Room 40: Fashion Galleries
The Fashion Gallery is now closed for architectural restoration. It will reopen in spring 2012 with a series of stu…
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Rooms 91-93: Jewellery
The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery explores how jewels have been not only at the centre of fashion, but of th…
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Room 77: National Art Library
The National Art Library at the V&A is a major public reference library. Its strength lies in the range and depth o…
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Room 38a: Photography
This room contains displays drawn from the national collection of the art of photography at the V&A. The Museum's p…
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Room 90: Prints & Drawings
The Julie and Robert Breckman Gallery contains changing displays of prints and drawings. A recent display, ‘Off the…
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A method statement for the Medieval & Renaissance Galleries
The installation of 12 wall-mounted, middle to large-scale monuments and architectural features made of stone, stucco, and terracotta in the two largest rooms of the new Medieval & Renaissance Galleries was, in its dimensions and timescale of 14 months for completion, a project unprecedented in the history of the V&A. Key to this was the close collaboration between Technical Services and Sculpture Conservation.
New furniture galleries
Major new galleries to present the V&A's outstanding British and international furniture from the 15th century to the present day. The Furniture Galleries will focus on questions of form, function, and techniques of construction and decoration, in the creation of furniture for over six hundred years.
Painting galleries: Information for visually impaired visitors
Information for visually impaired visitors to make the Paintings galleries more accessible.
Behind the scenes: Installation and removal of mirrors for the British Galleries project
During the course of work undertaken in the Spring of 1999 on the British Galleries project, it was necessary to remove and redisplay a number of large, fragile, highly decorated gilt framed mirrors.
Book display in the British Galleries
The new British Galleries contain 97 book and book-related objects. Each of these require a tailormade cradle or support to allow optimum viewing of each volume within the V& A’ s own guidelines for book display.
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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Medieval and Renaissance Galleries Guide App
Download the Medieval and Renaissance Galleries Guide app and discover the treasures of these award-winning galleries.
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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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