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5 bits of Wuthering Heights trivia we learned from Emerald Fennell’s V&A Members Talk Wuthering Heights director Emerald Fennell and costume designer Jacqueline Durran visited V&A South Kensington on Friday 6th February for an exclusive members’ talk. Ahead of their film’s release on Friday 13th February, the pair were...
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The humanmade world in the National Art Library’s children’s book collection About MA History of Design Students on the V&A / RCA History of Design Postgraduate Programme can enrich their learning experience by contributing to live museum projects. In this series, we share some of the...
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Open Call for Contemporary Art Commissions for the V&A South Kensington’s new South Asia Gallery Detail from decorative frieze panel, part of a coffered ceiling from a temple, carved polychromed teak, Kochi, Kerala, 19th century, Museum no. IS.2564-1883 The V&A is redesigning its South Asia Gallery. As part of this transformation,...
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A gift from John Westwood to the National Art Library Experimental binding design by John Westwood for Together and Alone, by Christopher Whitfield, published by the Golden Cockerel Press, 1945 (barcode) The National Art Library’s holdings of modern bookbindings were recently enriched by a generous gift from the late British ...
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Early collectors of Thai and Cambodian objects at the V&A: 1870s – 1950s As part of a CHASE-AHRC doctoral training partnership, I spent three months undertaking a provenance research placement at the V&A, where I explored the ownership histories of objects within the museum’s Southeast Asian collections. I...
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Re-discovering Global Ceramics in the Museum of Practical Geology James’ research focuses on the ceramic and glass collections now held at the V&A that were transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology (MPG) in 1901. Using a watercolour of the MPG painted in 1875...
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Cole and Co.: Henry Cole’s 1868 journey to Italy This blog is part of a series on Henry Cole’s travel diaries, three of which are in the V&A’s collections. In the history of the V&A, no one looms quite so large as its first...
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Romek Marber: a lifetime legacy in graphic design 2025 is the centenary of Romek Marber’s birth and marks nearly 15 years since he first contacted me at the V&A with an invitation to visit him at home and look over his archive. During...
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2025 – 26 Scholarship Awards & Fund Update The Karun Thakar Fund Selection Committee is pleased to announce the 2025 – 26 Scholarships have been awarded. The Fund received the highest number of applications yet, and the Selection Committee was hugely impressed by...
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Laser cleaning of the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert collection  Shining light on the hidden beauty of micromosaics  Guest Authors: Julia Brand (former V&A Laser Research Fellow) and Carmen Vida (former V&A Sculpture, Ceramics and Glass Team Conservator)  Detail of The Beautiful Sky of Italy by Michelangelo Barberi, 1845, Rome, Italy....
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Pupils in North East England get hands-on with history
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Pupils in North East England get hands-on with history Our first education service delivered locally with North East Museums will allow young people in North East England to work with our historic records without having to travel to London.
This new opportunity has been made possible by an exciting partnership ...
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From Sat 24 Jan: Love Letters exhibition reveals the lengths we go for love
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From Sat 24 Jan: Love Letters exhibition reveals the lengths we go for love Love letters relating to some of the most famous – and sometimes dangerous – love affairs in British history are on show at The National Archives from Saturday, 24 January 2026.
Among the exhibits in a new exhibition, Love Letters, is ...
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The National Archives Welcomes New Directors
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The National Archives Welcomes New Directors  
Tobi Adetimilehin
We are pleased to announce that Tobi Adetimilehin has been appointed Finance Director of The National Archives, and started her  term leading the Finance and Performance teams on 8 December 2025.
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The National Archives and RIBA to partner
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The National Archives and RIBA to partner The National Archives and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) are pleased to announce a partnership that will ensure the accessibility and preservation of its world-class Drawings and Archives Collections during the interim period between the conclusion of the V&A+RIBA ...
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More than 600 government files released under 20-year rule
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More than 600 government files released under 20-year rule More than 600 documents have been released by the Cabinet Office today under the 20-year rule. Most are correspondence and work on government policies during Sir Tony Blair’s Labour administration 2004-2005.
They include a file about Kim Philby’s archive and another ...
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Christmas 1604 ledger shows Shakespeare top of the bill
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Christmas 1604 ledger shows Shakespeare top of the bill A set of accounts from James I’s Master of the Revels which record one of the first performances of Shakespeare’s Othello in the run-up to Christmas 1604 will be on show at The National Archives from 12 January-5 February.
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Il Blog del Sistema Musei di Roma Capitale
Il Blog del Sistema Musei di Roma Capitale
Le Lupe di Roma La Lupa Capitolina, conservata nei Musei Capitolini, è una scultura in bronzo del V sec. a.C., realizzata con tecnica della cera persa che raffigura una lupa che ha da poco partorito, come indicano… Continua a leggere →
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Il Blog del Sistema Musei di Roma Capitale
Il Blog del Sistema Musei di Roma Capitale
MUSEO DELLA REPUBBLICA ROMANA E DELLA MEMORIA GARIBALDINA Ormai da anni la Sovrintendenza Capitolina mette a disposizione dei cittadini e dei turisti spazi espositivi e collezioni d’arte ad entrata gratuita con l’intento di promuovere la conoscenza e la fruizione di realtà… Continua a leggere →
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Il Blog del Sistema Musei di Roma Capitale
Il Blog del Sistema Musei di Roma Capitale
MUSEO CASAL DE’ PAZZI Ormai da anni la Sovrintendenza Capitolina mette a disposizione dei cittadini e dei turisti spazi espositivi e collezioni d’arte ad entrata gratuita con l’intento di promuovere la conoscenza e la fruizione di realtà… Continua a leggere →
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