Victoria And Albert Museum
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Victoria and albert museum. The victoria and albert museum often abbreviated as the v a in london is the world s largest museum of applied and decorative arts and design as well as sculpture housing a permanent collection of over 2 27 million objects. The victoria and albert museum is the world s leading museum of art design and performance representing more than 3 000 years of human creativity with collections unrivaled in their scope and diversity and an inspiring range of events. Our collections are unrivalled in their diversity. Search over one million objects from the v a collections including ceramics fashion furniture glass metalwork paintings photographs prints sculpture and textiles.
In recent years the v a has undergone a dramatic programme of renewal expansion and restoration. The victoria and albert museum is also responsible for the museum of childhood in bethnal green a district in the borough of tower hamlets. The wellington museum in apsley house at the southeastern corner of hyde park and the theatre museum near covent garden westminster were branches of the victoria and albert museum until the 2000s. It was founded in 1852 and named after queen victoria and prince albert.
Free timed tickets. Explore historical and contemporary art. The v a is located in the royal borough of kensington and chelsea in an area known as. Welcome to the v a the world s leading museum of art and design.
We ve introduced free timed entry tickets to make sure we have enough space for you to enjoy the museum safely.