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Michael Morpurgo: A Lifetime in Stories, V&A Museum of Childhood

22 Jul 17 – 25 Feb 18, 10:00 AM – 5:45 PM

Discover the life and work of adored children's author Michael Morpurgo at V&A Museum of Childhood exhibition, summer 2017

By Helena Kealey on 8/3/2017

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Michael Morpurgo exhibition: A Lifetime in Stories, V&A Museum of Childhood exhibitions 2017
Michael Morpurgo exhibition: A Lifetime in Stories, V&A Museum of Childhood exhibitions 2017
Michael Morpurgo: A Lifetime in Stories, V&A Museum of Childhood Michael Morpurgo: A Lifetime in Stories, V&A Museum of Childhood Helena Kealey
Britain is in the grip of a Michael Morpurgo frenzy. War Horse may have finally retired from the West End, but last year, the V&A hosted an exhibition celebrating 40 years in theatre that featured the props and stage designs from War Horse; last summer The Globe Theatre adapted the little-known Murpurgo story The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips; and this summer another of Morpurgo's novels, Running Wild, returns to the stage at the Hackney Empire. We cannot get enough.


To reveal something of the man behind the amazing stories, the V&A Museum of Childhood (one of our favourite family-friendly London museums) is staging what amounts to a retrospective, exploring the life and writing power of this master storyteller.


Learn the secrets behind Morpurgo’s writing process and discover more about the lives he has created for remarkable characters. On show are draft manuscripts, photographs, notebooks and correspondence that chronicle Morpurgo’s creative process and writing career.


Highlights include early writings, War Horse, Kensuke’s Kingdom and The Butterfly Lion, as well as artwork loaned by some of Britain’s greatest illustrators, including Sir Quentin Blake, Patrick Benson and Michael Foreman. Perhaps best of all, Joey – the original, life-size West End horse puppet from the National Theatre’s award-winning stage adaptation of War Horse, will feature.


Inspire your children to get reading – and make sure you know more of the most talked-about children's author after J.K Rowling – in this lovely museum in East London.


What Michael Morpurgo: A Lifetime in Stories, V&A Museum of Childhood
Where V&A Museum of Childhood, Cambridge Heath Rd, London, E2 9PA | MAP
When 22 Jul 17 – 25 Feb 18, 10:00 AM – 5:45 PM
Price £Free
Website Click here for more information and to book via V&A Museum of Childhood



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