from Janet Browne at The V&A

  "Greetings to One and All,

I hope you are all well and looking forward to some more great events and activities coming up at the Victoria and Albert Museum, many with strong African, Caribbean & US connections.

Events and Activities:

 Black Heritage at the V&A, 3pm, meet at the Meeting Point in the Grand Entrance

 1.Why not come down to the museum tomorrow, Sunday 25 May at 3pm and listen to me (wow) talk about the way the V&A interprets its collections, exhibitions and displays for black audiences and the relevance of events. Free, drop-in.

2.After or even before my talk visit the fabulous newly opened exhibition The Story of the Supremes from the Mary Wilson Collection in Fashion, Room 40, Entry Ј5.00  Link

3.If you have more time or prefer jewels, enamel and pearls, visit the newly refurbished permanent Jewellery collection in Rooms 91 - 93 - equally fabulous. Free, drop-in."

Forthcoming Events and Activities - so keep your eyes open and bright or you might just miss them:

My Motown Memories: featuring DJ Norman Jay MBE Friday 4 July Seminar Room 1, & The John Madejski Garden (Cafй if wet)

17.45 - 21.4

A special reception evening dedicated to the writers, musicians and songs that put Tamla Motown at the cutting edge and heart of a transatlantic soul scene. Join soul master and DJ Norman Jay MBE, as he lays down your favourite Motown tracks. Why not request a tune for that special someone in your life or reminisce about an iconic period in music history.  For your live musical pleasure sing and dance to Burning Inferno as they take you on a journey of legendary 60s Motown.

This event will start with a film screening of Standing in the Shadows of Motown, dir. Paul Justman, USA, 2002, which tells the story of the Funk Brothers, the Motown musicians who were behind numerous number one hits.  They were drawn together in 1959 from Detroit's thriving jazz and blues scene and helped shape the Motown sound from its origins in Detroit to its demise in Los Angeles during the 1970s.

Fee: Ј12.00.  Booking information to follow shortly - just keep the date and time free in your diary.

 ALSO

Motown Weekender: Tell Me What’s Going On Sat 5 & Sun 6 July Throughout the V&A 12.30 * 17.30 A tribute event to celebrate 50 years of Motown and the V&A’s exhibition The Story of the Supremes from the Mary Wilson Collection.  Experience the power of Soul, from Stop in the Name of Love to Inner City Blues as the cream of London’s DJs spin an eclectic soundtrack from Soul, Reggae and Afrobeat to early Motown (1965-1975).  Enjoy films, talks, DJs, T-shirt printing, Supremes makeovers, dance routines and gospel and soul chorus workshops. 

Free, drop-in.

Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund
AND NOT FORGETTING THE BRILLIANT
 The London Community Gospel Choir
Friday 17 October
7.00 - 9.00pm
Raphael, Room 48a

Free, drop-in.

Details to follow later - again another date for your diary!

 if I don't see you tomorrow, no worries, I am sure we shall catch up at one of the other events.  If you no longer wish to receive information from me on behalf of the V&A, please let me know and I shall delete your details.

 Always good wishes,

Janet Browne
African Caribbean Audience Development Officer (HLF) Learning & Interpretation Division Victoria & Albert Museum South Kensington London