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Blog PostA new direction for the National Art Library, Archives and Research at the V&AAs the National Art Library (NAL) reopens from 26 January, we also begin a transformation programme to take the library and archives into a new phase, at the heart of the V&A’s research ecosystem. In...
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Blog PostBuilding the LEGO Pride Set: surprises and reflections from a student placementI started a student placement in the Design and Digital section of the Art, Architecture, Photography and Design department at the V&A over summer 2022. Even though I knew the section looked after the Design...
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Blog PostA sculpture merging Jamaican culture with utilityThis new acquisition by Jamaican-born artist, writer and broadcaster, Ronald Moody (1900 – 1984) can now be seen on display in the Design 1900-Now gallery, alongside works by Althea McNish and Huren Marsh. Ronald Moody...
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Blog PostA journey of the displaced: Making sense of the reflectionsOver the last year I had the opportunity to wander, think, sit in silence, and wrap myself in the chaos of V&A in South Kensington. The inconsistent pace of the experience makes...
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Blog PostIntroducing Rama Gheerawo, V&A Innovate Judge 2021 – 22© Lars Brønseth We’re delighted to announce that Rama Gheerawo will be a judge for our V&A Innovate National Schools Challenge 2021 – 22. Rama Gheerawo is Director of The Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design, Royal College of Art,...
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Blog PostWhy representation matters: Creating the Africa Fashion mannequinMannequins play a significant role in the staging of V&A fashion exhibitions.…
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Blog PostPaolozzi: Man and the machineAAD/1985/3/6/3 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London The V&A’s Archive of Art and Design (AAD) holds…
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Blog PostThe Ramadan Pavilion by Shahed SaleemImage: Shahed Saleem The design of the Ramadan Pavilion has evolved through Saleem’s extensive research…
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Blog PostPeanuts in the archive: Imperial Chemical Industries, Tibor Reich and the British Industries FairBy 1953 Tibor’s profile as a provocative and highly contemporary designer was well established.…
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Blog PostLiterature lists or ‘Course Reserves’ at the National Art LibraryUnder the V&A logo, in the dark grey band, on the National Art Library (NAL) catalogue homepage is an…
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Blog PostV&A Innovate receives Art Explora – Académie des Beaux-Arts awardV&A Innovate, the V&A’s flagship National Schools Challenge for 11–14 year olds has won an Art Explora – Académie des Beaux-Arts European Award. The Awards were established in 2020 to provide vital funding to arts...
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Blog PostA day in the life of a V&A guideWhen I first started as a V&A Guide, I asked myself: ‘What makes a good tour?’ I decided it was engaging with the visitors, researching the objects, and taking an interesting route through the galleries....
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Blog PostFour photographers snap behind-the-scenes in a museum store‘Photography for museums is often very clean, crisp, light, and bright. But I wanted to bring that rougher, more authentic feel’ says photographer Vicky Grout. When it came to photographing our new storehouse – now...
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Blog PostShaping Space – Architectural models treasure troveIt was the result of a collaboration between the V&A Research Institute (VARI) and the Building Centre…
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Blog PostAn experiment in the forestGitta Gschwendtner’s Bodge Bench is one of the first acquisitions made through the V&A’s Make Good:…
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Blog PostIntroducing Young V&A: a powerhouse of creativity for Generation AlphaIn 2023 Young V&A will open in London’s Bethnal Green. This project is the first of its kind: a full-scale transformation of the former V&A Museum of Childhood, from its prior incarnation as a museum...
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Blog PostOpening Field NotesFor its second iteration of Make Good: Rethinking Material Futures,the V&A collaborated with environmental…
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Blog PostDigital Design Weekend 2021Digital Design Weekend returns on 25 and 26 September to take over the V&A, with interactive installations, showcases, workshops, talks and family-friendly activities taking place around the museum. Biomimicry, a real-time growing couture gown by...
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Blog PostFrom One Palace to Another – the Torrijos ceiling at the Château Villandryblog series so far, we have described the histories of three of the four Torrijos ceilings – at the V&…
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Blog PostIntroducing Magid Magid, V&A Innovate Judge 2021 – 2022We’re delighted to announce that Magid Magid will be a judge for our V&A Innovate National Schools Challenge 2021 – 22. Magid Magid is a Somali-British race and climate justice activist, organiser, and author who came to the UK as a refugee aged five. He...
