Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL, England
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The Victoria and Albert Museum is the world’s greatest museum of art and design, representing more than 3,000 years of human creativity, with collections unrivaled in their scope and diversity.
The V&A covers nearly 13 acres and contains 145 galleries and some 4,000 art and craft related artifacts, the displays in the British Galleries revolve around the themes of style, trendsetters and innovations between the 16th and 20th centuries.
Exhibits are conveniently arranged into four main categories: Asia; Furniture, Textiles and Fashion; Sculpture, Metalwork, Ceramics and Glass; and Word and Image. It’s impossible to get around this vast museum in a single visit.
The V&A’s ceramics and glass collection is widely regarded as the largest and most comprehensive in the world, boasting over 80,000 objects from every continent including pieces from the 12th to 16th centuries from England and Europe.
The V&A’s superb Fashion Gallery includes a permanent exhibition of historical costumes from the Renaissance period to the present.The collection of jewelry consists of more than 6,000 items ranging from ancient Egypt to the modern day with exclusive traditional items from Asia and Africa.
Entry> Free
