Posters
Features
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Iconic design – the official poster for the Mexico 1968 Olympic GamesA triumph of graphic communication
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The Power of Design:
the poster v racismHow effective is the humble poster in the fight against racism?
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Health and safety posters
Stop! Don't make another click until you've viewed our health & safety posters
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Preparing a Bollywood poster for stretching: ASMR
Step inside the Painting Conservation Studio to see this enormous hand-painted poster be prepared for display
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A brief history of vampires – in print, photography and posters
Discover, if you dare, how Count Dracula haunts the V&A's collections
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100 years of V&A exhibition posters
Discover a weird and wonderful selection of V&A exhibition posters from yesteryear
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The art of Bollywood
Changing times in India, as seen through the lens of the film industry
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Ashley Havinden and the 'Britain Can Make It' poster
Explore the development of Ashley Havinden's patriotic poster for the landmark 1946 exhibition, 'Britain Can Make It'.
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Theatre posters – an illustrated history
Explore over 400 years of theatre poster design
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A history of food postersExplore over 100 years of food poster design and the rise of a global, billion-dollar industry
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Selling the seaside – British holiday posters
Explore the history of holidays at home with these classic British posters
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Designing democracy: posters and the political transformation of Europe
An extensive collection of political posters relating to democratic change in Europe
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The art of the ocean liner travel poster
Enjoy this selection of iconic posters from our collection, charting 70 years of ocean travel
Collection highlights
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Colour screenprint poster advertising bands performing at the UFO Club, London, designed by Michael English, published by Osiris Visions Ltd, 1967, UKV&A South Kensington -
Colour lithograph poster advertising the Nord Express train from Paris to Riga, by Adolphe Mouron Cassandre, 1927, FranceV&A South Kensington -
Colour lithograph poster for the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd., by Edward McKnight Kauffer, issued by Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd., 1930, London, EnglandV&A South Kensington -
Colour lithograph poster for East Coast Resorts by L.N.E.R., by Tom Purvis, about 1925, UKV&A East Storehouse -
Colour lithograph poster advertising La Loïe Fuller at the Folies-Bergère, by Jules Chéret, printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Ateliers Cherét, 1893, Paris, France -
Down with US imperialism, Down with Soviet revisionism, screenprint, by students from Xian University, 1967, ChinaV&A South Kensington -
Jane Avril au Jardin de Paris, lithograph poster, by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1893, Paris, FranceV&A South Kensington -
On vous intoxique!, screenprint, by Atelier Populaire, 1968, Paris, FranceV&A South Kensington -
Lithograph poster for Tropon powdered eggs, by Henry van de Velde, 1898, BelgiumV&A South Kensington -
Keep Smiling. Guinness Is Good For You, lithograph poster, by John Gilroy, about 1939 – 45, UKV&A East Storehouse -
Lithograph poster for the Berlin Zoologischer Garten, by Julius Klinger Germany, published by Hollerbaum & Schmidt, 1910, Berlin, GermanyV&A South Kensington -
Men who mean business read the Financial Times every day, lithograph poster, designed by Abram Games, 1952, UKV&A South Kensington -
Job, poster, by Alphonse Mucha, 1898V&A South Kensington
