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Due to Storm Éowyn, the museum will be closed tomorrow (Friday 24 January). We'll reopen at 10.00 on Saturday 25 January.
The safety of our staff and visitors is our priority, please be safe out there ❤️
Merry Christmas from everyone here at the museum 🎄✨
If you're popping in over the festive period, please note we're closed 24 - 26 December then open daily until 31 December, 10.00 - 17.00.
We'll be closed 1 January but back to our winter opening hours from 2 January ☺️
ALT Exterior view of the V&A Dundee museum, showcasing its unique, angular facade, set against a snowy landscape and a partly cloudy sky.
Tomorrow marks the 30th birthday for @HeritageFundUK! 🎉
As Scotland's design museum, we're saying #ThanksToYou, the players of @TNLUK, for funding game-changing projects across the UK like ours ☺️
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We welcomed Japan Consul General and Deputy Consul General to the museum last week ☺️
After visiting our Kimono exhibition, Mr Fujiwara presented our Director with a gift recognising the work our city contributes to the positive cultural relationship between Japan and Scotland.
ALT Two people standing in a mirrored room with kimono on display.
ALT A person in a suit standing in front of a floral kimono.
ALT Two people standing next to a glass balustrade holding gift bags.
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It's National #OrigamiDay! 🪭
We have two family-friendly origami workshops coming up, using patterned papers to create decorations which you can take home or add to our Christmas tree! 🎄
🗓️ Sun 24 Nov & Sun 15 Dec, 12.30 - 16.30
No need to book, it's free and drop-in!
ALT A crafting table covered with colorful paper, origami flowers, a ruler, tape, and various folded paper designs.
ALT A person holding a multi-patterned paper flower with an art workshop visible in the background.
ALT A variety of colorful paper crafts on a table, including origami flowers and folded paper shapes, with some plain colored paper sheets nearby.
ALT An origami dinosaur displayed on a table surrounded by colorful paper sheets.
Can't wait that long? We have beautiful origami paper packs available in our shop online and in the museum ☺️shop.vandadundee.org/collect…
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Thank you @DundeeCulture for including our Winter Design Market in your round-up 🥰
Make sure you check out all the other brilliant markets happening in the city! 👇
One week to go! 📣
Join us for an exclusive conversation with award-winning costume designers Carlos Rosario and Jane Petrie. Together the designers will discuss their work and the hidden details that sell the story on screen.
Get your tickets 👉🏻 va.scot/3AqFnZd
ALT A screenshot from TV series Shogun. A person in traditional Japanese kimono stands in the foreground within a dimly lit hallway of a wooden structure, holding a fan. Two more individuals in kimonos are visible in the background.
ALT A screenshot from the TV show The Crown. A behind-the-scenes image from the filming of the series 'The Crown,' featuring a makeup artist adjusting an actor's hair before a camera in a set decorated as a living room.
ALT A screenshot from the film Moon. Two astronauts in uniforms reviewing documents inside a spacecraft.
Did you catch The Afternoon Show on @BBCRadioScot yesterday? 🎧
John Fyffe and tapestry stitcher Maggie Ballantyne were chatting about all things Dundee Tapestry which is now back on display in the museum 🪡
You can listen here: va.scot/48FkYMp
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It's #LivingWageWeek! We're so proud to be a living wage employer 🎉
Take a look at the ongoing positive impact the real Living Wage has for employees and events you can attend to find out more👇
It’s #LivingWageWeek, and we're celebrating & thanking the thousands of employers in Scotland ensuring that employees have security. The real #LivingWage is the only rate designed to meet the cost of living. We're highlighting its ongoing positive impact: shorturl.at/WElPR
Only one week until Design for Planet Festival 2024! 🌍
Hosted by the @designcouncil, the festival will bring together leaders from design, business and government to tackle this year’s theme of designing for Planet Positive Business.
Register for free: designforplanetfestival.com
Happy 50th birthday Ninewells @NHSTayside 🎉
It's day 5 of the Ninewells 50th celebrations! Here's our final video of special birthday messages.
Today it's Lorraine & Ricky of @deaconbluemusic, @AngusCouncil Chief Executive Kathryn Lindsay, @fire_scot, Director of @VADundee Leonie Bell and author @Pamela_Butchart
It's your last chance to explore our free exhibition #VADPhotoCity ⏳
This exhibition brings together iconic images exploring how photography has influenced the way we experience our cities. Open until Sunday, don't miss out!
Find out more 👇
vam.ac.uk/dundee/whatson/exh…
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Did you miss our Destruction by Design conference last month? You can now watch it in full over on YouTube 👀👇
Conference Recording Now Online 🧑💻
Did you miss this year's conference?
Destruction by Design: The Legacies of Damage to Cultural Heritage
in partnership with @VADundee @StirUni
You can now catch up on the Culture in Crisis Portal👇
youtube.com/watch?v=p98efVnW…
The deadline for this role is tomorrow at 17.00, don't miss out! ⏳👇
We're hiring! 📣
We're looking for a Technician who will join our Exhibitions team and assist in the installation, de-installation and maintenance of exhibitions and public programme events.
ℹ️ Temp, Nov 2025
⏳ 18 October, 17.00
Find out more & apply: jobs.vandadundee.org/technic…
A huge congratulations to @young_vam for winning @kidsinmuseums Family Friendly Museum Award 2024 🎉
We’re proud to share that @young_vam is the winner of @kidsinmuseums' Family Friendly Museum Award 2024!
We're delighted to welcome Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen to the museum this weekend ☺️
Sharing stories behind Byker, the iconic photo series featured in our exhibition #VADPhotoCity, and the inspiration for the cult hit-film Billy Elliot.
Book your free ticket: va.scot/4f7WNZ1
It’s #InternationalWomensDay! 🎉
To celebrate, we’re showcasing some of the incredible female photographers featured in our upcoming #VADPhotoCity exhibition.
Hear from Finnish photographer Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen as she explores how she found her passion for photography 📸
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This is such exciting news for our friends @PerthMuseumUK 🤩👏
Our exhibition, 'Unicorn' has been shortlisted for the Championing Social Justice Award at the Museums Change Lives Awards 2024! 🏆
The awards will be announced in a ceremony at #Museums2024 📅
Find out more about the shortlists on the MA website 👉 buff.ly/4dDTVlD
"It achieves the right balance between content that might be already quite known and numerous discoveries and rare finds"
Read this amazing review of our exhibition #VADPhotoCity 👇
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Photo City: How Images Shape the Urban World closes Sunday 27 October, if you've not had a chance to explore this free exhibition, this is your sign!
Find out more: vam.ac.uk/dundee/whatson/exh…
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We're hiring! 📣
We're looking for a Technician who will join our Exhibitions team and assist in the installation, de-installation and maintenance of exhibitions and public programme events.
ℹ️ Temp, Nov 2025
⏳ 18 October, 17.00
Find out more & apply: jobs.vandadundee.org/technic…
📣 Calling all young people! 📣
Our Upstart Creative Careers Festival is back for those interested in creative careers 💭
Join us for workshops, making sessions, talks and more coming up next month here in the museum, running from 6 - 8 November.
More:
vam.ac.uk/dundee/whatson/sea…
