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Victoria and Albert Museum


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #20 of 1,244 attractions in London
Traveller Description:
Quite possibly the largest museum of applied art in the world, the Victoria and Albert displays extraordinary collections from around the world from...... more » Quite possibly the largest museum of applied art in the world, the Victoria and Albert displays extraordinary collections from around the world from Venetian glass and Chinese art, to high-button shoes and tapestry cartoons by Raphael. « less
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Attraction type: Children's museum, History museum, Art gallery, Museum, Speciality museum
Activities: Group tours/walking tour, Arts and crafts
Address: Cromwell Road
South Kensington London SW7 2RL
England
Tel: 020 7942 2000

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5 of 5 stars
Jersey City, New Jersey
11 Dec 2009

The V&A defies easy description because it displays an impossibly large variety of paintings, sculptures, drawings, tapestries, rugs, furniture, dishes, silverware, tools, mechanical devices, clothes and everything else. If humans have made it at some point in their recent history, you'll find it somewhere at the V&A. The place probably strikes some vistors as muddled, particularly because it intentionally includes... more

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5 of 5 stars
New Jersey
13 Oct 2009

The V&A may have been my favorite attraction in London, much to my own surprise. I expected an interesting, varied collection, but I had no notion of how engaging this collection would be. I loved this museum from my first few moments inside. Each piece- be it an iron railing, a salt shaker, a 17th century gown, you name it-... more

27 Jul 2009
1
person found this review helpful

This was a really interesting place. Although it is a museum of art and design, and I've been to plenty of those, I'm not sure that I've ever really been to something similar. It is such a huge museum that it would take ages to get through all the exhibits. I pretty much had a whole day so was only... more

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5 of 5 stars
colorado and ohio
20 Jun 2009
2
people found this review helpful

One could spend days in the V&A there is so much to see-ceramics, fashion, tapestry, metalwork, plaster casts of architectural monuments, glass, furniture... it is impossible to list it all . A multitude of exhibits from their collection with works from all ages (ancient - contemporary)and parts of the globe - the new jewelry wing is beautiful. The spectacularly tiled... more

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5 of 5 stars
Vienna, Austria
15 Apr 2009
3
people found this review helpful

The V&A is great. Not only in dimensions - but as far as what you can see and explore. Art, objects, furniture from all sorts of places and periods. It is also partially a hands-on museum, which will especially appeal to kids (e.g. try on some costumes, create your own coat of arms etc.)), so do not miss the British... more

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5 of 5 stars
Delphi,Greece
14 Feb 2009
5
people found this review helpful

Wow! You can't easily describe V&A museum, you really have to visit it to believe the amazing rich of collections that are to be found there! There are so many different forms of arts there, and from so many different eras and areas of the world, that someone may need months to explore even a small part of the collections!... more

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5 of 5 stars
Vail, Arizona
6 Dec 2008
7
people found this review helpful

As a Londoner presently wintering in Arizona wanted to share a real oasis we discovered in the V&A just before leaving for the States. A recently re-opened and restored area which were the original dining rooms when the Museum first opened. Three beautifully restored rooms which form part of the Level 1 Cafe area available for dining. The selection of... more

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5 of 5 stars
London/Auckland
21 Aug 2008
4
people found this review helpful

A fantastic museum, a brilliant blend of art, design and museum displays. A feast for the eyes at every corner, the best museum I have seen. more

22 Jul 2007
8
people found this review helpful

Many years ago, when these London museums had admission charges I used to rush in after 4:00 pm for quick peek when they were free for an hour before closing. Ah those penny pinching days!!! Now there is no excuse not to visit a museum that seems to have the largest collection of diverse exhibits in the world. From the... more

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5 of 5 stars
Mansfield U.K.
10 Dec 2006
4
people found this review helpful

The Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington has arguably the most comprehensive collection of 'fine-arts ' artefacts in the World. (Admission is free with a donation requested) Until 7 th. Jan 2007 it hosts an exhibition entitled 'At Home in Renaissance Italy' (modest admission charge) Partly due to the simple but dramatic presentation of articles lent by museums throughout the... more

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Victoria and Albert Museum Address

Cromwell Road | South Kensington, London SW7 2RL, England
Tel: 020 7942 2000