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Making Design 1900 – Now

Making Design 1900 – Now gives a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of a new gallery dedicated to 20th-century and contemporary design at the V&A. Partially developed during the COVID-19 pandemic and with new workplace restrictions in place, the process was at times challenging, but always interesting. This blog series shares insights from colleagues across all the different teams involved in making the gallery happen, from conservation, curatorial, interpretation, design and technical services.

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Creating a gallery during a pandemic

When we (last posted) an update from the Design 1900—Now gallery it was in autumn 2019 and we were preparing the...
null Johanna Agerman Ross
Making Design 1900 – Now

Open-source speculum research

null Anouska Samms
Making Design 1900 – Now

The open-source speculum research project

null Anouska Samms
Caring for our collections

Champagne standard lamps: cleaning a 20th-century masterpiece

null Katrina Redman
Design and society

Interpreting Design 1900 – Now

null Corinne Jones
Design and society

Productive distraction and the joy of looking back: Reflections on volunteering on the ‘Design: 1900 – Now’ project

null Maude Willaerts
Design and society

Bringing it all together: installing a gallery

null Livia Turnbull
Making Design 1900 – Now

Hiding in plain sight: the secret life of a mount maker

null Maude Willaerts
Design and society

Objects incoming!

null Livia Turnbull
Design and society

Creating a gallery during a pandemic

null Johanna Agerman Ross
Caring for our collections

How many museum professionals does it take to move a toaster?

null Livia Turnbull
Caring for our collections

How to deinstall a complicated object

null Maude Willaerts
Design and society

Behind the scenes: decanting the 20th Century Gallery

null Johanna Agerman Ross
Penguin Donkey bookcase and WOBO bottles
Design and society

A new 20th and 21st Century Gallery at the V&A

null Johanna Agerman Ross
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