New courtyard, entrance and exhibition galleries
Inside the new gallery
The V&A is embarking upon a major development project to create new galleries and public spaces accessed through an entrance on Exhibition Road. The project will provide a world-class space for our programme of high-profile temporary exhibitions. The exhibition galleries will be below street level, with a new courtyard above for installations and events, set within the V&A’s beautiful Grade 1 listed buildings. The courtyard will be open to Exhibition Road through the arched screen designed by Aston Webb, inviting access to the new galleries and the rest of the Museum.
In March, Amanda Levete Architects (AL_A) was announced as the winner of the international competition to design this scheme. The project is part of the V&A’s ongoing FuturePlan to transform the Museum and will contribute to the development and semi-pedestrianisation of Exhibition Road led by The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. In the future, this development will allow the restoration of the Museum’s historic South Courts.
The current back-of-house space where the new design will be built
Design showing the new V&A courtyard, café and entrance from Exhibition Road
AL_A are now working with the V&A to develop a more detailed design. The project is expected to take five years from the design stage to completion. To support this project visit How to support FuturePlan development projects
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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'Gallery turns on the style' Today's Metro features the 'Diaghilev' Fragrance by Roja Dove - 02/09/2010
The V&A is going all-out to support its exhibition, Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballet Russes 1909-1929, with spectacular merchandise in the gallery shop.
Buy nowEvent - British Galleries Tour
Mon 19 January 2009–Mon 31 December 2012
TOUR: Join this daily one hour tour which introduces the V&A's stunning British Galleries which house the most comprehensive collection of British design and art on view anywhere in the world.
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