WHAT'S ON AT THE V&A IN JUNE 2004

WHAT'S ON AT THE V&A IN JUNE 2004
- includes half-term events for kids -

SHHH...
20 MAY - 30 AUGUST 2004
Shhh... is a journey through the V&A featuring new music by an eclectic mix of leading musicians and artists who have created work inspired by the objects and spaces in the museum. The exhibition features work by Gillian Wearing, Cornelius, David Byrne, Elisabeth Fraser, Faultline, Jane and Louise Wilson, Jeremy Deller, Leila Arab, Roots Manuva and Simon Fisher Turner. Visitors are invited to pick up a set of headphones and follow a trail of sounds through the galleries of the V&A

THE OTHER FLOWER SHOW
THE V&A GARDEN
28 MAY - 11 JULY 2004
For six weeks, the V&A is transforming its garden with a summer show of ten garden shed installations by contemporary artists and designers including Tracy Emin and Tord Boontje. The Other Flower Show will feature works inspired by gardens and flowers in ten individual garden sheds. Taking place in the Year of Gardening 2004, The Other Flower Show provides a creative alternative to the Chelsea Flower Show taking art into the garden and flowers out of the greenhouse. The installations include sound, lighting, interactive designs and visual art.

FRIDAY LATES
GARDEN PARTY
28 MAY 2004
18.00 - 22.00
The V&A is celebrating the opening of The Other Flower Show with a special Garden Party. Late View visitors will be among the first to explore the ten garden shed installations by artists and designers such as Tracey Emin and Tord Boontje. They can also use fresh flowers to create a floral court dress in a 'Flowers by Numbers' project by garden designer Andrew Fisher Tomlin. There will be a field of flowers installation in the Sculpture Gallery, and Simon Percival's water sculpture, Echo, will be on display. DJ Mike Flowers will spin his floral grooves while budding artists make paper flowers at the Origami bars or follow garden themed curator tours around the museum.

SENSE AND THE CITY III
25 JUNE 2004, 6.30pm - 10.00pm
The V&A, in collaboration with the Arts Council England, presents Sense and the City III to mark Architecture Week with installations and events providing an evening of architectural exploration. Artist Lucy Orta will create a series of installations featuring people called Nexus Architecture throughout the V&A. Artist Jason Bruges's work, Infinity Ceiling, will feature clouds drifting across banners suspended above the entrance. 'Lone Twin' will give a performance attempting to read the entire London A-Z index. There will be tours around the V&A with top architects including Eva Jiricna and Eric Parry. The 'Bring and Share' DJs invite visitors to bring their favourite CDs and vinyl to be incorporated into a sense and the city music session which will rock the Pirelli Garden.

VIVIENNE WESTWOOD
UNTIL 11 JULY 2004
In association with Motorola
The V&A's first major exhibition of the work of Vivienne Westwood, one of the most influential designers of the last 30 years. The exhibition is the largest ever dedicated to a British designer and features more than 150 designs mainly from the V&A's collection and Vivienne Westwood's personal archive. It examines Westwood's extraordinary career from the early punk days to grand ball gowns inspired by the V&A's historic collections. On show are provocative punk clothing worn by the Sex Pistols, Westwood's influential interpretations of the corset, crinoline and bustle, and designs inspired by the idea of 'Britishness' such as tartan and tweed.

BILL BRANDT: A CENTENARY RETROSPECTIVE
TO 25 JULY 2004
The V&A celebrates the centenary of the birth of Bill Brandt (1904-83), one of the most important photographers of modern times, with a major exhibition and an international conference. The exhibition presents 155 vintage gelatin-silver prints from the Bill Brandt Archive and is the most important Brandt exhibition for over 30 years. Brandt's best-known work documents the vivid social contrasts in Britain during the World Wars. He also photographed the landscapes of 'Literary Britain' and a pantheon of great artists and writers, as well as creating his outstanding series 'Perspective of Nudes'. Bill Brandt: A Centenary Retrospective is curated by John-Paul Kernot and organised by The Bill Brandt Archive.
There is a symposium about Bill Brandt at the V&A on Saturday 1 May. Call 020 7942 2211 for details.

DIFFERENT BY DESIGN: CLOTHES ACROSS CONTINENTS
29 MAY 2004 - 9 JANUARY 2005
The V&A puts on display 54 outfits from around the world including a 19th century woman's coat from Serbia adorned with dramatically embroidered swirls and flowers and designs from Asia, Africa and Europe. Intricate applied decoration and gold embroidery are among the techniques employed on these spectacular garments, some of which have never been displayed before. The display comes from the V&A's diverse and remarkable historic collections which inspired the accompanying V&A book, Dress In Detail from Around the World.

JOHN FREDERICK LEWIS (1804/5 - 1876)
26 MAY 2004 TO DECEMBER 2004
SPECIAL PAINTINGS GALLERY DISPLAY
A display of minutely detailed watercolours and drawings by this gifted Victorian painter, including early sketches as well as celebrated Orientalist works in the watercolours room of the new paintings galleries.

***HALF-TERM FOR KIDS***
EVERY OBJECT TELLS A STORY AT THE V&A
SATURDAY 29 MAY - SUNDAY 6 JUNE, 11.00 - 17.00 LUNCHROOM
This half term, the V&A is holding a family event linked to Every Object Tells a Story - a website all about objects and stories. Borrow a digital camera and explore the museum collections together, then work with professional artists to manipulate your images and create a collaborative story and t-shirt design.
This is a joint project with Ultralab and Channel 4 and has been funded by Culture Online, part of the DCMS. ID required for cameral loan. Last camera issued at 15.45. Allow at least one hour for this activity.
Visit www.vam.ac.uk/everyobject for images created in previous events.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS AT THE MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD, BETHNAL GREEN
31 MAY - 3 JUNE, 12-3PM
Explore the weird and wonderful world of moving and optical toys! Create optical illusions, enjoy toy demonstrations, make your own acrobat tumbling toy or learn how to dance like a robot. Free of charge. All Ages. No booking required.

EVENTS
EVA JURICNA LECTURE - NEW EUROPEAN ARCHITECTURE IN BRITAIN WEDNESDAY 2 JUNE, 19.15 - 20.05 LECTURE THEATRE In partnership with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Introduced by Europe Minister Denis MacShane this talk pays tribute to the work of Central European Architects in Britain. Renowned Czech architect Eva Juricna gives her thoughts on designing in Britain. Tickets are £3.50 - £8.30. Call the V&A bookings office for tickets: 020 7942 2211

FURNITURE PAINTING DEMONSTRATION
SATURDAY 12 & SUNDAY 13 JUNE
ROOM 126, BRITISH GALLERIES, 14.00-17.00
Watch the artist Monica Janssens create designs based on 18th century furniture decoration.

KIDS AT THE V&A
ACTIVITY BACK-PACKS
EVERY SATURDAY 10.30-17.00
Children can hoist a Back-Pack on their shoulders and embark upon an adventure across the Museum. Back-Pack tours are full of exciting hands-on activities related to the collections. There are eight Back-Packs to choose from: Chinese Treasures, Metal Detector, The Explorer, The Antique Detective, Magic Glasses, Fancy Furnishings, Murder Mystery and The Emperor's Party. Activities can last 30-45 minutes. For children aged 5-12 years.

THE ACTIVITY CART
EVERY SUNDAY 10.30 -17.00
Explore the Museum's collections through drawing and making activities. The Activity Cart is sited in a different gallery each weekend. Loaded with a huge variety of activities ranging from making mosaics in the Sculpture Gallery to designing a kimono in the Japanese Gallery. Activities are suitable for children aged 3 to 12 years. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

GENERAL INFORMATION
FREE ADMISSION FOR ALL
The V&A is open daily 10am - 5.45pm and until 10pm on Wednesdays and the last Friday of the month. The nearest underground station is South Kensington (Piccadilly, District and Circle lines). For general information call 020 7942 2000. Website: http://www.vam.ac.uk

OTHER V&A MUSEUMS
MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD AT BETHNAL GREEN
UNCAGED
1 MAY - 20 JUNE 2004
Six interactive installations will link the virtual world of computers with the real world in this exhibition which features the work of German intermedia artist Ralf Nuhn, a researcher at the Lansdown Centre for Electronic Arts, Middlesex University. It consists of computer based animations, based mostly on modified toys or mechanisms modelled on toys which are linked to automated sculptures. Through touch screens and microphones connected to the computers, visitors will be able to trigger changes in the virtual and physical domain.

SINDY'S 40TH BIRTHDAY
UNTIL FEBRUARY 2005
A display highlighting Sindy's story as this iconic doll reaches middle age. A rare opportunity to see how she changed, with examples both past and present.

NEW EAST END GALLERY
A new permanent gallery devoted to the people, children and communities of London's East End has recently opened at Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood. World in the East End tells the childhood stories of diverse communities of East London using objects, photographs, audio, film and interactive games which bring to life their experiences.

THEATRE MUSEUM AT COVENT GARDEN
A GREAT NIGHT OUT! - THE MAKING OF THE WEST END 1843 - 2010 UNTIL OCTOBER 2004 A mini-exhibition charting the history of London's West End with models of theatres from Victorian times to today including new plans for Cameron Mackintosh theatres.