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Welcome to V&A South Kensington, a world of creativity in the heart of London. From unmissable exhibitions to extraordinary collections, there is something for everyone at the global destination for art, design and performance.
South Kensington, London
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V&A South Kensington
Cromwell Road,
London, SW7 2RL
Opening times
Daily: 10.00 – 17.45
Friday: 10.00 – 22.00
Exhibitions at V&A South Kensington
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Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature
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In partnership with
Gucci
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Fashioning Masculinities: The Art of Menswear
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Supported by
GRoW @ Annenberg
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Africa Fashion
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SUPPORTED BY
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Republic of Korea
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Hallyu! The Korean Wave
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Developed as part of a collaborative partnership with Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi and the Museo Nazionale del Bargello in Florence, and the Staatliche Museen in Berlin.
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Donatello: Sculpting the Renaissance
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Exhibition
DIVA
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With the support of CHANEL. Exhibition presented in partnership with Palais Galliera, Fashion Museum of the City of Paris, Paris Musées.
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Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto
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Known and Strange: Photographs from the Collection
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Sokari Douglas Camp at the V&A
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Re:Imagining Musicals
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Maurice Broomfield: Industrial Sublime
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Richard Batterham: Studio Potter
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Beguiling Beni: Safflower Red in Japanese Fashion
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Festival
Upstart: Creative Careers Festival 2022
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News and stories
Blog post
Winners of the V&A Illustration Awards 2022
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2023 programme
Blog post
Making Africa Fashion
Trails
V&A family trail: Refugee stories
Go on a journey around the museum and uncover stories about people who became refugees
V&A trail: Out in the museum
Discover stories of diverse gender and sexual identities across time, place and culture
V&A trail: Explore as a family
Are you ready to go on an adventure? Discover the wonders of the museum, from an emperor's throne to dragons, plaster casts to wigs!
From the Collections
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Tippoo's Tiger, mechanical organ, about 1793, Mysore, India. Museum no. 2545(IS). © Victoria and Albert Museum, London -
(Detail) Trajan's column, plaster cast, by Monsieur Oudry, about 1864, Paris, France. Museum no. REPRO.1864-128. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London -
The Great Bed of Ware, designed by Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1590 – 1600, Ware, England. Museum no. W.47:1 to 28-1931. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London -
3D-printed Extinction Rebellion logotype woodblock. Museum no. CD.3-2019. © Chris Ratcliffe/Getty for the V&A -
Progress Pride flag, designed by Daniel Quasar, manufactured by Custom Flag Company Inc., 2020, Westminster. Museum no. CD.14-2020. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London -
(Detail) Pérou evening ensemble, designed by Christian Dior, by Bodin Brossin, 1954, Paris, France. Museum no. T.12&A-1977. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London -
Costumes for 'Le Train Bleu', designed by Coco Chanel, 1924. Museum no. S.836-1980. © Victoria & Albert Museum, London
