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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 ‘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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 ‘Disabled people have always been here’: a new V&A show centres on disability in designCurator Natalie Kane takes us through five key exhibits from the London show, where design points the way to a more inclusive society By Francesca Perry 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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 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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 Young V&A crafted as a ‘joyful’ space for children and familiesYoung V&A opens in east London promising a ‘joyful’ experience for children of all ages 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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 The V&A's new Clothworkers' Centre, designed by Haworth Tompkins architectsBy Katrina Israel Last updated 
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 V&A pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale to explore the legacy of Robin Hood GardensBy Harriet Thorpe 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 
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 The V&A reveals its 2013 shortlist for the Jameel Prize 3, LondonBy Jessica Klingelfuss Last updated 
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 The 2017 British Land Celebration of Design Awards winners announcedBy Rosa Bertoli Last updated 
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 Kansai Yamamoto makes a return to the London catwalk at the V&ABy Katrina Israel Last updated 
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 The Design Fund to Benefit the V&ABy Siobhan Henderson Last updated 
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 Jeremy Maxwell Wintrebert renders 'Human Nature' in glass for the London Design FestivalBy Emma O'Kelly Last updated 

