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Printing block, Extinction Rebellion machine-cut block, used and designed by the Extinction Rebellion Arts Group, 2018.

Our collection includes some of Quant's most famous designs from the 1960s and 70s, from her trademark jersey minidresses to early experiments with PVC.

Bill Brandt (1904 – 83) was one of the most influential British photographers of the 20th century, specialising in portraiture, landscape and the nude.

Lee Miller is one of the most remarkable artists of our generation: a celebrated photographer, Surrealist, war correspondent, model and gourmet chef.

The Raphael Cartoons are a set of seven full-scale designs for tapestry painted by Raphael

Vase, first edition 'Portland Vase' owned by the antiquarian Thomas Hope, jasper, made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, 1793

Curtis Moffat (1887 – 1949) created dynamic abstract photographs, glamorous society portraits and innovative colour still lifes.

Bell cittern or Hamburg Cithrinchen, probably by Tielke, Hamburg, Germany, ca. 1700.

Modernism in design and architecture at the V&A.

The V&A holds a very large and varied collection of artists' books, all of which can be accessed in the National Art Library at the V&A South...

Fashion in Motion is a series of live fashion events presented at the V&A

From cross-stitch to underside couching, our collection includes examples of embroidery from across the world, by skilled professionals and amateurs alike.

The outstanding V&A collection of Korean objects, including ceramics, embroideries, lacquerware, fashion, product design and digital art.

Tin-glazed earthenware dish (maiolica) painted in colours with an artist decorating a plate, Cafaggiolo, about 1510.

The V&A holds the archive of royal portraits by renowned fashion photographer Sir Cecil Beaton (1904 – 80), court photographer to the British Royal Family.

Pap, China, paintings and drawings. Panel of Chinese painted wallpaper, with flowering shrubs etc. in pots, birds and butterflies on green ground. Same set as...

Teapot and cover, moulded in the form of a cauliflower, Queen's ware with lead glaze, Josiah Wedgwood and Sons; Staffordshire, England, around 1765.

Palladianism is a classical style, fashionable in Britain between 1715 and 1760, based on the designs of the 16th-century Venetian architect Andrea Palladio.

The V&A's glass collection is one of the most comprehensive in the world, showcasing the development of design and technology in glass-making 3,500...

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Aug 20, 2024 - Explore the diverse beauty of Descanso Gardens, featuring native plants, oak woodlands, exquisite camellias, and captivating history.

Thomas Ruff is one of the world's most prolific fine artists using photography. He continually challenges the processes, techniques and concepts of the...

Vibrant as the day they emerged from the kiln, our rich and outstanding Enamels collections showcase a wide range of highly skilful techniques.

Wallpaper with a design featuring an archway with garlands of flowers over a semicircular colonnade of Greek pillars, with a vase of flowers in the foreground,...

Ewer with Portuguese coat of arms, China, Jingdezhen, ca. 1522-1566

Barbie doll by Mattel dressed as David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust, 2019

Mosquito emoji designed by Aphelandra Messer in .eps format.

The National Art Library holds the most extensive reference collection on fine and decorative arts in the UK, as well as special collections which chart the...

The V&A has one of the most comprehensive and important collections of Chinese art outside East Asia.

Deck of punched cards for program PO32 (Matrix Elements), Manfred Mohr, Paris, 1970

Tin-glazed earthenware flower pyramid, painted in cobalt-blue, Netherlands (Delft), ca. 1695.

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Our Eileen Gray collection holds four key pieces of her furniture – including her famous Modernist chair designs – as well as her archive of design...

Tin-glazed earthenware, design of full-length theatrical portrait of Mr Lee Lewes in the character of Harlequin with elaborate border including masks, torches...

From costumes and accessories to set designs, photographs and sheet music, objects from the V&A come together to tell the fascinating story of opera.

We have an unrivalled collection of shoes, with around 2,000 pairs spanning more than 3,000 years of history from different cultures around the globe. From...

Ben Laposky, 'Oscillon 40', C-type photographic print, 1952.

The sculpture collection contains approximately 26,000 objects from the Far East, Middle East, India and South East Asia.

'Aunty, Mum and Me Talking About My Fabric Collection' by Mawuena Kattah, 2016 Glazed ceramic tile frieze.

Smoker's cabinet, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, for 78 Derngate, Northampton, 1916.

The V&A collections from South and South-East Asia comprise nearly 60,000 objects, including textiles, paintings and sculpture.

Lead-glazed earthenware stove depicting various religious and mythical scenes by Hans Kraut in the Black Forest, 1577.

Encyclopaedic and global, the V&A’s Ceramics collections are unrivalled anywhere in the world.

The Rococo emerged in France in the 1720s and remained the predominant design style until it fell out of fashion in the 1770s.

Portion of 'The Iolanthe' wallpaper, an undulating stem with large scalloped leaves, in blue, green and yellow; Colour woodblock print, on paper; Designed by...

Sibling. White tracksuit printed with toile-de-Jouy print (by Joe Bates) showing scenes from the 2011 East London riots. 2012

Relief, marble, Portrait of an unidentified man, by Antonio Canova, Italian, 1786

Suit designed by Freddie Burretti for David Bowie in the 'Life on Mars?' music video, 1972

The V&A has the largest Balenciaga collection in the UK, including revolutionary shapes from the designer's golden age, such as the tunic, sack and...

The V&A is a major resource for the study of Beatrix Potter, holding the world's largest collection of her drawings, manuscripts, correspondence and...

Sixteen tiles in tin-glazed earthenware painted in polychrome, Netherlands, 1610-30

From book illustration to page design, botanical illustration to fashion plates, our Illustration collection includes a diverse array of material.

The V&A's Global Africa collection includes works by artists, designers and performers of Global African descent, alongside works that represent Global...

Staffordshire potter and entrepreneur Josiah Wedgwood (1730 – 95) was a pioneering tastemaker, marketeer and social campaigner.

Lithograph after a computer-generated drawing, entitled 'Running Cola is Africa', by the Computer Technique Group, 1967/68. From the Cybernetic Serendipity...

Thing-O-Matic by MakerBot; A fully assembled 3D printer in a plywood outer structure with electronics, made by MakerBot.

The V&A holds over 14,000 European drawings and sketchbooks dating from the 15th century to the present day covering a broad range of materials and...

Pot, 'Snow Lady Gourd', stoneware with crystalline glazes, Kate Malone, London, 2008

The V&A is the world’s leading museum of art, design and performance.

Nude panty thong, 'The Thong', by Rudi Gernreich for Lily of France, 1978

The V&A holds one of the world's largest and most varied collections of Metalwork with around 45,000 objects from the Bronze Age to the present day.

The Aesthetic Movement (1860 – 1900) was 'Art for Art's sake' – art that didn't tell stories or make moral points, art that simply offered...

Architectural Spikes, cast electropolished steel, manufactured by Kent Stainless Ltd, Wexford, Ireland, 2014

Dinner Plate for the 'Frog Service' depicting 'A view up the Thames between Richmond and Isleworth', Queen's Ware, Etruria, 1773

Tactile paving slab designed by Seiichi Miyake ca.1965

The Sutherland Diamonds, comprising diamond necklace with two additional diamond-set sections

From mid-century modernism to the swinging sixties through to the edgy, subversive seventies, British design post-1945 became an antidote to the sombre ethos...

The V&A's significant hat collection is a revealing and exciting record of the changes in headgear over the past 17 centuries.

iPhone, 1st generation, 2007, designed by Apple Inc.

Stick stand in the shape of a stork, majolica, modelled by John Henk, Minton, Stoke-on-Trent, about 1870-1900

Portion of wallpaper with a design commemorating Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee. Portraits of the Queen are interspersed with vignettes illustrating the...

Pattern book containing 179 cuttings of colour prints from wood blocks, and flock; Supplied for the decoration of the Houses of Parliament; England; 1851-59.

Oil painting, Wedgwood family picture painted by George Stubbs in 1780.

Discover the extensive collections of the V&A and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).

Cer, China, Ming, LEAD GLAZED

Unravel the histories behind our Collections. We welcome our Members to learn about the context and interpretation of the objects in our collection and on...

'Place (Village)' installation, dolls' houses, packing crates and fruit crates collected by Rachel Whiteread over a number of years, and installed at the Young...

This unique V&A collection features standout pieces of menswear and womenswear, jewellery and accessories from throughout Alexander McQueen's...

Acquired by the V&A in the 1980s, the Harry Hammond Photographic Collection comprises over 9,000 images, chronicling the British popular music scene in the...

One of the 20th century's master photographers, Horst P. Horst was a master of light, composition and atmospheric illusion

Nine colour offset lithographs from photographs of computer-generated images, mounted on board, 'Electronic Einstein', 1973, by Herbert W. Franke.

Wedgwood vase, hand-painted by Emile Lessore, Queensware, two handled floor vase; England, ca. 1863 .

Figure of Endymion, biscuit porcelain, modelled by J. Thompson after the marble completed in 1822 by Antonio Canova, made by Derby Porcelain factory, England...

The Japanese art and design collection at the V&A includes fans, kimono, metalwork, prints, fashion and much more. Explore our beautiful digital collection.

Neo-classicism emerged in Britain and France in the 1750s, drawing inspiration from the 'classical' art and culture of Ancient Greece and Rome.

Tethering ring, wrought iron with chiselled ornament in the form of death's head, made in Italy, 15th century

Teapot, Queen's ware, 'Simple Yet Perfect' shape with transfer-printed decoration in 'Peony' pattern, designed by Sir Douglas Baillie Hamilton Cochrane and...

From early computer generated drawings to personal organisers and the mosquito emoji, the V&A holds more than 3,000 digital art and design objects.

Our collection of tapestries ranges from medieval and Renaissance masterpieces to the finest examples of contemporary tapestry design.

Discover objects in the V&A's Fashion collection from some of the most influential periods in Vivienne Westwood's career, from punk to bondage to...

Military quilt, pieced wool hexagons, possibly made by Francis Brayley, circa 1864-77

Auguste Rodin led the way for 'Modern' sculpture. See his the fantastic collection of Rodin's work at the V&A.