V&A Enterprises Ltd (VAE) manage the commercial activities of the V&A with all profits going back to the museum at the end of each year. Thriving retail, publishing and licensing businesses create revenue for the V&A - in the Museum shops, on the high street, online and internationally. Our licensing business works with manufacturing and retail partners worldwide.
About V&A Publishing
V&A Publishing makes beautiful, innovative and popular books on art and design that sell all over the world.…
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About V&A Licensing
V&A Licensing provides design resources and brand endorsement to partners across the world.
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About V&A Images
V&A Images is the commercial picture library of the V&A – we have a huge collection of stills, audio and film.…
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About V&A Enterprises
The commercial activities of the V&A are managed by V&A Enterprises Ltd. All of our profits go back to the museum a…
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Ballgowns at the V&A Shop
The V&A Shop celebrates a British design tradition and the reopening of the Fashion Galleries with a capsule range of Ballgown inspired fashion, accessories and stationary.
Christmas at the V&A Shop
Our Gifts Guide for 2011 is filled with deliciously tempting gift ideas and plenty of inspiration for Christmas. Every purchase supports the V&A; 100% of our profits go directly to the museum, its exhibitions and research. Happy shopping!
Shopping history
This is the subject hub for Shopping
History of 1960s fashion and textiles
The 1960s was a decade of sweeping change throughout the fashion world generating ideas and images which still appear modern today. Whereas fashion had previously been aimed at a wealthy, mature elite, the tastes and preferences of young people now became important. At the beginning of the decade, the market was dominated by Parisian designers of expensive haute couture garments
Fashion in 1960s London
This section explores the development of Sixties fashion from the mid-1950s to the early 1970s, linking it to London's different fashion districts.
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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The Victoria and Albert Museum: A Bibliography and Exhibition Chronology, 1852-1996
The Victoria and Albert Museum: A Bibliography and Exhibition Chronology, 1852-1996
Buy nowEvent - Gallery Play: Little Lights Theatre
Sat 14 August 2010–Sat 30 June 2012
FAMILY EVENT: Enjoy the V&A collection with fun, interactive gallery performances for all the family, available on saturdays.
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