Do you know one of the greatest museums in the world, survived the Second World War with only minor bomb damage? The current Ukrainian war will completely flatten Ukrainian culture and heritage. So it is good to point at The Victoria and Albert Museum in London which survived war. Pockmarks still visible on the façade of the museum caused by fragments from the bombs, brings back the horrors of the war.
Victoria and Albert Museum not only survived the war but today is considered to be amongst the greatest museums in the world. It has such diverse collections spanning more than 5000 years of art from ancient times to the present day, from the cultures of Europe, North America, Asia and North Africa. Named after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, the Victoria and Albert Museum houses the world’s greatest collection of art and design.
Take a curated video tour with fun, facts and artist information of the most important collections and exhibits via these Interactive videos. Everything from fashion to history to photography — just click below to go to the video.
Architecture at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Architecture at the Victoria and Albert Museum – Novus Laurus Cultural
As the home of the national collection of architecture, the V&A holds monumental plaster casts, large-scale…
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Buddhism at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Buddhism at the Victoria and Albert Museum – Novus Laurus Cultural
Drawing on the finest depictions of the Buddha from the V&A’s renowned Asian collections, The Robert H. N. Ho Family…
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Cast Courts at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Cast Courts at the Victoria and Albert Museum – Novus Laurus Cultural
The cast collection is famous for including reproductions of Michelangelo’s David, Trajan’s Column, and Ghiberti’s…
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Ceramics at the Victoria and Albert Museum
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Crouching Woman by Rodin at the V&A Museum
Crouching Woman by Rodin at the V&A Museum – Novus Laurus Cultural
This figure comprises parts of several different figures – head, limbs and torso – assembled and then cast as a single…
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Fashion Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Fashion Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum – Novus Laurus Cultural
Key items in the collection include rare 17th century gowns, 18th century ‘mantua’ dresses, 1930s eveningwear, 1960s…
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Furniture Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Furniture Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum – Novus Laurus Cultural
This diverse collection is unrivalled for breadth and quality, spanning over six centuries of British and international…
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Jewellery at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Jewellery at the Victoria and Albert Museum – Novus Laurus Cultural
The V&A has one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of jewellery in the world. Over 3,000 jewels tell the…
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Medieval and Renaissance collections at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Medieval and Renaissance collections at the Victoria and Albert Museum – Novus Laurus Cultural
The collection is outstanding in its range and depth, bringing together treasures of sacred and secular art from around…
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Photography at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Photography at the Victoria and Albert Museum – Novus Laurus Cultural
The V&A began acquiring photographs in 1852, and its collection is now one of the largest and most important in the…
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Rotunda Chandelier by Dale Chihuly at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Rotunda Chandelier by Dale Chihuly at the Victoria and Albert Museum – Novus Laurus Cultural
The V&A Rotunda Chandelier, created in 2001, is one of a number of works from Chihuly’s ‘Chandelier’ series begun in…
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Tapestry Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Tapestry Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum – Novus Laurus Cultural
Collection ranges from medieval and Renaissance masterpieces to the finest examples of contemporary tapestry design.
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The Age of Bronze by Rodin at the Victoria and Albert Museum
The Age of Bronze by Rodin at the Victoria and Albert Museum – Novus Laurus Cultural
This statue brought Rodin to the attention of the public, not just in France but internationally. It is Rodin’s…
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The Day Dream by Dante Gabriel Rossetti at the Victoria and Albert Museum
The Day Dream by Dante Gabriel Rossetti at the Victoria and Albert Museum – Novus Laurus Cultural
The sitter for this painting was Jane Morris, the wife of William Morris, who often posed for Rossetti. At the time…
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The Prodigal Son by Rodin at the V&A Museum
The Prodigal Son by Rodin at the V&A Museum – Novus Laurus Cultural
The Prodigal Son, with its many versions and adaptations, is an example of Rodin’s reuse and adaptation of favourite…
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The Raphael Cartoons at the V&A Museum
The Raphael Cartoons at the V&A Museum – Novus Laurus Cultural
The Raphael Cartoons are a set of seven full-scale designs for tapestry painted by Raphael (1483 – 1520), and are…
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The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection at the V&A Museum
The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection at the V&A Museum – Novus Laurus Cultural
Meant ‘for everyone’, the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection comprises gold and silver, enamel miniatures, gold…
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The Three Graces by Antonio Canova at the Victoria and Albert Museum
The Three Graces by Antonio Canova at the Victoria and Albert Museum – Novus Laurus Cultural
Regarded internationally as a masterpiece of neoclassical European sculpture, The Three Graces was carved in Rome by…
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The Toshiba Gallery at the Victoria and Albert Museum
The Toshiba Gallery at the Victoria and Albert Museum – Novus Laurus Cultural
The Toshiba Gallery of Japanese Art showcases highlights from the V&A’s internationally important collections of…
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Tipu’s Tiger at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Tipu’s Tiger at the Victoria and Albert Museum – Novus Laurus Cultural
Tippoo’s Tiger’ was made for Tipu Sultan, ruler of Mysore in South India from 1782 to 1799. It is one of the V&A’s most…
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Water meadows near Salisbury by John Constable at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Water meadows near Salisbury by John Constable at the Victoria and Albert Museum – Novus Laurus…
Constable painted this fresh and atmospheric view in the grounds of the home of John Fisher. He was a canon of…
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The Ardabil Carpet at the Victoria and Albert Museum
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Nandi at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Nandi at the Victoria and Albert Museum – Novus Laurus Cultural
The bull-calf Nandi represented as reclining on a rectangular base. His horns are blunted, there is a small hump behind…
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Full Scale Study for The Hay Wain by John Constable at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Full Scale Study for The Hay Wain by John Constable at the Victoria and Albert Museum – Novus…
Constable often made full-scale studies for large exhibition paintings. He used a broad painting style to establish the…
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See full Interactive video on the Victoria and Albert Museum below along with Interactive Map and fun facts.
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Look for “Interactive Messages” within the video and touch to navigate. Touch the highlighted orange points and then…
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Interactive videos and article created by KUMAR SWAMY!
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