Victoria and Albert Museum

About the Victoria and Albert 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 Museum,
Cromwell Road,
London,
SW7 2RL

Admission Charges

Entry is FREE

Link to Victoria and Albert Museum's website

Victoria and Albert Museum Opening Hours

This Week

Sun

9th Jun

10:00am - 5:45pm

Mon

10th Jun

10:00am - 5:45pm

Tues

11th Jun

10:00am - 5:45pm

Wed

12th Jun

10:00am - 5:45pm

Thur

13th Jun

10:00am - 5:45pm

Fri

14th Jun

10:00am - 10:00pm

Sat

15th Jun

10:00am - 5:45pm

Next Week

Sun

16th Jun

10:00am - 5:45pm

Mon

17th Jun

10:00am - 5:45pm

Tues

18th Jun

10:00am - 5:45pm

Wed

19th Jun

10:00am - 5:45pm

Thur

20th Jun

10:00am - 5:45pm

Fri

21st Jun

10:00am - 10:00pm

Sat

22nd Jun

10:00am - 5:45pm

Exhibitions Open Now

Free Beatrix Potter's Art: 'drawn with design'

This display showcases examples of her childhood sketches and domestic projects alongside her famous illustrations that came later.
(Open 18th Feb 2019 to 29th Aug 2019)

£24 Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams

From 1947 to the present day, this exhibition traces the history and impact of one of the 20th century’s most influential couturiers, and the six directors who have succeeded him, to explore the enduring influence of the fashion house.
(Open 2nd Feb 2019 to 14th Jul 2019)

£17 FOOD: Bigger than the Plate

This exhibition explores how innovative individuals, communities and organisations are radically re-inventing how we grow, distribute and experience food.
(Open 18th May 2019 to 20th Oct 2019)

Exhibitions Opening Soon

£18 Cars: Accelerating The Modern World

As we approach another major turning point in automotive design, this exhibition looks at the role of the car in shaping the world we live in today.
(Open 23rd Nov 2019 to 19th Apr 2020)

Forthcoming events at Victoria and Albert Museum

Free Our Shared Journey: the British Red Cross and Refugees

Join Mehzebin Adam, curator of the British Red Cross Museum & Archives for a talk on collecting and curating the history of the British Red Cross’s journey with refugees from 1897 to the present day.

Wednesday, 19th Jun: 2pm to 3pm

£18.00 Cloisters: Remarkable Cathedral Survivors

Janet Gough OBE explores the development of England’s cathedral cloisters with spectacular photos, to encourage visitors to look beyond cathedral churches.

Monday, 1st Jul: 7pm to 8:45pm

Free CreateInsights: Curating Fashion

Dani Trew will speak about her role as Assistant Curator in the Furniture, Textiles and Fashion Department at the V&A, with particular responsibility for the Fashion Gallery.

Friday, 16th Aug: 6:30pm to 8pm

£18.00 English Gardens

From cottage gardens to formal gardens, kitchen gardens to water gardens, Kathryn Bradley-Hole, one of Britain's foremost garden writers, will take us on a horticultural tour de force of English gardens.

Monday, 30th Sep: 7pm to 8:45pm

Free Lunchtime Lecture: The Age of Great Cities: The Town Halls of Victoria and Albert

In this lecture, V&A Director Dr Tristram Hunt explores the architectural, intellectual and political history of the Victorian town hall and asks what that sense of municipal patriotism might offer city life today.

Wednesday, 2nd Oct: 1pm to 1:45pm