Friday Night Late: Who's Afraid of the Dark, V&A Museum, London

The grand environs of the Victoria & Albert Museum hosts a Halloween event this Wednesday (October 31st) as part of the V&A Friday Night Late series of special openings.

Who's Afraid of the Dark will enable visitors to take a torchlight gallery tour, listen to spooky stories related by the museum guides or watch a scary movie.

At 12:00, a special event is scheduled to take place in the landscaped John Madejski Garden to mark the witching hour.

Address: Victoria & Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL.

Also currently showing at the V&A gallery is The Golden Age of Couture: Paris and London 1947 - 1957, a celebration of fashion's golden age, which includes gowns from Balenciaga, Norman Hartwell, Givenchy and Dior - and a retrospective of the work of acclaimed photographer Lee Miller.

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