for 12 young people from a diverse range of backgrounds and lived experiences, who are interested in any area of art, design, or performance, and in pursuing a creative career.

If you have any questions regarding this opportunity, your eligibility, or access related queries please email youngpeople@vam.ac.uk.

Applications are now closed. This opportunity will re-open in Autumn 2025.

Career advice

Attend our career workshops, or head to the V&A Blog for advice from professionals and other young people in creative careers.

Hear from emerging designers as they tell us about their career journeys and creative processes in our series of films:

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Header image:
She Rockers (London Rap/Dance Crew) Shepherd's Bush Green, London, photograph, Normski, 1988, printed 2011, England. Museum no. E.112-2012. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London