Features

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  Dresses of character

  The sash-tied empire line dress might look familiar if you've ever watched a Jane Austen period drama…
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  Introducing Beatrix Potter

  Her grandmother, Jane Leech, and her mother, Helen, were both skilful embroiderers, and Helen also enjoyed…
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  Transcript – Salon III: Europe through non-European Eyes

  these historic conversations, and especially I'd like to mention Professor Lesley Miller and Joanna Norman…
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  Portrait miniatures at the V&A

  word 'miniature' actually comes from 'miniatura', Italian for limning, as seen for example in Edward Norgate's…
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  Women's tie-on pockets

  In polite society, formal situations, or when travelling, pockets would normally be invisible under a…

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What's On

• Past Event

  Lunchtime Lecture: Between Two Worlds

  V&A South Kensington

  Contributing V&A colleagues include: Jo Norman - Director Research, The National Art Library and Archives…

From the Blog

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  Who was the ‘monster king’?

  Who was King James, and whom did he succeed? What was the religion of James II?…
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  Material choices – what are things made from and why?

  1968 (manufactured)High density Polyurethane Foam In his book The Design of Everyday Things, Don Norman…
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  The Enlightenment and the Universal Museum

  It made colonialism, and the imposition of Western cultural norms, seem like a kindness’.…
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  A tribute to Richard Rogers

  Poster, ‘New Architecture’, advertising an exhibition of work by the architects James Stirling, Richard…
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  African Heritage Guides at the V&A – reflections

  In this post my fellow guides and I alongside Janet Browne – who shaped the programme from its inception…