The Victoria and Albert Museum is launching the first V&A Summer Camp – a free, two day celebration of design. The event incorporates both late night and family activities with the aim of sharing design knowledge and skills.
V&A SUMMER CAMP 2010
Friday 30th July: 18.30-22.00
Saturday 31st July: 13.00-17.00
Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL (020 7942 2000)
A derivative of the ‘V&A Village Fete’ of previous years, the Summer Camp involves a range of daytime activities in combination with the nocturnal revelry of ‘Friday Late’. The museum is hosting all-day workshops, talks, performances and participatory events presented by a range of designers, artists and makers.
Such designers include Peter Marigold and Markus Bergstrom, who are on hand to offer advice on how to devise and create furniture.
Toy designer Tony Hayward is showing visitors how to design their own take-away toy.
The ‘Typography Summer School’ is holding a discursive critique where any item featuring print can be brought along for exploration. Other ‘tents’ pitched around the museum aim to celebrate self-reliance and resourcefulness, with opportunities to make, repair, play, learn new hobbies and gather and swap skills.
Friday night features a night of balladry, ghostly tales and clog dancing. To accompany these events, the 2010 Serpentine Pavilion is hosting a one night sleepover exploring ideas of sleep mapping and the psychedelic qualities of insomnia. This is reviewed through talks, films, experiments and a midnight feast staged within the Pavilion.
Saturday highlights family-orientated pursuits, including a costume workshop for children and Morris dancing lessons, amongst many other activities.
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