Baroque 1620-1800: Style in the Age of Magnificence

10+ £9.90

SENIOR GROUP RATE
10+ £8.10

Organised parties from Schools, Colleges, Universities and Community Groups must book in advance via the V&A Box Office on 020 7942 2211

Booking period: 4th April -19th July 2009

All rates are subject to availability and change.

About The Event

The magnificence and splendour of Baroque, one of the most opulent styles of the 17th and 18th centuries, will be the subject of the V&A's major spring exhibition. The V&A will examine the elements of Baroque as the first global style which flourished in Paris and Rome and spread throughout Europe and to the colonial world of South Asia and Latin America. Around 180 objects will be on display including paintings, sculpture, furniture, silver and textiles. The exhibition will look at the importance of performance and spectacle in creating the Baroque style, the role of Baroque in the religious world from St. Peter's Basilica to churches in Mexico, and the majestic interiors of Baroque palaces such as Versailles, in which illusion and spectacle were used as political tools. 

Supported by the V&A Director's Circle.

Travel

Nearest Tube: South Kensington (Piccadilly/Circle & Disctrict lines)
The V&A is within a few minutes walk of South Kensington tube station, on the corner of Cromwell Road and Exhibition Road.

Access

Wheelchairs: Both Cromwell Road and Exhibition Road entrances are negotiable by wheelchair users. Please remember that The V&A is a Grade 1 listed building, some areas of which were designed and built without considering the needs of wheelchair users.

Hearing Impaired: Sound enhancement equipment is available for gallery talks and tours. Please ask at the Cromwell Road Information Desk.

All guide dogs and service dogs are welcome.

Notes

The following individuals are entitled to free admission to the V&A (guaranteed entry if tickets are prebooked):

• Under 12s
• People with disabilities, with up to two carers
• Individual teachers or lecturers (on production of evidence of professional status)
• Individual Blue Badge Guides
• Museums Association (MA) members
• International Council of Museums (ICOM) members
• Staff from other museums (UK or overseas) on production of staff identification from their institution
• Press (with Press card)

Customers must produce valid ID to be eligible for free admission.

Friends of the V&A and Patrons are entitled to free entry without prebooking; it may be necessary to queue during very busy periods.