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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Founding Year HeadquartersSouth Kensington, London, United Kingdom 1 Connections
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The V&A holds dedicated Ceramics Galleries and one of the world's largest and most comprehensive ceramics collections.
Source Victoria and Albert Museum (Wikipedia)
The exhibition's profits founded the South Kensington museums, the V and A among them
Source Great Exhibition (Wikipedia)
Morris and Philip Webb designed the museum's Green Dining Room (1866-68), now known as the Morris Room.
Source Victoria and Albert Museum (Wikipedia)
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It was during this ceremony that the change of name from 'South Kensington Museum' to 'Victoria and Albert Museum' was made public.
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