The American Friends of the V&A are delighted to have supported Plywood: Material of the Modern World, which opened in The Porter Gallery at the V&A on July 15, 2017 and runs until November 12, 2017. Ice-skating shelters, designed by Patkau Architects, [...]
On Wednesday April 26, 2017, supporters of the AFV&A toured the Hearst Tower with Jim Barnes, a Partner at the renowned architecture firm Foster + Partners. Publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst commissioned a six-storey Art Deco block on Eighth Avenue in the 1920s, [...]
On Thursday April 20, 2017, the AFV&A were treated to an excellent tour of the exhibition Turner’s Modern and Ancient Ports: Passages through Time at The Frick Collection. The tour was led by Senior Curator, Susan Galassi and Curatorial Assistant, Eloise Owens, and showcased several of [...]
After its successful run at the V&A in London, Curtain Up: Celebrating 40 Years of Theatre in London and New York opened at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in October and AFV&A supporters were given a fascinating private tour [...]
In November 2016, the American Friends of the V&A were treated to a private view of the Leslie, Judith and Gabrielle Schreyer Photography Collection at the Howard Greenberg Gallery. After a drinks reception, Howard Greenberg gave a wonderful introduction to this exceptional collection and the [...]