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Cambridge Heath Rd, Bethnal Green, London E2 9PA. Plan your visit. Access information. V&A East. Opening 2025. Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford, London. About V&A East. +44 (0)20 7942 2000.
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V&A South Kensington. A world of extraordinary creativity with unmissable exhibitions and encounters for all. Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL. Daily: 10.00 – 17.45 Friday: 10.00 – 22.00 (some galleries close after 17.45) Please note: we begin clearing the galleries 30 minutes before closing. Plan your visit. What's on.
V&A South Kensington
Opens Saturday, 20 September 2025. V&A South Kensington. Tickets available soon. More info. Jameel Prize: Moving Images. Opens Saturday, 30 November 2024. Energy: Sparks from the Collection. Closes Sunday, 18 May 2025. Lucian Freud's Etchings: A Creative Collaboration.
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Plan your visit. V&A South Kensington is open seven days a week. General admission is free and you don’t need to book. Look at our Digital Map – or one of our trails. For self-guided formal education group visits, including schools, colleges and nurseries, please see our schools page.
What is Postmodernism? - V&A
Postmodernism is one of the most controversial movements in art and design history. Over two decades, from about 1970 to 1990, Postmodernism shattered established ideas about art and design, bringing a new self-awareness about style itself. An unstable mix of the theatrical and theoretical, Postmoderism ranges from the ludicrous to the ...
Fashion - V&A
Fashion. Spanning five centuries, our Fashion collection is the largest and most comprehensive collection of dress in the world. Key items in the collection include rare 17th century gowns, 18th century ‘mantua’ dresses, 1930s eveningwear, 1960s daywear and post-war couture. The collection is particularly strong from the 18th century ...
The Baroque style - V&A
The Baroque is a highly ornate and elaborate style of architecture, art and design that flourished in Europe in the 17th and first half of the 18th century. Originating in Italy, its influence quickly spread across Europe and it became the first visual style to have a significant worldwide impact. A defining characteristic of the Baroque style ...
The Gothic style – an introduction - V&A
The Gothic style first appeared in the early 12th century in northern France and rapidly spread beyond its origins in architecture to sculpture, textiles and painting, including frescoes, stained glass and illuminated manuscripts. This sophisticated new design style combined a detailed observation of nature with an expressive elegance.
The story of Michelangelo's David - V&A
The finished statue was popularly known as 'The Giant' and quickly became a symbol of liberty for the Florentine people. However, the statue's vulnerable position in the piazza exposed the sculpture to weathering and vandalism, and so, at the beginning of the 19th century, the concerned council chose to move it to a safer location for preservation.
The Origins of Ballet - Victoria and Albert Museum - V&A
Ballet and opera began in the 17th century, with the elaborate spectacles devised at European courts. These were flamboyant entertainments used to celebrate marriages or show off the wealth and power of the ruler. The performances were a mixture of spoken word, music, dance and pantomime. They contained ceremonial processions with spectacular ...