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Film screeningBalletBoyz: The Principles of Classical DanceV&A South KensingtonThis screening is followed by a Q&A session with director Michael Nunn, cinematographer William Trevitt…
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TalkIllusion Made Reality: Independent Music VenuesV&A South KensingtonJoin editor of The Quietus John Doran, Charlie Williams from Red Light Management, Katie Craik from The…
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CourseEnglish EmbroideryOnlineThis course covers embroidery styles from the Medieval period through to William Morris and the Arts…
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TalkKeep Watching: Kyle McDonald’s 'Exhausting a Crowd'V&A South KensingtonJoin William Seung, Assistant Curator of Design and Digital, as he discusses surveillance culture, spectatorship…
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Special eventIn The Dark Presents: Illusions Of...V&A South KensingtonFeaturing performances by Bradley Taylor, Brid Addison Child, Elana Binysh, Femi Oriogun Williams and…
Features
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ArticleFrancis Williams – a portrait of a writerExplore the portrait of scholar and writer Francis Williams
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ArticleWilliam Morris and the V&AAn enthusiastic supporter of the Museum, William Morris played a part in both its decoration and the expansion of its collections.
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ArticleWilliam Morris and historical designWilliam Morris thought machine-age Britain could no longer produce beautiful things. Looking to history for inspiration, he created what he saw as more 'honest', craft-based designs.
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ArticleIllustrating Wonderland with Kristjana S WilliamsWatch how artist Kristjana S. Williams creates her own unique Wonderland for the V&A
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ArticleWilliam Morris: literature and book designWilliam Morris was an accomplished writer as well as a designer, combining his love of words with design in calligraphy and page decoration.
Collections
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CollectionWilliam De MorganKnown for his eye-catching tiles and gleaming lustre pots, William De Morgan (1839 – 1917) was one of the most innovative and imaginative designers of the 19th century. Influenced by Middle Eastern motifs and the natural world, he produced art pottery in a distinctive style that added beauty and colour to Victorian homes.
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CollectionWilliam MorrisOne of the 19th century's most famous names, William Morris is still renowned today as the designer of patterns such as 'Willow Bough' and 'Strawberry Thief'. But his wallpapers and textiles are only part of the story. Through developing many other products and working on interiors schemes (including one for the V&A's own café), Morris also mastered many other areas of design – as well as finding time to be a social activist and celebrated author.
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CollectionWilliam Henry Fox TalbotWilliam Henry Fox Talbot was credited as the British inventor of photography. In 1834 he discovered how to make and fix images through the action of light and chemistry on paper. These 'negatives' could be used to make multiple prints and this process revolutionised image making. His interests in photography went well beyond this initial discovery as he also pioneered photographically illustrated books and photomechanical reproduction methods, ushering in the 'age of the image'.
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CollectionArts and CraftsInspired by the reformist passion of figures such as William Morris and John Ruskin, the Arts and Crafts…
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CollectionTilesItalian Renaissance, Dutch and English wall tiles, as well as British 19th-century tiles by the likes of William…
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InfoCollection Selection Boxes – Botanical Illustration– whilst printed and painted flora have been used as pattern books by artists and designers such as William…
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InfoV&A CaféDesigned by James Gamble, William Morris and Edward Poynter, the opulently decorated rooms reflect the…
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InfoV&A Wedgwood Collectionboth in and out of the factory, from naturalist Charles Darwin (1809 – 1882) to composer Ralph Vaughan Williams…
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InfoOpening the Cabinet of CuriositiesSkogh, external fellowArtist in Residence: Victoria Adukwei BulleyVisiting researcher: Earle Havens, William…
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InfoCompleted FuturePlan projectsTrust, Blavatnik Family Foundation, the Garfield Weston Foundation, the Heritage Lottery Fund, Peter Williams…
From the Blog
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Blog PostDiscovering the Secrets of a Rare Twelfth-century Walrus Ivory Carvingbodies and individual donors, this extraordinary piece, now on display at V&A South Kensington in The William…
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Blog PostV&A Staff Photographs: War PortraitsWilliam F. Quickenden, London Regiment. Born 1895, killed in France, March 1918.…
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Blog PostBringing the collections to life – introducing the V&A’s Brand Licensing programmeAnna Maria Garthwaite (1690 – 1763) / Agnella by Brintons Kelp rug adapted from a textile design by William…
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Blog PostThe evolution of NVAP: how we filmed over 400 theatre performancesAntonia Pemberton and Ian McKellen in Richard III by William Shakespeare, 26 August 1992, NVAP/92/01 …
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Blog PostBorrow, Adapt, Combine: Improvising Chinese landscape scenes in late seventeenth-century Londona Shrine’ / ‘Anne Bracegirdle as Semernia, with two pageboys’, in Aphra Behn’s The Widow Ranter, by William…
