The family of art, design and performance museums · V&A
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V&A South Kensington
Welcome to V&A South Kensington, a world of creativity in the heart of London. From unmissable exhibitions to extraordinary collections, there is something for everyone at the global destination for art, design and performance.
Visit V&A South Kensington · V&A
Nearest Underground stations: South Kensington (5-minute walk), Gloucester Road (10-minute walk). Victoria Station (35-minute walk) Bike-hire is available at Exhibition Road and Thurloe Place
V&A East Storehouse
Dedicated to creative opportunity and its power to bring change. Two free cultural destinations – V&A East Storehouse and Museum – will open up the V&A collection for all, celebrate making in all its forms and create new possibilities for everyone.
The history of Glastonbury Festival · V&A
In 2014, the V&A acquired guardianship of the Glastonbury Festival Archive. Glastonbury Festival located on Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset is the largest greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world. The archive shows how the Festival has developed exponentially over the past 50 years ...
The story of pantomime - V&A
At Drury Lane Theatre meanwhile the actor-manager David Garrick astonished audiences with a speaking Harlequin and employed Rich's pupil Henry Woodward to pen new stories for him, some incorporating old English folk stories like Dick Whittington, Robin Hood, and the Children of the Wood.As pantomime evolved, more domestic stories …
Stained glass: an introduction - V&A
Much of what we know about how medieval stained glass was made comes from the treatise On the Various Arts (De Diversis Artibus in Latin), a text written in the early 12th century by a German monk who used the pseudonym Theophilus. He describes the basic steps needed to make sheets of coloured glass, and how to use these sheets to create stained-glass images.
About us - V&A
This history of the V&A is a story like no other. From its early beginnings as a Museum of Manufactures in 1852, to the foundation stone laid by Queen Victoria in 1899, to today's state-of-the-art galleries, the museum has constantly evolved in …
The Baroque style - V&A
Baroque art and design addressed the viewer's senses directly, appealing to the emotions as well as the intellect. It reflected the hierarchical and patriarchal society of the time, developing through and being used by those in power – the church, absolute rulers and the aristocracy – to persuade as well as impress, to be both rich and meaningful.