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Eating Visit the Café for a wide range of hot and cold food and drinks. All food is prepared and cooked on the premises using fresh ingredients, bought daily

Shopping Inspired by the diverse collections of the V&A, the Shop is an emporium of jewellery, accessories and gifts, including exclusive commissions. The Bookshop is a destination store for specialists and students; the Fashion Shop has a dedicated range of trend driven jewellery and fashion

Family Art Fun activities There are free family activities at the weekends and during the school holidays. There are also back-packs, trails and hands-on exhibits available everyday. Pick up a families postcard for more details

Free daily tours and talksThere are free tours and talks every day. Introductory tours are at 10.30, 12.30, 13.30 & 15.30. Tours are also available of the Europe 1600-1815, Medieval & Renaissance, Britain and Theatre & Performance galleries. See the screens in the entrances for details or visit vam.ac.uk/whatson for a full listing of all our talks, events and courses

20 Greatest TreasuresExplore the V&A with our 20 Greatest Treasures Guide. The Museum has around 60,000 objects on display and this short guide selects 20 of those considered the most precious, famous or remarkable. Available in a range of languages. Pick up a copy at the Information Desk

For general information regarding your visit to the V&A please call 020 7942 2211 or go to vam.ac.uk

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Enjoy your visit

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• deposit rucksacks, large bags and suit cases in the cloakrooms • do not take bags larger than 21cm x 29cm into the National Art Library and Prints & Drawings Study Room

• use the bicycle racks outside. Folding bicycles are permitted in the cloakrooms

• use dry materials only to draw in the galleries

• take photographs, unless otherwise indicated

• do not touch the objects on display

• do not eat or drink in the galleries

• do not smoke in the Museum or garden

CCTV is in operation throughout the V&A

The V&A’s conditions of entry apply throughout the building

Please

Spring/Summer 2017Please give a donation

£1

Map

Our collections are spread over seven levels and organised by five major themes: Asia, Europe, Materials & Techniques, Modern and Exhibitions

Welcome to the V&A

Buddhism 1The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Galleries of Buddhist Art

China 1The T.T. Tsui Gallery

Islamic Middle East 1The Jameel Gallery

Japan 1The Toshiba Gallery

Korea 1South Asia 1The Nehru Gallery

South-East Asia 1

ASIA Level

EUROPE Level

Britain 2 1500 – 1760Britain 4 1760 – 1900Cast Courts 1The Weston Cast Court

Europe 0 1600 – 1815Medieval & Renaissance 0,1,2 300 – 1600Raphael 1Sculpture 1

FACILITIES Level

Audio Guide 0Baby Change 0,1,2,4Bookshop 1Café 1Morris, Gamble & Poynter Rooms

Cloakroom 1Clore Study Area 2Exit to Cromwell Road 1Exit to Exhibition Road 1Exit to Tunnel 0Fashion Shop 1Garden 1The John Madejski Garden

Garden Café 1Hands-on exhibits 0,2,3,4,6Information 1Learning Centre 3Lecture Theatre 4,5The Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre

Lift Meeting Point 1Membership 1Members’ Room 4National Art Library 3Prints & Drawings 4 Study RoomRIBA Architecture 4 Study RoomsShop 1Stair Study Area 0,6Tickets 1Toilets 0,1,2,3,4Toilets 1,2,3,4Wi-Fi Please ask a member of staff for assistance

EXHIBITIONS Level

MODERN Level

20th Century 3Rapid Response Collecting 3

Different parts of the same level are not necessarily linked – use the map to find the lift or stair which goes to the part you want to visit

Architecture 4Ceramics 6Contemporary Glass 4The Märit Rausing Gallery

Exhibition Road Building 1Fashion 1Furniture 6The Dr. Susan Weber Gallery

Glass 4Ironwork 3Jewellery 3The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery

Leighton 3Metalware 3The Belinda Gentle Gallery

Paintings 3The Edwin and Susan Davies Galleries

Photography 3New opening 2018

Portrait Miniatures 3The International Music and Art Foundation Gallery

Prints & Drawings 3The Julie and Robert Breckman Gallery

Sacred Silver 3 & Stained GlassThe Whiteley Galleries

SculptureThe Dorothy and Michael Hintze Galleries 1The Gilbert Bayes Gallery 3Sculpture 3Silver 3The Whiteley Galleries

Tapestries 3

MATERIALS & TECHNIQUES Level

Middle: Patkau Architects, Ice skating shelters, W

innipeg, 2012 -® Patkau Architects Left: Alberta Tiburzi in ‘envelope’ dress by Cristóbal Balenciaga, H

arper’s Bazaar, June 1967 © H

iro 1967

Prix Pictet 1 6 – 28 May 2017 The Porter Gallery

Pink Floyd: 1 Their Mortal Remains 13 May – 1 October 2017Balenciaga: 1 Shaping Fashion 27 May - 18 February 2018Plywood: 1 Material of the Modern World 15 July – 12 November 2017 The Porter Gallery

Buy exhibition tickets from the Information Desk (timed tickets are in operation)

Become a V&A Member and get into exhibitions for free

Major exhibitions this spring and summerPink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains13 May – 1 October 2017Presented the V&A, Pink Floyd and Iconic Entertainment StudiosSound Experience by Sennheiser

The V&A is staging Their Mortal Remains, an experience that will be a spectacular and unparalleled audio-visual journey through Pink Floyd’s unique and extraordinary worlds; chronicling the music, design, and staging of the band, from their debut in the 1960’s through to the present day.

The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains is the first international retrospective of one of the world’s most pioneering and influential bands who are recognised as one of the top selling artists of all time. #TheirMortalRemains

Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion27 May 2017 – 18 February 2018Sponsored by American Express

Cristóbal Balenciaga’s exquisite craftsmanship and pioneering use of fabrics and cutting set the tone for the modernity of the late 20th century. See the first ever UK exhibition exploring his unique approach to making. Around 100 garments and 20 hats will be on display representing the work of Balenciaga as well as pieces by his protégés and contemporary designers working in the same innovative way today. #Balenciaga.

Buy exhibition tickets from the Information Desk (timed tickets are in operation)

3 Pink Floyd (NPA837A-8) -Photographer Storm

Thorgerson - -®Pink Floyd Music Ltd

Middle: Patkau Architects, Ice skating shelters, W

innipeg, 2012 -® Patkau Architects Left: Alberta Tiburzi in ‘envelope’ dress by Cristóbal Balenciaga, H

arper’s Bazaar, June 1967 © H

iro 1967

Benny Lam, Trapped 01, from

the series Subdivided Flats, 2012 © Benny Lam

(photography), Kwong Chi Kit and D

ave Ho (concept), Prix Pictet 2017

Prix Pictet6 – 28 May 2017The Porter Gallery

Prix Pictet is recognised as the world’s leading prize for photography, established to draw attention to issues of social and environmental sustainability. Now in its seventh cycle, the theme for this year’s prize is ‘Space’. Twelve photographers have been shortlisted out of 700 nominees and their work is exhibited in the V&A’s Porter Gallery. #PrixPictet @V_and_A

Admission free

Plywood: Material of the Modern World15 July – 12 November 2017Sponsored by Made.com The Porter Gallery

Light, strong, affordable and versatile, plywood is the unlikely material behind an eclectic array of groundbreaking designs. From the fastest and highest-flying aeroplane of WWII, the de Havilland Mosquito, to the downloadable self-assembly WikiHouse, this exhibition tells the story of how this often-overlooked material made the modern world. #Plywood

Supported by the American Friends of the V&A

Admission free

Closed May - June

1,2,3,4,5,6

to Level 1

Opens July

The SainsburyGallery

Level 0 (Tunnel Entrance)

EURO

PE Room

FACILITIES

Europe

1 – 7 1600 – 1815 M

edieval & Renaissance

8 – 10c

300 – 1500

Free audio guide

Get the most out of your visit

with our new

online audio guide

Use your phone or tablet to hear the stories behind the objectsvam

.ac.uk/europeaudio

Free Wi-Fi

Audio Guide

Baby Change H

ands-on exhibits Study Area

Toilets

Bookshop Café M

orris, Gam

ble & Poynter Room

s

Cloakroom

Fashion Shop

Garden

The John Madejski G

arden

Garden Café

Information

Meeting Point

Mem

bership Shop Tickets Toilets, Baby Change

Pink Floyd: Their M

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Plywood

15 July – 12 Nov 2017

Balenciaga 27 M

ay - 18 February 2018

Ceramic

Staircase to Level 3 only

The Sackler Centre for arts

education

X

H

0,2,3,4,5,6

Closes July

Opens July

to Levels 4,5

The SacklerCourtyard

18

from July

Level 1 (Street Entrances)

Levels 0 (Tunnel Entrance) and 1 (Street Entrances)

EURO

PE Room

Cast Courts 46

bThe W

eston Cast Court

Medieval

50a – 50

d &

Renaissance

1350 – 1600Raphael

48a

Sculpture 16

a, 26, 27 1300 – 1600

MATERIALS &

TECHN

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ES Room

Fashion 40

Sculpture 21 – 24

The Dorothy and M

ichael Hintze G

alleries

FACILITIES

EXHIBITIO

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Buddhism

17, 18, 20, 47f

The Robert H. N

. Ho Fam

ily Foundation G

alleries of Buddhist Art

China 44, 47e

The T.T. Tsui Gallery

Islamic M

iddle East 42

The Jameel G

allery

Japan 45

The Toshiba Gallery

Korea 47g

South Asia 41

The Nehru G

allery

South-East Asia 47a – 47c

ASIA Room

Pink Floyd: Their M

ortal Remains

13 May – 1 O

ctober 2017Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion 27 M

ay - 18 February 2018Plyw

ood: M

aterial of the Modern W

orld 15 July – 12 N

ovember 2017

The Porter Gallery

Bookshop Café M

orris, Gam

ble & Poynter Room

s

Cloakroom

Fashion Shop

Garden

The John Madejski G

arden

Garden Café

Information

Meeting Point

Mem

bership Shop Tickets Toilets, Baby Change

EURO

PE Room

FACILITIES

Britain 52 – 54

a, 56 – 58b

1500 – 1760M

edieval 62 – 64

b &

Renaissance

300 – 1600

Baby Change Clore Study Area

H

ands-on exhibits

Toilets

Level 2

Level 3

MATERIALS &

TECHN

IQU

ES Room

FACILITIES

MO

DERN

Room

Ironwork

113 – 114e

Jewellery

91 – 93 The W

illiam and Judith Bollinger G

allery

Leighton 102, 107

Metalw

are 116

The Belinda Gentle G

allery

Paintings 81, 82, 87 – 88

aThe Edw

in and Susan Davies G

alleries

Photographs 100

New

opening 2018

Portrait Miniatures

90a

The International Music

and Art Foundation Gallery

Prints & D

rawings

90The Julie and Robert Breckm

an Gallery

Sacred Silver 83 – 84

& Stained G

lassThe W

hiteley Galleries

Sculpture 111

The Gilbert Bayes G

allery

Sculpture 117

Silver 65 – 69, 70

a, 89The W

hiteley Galleries

Tapestries 94

Theatre 103 – 106

Hands-on exhibits

Learning Centre

N

ational Art Library

(Tuesday – Saturday)Toilets

* Lecture TheatreThe Lydia and M

anfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre

Take Lift J, Stair S or Stair T to Levels 4 or 5

20th Century 74, 76

Rapid Response Collecting 74

a

Levels 2 and 3

Opening 2018

from July

0 H

7072 7173

X

to Levels 1,5

EURO

PE Room

FACILITIES

Britain 118 – 125

c 1760 – 1900

Baby Change H

ands-on exhibits

* Lecture Theatre (lower tier)

The Lydia and Manfred G

orvy Lecture Theatre

only accessible from Level 3,

Lift J, Stair S or Stair TM

embers’ Room

* Prints &

Draw

ings Study Room

RIBA Architecture Study Rooms

(Tuesday – Friday) by appointm

ent onlyToilets

Bags larger than 21cm x 29cm

arenot perm

itted in the study rooms –

please leave them in cloakroom

or

on Level 1

Level 4

MATERIALS &

TECHN

IQU

ES Room

Architecture 127 – 128

a

Contemporary G

lass 129

The Märit Rausing G

allery

Glass

131

0,1, 2,3,4,6

0,1, 2,3,4,6

Opens Autumn 2017

X

to Levels 1,4

Seminar Room

3*

FACILITIES

Level 6

MATERIALS &

TECHN

IQU

ES Room

Ceramics

136 – 146Furniture

133 – 135The D

r. Susan Weber G

allery

Levels 4, 5 and 6

FACILITIES

Level 5

* Lecture Theatre (upper tier) The Lydia and M

anfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre

only accessible from Level 3,

Lift J, Stair S or Stair T * Sem

inar Room 3

accessible via The Sackler Centre Lift Y or Stair X

Hands-on exhibits

Study Area

Open10.00 – 17.45 daily, 10.00 – 22.00 Fridays(selected galleries remain open after 17.45).We commence closing at 17.30 daily and 21.45 on Fridays

Disabled access Assistance dogs are welcome. Wheelchairs, walking frames, sound enhancement equipment for guided tours, large print maps and a full access guide to the V&A are available from the Grand Entrance Information Desk

Information and assistanceWe want to make your visit as enjoyable as possible. If you have questions or need help at any time, please speak to a Gallery Assistant or ask at an Information Desk

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Supporting the V&ABy supporting the V&A through donations and Membership, you are helping make the V&A a world-class centre of excellence in art and design. Support from members of the public, companies and charitable organisations helps us to build and refurbish galleries, curate world-class exhibitions, improve facilities, conserve and study the collection, buy objects and develop our learning programme. For more information on supporting the V&A please go to vam.ac.uk/supporting

Family Art Fun, Easter Holidays 2017 ©Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Coming soon

Opera: Passion, Power and Politics 30 September 2017 – 25 February 2018 Sponsored by Societe GeneraleThe Sainsbury Gallery

Together the V&A and the Royal Opera House create a landmark exhibition presenting a vivid story of opera from its origins in late-Renaissance Italy to the present day. Told through the lens of seven premieres in seven European cities, this immersive exhibition takes you on a journey through nearly 400 years, culminating in the international explosion of opera in the 20th and 21st centuries. This is the inaugural exhibition in the new Sainsbury Gallery, opening as part of the V&A’s Exhibition Road Quarter. #OperaPassion Sound Partner Bowers & Wilkins

Generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation and The Taylor Family Foundation.

With further support from GRoW @ Annenberg, Bertelsmann and Cockayne Grants for the Arts - a donor-advised fund of The London Community Foundation

Book tickets at the Information Desk or online: vam.ac.uk/opera

Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic 16 December 2017 – 8 April 2018

This exhibition will reveal the story behind the creative partnership of A. A. Milne and E. H. Shepard and the factors contributing to the success and enduring popularity of Winnie-the-Pooh. It is designed for both children and adults, encouraging visitors to rediscover the classic books and to explore language as a child and drawing. It will look at the development of Pooh from pre-views of verses and stories in periodicals to the published books drawing on the V&A’s collection of pencil sketches, proofs, letters and photographs, and many key loans.

Join the V&A and see our exhibitions for freeV&A Members enjoy free entry to all V&A exhibitions, plus a wealth of other benefits including exclusive preview days, the V&A Members’ Room and a free subscription to V&A Magazine. Plus you will have access to an exciting programme of Members’ events and exclusive Members-only offers and discounts. All types of Membership are also available to buy as gifts and make the perfect present

Join today Visit the Membership Desk, call 020 7942 2271 or go to vam.ac.uk/membership

‘The bees are getting suspicious’, Winnie-the-Pooh chapter 1, pencil drawing by E. H. Shepard © The Shepard Trust

‘Milano’ from

the series ‘Fratelli d’Italia’ 2005 – 2016 © M

atthias Schaller