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The official poster for the Mexico 1968 Olympic Games is an iconic symbol of graphic communication. Combining a dynamic ...
Author and fashion historian Hilary Davidson explores the world of Regency dress in celebration of the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth.
Eleri Lynn, author of the V&A book 'Underwear: Fashion in Detail', tells the story of shape-wear: from the steel and whalebone engineering of Victorian and Edwardian corsetry, to the breast-flattening ...
A ground-breaking 19th century project to house a totally new kind of museum, trace the story of the exquisite Victorian buildings at the V&A ...
V&A Innovate: Teacher Drop-in Session (14 Oct 2025) An opportunity to ask questions about your ongoing V&A Innovate student projects, and share ideas, approaches and good practice.
Michel Aliaga, Director of Transmission of Cartier History and Heritage, and Rachel Garrahan, Project Curator of 'Cartier', ...
Michel Aliaga, Director of Transmission of Cartier History and Heritage, and Rachel Garrahan, Project Curator of 'Cartier', explore the relationships between the famed jewellery house and its ...
The Butler-Bowdon Cope (a ceremonial cloak made for use in church services and processions) is made from some of the richest materials available to an embroiderer in 14th-century England.
Featuring highlights from a unique collection of etchings by Lucian Freud, most of which had never previously been exhibited, these trial proofs told the story of Freud's long collaboration with ...
This exhibition presents over 200 rare Haute Couture garments drawn from the V&A's couture collection and the extensive Dior Archives alongside accessories, fashion photography, film, vintage perfume, ...
The Design Trust Fellowship at V&A East is a one-year programme awarding a creative practitioner funding to engage in research at V&A East Storehouse, fieldwork in Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area and ...
Your Collection: V&A East in Schools is a V&A East community engagement programme initiated by our director, Gus Casely-Hayford. As part of our ambition to open pathways into the creative industries ...