The talk will share new findings on the complex provenance of an Akan drum—one of the oldest African-American objects extant ...

Studio pottery refers to ceramics made by individual artist-potters in their own workshops, typically by hand.

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Drop in to our learning studios for an afternoon of family-friendly, play-based design challenges. Join us each month to build new skills and play with different materials in workshops inspired by ...

A complex fashion icon, Marie Antoinette's timeless appeal is defined by her style, youth and notoriety. Explore the lasting influence of the most fashionable (and ill-fated) queen in history – with ...

Trending Celebrating Pride Month. This month we’re flying the flag for Pride. In fact, we fly the Progress Pride Flag every month! From photography to fashion, print to film and theatre costume to ...

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The Theatre & Performance collections are an incredible resource that document current practice and the history of all areas of performing arts in the UK, including drama, dance, opera, circus, ...

Welcome to the V&A – the family of art, design and performance museums ...

The National Art Library (NAL) is a major public reference library in V&A South Kensington and is open to all visitors. With over a million items from the 8th century to the present day, the ...

The National Art Library cares for and develops the UK's largest library collection on art, design and performance. Our holdings have been freely available to everyone since 1866 and remain so today.

Lucian Freud (1922 – 2011) was one of the most renowned British artists of the 20th century. Though he is best known as a painter he was also a keen printmaker, producing versions of many of the ...