The Victoria and Albert Museum
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The Victoria and Albert Museum The Victoria and Albert Museum, often referred to as the V&A, is situated in Cromwell Road, Kensington, just along from the Natural History Museum and Science Museum. This unmistakable building is home to over 3000 years' worth of incredible artifacts from some of the world's richest cultures. Queen Victoria laid the foundation stone of the Museum on 17th May 1899. The V&A has a collection of more than 4 million objects. The Victoria & Albert Museum in London is the world's largest museum of the decorative arts and has 146 galleries, including national collections of sculpture, furniture, fashion and photographs. It also houses the National Art Library. The V&A also manages the Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood, the Wellington Museum at Apsley House and the Theatre Museum in Covent Garden. The building is a masterpiece of Victorian gothic design in its own right, with a room designed by William Morris, a ceramic staircase by Frank Moody, and frescos by Lord Leighton. Outside the Museum is a garden with a water feature and an outdoor café in summer. The closest tube station for the Victoria and Albert Museum is South Kensington. Entry to the V&A is free, although there are charges for some exhibitions and events. Level 0 contains the collection from Europe 1600-1800. These galleries begin with displays of extravagant objects from the 1600s. They continue with an exploration of Baroque from France, Italy and Spain. Highlights include an altar made of amber and ivory, Italian silk embroidered wall hangings and terracotta sketch models by the sculptor Bernini. Each object displayed is in context often with a partial room formed around it with colors chosen to show it off to best effect. It has a highlight 16th-century Renaissance Italy collection. The museum has the greatest collection of Indian art outside India, plus Chinese and Japanese galleries. In complete contrast are suites of English furniture, metalwork, and ceramics and the national collection of paintings by Constable. The Dress Collection includes a collection of corsets through the ages that's sure to make women wince. There's also an extraordinary collection of musical instruments. A most unusual, huge, and impressive exhibit is the Cast Courts containing life-size plaster models of ancient and medieval statuary and architecture. Aina M. 1 st batx A
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The Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum, often referred to as the V&A, is situated in Cromwell Road, Kensington, just along from the Natural History Museum and Science Museum. This unmistakable building is home to over 3000 years' worth of incredible artifacts from some of the world's richest cultures.
Queen Victoria laid the foundation stone of the Museum on 17th May 1899. The V&A has a collection of more than 4 million objects. The Victoria & Albert Museum in London is the world's largest museum of the decorative arts and has 146 galleries, including national collections of sculpture, furniture, fashion and photographs. It also houses the National Art Library. The V&A also manages the Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood, the Wellington Museum at Apsley House and the Theatre Museum in Covent Garden.
The building is a masterpiece of Victorian gothic design in its own right, with a room designed by William Morris, a ceramic staircase by Frank Moody, and frescos by Lord Leighton. Outside the Museum is a garden with a water feature and an outdoor café in summer.
The closest tube station for the Victoria and Albert Museum is South Kensington. Entry to the V&A is free, although there are charges for some exhibitions and events.
Level 0 contains the collection from Europe 1600-1800. These galleries begin with displays of extravagant objects from the 1600s. They continue with an exploration of Baroque from France, Italy and Spain. Highlights include an altar made of amber and ivory, Italian silk embroidered wall hangings and terracotta sketch models by the sculptor Bernini. Each object displayed is in context often with a partial room formed around it with colors chosen to show it off to best effect. It has a highlight 16th-century Renaissance Italy collection.The museum has the greatest collection of Indian art outside India, plus Chinese and Japanese galleries. In complete contrast are suites of English furniture, metalwork, and ceramics and the national collection of paintings by Constable. The Dress Collection includes a collection of corsets through the ages that's sure to make women wince. There's also an extraordinary collection of musical instruments. A most unusual, huge, and impressive exhibit is the Cast Courts containing life-size plaster models of ancient and medieval statuary and architecture.
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