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Theatre & Performance
Our Theatre and Performance collections include over 3,500 stage costumes and accessories dating from the mid-18th century to today. From complete outfits to individual headdresses, they are a tribute to the creativity and skills of designers and costume makers working in every kind of performance: drama, opera, dance, musicals, pantomime, rock and pop, music hall, film, cabaret and circus.
Theatre & Performance
See the processes involved in conserving a sequinned clown costume
Discover Léon Bakst's revolutionary costume designs for the legendary Ballets Russes
Shoes worn by the best-selling musical artist Prince have been acquired for the V&A's National Collection of Performing Arts
Get closer to our objects than ever before
Mary Wilson, co-founder of The Supremes, talks about her extraordinary career and the heyday of Motown
Delve into Hollywood's extraordinary legacy of costume design
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