Martin Roth the departing Victoria & Albert Museum's director has clarified his leaving the institution to become more involved in politics and to fight a "new nationalism" in Europe. He announced last week that he is to step down after five...
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1960s Counterculture And Revolution Explored In New V&A Survey Exhibition
You say you want a revolution Well, you know We all want to change the world - The Beatles, Revolution, 1968A major new exhibition entitled, You Say You Want a Revolution? Records and Rebels 1966 – 70 opens this week at the...
Outstanding V&A Wins Coveted Art Fund Museum of the Year £100,000K Award
After a record-breaking year, the Victoria & Albert (V&A) Museum has been named the Museum of the Year 2016. The judges said the museum had "indisputably" become one of the best in the world. The Duchess of Cambridge at a ceremony at the Natural History Museum...
The Smithsonian Announce Plans Of Joint Venture With London’s V&A
The Smithsonian in Washington has officially announced plans to cooperate with London's Victoria and Albert Museum on a major international joint venture in London. The proposed site situated in front of the London Aquatics Centre and a few...
V&A’s Bizarre Decision To Ban All Sketching At Undressed Is Pants
I know I'm a little late to the party here but several people have been asking me what I make of the V&A's bizarre decision to ban all sketching at its exhibition on underwear. I'm perhaps not as outraged as some are at it, as I do harbour a controversial view...
1960s Revolutionary Attitudes And Impact Explored In New V&A Exhibition
A new V&A exhibition sets out to explore the era-defining significance and impact of the late 1960s upon life today. From global civil rights, multiculturalism, environmentalism, consumerism, computing, communality to neoliberalist politics, the world we live in...
Paul Strand: First UK Exhibition In 30 Years Mounted By V&A
The V&A are presenting the first retrospective of the American photographer Paul Strand (1890-1976) in the UK for over 30 years. Revered as one of the greatest photographers of the 20th century, Strand defined the way fine art and documentary photography is...
V&A Annual Illustration Awards To Be Substantially Increased For 2016
The Victoria and Albert Museum’s annual Illustration Awards will be substantially increased for 2016, in honour of the late Moira Gemmill, who made an outstanding contribution to the V&A as Director of Design for 13 years. The overall winner will...
V&A Undresses The Top Layer To Expose The Undergarment In New Exhibition
The V&A has announced a new exhibition which traces the story of underwear design from the 18th century to the present day, considering the practical and personal, sensory and fashionable and exploring underwear’s roles of protecting and enhancing...