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SUMMARY:V&A Polish Art & Poster Design Weekend at POSK
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DESCRIPTION:Event 1:
Polska! A History of Polish Collecting and Display at the V&A
Discover highlights from the V&A’s Polish collections with curator
Zorian Clayton.
Join us at the Polish Social and Cultural Association (POSK) for a
fascinating illustrated talk exploring the Victoria and Albert Museum’s
long-standing relationship with Polish art, design, and creativity.
Event Details
Book Your Tickets Now: HERE
About the Event
The Victoria and Albert Museum holds a rich, centuries-long history of
collecting and presenting Polish culture. In this exclusive lecture,
V&A Curator Zorian Clayton will introduce you to some of the museum’s
most significant Polish objects. Discover hidden stories behind Renaissance
treasures displayed in the galleries, intricate textiles, folk art,
puppetry, and a remarkable archive of 20th-century graphic design.
The talk will also dive into the V&A’s landmark exhibitions,
including the acclaimed “Polish Posters Now!” showcase presented during
the London Design Festival 2025 in collaboration with the Adam Mickiewicz
Institute.
Agenda:
Meet the Speaker
Zorian Clayton is the Curator of Prints (1850–now) at the Victoria and
Albert Museum.
A leading expert on poster history and graphic arts, Zorian curated
“Polish Posters Now!” (London Design Festival 2025) and co-curated
major international exhibitions including “Aubrey Beardsley: A Singular
Prodigy” (Japan, 2024–25), “Fashioning Masculinities: The Art of
Menswear” (V&A, 2022), and “When Walls Talk” for the House of
European History in Brussels.
He is the co-author of The Poster: A Visual History (Thames & Hudson,
2020), with a highly anticipated book on Toulouse-Lautrec arriving in 2027.
Beyond the museum world, Zorian served as a film programmer for the British
Film Institute (BFI) from 2016 to 2026.
Event 2:
The Polish Poster: A Century of Creativity from the V&A Collections
Explore the extraordinary world of Polish poster design with V&A
curator Zorian Clayton.
Join us for an immersive, illustrated talk tracing over 100 years of visual
culture, daring typography, and striking symbolism through the Victoria and
Albert Museum’s exceptional archive.
Event Details
Book Your Tickets Now: HERE
About the Event
The Victoria and Albert Museum holds a world-class collection of around 400
Polish posters, spanning from the late 19th century to the modern day.
Following the highly successful "Polish Posters Now!" exhibition at the
V&A during the London Design Festival 2025, curator Zorian Clayton
returns to share the history behind these graphic masterpieces.
This lecture explores Poland's unmatched graphic design heritage,
including:
Agenda:
Meet the Speaker
Zorian Clayton is the Curator of Prints (1850–now) at the Victoria and
Albert Museum.
He was the sole curator behind the V&A's “Polish Posters Now!”
exhibition (London Design Festival 2025). His international portfolio
includes co-curating “Aubrey Beardsley: A Singular Prodigy” (Japan,
2024–25), “Fashioning Masculinities: The Art of Menswear” (V&A,
2022), and the European poster exhibition “When Walls Talk” for the
House of European History in Brussels.
Zorian is the co-author of The Poster: A Visual History (Thames &
Hudson, 2020) and is currently working on an upcoming book about
Toulouse-Lautrec (2027). He also spent a decade programming films for the
British Film Institute (BFI) from 2016 to 2026.
All information regarding Event 1 can be found HERE
All information regarding Event 2 can be found HERE
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