Lunchtime Lecture: Agatha Christie and the Case of the Syrian Cabinet
Thu 8 Oct, 13:00–14:00 (see note) · V&A South Kensington, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL · London
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Curator Mariam Rosser-Owen tells the story of a mother-of-pearl Syrian chest of drawers Agatha Christie bought in Damascus in 1928, just after her divorce and just before the Middle East gave her a second husband. The chest is now at V&A East Storehouse; the talk marks 50 years since Christie's death.
Why we picked it
Free, no booking, a brilliant single-object story — and it marks the Christie anniversary.
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'This event is part of the free Lunchtime Lecture series. No booking is required.'
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