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Artists in Residence at the V&A

VARI Artist Rachel Ara introduces mixed reality nuns to the V&A

New open call for a Design Thinker in Residence

We are delighted to announce a new yearlong residency opportunity for a Design Thinker in Residence at the V&A starting in November...

Artists in Residence at the V&A

Open call for sustainable fashion and textile design residency

We are delighted to announce our second residency open call of the year, this time for a UK-based fashion or textile designer working with sustainable materials or processes (eg....

Artists in Residence at the V&A

Open call: inviting applications for new V&A Videogames Residency

Our first open call of the year for a nine-month videogames residency, coinciding with our upcoming exhibition Videogames:...

Artists in Residence at the V&A

Neil Brownsword: Factory

Neil Brownsword is the current V&A Korea UK Ceramics Resident until the end of March 2018. His work is represented in public/private collections internationally, including the...

Sculpture

Caring for our collections

Cast Courts Update – Four Months To Go!

Caring for our collections

Playing with Plaster

Furniture and Woodwork

Designing the Penguin Donkey bookcase

Furniture and Woodwork

Luterma plywood bags

Furniture and Woodwork

New acquisition: Brionvega RR126 ‘radiofonografo’

This radiogram is a musical pet, or at least that’s how it was described when it appeared in Italy in 1966, the product of the imaginations of the Castiglioni brothers,...

Creating the new Europe 1600–1815 Galleries

Installing the period rooms

The first objects to be installed into the Europe galleries were the period rooms, which are now all fully built. There are three period rooms in the galleries – a 17th-century...

Furniture and Woodwork

Seasons Greetings from Furniture and Woodwork

Snow brings the snowman, not the other way round. Snow also brings eye injuries, excuses from railway companies and, most importantly, sledging. Behold this festive transport,...

Gilbert Gems

Gilbert and Gems

Three flew out of the cuckoo’s nest

Artists in Residence at the V&A

The Meeting of Two Creative Minds: Silvia Weidenbach and Jon Emmony, Special Open Studio, Saturday 17 February 2018

Silvia Weidenbach invites you to attended The Meeting of Two Creative Minds: Silvia Weidenbach and Jon Emmony, a Special Open Studio at her V&A artist studio on...

Gilbert and Gems

The Hero of Two Worlds: Lafayette and his Commemorative Vase

After listening avidly to the soundtrack of the multi-award winning musical Hamilton: An American...

Gilbert and Gems

A Snowstorm from Mar-A-Lago

A snowstorm from Mar-A-Lago As Donald Trump’s latest quote from the Dining Room at Mar-A-Lago hits the ether, I am reminded of a snowy scene which used to adorn the walls of...

The National Art Library

Featured

The Artful Book: 70 Years of The Folio Society

In celebration of beautiful books, we’re marking 70 years of The Folio Society with our latest display on the National Art Library landing. ‘The Artful Book’ was produced in...

Catriona Gourlay

Museum life

Drawing from Success: Supporting the Illustrators

Museum life

Summer Closure for annual stocktake at the National Art Library

The National Art Library will be closed from 17.30 on Saturday 11 August. We will re-open at 10.00 on Tuesday 28 August. We will not be able to process any item requests placed...

Design and society

Advertising power and modernity: The 1930s energy battle

What is the best energy to power your home? Which is more efficient? Safest? More economical? Better for society? More modern? This is a question that we are asking ourselves in...

Theatre and Performance

Museum life

From Venice to London – the short story of an Erasmus experience

Out in the Museum

News and Updates

Queer Expressions: LGBT History Month, Sat 24th February

Figure 4. The Butler Bowden Cope, T.36-1955, on display in the exhibition

News and Updates

Being Human Festival at the V&A : The Queer Allure of Art Deco

Being Human Festival at the V&A : The Queer Allure of Art Deco Sat 25 November 2017, 15:00 – 17:00 Prints and Drawings Study Room, V&A Museum Ticketed event, booking...

Out in the Museum

Balenciaga: Love and Hats!

This blog is by Anne-Margaux Illido, a postgraduate student in Art History and Museum Curating at the University of Sussex, currently completing a placement at the V&A with...

News and Updates

V&A Pride and more …

Those of you who follow the V&A on social media, may have already realised that things are looking a bit different this weekend. The Museum has adopted a most colourful logo...

Out in the Museum

LGBTQ Gallery Tour – view online!

News and Updates

Toilet Talk: Looking for non-gender-specific toilets?

Out in the Museum

Last week of ‘The History of Photography: The Body’

Catch the final week of ‘The History of Photography: The Body’ display in Gallery 100 of the Museum, which has been extended until March 9th. If you have been on any of our...

News and Updates

Glass becomes him: reflections on Erwin Eisch’s ‘Head of Narcissus’

V&A Faces

Easter Day – Resurrections and Rabbits

News and Updates

Corporeal Porcelain: 399 Days

The title 399 Days imparts the duration of the sculpture’s construction. Through this practical detail, the viewer is made aware of Rachel Kneebone’s corporeal labour....

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