Victoria and Albert Museum
Explore Victoria And Albert Museum with Wallpaper* for the latest insights into its art, design, and cultural offerings.
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For its inaugural exhibition, the V&A East traces 125 years of Black British music‘The Music is Black’ at V&A East Museum, opening on 18 April, is an intimate exploration into Black British music culture
By Teshome Douglas-Campbell Published
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Step inside V&A East Museum, a new London cultural hub combining brains and beautyDesigned by O'Donnell+Tuomey in Stratford, the V&A East Museum is ready to show off its sculptural volumes as it gears up for its public opening on 18 April 2026
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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‘Schiaparelli lived to shock’: V&A’s new show is an homage to the pioneering surrealist couturierWallpaper* takes a tour of ‘Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art’, a blockbuster new fashion exhibition on Italian designer Elsa Schiaparelli, which opens at London’s V&A Museum on 28 March
By India Birgitta Jarvis Published
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The V&A’s digital collection acquires another significant piece: the very first YouTube videoAs part of its remit to capture the shifting sands of culture, the Victoria & Albert Museum launches a new display showing a meticulous recreation of the early days of the world’s second most popular website, YouTube
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Wallpaper* Design Awards: London’s V&A East Storehouse is Launch of the Year 2026Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the V&A family’s latest outpost turns the museum concept on its head, offering a revolutionary peek into the daily life of the institution’s Wunderkammer of a collection
By Rosa Bertoli Published
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How the V&A told Marie Antoinette’s complicated tale through thousands of porcelain miniaturesWe go behind the scenes with Beth Katleman, the Brooklyn-based ceramic artist who created the surreal installation. ‘It’s the same fascination I think we have with Diana.’
By Anna Fixsen Published
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‘Marie Antoinette Style’ at the V&A dares us to consider the woman beneath the artificeThe most intriguing objects in the V&A’s landmark exhibition on Marie Antoinette are not the sumptuous gowns or jewellery, but those which expose the French monarch’s corporality – from her spittoon to a toiletry case – argues India Birgitta Jarvis
By India Birgitta Jarvis Published
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Ramzi Mallat’s London Design Festival installation is a bittersweet ode to BeirutCreated as a memorial to the 2020 Beirut Port Blast, Mallat's ‘Not Your Martyr’ installation at the V&A (until 19 October 2025) is made of 260 colourful glass ma’amouls
By Maghie Ghali Published
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‘In memory there is defiance’: inside the V&A exhibition exploring Palestinian textile and embroidery as an act of resistanceAmid the ongoing devastation in Gaza, a new exhibition at V&A Dundee explores Palestinian textiles, embroidery and garments as a means to tell personal and communal histories
By Sofia Hallström Published
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Cartier’s major new exhibition opens at the V&A and it’s a gem‘Cartier’ at the V&A in London takes an epic tour through the house’s history and archives
By Hannah Silver Published
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The Peninsula Hotels broadens its artistic horizons with Victoria and Albert Museum partnershipThe Peninsula Hotels and Victoria and Albert Museum announce a multi-year collaboration set to produce world-class art experiences around the world
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Preview the Jameel Prize exhibition, coming to London's V&A, with a focus on moving image and digital mediaThe winner of the V&A and Art Jameel’s seventh international award for contemporary art and design inspired by Islamic tradition will be showcased alongside shortlisted artists
By Smilian Cibic Published
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Hooked on Broadway, David Rockwell's standout stage sets and intimate design ethosDavid Rockwell has created a host of standout stage sets for Broadway shows, with London’s V&A recently acquiring four for its theatre and performance collections
By Diana Budds Published
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Looking at people looking at art: inside the mind of a gallery attendantVisitor experience workers at London’s Tate Modern, Serpentine, Barbican and V&A share what it’s like to watch people looking at art during a time of changing attention spans and rising vandalism
By Kyle MacNeill Published
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‘Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence’ at the V&A is a bold explorationLondon’s V&A presents ‘Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence’, a deep dive into 1940s architectural influences within West Africa and India
By Amah-Rose Abrams Published
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Ambika Hinduja collaborates with Edelweiss to create a baby grand piano inspired by autumn foliageAmbika Hinduja’s ‘Harmony of Nature - A Concerto of Art’ has been unveiled at the Victoria and Albert Museum
By Tianna Williams Published
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An inside look at the V&A’s extraordinary Chanel archive‘Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto’, the V&A’s blockbuster new Chanel exhibition, is a deep dive into the couturier’s culture-shifting collections. Wallpaper* takes a closer look with curator Oriole Cullen
By Jack Moss Published
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Behind the V&A East Museum’s pleated façadeBehind the new V&A East Museum’s intricate façade is a space for the imagination to unfold
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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V&A's Tropical Modernism: a vivid look at architecture culture in newly independent GhanaSubtitled ‘Architecture and Power in West Africa’, V&A's 'Tropical Modernism' is a richly historical show at the 2023 Venice Biennale, perfectly aligned with the overarching theme of inclusion and exploration of modernism’s overlooked cultural impact
By Jonathan Bell Published
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What to expect from the V&A’s blockbuster Chanel exhibition‘Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto’ arrives at the V&A this September, spanning the French couturier’s career and enduring legacy – with the first tickets released today (23 March, 2023)
By Jack Moss Published
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Designers contribute typography to the ‘The changing faces of Bowie’ posterBy Jessica Klingelfuss Last updated
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'Silver Speaks': an intimate show of precious contemporary works at the V&ABy Sujata Burman Last updated
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The V&A’s fundraising bid to boost its design collectionBy Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Today's design, tomorrow's reality: join Tony Chambers in conversation with Paul Cocksedge
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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The V&A's new Clothworkers' Centre, designed by Haworth Tompkins architectsBy Katrina Israel Last updated
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Ocean Liners at the V&A Museum explores the history of transatlantic seafaring designBy Jonathan Bell Last updated
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Snap! David Kohn’s V&A Photography Centre opens its doorsBy Ellie Stathaki Last updated


