Features

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  Making the Frida Kahlo mannequins

  Follow our Conservation Display Specialists on a journey to create the bespoke mannequins featured in the Frida Kahlo exhibition
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  Unlocking Frida Kahlo's wardrobe

  Locked away for 50 years, an intimate collection of Frida Kahlo's personal belongings reveals a fresh perspective on this iconic artist
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  In conversation: perspectives on Frida Kahlo

  Listen to Curator Claire Wilcox and leading art historian Gannit Ankori discuss the exhibition 'Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up'
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  Making her self up – Frida Kahlo's cosmetics

  Claire Wilcox, Senior Curator of Fashion, examines Frida Kahlo's make-up collection
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  Photographing Frida Kahlo

  Research Assistant Ana Baeza Ruiz explores why photography, not painting, was Kahlo's first means of self-expression

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What's On

• Closed Exhibition

  Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up

  A fresh perspective on Kahlo's compelling life story through her most intimate personal belongings
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  Frida Kahlo Fashion Styling Workshop

  Discover the world of fashion styling and learn the skills that will lead up to a Frida Kahlo inspired photoshoot.
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  Frida Kahlo: Members' Morning View

  Enjoy early access to the highly anticipated exhibition Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up during its opening weekend.
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  Frida Kahlo: Members' Morning View with Breakfast

  Enjoy exclusive early access to the highly anticipated exhibition 'Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up' during its opening weekend, with a Mexican breakfast buffet in the Members’ Room.
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  Frida Kahlo: Members' Morning View with Breakfast - Saturday

  Enjoy early access to the critically-acclaimed exhibition 'Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up' with a Mexican breakfast buffet in the Members’ Room.

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  Make & do

  Sew your own Frida Kahlo inspired huipil A 'huipil' is a sleeveless tunic, traditionally worn by women…
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  Culture in Crisis: Preservation by Design

  educator, Hellen Ascoli, is joined by Ana Baeza Ruiz, Researcher for the V&A's blockbuster exhibition Frida…

From the Blog

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  Frida Kahlo: Making Her Up

  by Rachael Lee, Textile Conservation Display SpecialistThe Victoria and Albert Museum’s 2018 exhibition Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up was the first to display the wardrobe of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) outside of her former...
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  Our programme for 2020

  We followed up the sell-out sensation of Frida Kahlo: Making Herself Up with the blockbuster delights…
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  Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change

  From Frida Kahlo to Gabby Douglas, these toys were made to show girls that they can be anything they…
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  Publishing Frida Kahlo

  Publishing Frida Kahlo The anticipation around the arrival of the first copies of Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up was such that there was a small crowd gathering in the office as soon as the...
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  Introducing Mexican jewellery designer Iris De La Torre

  Kahlo: Making Her Self Up), we couldn’t resist picking her brains about all things Frida.…