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Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum

 

About Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum

One of the big museums of London, the V&A is primarily devoted to the arts and fashions.

It houses a large number of galleries, housing everything from interior furniture, to decorations and artwork.

The cast room is famous for its vast plaster cast models of famous international monuments, and a number of originals will be found in the medieval galleries.

Overseas collections are included, mostly from Asia, with some European.

The museum regularly has paid-for large exhibitions as well.
 

Address

Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum,
Cromwell Road,
London,
SW7 2RL

Ticket prices

Most of the museum is free to visit - although some of the temporary exhibitions will charge for entry.

Prices last checked Jan 2024.

Link to Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum's website

Opening Hours

The museum is open daily from 10am to 5:45pm.

Opening hours last checked Jan 2024.

Accessibility

For accessibility information, please click here.
What's the nearest railway station to Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum

The nearest station is South Kensington Tube Station which is 0.2 miles away.

News

V&A Museum’s urgent fundraiser to save rare ivory carving from overseas sale

Feb
20
2024

V&A exhibition displays rarely seen Lucian Freud etchings

Jan
24
2024

V&A’s sold out Chanel exhibition gets 2-week extension with more tickets on sale

Jan
23
2024

See early examples of computer art at the V&A Museum

Jan
16
2024

From chamber pots to commemorative busts: The eclectic world of Victorian pottery at the V&A

Jan
04
2024

More tickets released for the V&A’s sold-out Chanel exhibition

Nov
27
2023

From Poverty to Power: Chanel’s journey unveiled in V&A’s fashion exhibition

Sep
14
2023

A feast of costumes fills the V&A’s Diva exhibition

Jun
22
2023

V&A opens the UK’s largest permanent photography gallery

May
25
2023

David Bowie’s archive donated to the V&A Museum

Feb
23
2023

Donatello delights at the V&A

Feb
14
2023

V&A Museum doubling the size of its Photography Galleries

Jan
04
2023

Donatello’s statue of David to go on show in London for the first time

Nov
08
2022

The muscial theatre comes to the V&A Museum

Oct
19
2022

A special tube map is on display in the V&A Museum

Oct
14
2022

Sound and colour dazzle the senses as the V&A explores the Korean Wave

Sep
23
2022

Hallyu! The Korean Wave comes to the V&A Museum this autumn

Jul
21
2022

The V&A opens its landmark Africa Fashion exhibition

Jul
07
2022

See Greenwich’s painted hall sketches in the V&A

Jul
04
2022

Atmospheric photos show a lost world of British industry

May
26
2022

Potter mania at the V&A Museum

May
11
2022

A colourful confection of clothing at the V&A Museum

Apr
07
2022

V&A Museum to return to all-week opening

Mar
16
2022

More News from the archive

 

Exhibitions open at the moment

DIVA
£20  
Expect an explosion of over the top fashions at the V&A Museum this summer, as it brings together a collection of outfits worn by celebrities under the title of "divas".
DIVA
10am to 5:45pm
South Kensington
Ends on Sun 7th April
2023-06-24
2024-04-07
Patric Prince: Digital Art Visionary
The 14 works on display provide a snapshot of digital art practices from the 1960s to early 2000s.
Patric Prince: Digital Art Visionary
10am to 5:45pm
South Kensington
Ends on Sun 15th September
2023-12-30
2024-09-15
Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence
An exhibition about an architectural style developed in the 1940s and adopted after independence by India and Ghana as a symbol of modernity and progressiveness, distinct from colonial culture.
Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence
10am to 5:45pm
South Kensington
Ends on Sun 22nd September
2024-03-02
2024-09-22
Henry Willett's Collection of Popular Pottery
Loaned from Brighton Museum, this display showcases more than 300 years of popular British history.
Henry Willett's Collection of Popular Pottery
10am to 5:45pm
South Kensington
Ends on Sun 29th September
2023-12-30
2024-09-29

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