Audio: St George cabinet by William Morris
The highly decorated St George's Cabinet demonstrates William Morris' love of romance. It was painted by Morris for the 1862 International Exhibition in London, to show the products of his new interior design company, Morris & Co.
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Encounters: European Merchants and West Africa
This audio was originally made for Room 63 in the V&A's Medieval & Renaissance Galleries. Entitled A World of Goods 1450–1600, the gallery examines how design ideas were exchanged within and outside Europe. Exploration, conflict and diplomacy all played a part, with traditional trade relationships with the Islamic world complemeted by new markets in the Far East and the New World.
Architecture videos
Watch six videos in relation to architectural design, featuring Crystal Palace and Trafalger Square as some of the subjects.
Islamic architecture of the Middle East videos
This series of short videos was created for visitors to the Islamic Middle East gallery (Room 42) 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.
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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Figures & Fictions iApp (digital edition)
Contains the complete exhibition catalogue and audio guide to the installation narrated curator Tamar Garb.
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