Visit V&A South Kensington · V&A
WEBPlan 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.
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WEBPlan your visit to the V&A family of museums. Our venues in South Kensington, Bethnal Green, Dundee and Stoke-on-Trent are open and free to visit now.
The family of art, design and performance museums · V&A
WEB22 hours ago · The Great Mughals: Art, Architecture and Opulence. Opens Saturday, 9 November 2024. V&A South Kensington. Tickets available soon. More info.
V&A South Kensington
WEBOpens Saturday, 7 June 2025. V&A South Kensington. Tickets available soon. More info. Marie Antoinette Style. Opens Saturday, 20 September 2025. Jameel Prize: Moving Images. Opens Saturday, 30 November 2024. Energy: Sparks from the Collection.
Japanese woodblock prints (ukiyo-e) - V&A
WEBOur Japanese woodblock print collections contain over 25,000 prints and related paintings, drawings and books, covering a wide range of common ukiyo-e themes, including 'beauties' and actors, landscapes, heroic and folk tales, and erotica. It features the great masters of the genre such as Suzuki Harunobu (1725 – 70), Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 – 1858), Katsushika Hokusai (1760 – 1849) and ...
The Baroque style - V&A
WEBThe 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 ...
Young V&A
WEBMini Play for Toddlers (October 2024) Workshop. Friday, 4 October 2024 - Friday, 18 October 2024. Young V&A
The Origins of Ballet - Victoria and Albert Museum - V&A
WEBBallet 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 …
What is Postmodernism? - V&A
WEBPostmodernism was a drastic departure from the utopian visions of Modernism, which had been based on clarity and simplicity. The Modernists wanted to open a window onto a new world; Postmodernism's key principles were complexity and contradiction. If Modernist objects suggested utopia, progress and machine-like perfection, then the Postmodern ...
Six revolutionary designs by Mary Quant - V&A
WEBModern fashion owes a great deal to the trailblazing 1960s designer Mary Quant (1930 – 2023). From skinny-rib sweaters, to coloured tights and 'onesies', here's our round-up of the signature Quant looks which revolutionised the way we dress, proving there was more to Mary than just miniskirts. The jersey dress.