yōkai
Spinning in the rain ☔ 🎶
This wonderful creation by @damselfrau hangs up in our ‘Lost and Found Yōkai’ display.
Part umbrella, part Japanese spirit - ‘4 is 8 Face’ has 8 sides, facing all directions - can you spot the faces amongst the fringes? Once left to their own devices, the faces might talk amongst themselves.
With a bit of a spin, it also creates a mesmerising pattern.
See our parade of yōkai hanging up in our gallery, until September 5.
A deep sea jellyfish made completely out of umbrellas - that breathes! ☂️Upstairs in our museum you can find Sam Wilde’s Yokai creation, 𝘋𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢, a deep sea jellyfish crossed with six discarded umbrellas that floated to the ocean’s floor. On display until 8th September 2024 ⛲️
Just a few reasons why you should visit us! ❤️From our mini-museum, dolls houses, mystical Japan: Myths to Manga exhibition to relaxing in our Town Square - there’s plenty to do and see👌We’re an Art Fund #MuseumoftheYear finalist, check out the other 4 nominees on their page 🎊
Creating a paper mythical bird 🦚✨As part of our new ‘Lost and Found Yōkai’ installation, artist Lydia Kasumi Shirreff brought their own umbrella to life through paper ☂️On display in our museum until 1 September. Young V&A is part of Art Fund #MuseumoftheYear 🎉
How to make an origami magic cube with @origamihappywonderland ✨Follow origami artist Toshiko as she shows us the steps to make your own colourful paper creation! 🎊Download the video on your device to stop and start 🎈
Three’s a charm with Tatty Devine 💎✨We teamed up with east London jeweller #TattyDevine on a fun workshop to celebrate their partnership with the charity, World Book Day (UK & Ireland)! 🎉
Drawing a Yokai (Japanese monsters) parade with Nanami Takeuchi 👹👻Visit our museum next week from 14 to 16 February for a series of free events inspired by Japan: Myths to Manga - including a yokai mural with Nanami in our Town Square ✨#yokai #manga #illustration
What connects this owl to The Beatles? 🦉🤔Join our curator Will and Ollie Beak - a star of British children’s television between 1962 and 1966! Ollie was made by the legendary artist and puppetmaker Peter Firmin, and voiced by Wally Whyton.
Celebrating ‘Coming of Age Day’ (seijin no hi) in Japan! Watch our explainer presented by Sakura from Japan House London on this national holiday.
A city of dolls’ houses 🏠🌙 Over 100 houses makes up Rachel Whiteread’s work called ‘Place (Village)’, collected by the artist over a period of twenty years ✨