The Victoria and Albert Museum is the world's largest and oldest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.3 million objects. The museum's vast holdings span 5,000 years of human history, with artifacts from ancient civilizations, medieval and Renaissance Europe, and Asian cultures. The collection includes ceramics, furniture, fashion, jewelry, metalwork, paintings, photographs, prints, sculpture, and textiles. The museum's impressive holdings are showcased in a series of galleries and exhibitions, including the Medieval and Renaissance Galleries, the Jewellery Gallery, and the Fashion Gallery. The V&A also hosts temporary exhibitions and installations, making it a must-visit destination for art and design enthusiasts.
A more unique option among the museums with easier admission and many many fabulous collections. Traffic was heavy due to the Taylor Swift exhibit but those guests were managed separately from browsing visitors. This made our visit even better. So many different sections most groups should find a favorite.
You could spend days walking around this museum. I came for the Tropical Modernism in Architecture exhibition and it was amazing. I am already looking to come back to explore the other rooms and exhibitions. The collections are all signposted and easy enough to find and the facilities are excellent with clean toilets, brilliant cafe, open spaces to enjoy the sunshine while you eat and helpful and friendly staff. The gift shop is very enticing too! Really worth the journey and I can't wait to come back.
An extraordinary place and part of a large set of buildings in the area including the natural history museum. There is so much to see. If you can't spend a few solid days, pick something and spend some quality time. I chose the jewelry, plaster cast courtyard and miniature sculpture and also visited the Turners and Constables. There was a Taylor Swift discovery trail which had attracted a LOT of excited kids. Great way to encourage museum visits. There were also exhibitions of Elton John photography and Naomi Watts career for an extra price. Well worth a day or two. The collections are monumental.
Beautiful building in itself. Every corner has a gem. Come early in the morning to avoid crowds. I went at around opening time and there was barely anyone. However towards 11am and noon there began to be more people. Plenty stuff to see in general but it will feel like you're getting lost in a maze. Some exhibitions on the upper floors (ceramics, vases, etc) feel like they're just transparent storage cabinets displaying the thousands of items without a curated museum experience for those wanting to learn more. The Taylor swift exhibition is scattered throughout the museum and while that does mitigate crowds a bit, when you get to a Taylor swift exhibit you can see mass migrations and people standing still to take photo of one dress. If you come early in the morning you can avoid this problem. The exhibit is less about Taylor swift herself than about her famous outfits used on runways and tours and the artistic side of her music making. No open lid beverages allowed.
An absolutely fabulous museum, it's so large you could not do it all in one day. I would just go in and wander around to see what you find. Every time you seem to find something new . The exhibitions there are amazing, would definitely recommend going to see one (photos attached of the Elton John photo collection currently on until January 2025.
I went for the song book trail but it brings you through so much of the museum I also saw some very nice jewels , silver and pottery the architecture in the museum itself is fabulous and I would highly recommend visiting. The line outside was very long but moved quite quickly. The gift shop is also very nice and sold eras tour merchandise. It felt surreal to be so close to Taylor swifts outfits.
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Wheelchair-accessible car park
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Restaurant
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Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
Family friendly
Good for kids
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A more unique option among the museums with easier admission and many many fabulous collections. Traffic was heavy due to the Taylor Swift exhibit but those guests were managed separately from browsing visitors. This made our visit even better. So many different sections most groups should find a favorite.
You could spend days walking around this museum. I came for the Tropical Modernism in Architecture exhibition and it was amazing. I am already looking to come back to explore the other rooms and exhibitions. The collections are all signposted and easy enough to find and the facilities are excellent with clean toilets, brilliant cafe, open spaces to enjoy the sunshine while you eat and helpful and friendly staff. The gift shop is very enticing too! Really worth the journey and I can't wait to come back.
An extraordinary place and part of a large set of buildings in the area including the natural history museum. There is so much to see. If you can't spend a few solid days, pick something and spend some quality time. I chose the jewelry, plaster cast courtyard and miniature sculpture and also visited the Turners and Constables. There was a Taylor Swift discovery trail which had attracted a LOT of excited kids. Great way to encourage museum visits. There were also exhibitions of Elton John photography and Naomi Watts career for an extra price. Well worth a day or two. The collections are monumental.
Beautiful building in itself. Every corner has a gem. Come early in the morning to avoid crowds. I went at around opening time and there was barely anyone. However towards 11am and noon there began to be more people. Plenty stuff to see in general but it will feel like you're getting lost in a maze. Some exhibitions on the upper floors (ceramics, vases, etc) feel like they're just transparent storage cabinets displaying the thousands of items without a curated museum experience for those wanting to learn more. The Taylor swift exhibition is scattered throughout the museum and while that does mitigate crowds a bit, when you get to a Taylor swift exhibit you can see mass migrations and people standing still to take photo of one dress. If you come early in the morning you can avoid this problem. The exhibit is less about Taylor swift herself than about her famous outfits used on runways and tours and the artistic side of her music making. No open lid beverages allowed.
An absolutely fabulous museum, it's so large you could not do it all in one day. I would just go in and wander around to see what you find. Every time you seem to find something new . The exhibitions there are amazing, would definitely recommend going to see one (photos attached of the Elton John photo collection currently on until January 2025.
I went for the song book trail but it brings you through so much of the museum I also saw some very nice jewels , silver and pottery the architecture in the museum itself is fabulous and I would highly recommend visiting. The line outside was very long but moved quite quickly. The gift shop is also very nice and sold eras tour merchandise. It felt surreal to be so close to Taylor swifts outfits.
