An evening series featuring live music, art exhibitions, and social spaces is underway at a London cultural institution.
The V&A East Museum has launched a programme of Thursday night events running through September, with doors remaining open until 22:00.
The schedule includes rotating DJ performances, temporary cocktail stations, access to gallery spaces typically closed during daytime hours, and panoramic vistas from a rooftop terrace overlooking the city.
On 27 August, multidisciplinary creative Gabriel Moses will appear for a single engagement at the venue.
The artist, known for his photography and filmmaking, will participate in a discussion with V&A East curator Josephine Small.
The conversation will examine the formative experiences, inspirations, and professional partnerships that have defined Moses’s body of work.
Notable collaborators referenced include musicians Dave, Skepta, and Little Simz, alongside brand partnerships with luxury fashion houses including Louis Vuitton, Burberry, and Dior.
Although admission to the Moses event was complimentary, tickets were exhausted in advance.
A small number of standing admissions will be released on the evening itself, distributed to those arriving earliest.
The production addresses themes of inheritance, ethical complexity, personal meaning, and lingering interpersonal matters.
Central to the Thursday schedule is upperground, an unpaid showcase of visiting DJs drawing inspiration from the exhibition The Music is Black: A British Story.
This initiative converts the museum’s Upper Ground level into a communal late-night entertainment space, supplemented by refreshments from Café Jikoni’s seasonal bar.
The DJ roster for the following weeks comprises Lo-Low on 3 September, Zakia on 10 September, Demae on 17 September, and A.G on 24 September.
Each Thursday also provides opportunity to tour the museum’s opening exhibition, which documents 125 years of Black musical contribution to British culture.
The display traces the international ripple effects of homegrown talent spanning from Samuel Coleridge-Taylor through to contemporary figures such as Joan Armatrading, Craig David, JME, Massive Attack, Skunk Anansie, Stormzy, and Tems.