Victoria&Albert Museum in Britain

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Established – 1852

Location - Cromwell Gardens, South Kensington, London

Collection size - 4.6mln

Director - Mark Jones

Public transit access -South Kensington

Website - www.vam.ac.uk

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emmanuel (26 August 1819 – 14

December 1861)

The Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

(Alexandrina Victoria (24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901)

GalleriesGalleries

Architecture (annex of the RIBA)Architecture (annex of the RIBA) AsiaAsia British Galleries (cross department display)British Galleries (cross department display) CeramicsCeramics Childhood (annex of the V&A)Childhood (annex of the V&A) Contemporary (cross department function)Contemporary (cross department function) Fashion & JewelleryFashion & Jewellery FurnitureFurniture GlassGlass Metalwork Paintings & Drawings Periods and styles (cross department function) PhotographyPhotography Prints & BooksPrints & Books SculptureSculpture TextilesTextiles Theatre (includes V&A Theatre Collections Reading Room, an Theatre (includes V&A Theatre Collections Reading Room, an

annex of the former Theatre Museum)annex of the former Theatre Museum)

Room 81 - The Ionides Bequest – Room 81 - The Ionides Bequest – 82 paintings donated82 paintings donated

Botticelli - Botticelli - Portrait of a Lady Portrait of a Lady known as known as Smeralda Smeralda BandinelliBandinelli

Metalwork gallery, 1st floorMetalwork gallery, 1st floor

Medieval and Renaissance Medieval and Renaissance GalleriesGalleries

Medieval and Renaissance Medieval and Renaissance GalleriesGalleries

Room 24 — Sculpture 1600–1870Room 24 — Sculpture 1600–1870

Pietro Pietro Torrigiani's Torrigiani's coloured coloured terracotta bust terracotta bust of Henry VII, of Henry VII, dated 1509–11dated 1509–11

Canova's The Canova's The Three Graces, Three Graces, which the which the museum jointly museum jointly owns with owns with National Galleries National Galleries of Scotland.of Scotland.

A masterpiece of A masterpiece of Islamic art is a Islamic art is a 10th-century 10th-century Rock crystal Rock crystal ewerewer

English Tea English Tea Set 18th Set 18th centurycentury

Spanish gold Spanish gold and emerald and emerald pendant V&A pendant V&A Museum no. Museum no. M.138-1975M.138-1975

The Burghley The Burghley Nef, a salt-Nef, a salt-cellar, French, cellar, French, dated 1527-28dated 1527-28

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