Art in the Age of Computers at the V&A Museum
Since they were created, people have wondered if computers could create art, and now the V&A has an exhibition of some of the results of that pondering.
Since they were created, people have wondered if computers could create art, and now the V&A has an exhibition of some of the results of that pondering.
This exhibition is a wake up call to everyone how precious our freedoms are — and needs to be seen by as many people as possible.
One thing anyone who has ever looked at visions of the future will be able to tell you, is that our predecessors were utterly wrong. So it takes some gumption for the V&A to repeat the same… mistake?
A festival looking at the impact that the modern computer game has had on society is coming to the V&A museum later this year.
There was a brief period of time when luxury ruled the waves, if you had the money to afford it, when interior design was deco and dresses were short.
Lurking in one of the corners of the V&A museum is a large exhibition devoted to a famous photographer of famous people — Anthony Crickmay.
A corner of central London is now a 100 acre wood and children’s fantasy, overflowing with honey and a small bridge over a stream filling with small twigs.
There’s a room in the VA& museum that was refurbished a shade under a decade ago, and banned photography — but not any more.
The historic archive of the world’s oldest surviving grand Victorian music hall, Wilton’s Music Hall in East London is to be conserved and made available by the Victoria and Albert Museum.
That cathedral to art and design is itself a product of the same, and has put on an exhibition about how it came to be what it is.
The ancient Egyptians invented it, the Victorians industrialised it, the Edwardians loved it, and most of us who sat on plywood chairs at school hated it.
There’s a small, but interesting display at the moment showing some of the late changes that were made to the Royal Albert Hall during its construction.
Far away from the main visitor route, there’s a large room high up in the V&A museum full of architectural models.
Two small easy to overlook plaques can be found in the V&A’s central garden, both memorials to much loved canines.
A few weeks ago, and a decade or so later than originally planned, the V&A finally opened its new Exhibition Road entrance.
Much like the early days of travelling players, there’s a traveling exhibition about the history of the theatre, and its currently in London.
The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) recently acquired one of Tommy Cooper’s famous fezzes, and it has just gone on display.
Is it ever wrong to wear socks with sandals? It may surprise you to learn that not only can it be acceptable, but indeed can be mandatory.
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