The world's largest museum of applied and decorative arts and design, founded in 1852 in the wake of the Great Exhibition and later named for Victoria and Albert. Its collections of textiles, ceramics, furniture, metalwork and glass make it the reference museum for nearly every craft in this atlas.
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Founding Year HeadquartersSouth Kensington, London, United Kingdom 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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The V&A holds dedicated Ceramics Galleries and one of the world's largest and most comprehensive ceramics collections.
The exhibition's profits founded the South Kensington museums, the V and A among them
Morris and Philip Webb designed the museum's Green Dining Room (1866-68), now known as the Morris Room.
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