The talk will share new findings on the complex provenance of an Akan drum—one of the oldest African-American objects extant ...

Studio pottery refers to ceramics made by individual artist-potters in their own workshops, typically by hand.

Join costume designer Anna Robbins for a look at how she has recreated and reinterpreted the styles of the period for the final instalment of the much-loved series, in advance of its cinematic finale.

Join us each month to build new skills and play with different materials in workshops inspired by architecture, engineering, fashion, illustration, performance, product and digital design. Explore, ...

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Explore the CollectionsIn our venues See the collections in person. For some objects not on display you can view by appointment. Our collections include the National Art Library and the V&A Archives.

Exhibitions, displays, courses – plus events for V&A Members. See What's on at the V&A venues, and online ...

The Theatre & Performance collections are an incredible resource that document current practice and the history of all areas of performing arts in the UK, including drama, dance, opera, circus, ...

Welcome to the V&A – the family of art, design and performance museums ...

V&A East Storehouse Study Centre is made up of four multi-use areas, including the Clothworkers' Centre for the Study and Conservation of Textiles and Fashion, the National Video Archive of ...

The National Art Library cares for and develops the UK's largest library collection on art, design and performance. Our holdings have been freely available to everyone since 1866 and remain so today.

Lucian Freud (1922 – 2011) was one of the most renowned British artists of the 20th century. Though he is best known as a painter he was also a keen printmaker, producing versions of many of the ...