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The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) was originally founded in 1852 to inspire and educate British designers and manufacturers. Today it houses over 4 million items spanning centuries and hundreds of cultures. The stunning collection covers European, Indian, Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Islamic artefacts ranging from ceramics, glass, metalwork and sculpture to costume, armour, weaponry and furniture. Among the museum's highlights are the dress collection which spans the 17th century to present day haute-couture; and the four-poster, Jacobean Great Bed of Ware, immortalized by Shakespeare in 'Twelfth Night'. Galleries and facilities within the museum include the Theatre & Performance Galleries , the Sackler Centre for Arts Education and the Medieval and Renaissance Galleries . Additionally, 2017 saw the opening of a new purpose-built underground gallery and magnificent courtyard space as part of the £48 million Exhibition Road Quarter . The building itself - a mix of Victorian and Edwardian design - also presents a truly formidable display. The two halls (Cast Courts) form a major focal point for the gallery with their high glass roof, elevated corridors and walkways. The V&A has become renowned for its major exhibitions, covering everything from David Bowie to the 1960s Revolution, and is a must-visit for tourists and locals alike.
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Food: Bigger than the PlateFood: Bigger than the PlateTake a sensory journey through the food cycle, from compost to table, at a V&A exhibition which explores current experiments at every stage of the food system. Food: Bigger than the Plate showcases over 70 projects, new commissions and creative collaborations between artists and chefs, farmers, scientists and local communities. Split into four sect2019-09-15T10:00:00+01002019-10-20T00:00:00+0100
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PRICING £17 (Adults), £13 (Concessions)
DATES 18th May to 20th October 2019
Take a sensory journey through the food cycle, from compost to table, at a V&A exhibition which explores current experiments at every stage of the food system. Food: Bigger than the Plate showcases over 70 projects, new commissions and creative collaborations between artists and chefs, farmers, scientists and local communities. Split into four sect... More about this event
Mary QuantMary QuantFollowing on from Christian Dior and Balenciaga, both the subject of fashion forward V&A exhibitions, the spotlight falls on a designer who is closer to home, Mary Quant. A household name in the 1960s, Mary Quant was a byword for high hemlines and pelmet sized miniskirts. With over 200 garments and accessories, including unseen pieces from the desi2019-09-15T00:00:00+01002020-02-16T00:00:00+0000
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event > Exhibitions > Art exhibitions - Furniture & Textiles
PRICING £12
DATES 6th April 2019 to 16th February 2020
Following on from Christian Dior and Balenciaga, both the subject of fashion forward V&A exhibitions, the spotlight falls on a designer who is closer to home, Mary Quant. A household name in the 1960s, Mary Quant was a byword for high hemlines and pelmet sized miniskirts. With over 200 garments and accessories, including unseen pieces from the desi... More about this event
Tim WalkerTim WalkerAn immersive journey into the fantastical worlds created by photographer Tim Walker. Revealing the important roles played by set designers, stylists, make-up artists, models and muses, this Victoria and Albert Museum exhibition gives you a behind-the-scenes insight into the creative process behind Walker's imaginative images. At the heart of the ex2019-09-21T00:00:00+01002020-03-08T00:00:00+0000
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event > Exhibitions > Art exhibitions - Photography
PRICING TBA
DATES 21st September 2019 to 8th March 2020
An immersive journey into the fantastical worlds created by photographer Tim Walker. Revealing the important roles played by set designers, stylists, make-up artists, models and muses, this Victoria and Albert Museum exhibition gives you a behind-the-scenes insight into the creative process behind Walker's imaginative images. At the heart of the ex... More about this event
Cars: Accelerating the Modern WorldCars: Accelerating the Modern WorldPutting the first-ever production car and an autonomous flying car on display, the V&A travels from the past through to the present and into the potential future with its latest blockbuster exhibition, Cars: Accelerating the Modern World. Putting forward the idea that the automobile has had more impact on our society than any other design object, q2019-11-23T00:00:00+00002020-04-19T00:00:00+0100
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event > Exhibitions > Special exhibits - Museums
PRICING £18
DATES 23rd November 2019 to 19th April 2020
Putting the first-ever production car and an autonomous flying car on display, the V&A travels from the past through to the present and into the potential future with its latest blockbuster exhibition, Cars: Accelerating the Modern World. Putting forward the idea that the automobile has had more impact on our society than any other design object, q... More about this event
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15 Cheval Place, SW7 | 5 minutes from Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
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London > Attractions > Museums
Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
The Science Museum in South Kensington houses one of the most comprehensive collections looking at the development of science and industry, and it is all done ... More
London > Attractions > Museums
Science Museum, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
A major permanent gallery on the second floor of the Science Museum, open on 25th October 2014, Information Age: Six Networks That Changed Our World is ... More
London > Attractions > Museums
Science Museum, Exhibition Road, SW7 | 3 minutes from Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
Wonderlab: The Statoil Gallery is the Science Museum 's most ambitious interactive gallery to date. Open from October 2016, the £6 million gallery ... More
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London > Attractions > Sights
V&A Museum, Cromwell Road, SW7 | Same location as Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
A new purpose-built underground gallery, magnificent courtyard space and a new entrance from Exhibition Road on the west side of the Victoria and Albert Museum are ... More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Brompton Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 2 minutes from Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
Built in 1884, in the Italianate Baroque style, the Brompton Oratory is an exact imitation of the Church of the Gesu in Rome and sports some ... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Science Museum, Exhibition Road, SW7 | 3 minutes from Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
The Science Museum 's new gallery, Mathematics: The Winton Gallery , puts the spotlight on a subject often perceived as dry, complex ... More
London > Events > Exhibitions Dates: 18th May to 20th October 2019
Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum, Cromwell Road, SW7 | Same location as Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
Take a sensory journey through the food cycle, from compost to table, at a V&A exhibition which explores current experiments at every stage of the food ...More
London > Events > Exhibitions Dates: 6th April 2019 to 16th February 2020
Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum, Cromwell Road, SW7 | Same location as Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
Following on from Christian Dior and Balenciaga, both the subject of fashion forward V&A exhibitions, the spotlight falls on a designer who is closer to home, ...More
London > Events > Exhibitions Dates: 10th July 2019 to 23rd February 2020 - 10am-6pm
Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum, Exhibition Road, SW7 | 3 minutes from Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
This exhibition explores over a century's worth of communications intelligence, exhibiting hand-written documents, declassified files and previously unseen artefacts....More
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London > Entertainment > Cinemas
Exhibition Road, Knightsbridge, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
The huge IMAX screen - ten times bigger than the average screen - at the Science Museum is one of the few places in London where ... More
London > Entertainment > Cinemas
Institut Francais Cultural Centre, 17 Queensberry Place, South Kensington, London SW7 | 5 minutes from Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
The Cine Lumiere is a shining beacon for all fans of European and World cinema. Attached to the Institut Francais, its programme is varied and intelligent, ... More
London > Entertainment > Classical Music
Prince Consort Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 5 minutes from Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
The Royal College of Music is the school where Gustav Hoilst, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Benjamin Britten, James Galway, Joan Sutherland and Ralph Vaughan Williams learnt their ... More
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London > Shopping > Delicatessens
24-25 Cromwell Place, South Kensington, London SW7 | 3 minutes from Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
In true French style, this chic cheese shop piles its wares high and stinking, with no fridges, or glass barriers to stop customers getting in for ... More
London > Shopping > Florists
Old Brompton Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 4 minutes from Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
Superior florist directly opposite South Kensington Tube Station. They sell flowers to the great and good of this area and as you might expect, this means ... More
London > Shopping > Menswear
268 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, London SW3 | 5 minutes from Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
Some of the younger contemporary designers feature here including Alexander McQueen, YMC, Dryshod and Fake. This shop gets our 'Editor's Choice' rosette for its quirky mix ... More
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London > Restaurants > Afternoon Tea
The Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, SW7 | Same location as Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
Providing the chance to enjoy a quintessentially British experience within one of London's most beautiful buildings, Benugo has partnered with the Victoria and Albert Museum ... More
London > Restaurants > British restaurants
3 Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 2 minutes from Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
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London > Restaurants > Japanese restaurants
39 Thurloe Place, South Kensington, London SW7 | 2 minutes from Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
Kulu Kulu is a good example of a typical sushi bar, a great place to go for sushi whether you’re a novice or an experienced fan. ... More
London > Education > Evening Classes
165 Queen's Gate, South Kensington, South Kensington, London SW7 | 6 minutes from Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
There are plenty of initiatives trying to get kids involved in science, but the Dana Centre, an extension of the Science Museum, is the first one ... More
London > Education > Other Attractions
Hyde Park, Hyde Park, London W2 | 15 minutes from Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
Hidden in a copse of trees in Hyde Park, The LookOut is a tranquil haven in the heart of London. Home to the Isis Education Centre, ... More
London > Education > Evening Classes
23 Kensington Square, Kensington, London W8 | 16 minutes from Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
Evening and weekend classes in life drawing and painting, taught by tutors from the Slade School of Fine Art and the Royal Society of British Sculptors. ... More
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London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
63-81 Pelham Street, South Kensington, London SW7 | 4 minutes from Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
Downstairs from LA Fitness (keep going past the people who look like they're about to die on the running machines) you'll find G-Spa. A world away ... More
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
40 Hans Crescent, Knightsbridge, London SW1X | 10 minutes from Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
The Knightsbrige branch of Space NK in Hans Crescent, right next to Harrods, is especially appealing - not only does it sell desirable toiletries, chic ... More
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
Cadogan Place, Knightsbridge, London SW1X | 11 minutes from Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
A private space a short walk from Sloane Square and Knightsbridge, Cadogan Place Gardens is a long rectangular site with Pont Street dividing a smaller north ... More
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London > Restaurants > Gastropub
35 Walton Street, South Kensington, Knightsbridge, London SW3 | 6 minutes from Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
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17 Mossop Street, Knightsbridge, London SW3 | 7 minutes from Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
Affectionately referred to as "the Cod", this Knightsbridge boozer-come-gastropub has acquired a reputation for serving high quality, modern food in no-fuss, sleek surroundings. If you do ... More
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
13 Britten Street, Chelsea, London SW3 | 11 minutes from Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
Chelsea local, The Builders Arms on Britten Street, a landmark pub serving thirsty locals since 1999, underwent an elegant makeover in ... More
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London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
92 Old Brompton Road, SW7 | 7 minutes from Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
The guys behind Boujis, Raffles and Mahiki - Jake Parkinson-Smith, Carlo Carello, Piers Adam and Fraser Carruthers - offer a party place ... More
London > Nightlife > Bars
Chelsea Cloisters, Sloane Avenue, Chelsea, London SW3 | 7 minutes from Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
Taking its inspiration from the American speakeasy movement, Barts is a tiny, intimate and relaxed bar in South Kensington which promises a refreshingly fun experience - ... More
London > Nightlife > Bars
Harvey Nichols, Knightsbridge, London SW1X | 12 minutes from Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
The Harvey Nichols Fifth Floor Bar is a London institution, a place to have a ... More
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London > Business > Venue Hire
Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | Same location as Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
Conference facilities can accommodate for up to 2450 people.... More
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Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 4 minutes from Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
The Natural History Museum is sure to impress even the most jaded of children. This ornate museum is home to more than 70 million specimens from ... More
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1 Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 7 minutes from Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
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