Victoria and Albert Museum In London

The collection includes art from almost every part of the world. It consists of European sculpture, French furniture, Italian arms and armors, German Murray collection, Indian art, and Chinese ceramics. The museum also houses the National Art Library. There are so many highlights in the museum and one of the greatest is the seven Raphael designs painted in 1515 for the Sistine Chapel. The famous Photography collection holds more than 500000 images.    

There are medieval galleries which are so stunning and there are so many eye catchy artworks. Along with the permanent collection, the Victoria and Albert museum conducts temporary exhibitions and regular events. One of the special and unique things about this museum is a restaurant. It was the world’s first museum restaurant which is still open today.

Exhibitions of Victoria and Albert Museum

The artistic works at the Victoria building are categorized into 5 categories which are modern objects, techniques, Asia. Europe materials, and exhibitions. The exhibitions also showcase various other objects from all over the world like jewelry, furniture, clothes, ceramics, metal objects, paintings, Chinese precious metals, arms and armor, glass, and architectural samples. The exhibitions held to focus on a particular theme and also on the particular international artist or designer.

Some of the masterpieces that you must see are: -

The Victorian wardrobe which was designed by Thomas Hopper is kept in the display at the British Galleries. It is a must-see artwork.

The second one is Tipu’s Tiger which was made for the Mysore’s great ruler in India.

One more from India is a unique wine cup made up of nephrite jade of white color. Colonel Seton Guthrie, who had this cup, was a famous Mughal Empire’s Jade collector.

The other masterpiece that you must see is Dale Chihuly, which is a sculpture made of glass.  

The Victoria and Albert Museum is also known for its war history, in 1939, the museum closed for some time during the time of Second World War. This museum shared a tunnel near Aldwych tube station with the British Museum. Other than the history, the location of this museum is really beautiful. The main entrance is covered by Cromwell Gardens.