Victoria and Albert Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum South Kensington Fashion Gallery is about to undergo a major transformation. One of the museum’s largest and most visited spaces, it’s been a source of inspiration for fashion designers from Vivienne Westwood to Alexander McQueen to Rahemur Rahman - but it hasn’t been structurally redeveloped since 1962. With support from Burberry, the gallery will reopen in Spring 2027 as ‘The Burberry Gallery’. The existing gallery will close on 4th May 2025 but the fashion collection will continue to be accessible at V&A East Storehouse from 31st May 2025, and online at www.vam.ac.uk

Please join us in welcoming Mariella Frostrup, Vick Hope, Andrew Keith, Akshata Murty, Nigel Newton and Pedro Pina to the V&A's Board of Trustees.   With experience from across the worlds of finance, broadcast, education, publishing, digital innovation and much more, these six Trustees have been appointed by the Prime Minister to join the V&A during a transformative period with the upcoming opening of V&A East Storehouse this May and an exciting exhibition including Cartier, Design and Disability, Marie Antoinette Style and The Music is Black at V&A East Museum in Spring 2026.    We look forward to receiving their insight, strategic leadership and unique perspectives as we work to deliver the V&A’s mission championing creativity in all its forms for everyone.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW for Design and Disability at V&A South Kensington. A celebration and a call to action, Design and Disability will showcase the radical contributions of Disabled, Deaf, and neurodivergent people and communities to design history and contemporary culture, from the 1940s to now. Design and Disability runs from 07 June 2025 – 15 February 2026 at The Porter Gallery, V&A South Kensington. https://lnkd.in/eYwYvZ3S 1. Rebirth Garments, photo by Colectivo Multipolar 2. Xbox Adaptive Controller, developed by Microsoft. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London 3. Jewellery Becomes Law by Ntiense Eno-Amooquaye. 2023, Intoart Collection. © Ntiense Eno-Amooquaye. Photo by Adama Jalloh 4. Squeeze chair by Wendy Jacobs and Temple Grandin, 1995. Photo by Ted Diamond 5. Dysfluent Magazine Issue 2 2023. Photo Courtesy of the artist and designer Conor Foran IMAGE DESCRIPTION 1. A person wearing pink trousers with a short top poses wrapped in a thick fabric ropes, a head cover adorned in brightly coloured scales and face stickers. This is a piece entitled Rebirth Garments by Colectivo Mulipolar. 2. A white rectangular Xbox controller, with two large black buttons, along with a smaller black direction pad and other smaller buttons. This is a photo of the Xbox Adaptive Controller, developed by Microsoft. 3. A person stands back to camera, with a brown and black patterned top with white wings with black crossed lines. They wear a yellow, green and brown floor length skirt with a mix of black illustrations in the form of flowers, eyes, suns, soil and triangles. This is a piece entitled Jewellery Becomes Law by Ntiense Eno-Amooquaye 4. A woman sits in a white suit dress on a red velvet sofa chair with arms that wrap around her. A grey motor sits on the floor next to her. She has an elated expression on her face. The is a photograph of an object titled Squeeze chair, created by Wendy Jacobs and Temple Grandin. 5. A hand holds a folded magazine cover for Dysfluent Issue 2, designed by Conor Foran. The issue is subtitled ‘Stuttering Pride’. The phrase ‘Dysfluent The prouder I get, the more change happens’ features in the design, visually modified to represent a stutter.

Are you a gallery, museum or arts institution looking to expand your collection? The Arts Council England/Victoria and Albert Museum Purchase Grant Fund applications are open! The fund supports the purchase of a wide range of material for the permanent collections of non-nationally funded organisations in England and Wales. Individual grants range from £500-£50,000. Visit the V&A website for eligibility criteria and application process - https://brnw.ch/21wQMBo Newborn, by Rigby Graham, 1959. © Leicester Museums & Galleries

Our new exhibition Making Egypt is now open at Young V&A. Take a trip with us down the river Nile. Experience the creativity and ingenuity of ancient Egypt - and it's influence on modern culture. One Exhibition Pass gives you unlimited visits. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/e_NtTet9 Making Egypt is supported by CIB Egypt, Dr Steve and Mrs Lorraine Groves, The William Brake Foundation and the estate of the late Sabina Stevenson, in memory of Hugh James Stevenson.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW for Cartier at V&A South Kensington. V&A Members go free. V&A South Kensington is pleased to present the first major UK exhibition in almost 30 years dedicated to Cartier. Featuring more than 350 objects that chart the evolution of the house’s legacy of art, design and craftsmanship since the turn of the 20th century. The exhibition will include show-stopping objects, jewels, gemstones, watches and clocks from the V&A and Cartier Collection, as well as previously unseen drawings from the V&A and Cartier archives, together with works lent by His Majesty The King from the Royal Collection, major UK and international museums, and private collections. Cartier runs from 12 April 2025 – 16 November 2025 at V&A South Kensington. Book tickets here: https://lnkd.in/e-nj8dQG

Today we’re celebrating the launch of The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood’s ‘Shaping Us Framework’, encouraging organisations to support the development of social and emotional skills across society. These skills shape who we are, how we manage our emotions and thoughts, how we communicate with and relate to others, and how we explore the world around us. Young V&A is proud to have contributed to the development of this framework which continues our commitment to creative and flourishing childhoods. #ShapingUs To learn more visit https://lnkd.in/gR58X65

We’re pleased to announce that Baroness Minouche Shafik has been appointed by the Prime Minister as the new Chair of Trustees of the Victoria and Albert Museum.    Minouche Shafik is an economist, policymaker, and higher education leader who has spent over three decades in leadership roles across a range of prominent international, national and academic institutions. She was the youngest-ever Vice President of the World Bank, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, President of Columbia University and of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).   Minouche Shafik succeeds Sir Nicholas Coleridge who stood down in November 2023. More info - https://lnkd.in/eyC-Ps6M

A happy 10th birthday to the V&A Wedgwood Collection! Nestled in the heart of the Staffordshire Potteries, the V&A Wedgwood Collection tells the story of creativity, community and centuries of change through a unique collection of 175,000 objects. To honour the milestone, the Collection has acquired 60 contemporary creations by Wedgwood. Highlights will go on permanent display from Autumn 2025, including a set of bone china plates by Sheila Bridges which harness a traditional pastoral motif from the French toile style - and a bold hand-painted urn, made from reclaimed Jasperware by Charles Jeffrey LOVERBOY. The new permanent display opening is as part of a new public events programme to mark the 10th anniversary. Many happy returns!

Tickets are now on sale for the next major exhibition at Young V&A - Making Egypt. Specifically created for children and families, you'll be taken on a fascinating journey through the ancient past to the modern day, exploring how stories and images from ancient Egypt continue to influence art, design and popular culture today. An Exhibition Pass for Making Egypt allows unlimited visits throughout the exhibition run - and V&A members go free. Making Egypt runs from 15 Feb - 02 Nov 2025 at Young V&A, Bethnal Green. Tickets - https://lnkd.in/e_NtTet9