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Harry Winston partners with Victoria and Albert Museum

Diamond World Magazine - Jan 23, 2012
Famed as a Jeweller to the Stars, Harry Winston Inc. is adding a new page to its Hollywood association, having partnered with the Victoria and Albert Museum, as lead sponsor of an exhibition entitled - Hollywood Costume. The exhibition is slated at the ...

Hollywood costumes showcased in V&A blockbuster exhibition

The Guardian - Jan 20, 2012
Soon after they began working on Hollywood Costume, the exhibition of film costume design which opens at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London in October, costume designer Deborah Nadoolman Landis sent her co-curator Sir Christopher Frayling two ...

Carlisle's Tullie House museum acquires Cumbrian artist's painting

News & Star - Jan 21, 2012
Tullie House is also hosting a contemporary art touring exhibition from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. 'Street Art' is drawn from the V&A collections and looks at contemporary art form which can be seen on derelict buildings, bus shelters ...

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Victoria and Albert Museum London England

The Victoria and Albert Museum (often abbreviated as the V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects. Founded in 1852 as the South Kensington Museum, the V&A has since grown to now cover some 12.5 acres[2] and 145 galleries. Its collection spans 5000 years of art, from ancient times to the present day, in virtually every medium, from the cultures of Europe, North America, Asia and North Africa. The Cast Courts (originally called the Architectural Courts[1]) of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, England, comprise two large halls. Unusually for a museum, the Cast Courts house a collection not of originals, but copies. Here are to be found reproductions of some of the most famous sculptures in the world. Most of the copies were made in the 19th century and in many cases the copies have better resisted the ravages of time, 20th-century pollution and over-zealous conservation than the originals. The Courts were designed by Major General Henry Scott of the Royal Engineers and were opened to the public in July 1873. The Courts are architecturally dramatic: they are large and high, topped by a roof of glass that admits sunlight which is supplemented by electric lights. The two Courts are divided by corridors on two levels; the mid-level corridor allows the Courts to be viewed from above. The Court that includes Trajan's Column also has a high walkway around it at a third level; this ...

 

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Albertopolis: Victoria and Albert Museum

Welcome to Albertopolis: Victoria and Albert Museum Through Albertopolis: Victoria and Albert Museum you will see how the buildings of this museum have developed, from the museum's origins as the South Kensington Museum up to the present day. Take a tour of the rest of the Albertopolis online exhibition, from the Royal Institute of British Architects, on www.architecture.com

 

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Volume at the Victoria and Albert Museum

A luminous interactive installation has transformed the V&A's John Madejski Garden this winter. Volume is a sculpture of light and sound, an array of light columns positioned dramatically in the centre of the garden. Volume responds spectacularly to human movement, creating a series of audio-visual experiences. Step inside and see your actions at play with the energy fields throughout the space, triggering a brilliant display of light and sound. Presented by the V&A and Playstation® as part of the Playstation®season. Audio by onepointsix.

 

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Timorous Beasties - Victoria and Albert Museum

Fabric and design company, Timorous Beasties, discuss how the Victoria and Albert Museum influences and inspires their work. Discover more at: www.vam.ac.uk/creativespaces

 

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Nick Knight - Natural History Museum & Victoria and Albert Museum

Nick Knight discusses how he has been inspired by the collections of the Natural History Museum & V&A. Find out more at: www.vam.ac.uk or www.nhm.ac.uk