5 August 2008 – 4 January 2009
Fashion V Sport, explores the relationship between contemporary fashion and global sportswear brands. Both industries have been inspired by street style and have been working in closer collaboration in recent years.

3 September - 14 December 2008, admission free
Featuring twenty-two magnificent hanging scrolls, this display of Zen calligraphy marks the 120th anniversary of the death of the Japanese statesman and master swordsman Yamaoka Tesshū.

Behind the Scenes gives an overview of the diversity of tasks completed by the various Conservation teams at the V&A - everything from conserving teddy bears to moving heavy items around the galleries, packing and transporting objects ready for loan, marking up exhibits and cleaning the Chihuly chandelier.

This section contains information and advice on how to look after domestic textiles, including linens, carpets, rugs and upholstery; wedding dresses and veils; and historic costumes. It highlights common problems, tells you what to avoid and provides practical guidelines on how to care for your textiles.

New media artist Jo Lawrence is one of the first participants in the new and innovative Museum Residency Programme at the V&A giving designers, artists, writers, makers, musicians etc the extraordinary opportunity to have a studio in the Sackler Centre for arts education at the museum for six months.

Artist Jeweller, Dorothy Hogg, is one of the first participants in the new and innovative Museum Residency Programme at the V&A giving designers, artists, writers, makers, musicians etc the extraordinary opportunity to have a studio in the Sackler Centre for arts education at the museum for six months.

This section contains information and advice on how to look after domestic metal objects. It highlights common problems, tells you what to avoid and provides practical, step-by-step instructions on how to care for metal and similar materials.

The William and Judith Bollinger Jewellery Gallery displays 3,500 jewels from the V&A's jewellery collection, one of the finest and most comprehensive in the world. On display are some of the finest designs from the great jewellery houses of the 20th century and jewels designed by important contemporary makers.

The China (T T Tsui) Gallery is organised according to six main themes; living, eating and drinking, temple and worship, burial, ruling and collecting. Find out about life in China by following the themes featured in the gallery.

The second ThinkTank - The Future Museum - debated the role museums can play in a future low-carbon, energy efficient world. View the videos and read the transcripts, and view the archive of the first ThinkTank - The Future Designer.

The Ardabil carpet was completed in 1539-40 and is the world's oldest dated carpet. Its size and beauty, together with its outstanding historical significance, makes it the most important carpet in the Victoria and Albert Museum, and one of the finest in the world.

The V&A arts and community education initiative 'Shamiana: The Mughal Tent' united groups of Asian women and children, as well as other communities, in the creation of a unique collection of textile panels. Working in groups, the participants learnt textile skills both from each other as well as through the V&A's collections.

At a time when the notion of the book is challenged by the advent of the screen and computer, this exhibition aims to show the extraordinary ways in which the  book has been treated by leading artists of today and the recent past.

Thomas Hope's influential role as a designer, design reformer and collector in the early 19th century is explored in this exhibition. His extensive Grand Tour travels inspired his interest in antiquities as a source of designs for Regency interiors, furniture and metalwork.

Cities, streets, houses – how do we make them home? Often by ornamenting them. If we look closely we may find these places are layered with meaning and memory because of their patterning. Find out more in the artist Helen Scalway's blog.