Room 127: Architecture Entrance
Dominated by a frieze by sculptor Gilbert Bayes from Doulton House, this room serves as the entrance to the recentl…
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Room 128: Architecture
The Architecture gallery features highlights from the world-class collections of drawings, models, photographs and …
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Room 128a: Architecture Exhibition Space
This space is used for temporary displays related to architecture.
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Videos: Islamic architecture of the Middle East
This series of short videos was created for visitors to the Islamic Middle East gallery at the V&A. The videos show some of the great historical buildings of the Islamic period. This is the architectural setting for which many of the objects on display in the gallery were made.
Room 144: Architectural Ceramics
The Headley Trust Gallery contains a fine selection of tiles and other dramatic large-scale ceramics. It includes examples of architectural ceramics from the 13th century BC to the present day.
Gothic architecture
The style of architecture we now call Gothic first emerged in northern France in around 1140. It evolved during the construction of great churches in the Paris region, in a drive towards height, light and volume. Later it was also used for secular buildings such as castles, palaces, bridges, city walls and gates.
Designs on the future: Developing the new Medieval & Renaissance Galleries
The recasting of the Medieval & Renaissance galleries has offered an exceptional opportunity for research and development on all fronts - conservation, curatorial, design, interpretative, scientific and technical. In order to set that research into context, this article will outline some of the key aspects of the development process.
Architectural education
The V&A and RIBA Architecture Partnership has an educational programme dedicated to extending the appreciation and understanding of architecture
A gift in your will
You may not have thought of including a gift to a museum in your will, but the V&A is a charity and legacies form an important source of funding for our work. It is not just the great collectors and the wealthy who leave legacies to the V&A. Legacies of all sizes, large and small, make a real difference to what we can do and your support can help ensure that future generations enjoy the V&A as much as you have.
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Exploring Architecture: Buildings, Meaning and Making (HB)
Covering ancient and modern architecture from across the world, this book examines its very essence by opening buildings up, to reveal what lies behind their design.
Buy nowEvent - Closer Look: Architecture Talks - Station to Station: the design & architecture of railway stations
Tue 19 June 2012 13:00
FREE TALK: Take a journey through the 19th and 20th century architecture of railways stations and railway-related designs, featured in both the RIBA and V&A collections.
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