From today, Friday 25 May 2018, the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect, replacing the 1998 Data Protection Act. You’ll see on the V&A’s...
The Project The Cabinets of Curiosity project examines the History of Collecting over the centuries, from Early Modern, to 19th Century to Contemporary. Dr Hannah Young is...
It’s been a fantastically busy and exciting year at the V&A; the Museum’s immense creativity and reach has continued to flourish and grow. The wealth of remarkable ideas...
We are delighted to announce our new call for artists who are keen to engage with the histories of slavery and slave-ownership that are ‘hidden in plain sight’ within in the...
As a fragment of Robin Hood Gardens is being removed, Dr Neil Bingham, V&A Curator of Contemporary Architectural Collections, reports on latest developments at the demolition...
Curator Cathy Haill and Museum Photographer Graham Brandon take a look behind the scenes at Funny Girls cabaret show bar. Pleasure gardens, song and supper rooms, and music halls...
(Chickenshed. Photo (c) Hydar Dewechi) Is Jim the dog worth 10 out of 10 for ‘woofability’? Can you see the Caribbean in the V&A? Why...
Report of a Discussion on the Boundary between the Cataloguing of Books and the Cataloguing of Bound Volumes of Prints by Elizabeth Miller Since the publication of Adam...
In celebration of Halloween Assistant Curator, Alexander Clayton, takes a look at five spooky objects from the V&A Theatre and Performance Collections. TREAT: Frankenstein’s...
We are delighted to announce a new open call for applications targeted at Danish ceramic artists as part of a new collaboration with the Danish Arts Foundation. The residency...
This post is by guest blogger Mélissa Evans, a recent graduate of the V&A/RCA History of Design MA course. The following object study draws on research from her dissertation...
If you have been to the V&A’s Silver Galleries recently, you may have spotted this striking bouquet of silver flowers. The sculptural work by British artist Ann Carrington,...
