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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.
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Global Africa Collection at the V&A
Global Africa Collection at the V&A
Discover more about the history of the V&A's Global Africa Collection and our ongoing work to shape collecting policies and practice.
From culture to currency: glass beads and the transatlantic slave trade
From culture to currency: glass beads and the transatlantic slave trade
Objects of resistance, through which enslaved Africans and African Americans asserted their own identities, culture, and communities
Mapping Glastonbury
Mapping Glastonbury
Explore the objects, sights, sounds and memories of 50 years of Glastonbury Festival
Fashion unpicked: the Skeleton dress by Elsa Schiaparelli
Fashion unpicked: the Skeleton dress by Elsa Schiaparelli
Get closer to Schiaparelli's famously surreal evening dress, designed with Salvador Dali
Cracking the code: The secret Rebus Puzzle on a 400-year-old Colombian cabinet
From the Collections
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Tippoo's Tiger, mechanical organ, about 1793, Mysore, India -
(Detail) Trajan's column, plaster cast, by Monsieur Oudry, about 1864, Paris, France -
The Great Bed of Ware, designed by Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1590 – 1600, Ware, England -
3D-printed Extinction Rebellion logotype woodblock -
Progress Pride flag, designed by Daniel Quasar, manufactured by Custom Flag Company Inc., 2020, Westminster -
(Detail) Pérou evening ensemble, designed by Christian Dior, by Bodin Brossin, 1954, Paris, France -
Costumes for 'Le Train Bleu', designed by Coco Chanel, 1924
