The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is one of the largest art and design museums in the world. It was established in 1852 using profits from the Great Exhibition of 1851 to showcase works of art and manufacturing. The museum has grown significantly over time and is housed in buildings designed by Sir Aston Webb in South Kensington. It contains over 6.5 million objects across 145 galleries focused on European and non-European art, ceramics, costumes, silverware, prints and more.

1. Victoria and Albert Museum

2. • Often abbreviated as the V&A
• One of the largest and most visited museum in the
world
• Located in Exhibition Road, South Kensington,
London – “Albertopolis“
• Entrance to museum is free, support of Department
of Culture, Media and Sport

3. The foundation
• Origins in the Great Exhibition of 1851
• Profits from the Exhibition were used to establish the Museum
• Established in 1852
• Former names- Museum of Manufactures, South Kensington Museum
• 1889 Victoria and Albert Museum (named after Queen Victoria and
her husband Prince Albert)

5. Architecture of the museum
• Construction started during victorian period
• The museum grew rapidly – new building added
• Sir Aston Webb

6. The collections
• 145 galleries
• There are over 6.5 million objects
• Focused on art (cultures of Europe, North America,
Asia and North Africa.
• Ceramics, costumes, silver, ironwork, jewellery,
prints, photographs...

7. BOOKS
• 750,000 books, photographs, drawings,
paintings, and prints.
• illuminated manuscripts
• early editions in Greek and Latin of the poets
and playwrights
• manuscripts of the most famous British writers
• 4,200 comics
Book of Hours
Leonardo da Vinci´s Foster Codices

9. FASHION
• 14,000 outfits, accessories, costume sketches and design notebooks
• Clothes worn throughout history (medieval vestments, famous
designers works)
Wedding suit worn by James II

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