Supported by Dr Steve and Mrs Lorraine Groves, The William Brake Foundation and the estate of the late Sabina Stevenson, in ...

In the early 19th century the Age of Reason gave way to the age of the imagination and the Romantic Movement. Young artists, writers, poets and dancers wanted the freedom to express themselves in a ...

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The screening will be followed by a conversation between Fuchsia Hart (the Sarikhani Curator for the Iranian Collection, V&A) ...

Rococo was perhaps the most rebellious of design styles. Often described as the final expression of the Baroque movement, it was exceptionally ornamental and theatrical – a style without rules.

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Lolita fashion emerged in Japan during the 1990s as a radical form of street style born out of the Japanese taste for Hello Kitty cuteness. Although the term 'Lolita' has sexual connotations in ...

The National Art Library at the V&A holds over 300 Western illuminated manuscripts dating from the 11th to the early 20th century, including books of hours, bibles, missals, choir books, classical ...

The Gilbert Collection includes over seventy portrait miniatures painted in enamel, representing some of the most important artists working in the medium and a broad range of historically significant ...

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The history of wallpaper is not simply a history of ornamental patterns and designs. It is also a fascinating record of technological ingenuity and changes in patterns of consumption and domestic ...

Fashion in Motion is a series of live fashion shows at the V&A featuring leading fashion designers from across the world. This event featured a collection by Gareth Pugh, one of London's most exciting ...