Features

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  Book as idea

  His interest in ecology led him to investigate the habits of the common European robin and this research…
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  Pattern design after William Morris

  Apprenticed as a wood-engraver, Crane had ample opportunity for closely studying the work of contemporary…
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  John Tenniel – an introduction

  John Tenniel began his career by studying fine art at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.…

Objects

What's On

• Past Event

  Tam Joseph in Conversation: I Know What I See

  V&A South Kensington

  Tam’s art has taken him in many different directions, but it is grounded in a sensibility which revels…

From the Blog

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  V&A Youth Collective / Objects and opinion – the racial erasure of colour in beauty norms

  © Victoria and Albert Museum, London I remember reading Firenzuola and noticing how eerily similar his…
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  Toppling and reclaiming: What should we do with the objects that trouble us?

  Fissure of the anus and fistula in ano by Lewis H. Adler, 1892, page 18.…
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  Enter the wonderful world of Kristjana S Williams

  We spoke to Kristjana over the phone from her London studio about her unique collage aesthetic, seeing…
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  Animating Alice

  Inspired by our Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser exhibition, which celebrates the enduring power of Lewis…
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  Secrets of the Museum — in books!

  The exhibition itself is bursting with the creativity of Lewis Carroll and the weird and wonderful artworks…