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Tucked away in the V&A are two surviving masterpieces of Victorian mural painting. Discover the design story of the John Madejski Garden – known to many as the heart of the V&A. Discover the history of the V&A's Daylit Gallery and its innovative redevelopment.
- Britain Can Make It
The aim of the Britain Can Make It exhibition was both to...
- History of the Cast Courts
For centuries, antiquarian interest in world architecture...
- The South Court and Leighton Frescos · V&A
The history of the V&A's Leighton Rooms provides a...
- The World's First Museum Café · V&A
In the 1860s, Londoners could take a horse-drawn cab out...
- Building the Museum
The V&A's buildings are works of art in themselves. Each...
- Conservation of The Poynter Room Grill · V&A
Home to a trio of refreshment rooms, the V&A was the first...
- Books
The V&A Shop Online promotes ranges from the Victoria and...
- V&A Explore the Collections
The V&A's collections also include the National Art Library...
- Britain Can Make It
The Victoria and Albert Museum (abbreviated V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects. [3] It was founded in 1852 and named after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
Explore the V&A's magnificent paintings, including oil and and watercolour paintings. See masterpieces from Raphael, John Constable and J. M. W. Turner.
This list highlights 15 notable paintings worth seeing at the V&A. Earlier versions of the descriptions of these paintings first appeared in 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die, edited by Stephen Farthing (2018). Writers’ names appear in parentheses.
The International Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures, the Great Exhibition, was initiated by Prince Albert and housed in a vast glass structure, the Crystal Palace, erected in Hyde Park. The painting shows the Archbishop of Canterbury blessing the Exhibition.
13 wrz 2022 · The Natural History Museum, the Science Museum, the Royal Albert Hall, and Imperial College London are all located within the vicinity of the V&A. It’s the largest museum in the world of applied arts, decorative arts, and design, with a collection size of over 2.27 million objects.
29 paź 2024 · Victoria and Albert Museum, British museum that houses what is generally regarded as the world’s greatest collection of the decorative arts. It is located in South Kensington, London, near the Science Museum and the Natural History Museum.
