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Treat yourself or a loved one with the gift of Membership: enjoy free access to all exhibitions, access to our Members’ Room, priority booking to evening talks, and much more.

A meeting point, resting place and home to a changing display of outdoor installations, the John Madejski Garden is known to many as the heart of the V&A. In its early days, a wide expanse of garden ...

The National Art Library at the V&A holds over 300 Western illuminated manuscripts dating from the 11th to the early 20th century, including books of hours, bibles, missals, choir books, classical ...

The quilts in the V&A's collection span the domestic and the professionally made, reflecting different uses and associations over the centuries in which they were created and collected. Whether ...

The National Art Library cares for and develops the UK's largest library collection on art, design and performance. Our holdings have been freely available to everyone since 1866 and remain so today.

Ilse Bing was one of the leading European photographers of the interwar period. She was born into a comfortable Jewish family in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1899. As a child her education was rich in music ...

Download our free lesson plans for EYFS, Key Stage 1 and 2 students (ages 4 – 11) covering many areas of our collections and varied exhibition programme. These resources support self-guided visits to ...

Are you looking for an iconic, atmospheric and unique location for your special event? Find out about hiring V&A East Storehouse, Young V&A or V&A South Kensington for events, weddings and parties.

Strange shapes, floating body parts and bizarre landscapes: the Surrealists sought to challenge notions of normality through the power of photography. Surrealism began in the wake of the First World ...

The photographs of the British Royal family by Sir Cecil Beaton (1904 – 80) were central to shaping the monarchy's public image in the mid 20th century. Queen Elizabeth II was still a young princess ...

Both a celebration and a call to action, Design and Disability showcases the radical contributions of Disabled, Deaf, and neurodivergent people and communities to design history and contemporary ...