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Museum life

Writing from curators and department experts. These stories range from new discoveries about objects, to behind-the-scenes life at the museum.

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Véronique Rolland in conversation

I first met Véronique Rolland in 2004, when I was working at the National Portrait Gallery, and I’ve followed the progression of her career ever since. In recent years she’s...

Friday Late

desktop screen showing smaller windows with parts of bodies dancing in them

Friday Late: Choreography in the digital sphere with MassHysteria

Friday Late: African Fashions on Film

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From the learning department

#LetsMakeWednesdays – Diwali

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Alice Bednarova

#LetsMakeWednesdays – Curiously ceramic sensory journey!

#LetsMakeWednesdays – our favourites so far!

#LetsMakeWednesdays – Seasonal Celebrations

Victoria and Albert’s Christmas Surprises

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V&A Illustration Awards

In conversation with Ruo-Hsin Wu, V&A Illustration Awards Student Shortlist 2020

V&A Illustration Awards – In conversation with Laura Winstone (Student Shortlist 2020)

V&A Illustration Awards – In conversation with Eva Eland (Book Cover Design Award 2020)

In conversation with Kate Winter, V&A Illustration Awards Student Shortlist 2020

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Photography

An interview with Roger Palmer

Bringing the outside inside: studio photography

Design and society

An Interview with Pablo Ortíz Monasterio

A man jumps in front of graffiti

Véronique Rolland in conversation

Chris Killip

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Artists in Residence at the V&A

Artists in Residence at the V&A

The Unseen in Isolation

Artists in Residence at the V&A

Seeing More: glow-in-the-dark glass

Artists in Residence at the V&A

Gayle Chong Kwan – ‘Capturing Motion’

Artists in Residence at the V&A

Aimee Lax – Engaging Ceramics Resident

Artists in Residence at the V&A

Community Engagement is a Paper Rainbow

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Sculpture

Caring for our collections

Plaster casts and the value of knowledge

Caring for our collections

Adventures in 3D scanning: New models launched on Sketchfab

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Furniture and Woodwork

V&A East | Kaufmann Office

Caring for our collections

How to deinstall a complicated object

Furniture and Woodwork

Luterma plywood bags

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,...

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Gilbert Gems

Caring for our collections

To loan, or not to loan?

Gilbert and Gems

Concealed Histories: Uncovering the Story of Nazi Looting

Gilbert and Gems

Huguenot goldsmiths, silver and wine in war-time Britain

A silver pilgrim bottle with stopper

Gilbert and Gems

From Idea to Installation: How a display is made at the V&A

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The National Art Library

In conversation with Ruo-Hsin Wu, V&A Illustration Awards Student Shortlist 2020

V&A Illustration Awards – In conversation with Laura Winstone (Student Shortlist 2020)

An Insight into Handmade Paper Peepshows…

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Theatre and Performance

Celebrating 150 Years of the Royal Albert Hall. 1/12: The Great Organ

The Royal Albert Hall's great Organ

Performing porcelain

Three figures from the V&A superimposed on to a table top

Our Hackney Empire

Seven Decades of Rock History – Live at the V&A for one weekend only!

Discovering the Royal Court Theatre Archive

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Out in the Museum

Caring for our collections

Marie Laurencin and the lesbian Left Bank

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...

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V&A Faces

A Tour Guide’s Tale

Pop-up Performance of the Nonsense Museum

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