Victoria and Albert Museum

You Say You Want a Revolution: Records & Rebels 1966-70

This major exhibition will examine the late 1960s as a moment when youth culture drove an optimistic idealism, and motivated people to come together to question the established power structures across every area of society.

Saturday 10 September 2016 to Sunday 26 February 2017
Art exhibition in Greater London, United Kingdom.

Undressed: A Brief History of Underwear

This exhibition will address the practicalities of underwear and its role in the fashionable wardrobe whilst highlighting its sensual, sexual appeal. One of underwear’s primary roles is to support, firm and shape the body to create the ideal body shape and substructure for the latest fashions.

Friday 01 April 2016 to Wednesday 01 February 2017
Art exhibition in Greater London, United Kingdom.

Opus Anglicanum: Masterpieces of English Medieval Embroidery

From the 12th to the 15th centuries, England was internationally famous mainly for one type of artistic product – elaborate luxury embroideries. These objects, were sought after by Kings, Popes and Cardinals, and often bear elaborate imagery.

Saturday 03 September 2016 to Sunday 08 January 2017
Art exhibition in Greater London, United Kingdom.

Engineering the World: Ove Arup and the Philosophy of Total Design

Ove Arup (1895-1988) was the most influential engineer of the 20th century and the pioneer of a multidisciplinary approach to design that has defined the way engineering is understood and practiced today.

Saturday 21 May 2016 to Sunday 09 October 2016
Art exhibition in Greater London, United Kingdom.

Curtain Up: Celebrating 40 Years of Theatre in London and New York

Part of the 40th anniversary of the Olivier Awards, Curtain Up invites you to explore the extraordinary story of the world’s two greatest theatrical cities, London’s West End and New York’s Broadway.

Tuesday 09 February 2016 to Wednesday 31 August 2016
Art performance in Greater London, United Kingdom.

Paul Strand: Photography and Film for the 20th Century

A major retrospective of the work of American photographer and film maker, Paul Strand (1890-1976), and the first in the UK since the artist’s death. Strand was one of the greatest and most influential photographers of the 20th century whose images have defined the way fine art and documentary photography is understood and practiced today.

Paul Strand

Saturday 19 March 2016 to Sunday 03 July 2016
Art exhibition in Greater London, United Kingdom.

Botticelli Reimagined

This innovative exhibition explores the variety of ways artists and designers from the Pre-Raphaelites to the present have responded to the artistic legacy of Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510), assembling 150 works from around the world.

Sandro Botticelli

Saturday 05 March 2016 to Sunday 03 July 2016
Art exhibition in Greater London, United Kingdom.

Botticelli Reimagined

This innovative exhibition will explore the enduring impact of the Florentine painter Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510) from the Pre-Raphaelites to today. The exhibition is organised by the V&A and the Gemäldegalerie – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Sandro Botticelli

Thursday 05 March 2015 to Sunday 03 July 2016
Art exhibition in Greater London, United Kingdom.

Bejewelled Treasures: the Al Thani Collection

Spectacular objects, drawn from a single private collection, will explore the broad themes of tradition and modernity in Indian jewellery.

Saturday 21 November 2015 to Monday 28 March 2016
Art exhibition in City of London, United Kingdom.

Julia Margaret Cameron

To mark the bicentenary of the birth of Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879), one of the most important and experimental photographers of the 19th century, the V&A will present 100 of her photographs from the Museum’s collection.

Julia Margaret Cameron

Saturday 28 November 2015 to Sunday 14 February 2016
Art exhibition in City of London, United Kingdom.

Shoes: Pleasure and Pain

This exhibition will look at the extremes of footwear from around the globe, presenting around 200 pairs of shoes ranging from a sandal decorated in pure gold leaf originating from ancient Egypt to the most elaborate designs by contemporary makers.

Saturday 13 June 2015 to Sunday 31 January 2016
Art exhibition in City of London, United Kingdom.

The Fabric of India

The highlight of the V&A’s India Season, this will be the first major exhibition to explore the dynamic and multifaceted world of handmade textiles from India from the 3rd to the 21st century.

Saturday 26 September 2015 to Sunday 10 January 2016
Art exhibition in City of London, United Kingdom.

Captain Linneaus Tripe: Photographer of India and Burma, 1854-1860

This display will feature some of the earliest and most striking views of the landscape and architecture of India and Burma, by a pioneering British photographer.

Tuesday 24 June 2014 to Sunday 11 October 2015
Art exhibition in City of London, United Kingdom.

What is Luxury?

What is Luxury? will interrogate ideas of luxury today. It will address how luxury is made and understood in a physical, conceptual and cultural capacity.

Monday 27 April 2015 to Sunday 27 September 2015
Art exhibition in City of London, United Kingdom.

All of this Belongs to You - About the Exhibition

At a time when Britain will be engaged in the democratic process of an election, the V&A will examine the role of public institutions in contemporary life and what it means to be responsible for a national collection.

Wednesday 01 April 2015 to Sunday 19 July 2015
Art exhibition in City of London, United Kingdom.

Wedding Dress 1775-2014

This exhibition will trace the development of the fashionable white wedding dress and its treatment by key fashion designers such as Charles Frederick Worth, Norman Hartnell, Charles James, John Galliano, Christian Lacroix, Vivienne Westwood and Vera Wang offering a panorama of fashion over the last two centuries.

Saturday 03 May 2014 to Sunday 15 March 2015
Art exhibition in City of London, United Kingdom.

Disobedient Objects

From Suffragette teapots to protest robots, this exhibition will be the first to examine the powerful role of objects in movements for social change. It will demonstrate how political activism drives a wealth of design ingenuity and collective creativity that defy standard definitions of art and design.

Saturday 26 July 2014 to Sunday 01 February 2015
Art exhibition in City of London, United Kingdom.

Constable: The Making of a Master

This exhibition will reveal the hidden stories of how Constable created some of his most loved and well-known paintings. It will present Constable’s work for the first time alongside the old masters of classical landscape such as Ruisdael and Claude whose compositional ideas and formal values he revered and studied in great depth.

Saturday 20 September 2014 to Sunday 11 January 2015
Art exhibition in City of London, United Kingdom.

Horst: Photographer of Style

This autumn the V&A will present the definitive retrospective of the work of Horst P. Horst (1906-99), one of the 20th century’s master photographers.

Horst P. Horst

Saturday 06 September 2014 to Sunday 04 January 2015
Art exhibition in City of London, United Kingdom.

This Time in History: What Escapes, by Rose Frain

As a contribution to the V&A’s centenary reflections on 1914, the distinguished artist Rose Frain is invited to curate a small installation of objects from V&A collections alongside her new original artworks, and an artist’s bookwork created for the occasion.

Rose Frain

Saturday 01 March 2014 to Sunday 30 November 2014
Art exhibition in United Kingdom.

A World to Win: Posters of Protest and Revolution

From the ‘Votes for Women’ campaigns of the early 20th century to the recent Occupy movements, political activists around the world have used posters to mobilise, educate and organise.

Thursday 01 May 2014 to Sunday 02 November 2014
Opening: Thursday 01 May 2014
Art exhibition in United Kingdom.

International Training Course

The Victoria and Albert Museum welcomes applications for ‘Creating Innovative Learning Programmes’, its new one week intensive course. This is a unique training opportunity for museum professionals from overseas who are interested in attracting and programming for a range of museum audiences.

Monday 17 February 2014 to Friday 08 August 2014
Art opportunity in City of London, United Kingdom.

M.F. Husain: Master of Modern Indian Painting

Maqbool Fida Husain, known as M.F. Husain (1915-2011), was one of India’s most eminent artists. Born in Pandharpur, his early years were spent in Indore. Husain began his career as a painter of cinema hoardings after attending art school in Bombay (now Mumbai).

Wednesday 28 May 2014 to Sunday 27 July 2014
Art exhibition in United Kingdom.

The Glamour of Italian Fashion 1945 - 2014

The Glamour of Italian Fashion 1945 - 2014 will be the first major exhibition to explore Italy’s rich contribution to modern fashion from the end of the Second World War to the present. It will examine the craftsmanship, luxurious materials and expertise for which Italy has become renowned across couture, fine tailoring, innovative ready-to-wear and accessories.

Saturday 05 April 2014 to Sunday 27 July 2014
Art exhibition in City of London, United Kingdom.

Victorian London: High Culture and Low Life

3 WEEK SHORT COURSE: Learn about the world-changing cultural, social and political history of the 19th century’s largest metropolis: London.

Monday 21 July 2014 to Monday 21 July 2014
Art exhibition in United Kingdom.

Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty

The V&A is delighted to announce that it will present Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty in London in spring 2015. The first and largest retrospective of the late designer’s work to be presented in Europe, the exhibition will showcase McQueen’s visionary body of work.

Alexander Mc Queen

Friday 14 March 2014 to Saturday 19 July 2014
Art exhibition in City of London, United Kingdom.

William Kent: Designing Georgian Britain

Experience the world of William Kent, the most prominent architect and designer in early Georgian Britain and explore how his versatility and artistic inventiveness set the style for his age when Britain defined itself as a new nation and developed an Italian-inspired style.

William Kent

Saturday 22 March 2014 to Sunday 13 July 2014
Art exhibition in United Kingdom.

In Black and White: Prints and Posters from Africa and the Diaspora

This display features a variety of powerful graphic images from the 1960s to the present – prints, posters, books and ephemera – by notable artists as well as anonymous activists. Some works address social and political issues head on, others reflect their time and place more subtly, but they all confirm print as a vital medium for personal expression, protest, and cultural exchange.

Gavin Jantjes

Friday 01 November 2013 to Monday 30 June 2014
Art exhibition in United Kingdom.

Alec Cobbe: Designer, Collector, Connoisseur

For over 40 years Alec Cobbe has been a key figure in the understanding and presentation of historic painting collections and interiors. He has also pursued a multi-faceted career as a designer, painter, picture restorer, collector and connoisseur. This display is drawn from the drawings, photographs and other archives which Alec Cobbe has generously donated to the V&A.

Wednesday 18 December 2013 to Sunday 18 May 2014
Art exhibition in United Kingdom.

Jameel Prize -3-

The Jameel Prize is an international award for contemporary art and design inspired by Islamic tradition. Its aim is to explore the relationship between Islamic traditions of art, craft and design and contemporary work as part of a wider debate about Islamic culture and its role today.

Wednesday 11 December 2013 to Monday 21 April 2014
Art exhibition in City of London, United Kingdom.

British Drawings: 1600 to the Present Day

British artists have used drawing in a wide range of ways: to think on paper and to build up storehouses of ideas, as well as to make finished exhibition pieces.

Lucian Freud Dante Gabriel Rossetti Thomas Gainsborough William Blake David Hockney Van Dyck Constable Spencer

Saturday 05 October 2013 to Sunday 13 April 2014
Art exhibition in United Kingdom.

Silver from the Malay World

This display explores the rich traditions of silver in the Malay world. Intricate ornament drawn from geometry and nature decorates dining vessels, clothing accessories and ceremonial regalia.

Monday 15 July 2013 to Sunday 16 March 2014
Art exhibition in United Kingdom.

Travelling to the Wonderland

Chinese artist Xu Bing transforms the V&A’s John Madejski Garden and presents an accompanying display of sketches, calligraphy and paintings.

Xu Bing

Saturday 02 November 2013 to Sunday 02 March 2014
Art exhibition in City of London, United Kingdom.

Club to Catwalk

Discover the creative explosion of London fashion in the 1980s in a major exhibition at the V&A. Through more than 85 outfits, Club to Catwalk: London Fashion in the 1980s showcases the bold and exciting new looks by the most experimental young designers of the decade, including Betty Jackson, Katharine Hamnett, Wendy Dagworthy and John Galliano.

John Galliano Betty Jackson Katharine Hamnett Wendy Dagworthy

Wednesday 10 July 2013 to Sunday 16 February 2014
Art exhibition in United Kingdom.

5 collections

A History of Photography

In 1852, the V&A became the first museum to collect photographs and in 1858, the first to hold a photography exhibition.

Hilla Becher Man Ray Eugène Atget Henri Cartier Bresson Alfred Stieglitz Irving Penn And Bernd

Monday 01 October 2012 to Friday 31 January 2014
Art exhibition in United Kingdom.

Building Memories: The Art of Remembering

This display offers alternative ways of understanding the “art of remembering”, explored by Hari Kunzru in his narrative for Sky Arts Ignition: Memory Palace.

Hari Kunzru

Friday 31 May 2013 to Friday 24 January 2014
Art exhibition in United Kingdom.