Research and museum projects, as well as preparation for exhibitions.
ReACH (Reproduction of Art and Cultural Heritage) is a global initiative spearheaded by the Victoria and Albert Museum in partnership with the Peri Foundation which explores how...
In December 2017, we launched the ReACH Declaration. This 21st century version of the Henry Cole Convention on the Reproduction of Works of Art. This new text is inviting the...
On Friday after an unprecedented global consultation, we will launch as part of the ReACH conference at the V&A the new ReACH Declaration promoting the reproduction, storage...
CULTURE IN CRISIS: Cross-Disciplinary Learning Opportunities for Natural and Cultural Heritage Preservation University of Pretoria, South Africa 17th-21st October 2018 Conference...
The following is the lead catalogue essay for ‘A World of Fragile Parts’, the inaugural exhibition for the Pavilion of Applied Arts at the Venice Biennale, which was...
‘Culture has moved to the front-line of wars and conflicts, both as collateral damage and as a direct target. When armed conflict, intentional destruction and looting damage...
The VARI Encounters on the Shop Floor project has a few small micro teams called Design Clusters, made up of creative individuals using different kinds of arts practices to...
Though uncomfortable for us to look at, Jean Qui Pleure, like so many objects on display at the Museum of Childhood, forces us as viewers to do the necessary work of considering...
“Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested” (Francis Bacon, Essays (1625), ‘Of Studies’) Wearing a version of the...
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....
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...
Several events were held at the V&A to mark National Volunteers’ Week earlier this month. This guest post is written by a group of V&A/RCA History of Design MA students,...
Today’s blog entry would like to explain how I am examining the textiles. We need to bear in mind that historical textiles are fragile and need to be handled with care, and in...
Eileen Budd 
Yona Lesger