On Tuesday 19 March we hosted our 2023 – 24 V&A Innovate National Schools Challenge Pitching and Awards Day. What an incredible day it was!  The top 10 teams travelled from across the country to the V&A South Kensington, where they took part in creative workshops with artists and designers, saw their work on display, and stood up in front of a full auditorium to showcase their brilliant design ideas to a panel of industry judges. We had four inspiring industry judges on the panel for this year’s Challenge headed up by Dr Helen Charman, Director of Young V&A, Learning... The po ..read more

We are excited to announce the shortlist for the annual V&A Innovate National Schools Challenge 2023 – 24. V&A Innovate is a core part of our mission to champion the vital place of creative education... The post V&A Innovate National Schools Challenge 2023 – 2024 shortlist announced appeared first on V&A Blog ..read more

Montessori Global Education and the Young V&A have been in partnership for over a decade. The online event, Nurturing Creative Confidence in Early Years, co-convened by our two organisations was held in February 2023. Just... The post Nurturing creative confidence in early years: A virtual conversation appeared first on V&A Blog ..read more

May half-term is on the horizon – and we look forward to welcoming families at the V&A for a series of joyous events. From free making workshops and sculpture sessions to Caribbean storytelling, there’ll be... The post May half-term 2023 appeared first on V&A Blog ..read more

On Tuesday 21 March we hosted our 2022 – 23 V&A Innovate Pitching and Awards Day. It was an inspiring and unforgettable day.    V&A Innovate is our national design challenge for Years 7, 8 and... The post Announcing our V&A Innovate National Schools Challenge 2022 – 23 winners! appeared first on V&A Blog ..read more

V&A Innovate shortlisting. Top left: Vanessa Weibel, Senior Producer, Schools & Colleges, V&A, and Selasi Setufe. Bottom left: David Houston, Team Leader, Schools & Colleges, V&A, and Seetal Solanki. Right: Dr Helen Charman, Director Young... The post V&A Innovate National Schools Challenge 2022 – 2023 shortlist announced appeared first on V&A Blog ..read more

To celebrate the second Upstart Creative Careers festival for schools and young people, we are making available a recording of our Fashion & Identity webinar for Secondary Schools.  Be inspired by the presenters in this session... The post Fashion Industry Insight for Students and Young People  appeared first on V&A Blog ..read more

As part of V&A Innovate – our annual National Schools Challenge for Key Stage 3 students – we run a series of free online talks for educators, featuring inspiring artists, teachers, designers and innovators. The post V&A Innovate Talks: reflective design, why materials matter, and tackling everyday problems appeared first on V&A Blog ..read more

Your Collection: V&A East in Schools is a V&A East community engagement programme initiated by our director, Gus Casely-Hayford.  As part of our ambition to open pathways into the creative industries and revolutionise access to our collection,... The post Your Collection: V&A East in Schools appeared first on V&A Blog ..read more

I’m excited to announce Rebecca Stevenson as the V&A Shifting Perspectives Resident. Rebecca is a sculptor based in London who makes work with a variety of media, including wax, resin and bronze. Her work draws... The post Rebecca Stevenson / Our Shifting Perspectives Resident appeared first on V&A Blog ..read more