Room 70: Early silver
Silver and gold from the late 15th to the 19th centuries from Britain, Continental Europe and India make up the col…
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Room 70a: Silver Galleries entrance
Room 70a is the entrance to the Silver galleries which begin in Room 65. At the centre of this room is an electroty…
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Room 71: Huguenot, Regency and Virtuoso silver
This impressive collection not only provides a broad picture of the development of silver styles and techniques in …
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Room 72: Boxes and Micromosaics
There are over 200 gold boxes in the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection, most of which were made as containers…
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Room 73: Italian Souvenirs
Room 73 houses micromosaics from the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection. Micromosaics depicting popular attrac…
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Arthur Bispo do Rosário
13 August – 28 October 2012. The display brings together over 80 artworks ranging from sculptures, hand-embroidered banners and garments, showcasing the variety and creativity of Arthur Bispo do Rosario (1909-1989), one of Brazil’s most recognised artists.
The new paintings galleries
The New Paintings Galleries at the V& A have just opened to the public. The practical conservation of the paintings started exactly a year ago in November 2002. One hundred and sixty-seven of the 200 oil paintings on display required some work and we had just under one year in which to complete it.
The British Galleries 1500-1900: An Overview
The refurbishment of the British Galleries is one of the largest and most exciting projects the V& A has ever undertaken. The world's most important collection of British art and design will be redisplayed in a new and glorious setting.
Conservation & rotating displays in the Nehru Gallery of Indian art
Conserving and rotating material in the Nehru Gallery of Indian Art allows much more of the Indian and South-East Asian Collection to be on public display.
The new miniatures gallery
The new Miniatures Gallery tells the story of the portrait miniature in Britain from its first appearance at the court of Henry VIII.
Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950
From 19 May 2012 the V&A celebrates the opening of the newly renovated Fashion Galleries with an exhibition of beautiful ballgowns, red carpet evening dresses and catwalk showstoppers.
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The Gilbert Collection at the V&A
This book accompanies the spectacular collection of the Gilbert Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum
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Thu 21 June 2012 13:00
GALLERY TALKS: Join Tessa Murdoch on a tour of Huguenot silver which includes work marked by first generation refugee goldsmith Pierre Platel and his former apprentice Paul de Lamerie whose customers included the Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole.
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