The V&A has commissioned a major site-specific installation over five galleries by leading contemporary artists Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset. Opening in October 2013, Tomorrow will transform the V&A’s former textile galleries into an apartment...
The V&A's autumn exhibition, Masterpieces of Chinese Painting 700-1900, will be the most ambitious survey of one of the world's greatest artistic traditions. It will gather together the finest examples of Chinese painting created over a 1200 year period and will...
Last December the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) announced cuts of £11.6 million to Arts Council England (ACE) funding. This was followed by a 30% budget reduction in 2010. Local councils have also reduced their contributions to arts programs in...
The Bowie exhibition wasn't the only rock 'n' roll event happening at the Victoria & Albert Museum this week. Napalm Death the 'grindcore' metal band had a special invitation only gig canceled at the last minute over fears that it could damage the art treasures...
The internationally renowned American artist and illustrator, Barbara Nessim has donated a collection representing some of her most significant artworks to the V&A in London.Nessim’s distinctive line and style have graced the cover of nearly every major...
An exhibition displaying around 100 objects from the V&A’s collections looks at the V&A’s engagement with and changing view of art and design from Africa since the earliest days of the Museum in the 1850s to the present. It is the first of a series...
The Victoria & Albert Museum in Kensington is creating one of the most impressive fashion exhibitions for summer 2013. Titled Club to Catwalk: London Fashion in the 1980s, will explore the creative explosion of London fashion in the 1980s. It will look at...
The Jameel Prize, an international award bestowed by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and sponsored by Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives, has opened a touring exhibition in the United States. The art prize is Inspired by Islamic Tradition” is on...
The V&A has commissioned leading contemporary artists Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset to create a major site-specific installation in the former Textile Galleries. Throughout their career the artists have redefined the way in which art is presented and...