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On 14 November 2020 the V&A’s Raphael Court – home to the Raphael Cartoons – will reopen following a nine-month refurbishment to mark the 500th anniversary of Raphael’s death. The refreshed gallery and its new interpretive approach will transform the way museum visitors experience the Cartoons, lent to the V&A from the Royal Collection by... Continue Reading →
Through an innovative new partnership, the V&A and HTC VIVE Arts invite audiences from around the world on a mind-bending trip into the wonderful world of Wonderland. Coinciding with the release of tickets on sale for the museum’s eagerly anticipated exhibition Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser – opening 27 March 2021 – an immersive virtual reality... Continue Reading →
To coincide with the 50th anniversary of the first ever Glastonbury Festival, which took place on 19 September 1970, the V&A announces a new project, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), to create an online database that will provide unrivalled access to the past, present and future of Glastonbury Festival. As a... Continue Reading →
The first-ever made Hermès Birkin bag owned by Jane Birkin and Mulberry handbags worn by Kate Moss and Alexa Chung will join almost 300 standout pieces as part of the V&A’s next major fashion exhibition Bags: Inside Out, opening 21 November. Tickets for the exhibition are now on sale, with the museum also increasing opening hours to... Continue Reading →
Following 140 days of closure - one of the most significant closures in the V&A’s history - finishing touches are underway across the museum ahead of reopening the doors to visitors this Thursday 6 August 2020. Final preparations include the cleaning of Dale Chihuly’s iconic 27-foot glass chandelier – made up of 1,300 exquisite blue... Continue Reading →
Following one of the most significant closures in the museum’s history, the V&A is delighted to announce that it will reopen its doors to visitors on 6 August 2020. Initially opening Thursday to Sunday each week, the V&A will reopen in phases. From 6 August 2020, visitors will able to enjoy all of the ground... Continue Reading →
Starting today, the V&A is hosting a seven-day online celebration of all things Glastonbury. Coinciding with the weekend when the world-famous festival was due to celebrate its 50th year, the V&A has delved into its collections and asked for contributions from its curators to help fill your festival void. Home to the nation’s Glastonbury Archive, the museum will... Continue Reading →
The V&A has announced it has acquired a rare jewelled late Medieval cluster brooch after it was uncovered in 2017 by a metal detectorist in a former royal hunting ground known as ‘Great Park’ near Brigstock, Northamptonshire. The brooch, dating from c. 1400-1450, and made in either France or Germany, is the only one of its... Continue Reading →
“No story in English literature has intrigued me more than Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. It fascinated me the first time I read it as a schoolboy, and as soon as I possibly could, after I started making animated cartoons, I acquired the film rights to it.” Walt Disney Rarely seen concept art from Walt... Continue Reading →
A group of key stage 3 students from Coundon Court secondary school in Coventry have become first-ever winners of the V&A Innovate National Schools Challenge, for their proposal to create a new community centre with a public allotment and cookery school for their local area. Launched in May 2019, as a key part of the... Continue Reading →
