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

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

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

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

Panel, carved ivory, from a casket (known as the Werden Casket), depicting scenes including the Preaching of St. John the Baptist, probably Lower Rhine...

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.

Group, bronze, of Hercules and a Centaur, after a marble group by Antonio Canova, Italian or German, first half of 19th century

Cer, China, Ming, LEAD GLAZED

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

The V&A holds the national collection of textiles and fashion, from Predynastic Egypt to the present day.

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

Portion of 'Provence' wallpaper; vertical bands of ovoid shapes, in pink, white and grey, containing various patterns and motifs in black, on a green ground...

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

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

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

Chinoiserie, from 'chinois' the French for Chinese, was a style inspired by art and design from China, Japan and other Asian countries in the 18th...

Discover the most extensive poster collection in the UK, with more than 26,000 items, including works by the masters of the medium and anonymous activists

Printed cotton T-shirt for Hackney Gay Pride, Great Britain, 1993. Shirt manufactured by Sun Tees, USA (probably printed in UK)

Embroidered mat (ason), squarish cotton with multi-coloured human and divine figures, animals and flowers, probably made in Khulna, Bangladesh, early 20th...

Hyper-Reality (2016), a digital film on the future of augmented reality and the city by designer Keiichi Matsuda.

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

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

Portion of 'Lunar' wallpaper, a pink and black design based on the imagery of the moon's surface; Designed by Michael Clarke; Colour screen print on paper;...

Popular in the 19th century, music hall captured the attention of rowdy crowds with its programme of singers, dancers, acrobats, musicians and comedians.

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

Tile, inlaid in blue, designed by Peter Behrens, Villeroy & Boch, Mettlach, Germany, ca. 1903

Artists have used every medium imaginable to explore themes of gender and sexuality.

Design 1900 – Now showcases 250 objects from the V&A's collections of 20th- and 21st-century art and design

Dress, 'robe de style', white organza with artificial flowers, Jeanne Lanvin, France, ca.1922-3

Bubble pup animated gif sticker, created for use in the WeChat app

The Medieval collections at the V&A tell the story from the decline of the Roman Empire to the dawn of the Renaissance. Explore the V&A collection.

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

Hand printed wallpaper, 'Tits in Space' by Sarah Lucas, 2000

Ensemble, f, cream felt hat, slashed denim jacket and slashed denim trousers, Vivienne Westwood, Britain, 'Cut, Slash & Pull' collection, a/w 1990.

Progress Pride flag, designed by Daniel Quasar, USA, 2018, manufactured by Art Schaller for Custom Flag Company Inc., Westminster, CO, USA, 2020, 200 denier...

Cast glass copy of 'Paolina Borghese', part of a set of three. Adam Lowe & Giberto Arrivabene, Factum Arte (2013-16). H 45 x W 40 x L 90 cms (each).

One of 20 tiles (Azuelos) of tin-glazed earthenware. Impressed in slightly raised outline and painted in colours with a two handled vase of fruit and leaves....

Red earthenware covered with a white slip, incised and carved with apocryphal and gospel scenes from the childhood of Christ; the whole covered in a clear lead...

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...

This collection charts the dramatic evolution of glasses from medical necessity to fashion item.

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

A BRITs Icon award presented to David Bowie, 2016

Cer, Japan, Jomon ware. Jar, unglazed earthenware with complex spiral and three-dimensional patterning, Japan, Middle Jomon period, 3500-2500 BC, Northern...

Plaster cast of Trajan's Column made about 1864. The original was made perhaps by Apollodorus of Damascus in 106-113 AD.

Watercolour is a beautiful and often surprising medium that has been used by artists in a variety of ways dating back to medieval illuminated manuscripts.

Woman's evening coat and turban hat in knitted rayon and lurex, designed by Biba, retailed in London, 1970

The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.

Brass and nickel silver alloy, Germany, Weimar, 1924, designed and made by Marianne Brandt in the Bauhaus workshops, Weimar.

Computer and accessories, 'Amstrad CPC 464', made by Amstrad, England, 1984

Resin copy of 'Paolina Borghese', part of a set of three by Adam Lowe & Giberto Arrivabene, Factum Arte (2013-16). H 45 x W 40 x L 90 cms (each).

Inspired by the reformist passion of figures such as William Morris and John Ruskin, the Arts and Crafts movement had a huge effect on Victorian society. Its...

A stunning collection of wedding attire, spanning five centuries and featuring key designers. Varied, extravagant, edgy and elegant...

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

Statue, marble, of Theseus and the Minotaur, by Antonio Canova, made in Rome, 1782

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

Wander through the collection of European decorative arts at the V&A. Europe 1600 - 1815 at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Decorative, sensual, and uncompromising, Art Nouveau ('New Art') emerged as a dynamic and expressive style in the visual arts from the early 1890s to...

Encaustic tiles from the House of Commons

Our Theatre and Performance collections include over 3,500 stage costumes and accessories dating from the mid-18th century to today.

'The Royall Oake of Brittayne'; Anonymous; satire of Oliver Cromwell ordering the felling of the Royal Oak of Britain; engraving; England; 1649

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

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

Corset made from cotton net trimmed with machine-made lace and silk ribbon, possibly made in Germany or England, 1895-1900

Panel of red flock wallpaper in two shades, with two and a half lengths of a large design of conventional flowers and foliage; Red flock on paper; From the...

Indian film hoarding for the film Devdas (2002) by Balkrishna Arts (India), oil paint on canvas, London 2002

Glazed earthenware tile in the form of a 12-pointed star, Iran (Khargird), about 1444.

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

Tin-glazed earthenware panel of two tiles, English, painted by Duncan Grant mid-1920s.

Valérie Belin (born 1964) is known for her monumental photographs investigating artifice, identity and representation.

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

'Southend: Seaside Excursions'. A colour lithograph poster showing a woman in a blue bathing suit and an orange swimming cap. Designed by Frederick Charles...

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...

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.