Arranging your private group tour
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The Groups Team
The V&A has a small, friendly and experienced Groups Team dedicated to arranging private group visits.
Private tours and talks
There are 4 options to choose from:
- Set tour - choose from 11 popular tours of the permanent collections
- Tailor made - tours devised specifically for special interest groups
- Exhibition related - a tour or talk relating to a major V&A exhibition
- Behind the scenes - visit the National Art Library
Days and times
Private tours can take place during normal opening hours:
10.00-17.45 seven days a week.
Private talks can take place Monday to Friday during normal opening hours.
We are open every day of the year except 24-26 December.
It is usually possible to give tours concurrently if required.
Familiarisation visits
Group organisers are welcome to make an appointment to come and meet a member of the Groups Team at the V&A, to discuss details of the visit and familiarise themselves with the venue: bookings.office@vam.ac.uk or call 020 7942 2211
How to find the V&A
The V&A is easily reached via the following forms of transport:
By road
Cromwell Road is the main A4 route into London from the West
By London Underground
Five minutes from South Kensington Tube Station (Piccadilly, District and Circle lines)
By bus
Buses C1, 14, 74 and 414 stop outside the Cromwell Road entrance. The Open Tour stop outside the Museum as part of their Double Decker Bus site-seeing tour of London
By foot
Just ten minutes walk from Harrods, Knightsbridge and Hyde Park
Coach parking
There is a coach drop-off point in Exhibition Road and outside the Museum on Cromwell Road. The nearest coach parks are located at Warwick Road, Bayswater Road and Park Lane
Car parking
For cars, there are meters on Exhibition Road. Orange badge parking bays are directly outside the Exhibition Road entrance
Access for visitors with disabilities
The majority of the Museum is accessible for wheelchair users. There are also facilities for visitors who are visually or hearing impaired. If group members have disabilities or special needs then please contact the Bookings Team for further information: bookings.office@vam.ac.uk. or call 020 7942 2211
British Design 1948–2012: Innovation in the Modern Age
31 March–12 August 2012
Showcasing over 300 British design objects, this exhibition celebrates the best of British post-war art and design from the 1948 ‘Austerity Games' to the summer of 2012.
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Private Eye the First 50 Years: An A-Z
Published by Private Eye on 12 September 2011 to mark their 50th anniversary year.
Buy nowEvent - Theatre & Performance Galleries Tour
Fri 19 February 2010–Mon 31 December 2012
TOUR: Take a guided tour of the V&A's exciting theatre and performance collections, including rock & pop posters, theatre and ballet costumes, puppets, stage sets and more! See new costumes from the Lion King now on display.
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