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From its early beginnings as a Museum of Manufactures in 1852, to the foundation stone laid by Queen Victoria in 1899, to today's state-of-the-art galleries, the museum has constantly evolved in its collecting and public interpretation of art and design. Its collections span 5,000 years of human creativity in virtually every medium, housed in one of the finest groups of Victorian and modern buildings in Britain. <br><br> </div> </div> </div> <a href="#" class="introblock__reveal-toggle js-introblock__reveal-toggle"> Read more <div class="introblock__reveal-icon"> <svg class="introblock__reveal-svg"><use xlink:href="/assets/vam-sprite-40622a49a68c393ede0fec0bd1d6063401a040a363c7b1e21cf7deb295bbc38c.svg#plus"></use></svg> </div> </a> <a href="#" class="introblock__reveal-toggle introblock__reveal--hidden js-introblock__reveal-toggle"> Read less <div class="introblock__reveal-icon"> <svg class="introblock__reveal-svg"><use xlink:href="/assets/vam-sprite-40622a49a68c393ede0fec0bd1d6063401a040a363c7b1e21cf7deb295bbc38c.svg#minus"></use></svg> </div> </a> <div class="introblock__reveal-content introblock__reveal--hidden js-introblock__reveal-content"> <div class="trix-content"> <div>Henry Cole, the V&A's first Director, declared that the museum should be a "schoolroom for everyone". Its mission was to improve the standards of British industry by educating designers, manufacturers and consumers in art and science. Acquiring and displaying the best examples of art and design contributed to this mission, but the 'schoolroom' itself was also intended to demonstrate exemplary design and decoration. The story of the design and construction of the V&A's buildings, and of the personalities who guided this process, is one of persistent vision and ingenuity, amid the changing artistic, political and economic circumstances of the last 150 years. <br><br> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="introblock__content introblock__content--supporting"> <div class="b-icon-list b-icon-list--dark"> <ul class="b-icon-list__list"> <li class="b-icon-list__item b-icon-list__icon b-icon-list__icon--search" title="Search"> <div class="b-icon-list__content"> <p class="b-icon-list__item-text b-icon-list__item-text--accent"> <a class="u-link u-link--arrowed" href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/category/history-of-the-v-a/THES252692/">Explore the Collections</a> </p> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <section class="main__content"> <section class="objects"> <div class="objects__main b-block-grid"> <a id="objects" name="objects"></a> <div class="b-block-grid__header b-block-grid__header--black"> <h2 class="b-block-grid__title"> Collection highlights </h2> </div> <ul class="g-object-grid js-grid-reveal-more" data-reveal-more-theme="light" data-reveal-more-counter="15" data-icon-url="/assets/vam-sprite-40622a49a68c393ede0fec0bd1d6063401a040a363c7b1e21cf7deb295bbc38c.svg" data-reveal-more-tracking="objects"> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":null,"copyright":"","onDisplay":null,"displayOverride":null,"storageOverride":null,"locationSite":"","locationRoom":"","visitUrl":null}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/10/37/51/852d1a4f-058e-4301-98bb-a0e34e46c8d8/960.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="#"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/10/37/51/5246632d-8d0d-4bfe-af17-3db4a6a2f403/320.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/10/37/51/c8db76c8-bf6e-4433-bd61-c4860725330c/640.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/10/37/51/852d1a4f-058e-4301-98bb-a0e34e46c8d8/960.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/10/37/51/14e41062-aade-4f42-ba0d-b78ce19a40d7/1280.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/10/37/51/d358aff4-cadf-4b2e-a2cd-d9fd77ec8828/1920.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/10/37/51/f62742ae-3660-435b-ae9f-7084e2ed48ab/2560.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" alt="The V&A refreshment rooms" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/10/37/51/5246632d-8d0d-4bfe-af17-3db4a6a2f403/320.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> The V&A refreshment rooms, photograph by Marcus Ginns, 2017 </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":null,"copyright":"","onDisplay":null,"displayOverride":null,"storageOverride":null,"locationSite":"","locationRoom":"","visitUrl":null}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/10/58/21/a88887fa-4b48-4ad3-a99c-0b31cf557d1a/960.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="#"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/10/58/21/c2ab00cd-1dd8-4f53-a52d-750190ea5e87/320.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/10/58/21/f2a61e08-dae6-4bf2-bc7d-4939f6451061/640.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/10/58/21/a88887fa-4b48-4ad3-a99c-0b31cf557d1a/960.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/10/58/21/a71392fc-df00-4407-bb99-b83f558c39bb/1280.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/10/58/21/d77c17e0-ac15-45e9-85ee-831a99977b23/1920.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/10/58/21/a3faef1c-283e-416b-98bf-0d6dd4c41a7d/2560.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" alt="The V&A Exhibition Road Quarter" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/10/58/21/c2ab00cd-1dd8-4f53-a52d-750190ea5e87/320.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> The V&A Exhibition Road Quarter, photograph by Marcus Ginns, 2017 </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":null,"copyright":"","onDisplay":null,"displayOverride":null,"storageOverride":null,"locationSite":"","locationRoom":"","visitUrl":null}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/10/59/25/c68e0d66-97a9-4ee7-9b19-7787f6e233f9/960.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="#"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/10/59/24/b623f50c-96b9-47a2-9b09-ecb10c7242a1/320.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/10/59/25/3e2f1479-8964-4f70-b17d-97be425f7323/640.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/10/59/25/c68e0d66-97a9-4ee7-9b19-7787f6e233f9/960.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/10/59/25/57443296-44dc-4868-bdfe-a77c688e17d9/1280.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/10/59/25/e535a886-b64f-44f0-ac25-db303b436a61/1920.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/10/59/25/5e1abb9e-cac7-4445-a353-5798e798fbd7/2560.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" alt="The V&A Cast Courts" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/10/59/24/b623f50c-96b9-47a2-9b09-ecb10c7242a1/320.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> The V&A Cast Courts, photograph by Marcus Ginns, 2017 </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":null,"copyright":"","onDisplay":null,"displayOverride":null,"storageOverride":null,"locationSite":"","locationRoom":"","visitUrl":null}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/01/48/b7a81917-2c7c-4ac0-9c0f-bbf2c3515bb7/960.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="#"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/01/48/2482d124-babe-4b25-b83b-2ebb6b490b7a/320.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/01/48/b2dde489-1c30-4b5a-b39d-3bb1e0fdf2d8/640.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/01/48/b7a81917-2c7c-4ac0-9c0f-bbf2c3515bb7/960.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/01/48/bfeb151d-095e-4fa9-ae2b-8a9c57995acf/1280.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/01/48/312b6f75-c79f-49ba-8871-5c55583860a0/1920.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/01/49/5a7b93d0-2411-4d1d-8ab4-dadcef5905bb/2560.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" alt="The V&A John Madejski Garden" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/01/48/2482d124-babe-4b25-b83b-2ebb6b490b7a/320.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> The V&A John Madejski Garden, photograph by Marcus Ginns, 2017 </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":null,"copyright":"","onDisplay":null,"displayOverride":null,"storageOverride":null,"locationSite":"","locationRoom":"","visitUrl":null}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/00/30/b78a63f4-7209-441b-8aff-790f26fd316d/960.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="#"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/00/30/d7c36869-0af2-470b-9b86-5bf80bf596ca/320.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/00/30/5612fc71-16c7-41a6-89c2-d36fda153fc2/640.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/00/30/b78a63f4-7209-441b-8aff-790f26fd316d/960.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/00/30/45a9d773-19d3-4020-a016-d75d5f57e5dd/1280.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/00/31/07906bc4-6c24-4b03-948e-3d0ef1e60497/1920.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/00/31/0bc20164-8b54-4338-baa8-d2de347f2fae/2560.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" alt="The V&A Grand Entrance" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/00/30/d7c36869-0af2-470b-9b86-5bf80bf596ca/320.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> The V&A Grand Entrance, photograph by Marcus Ginns, 2017 </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":null,"copyright":"","onDisplay":null,"displayOverride":null,"storageOverride":null,"locationSite":"","locationRoom":"","visitUrl":null}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/02/53/fdd3fb2f-07a3-424d-a859-b4d55dbda00e/960.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="#"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/02/53/581b9c76-ad9b-4973-b5b1-582e093a13ef/320.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/02/53/3ae2271a-6eb6-489d-997a-42a1fc2add5a/640.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/02/53/fdd3fb2f-07a3-424d-a859-b4d55dbda00e/960.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/02/53/6565b7bd-6125-4d48-bde0-cc0712b3e4e7/1280.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/02/54/4c017037-e08b-4b6a-a0c0-53f6144129b4/1920.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/02/54/a8029d33-2794-499c-bd99-5933e1492212/2560.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" alt="The V&A Leighton Corridor" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/02/53/581b9c76-ad9b-4973-b5b1-582e093a13ef/320.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> The V&A Leighton Corridor, photograph by Marcus Ginns, 2017 </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":null,"copyright":"","onDisplay":null,"displayOverride":null,"storageOverride":null,"locationSite":"","locationRoom":"","visitUrl":null}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/04/25/97175e02-1668-436b-af87-4671622ab29d/960.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="#"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/04/25/331ba362-c9c5-415b-a15f-ee9b83c86755/320.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/04/25/147beb9b-9cea-4aa3-bd31-c90e1e6fd37c/640.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/04/25/97175e02-1668-436b-af87-4671622ab29d/960.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/04/25/666a620e-0cb5-4a8a-95ed-f35a78dc1354/1280.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/04/25/2c6cfeda-87e2-4ee3-8561-2a8397cc7e91/1920.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/04/26/845594ea-ed2e-46e0-9687-a78bef521abf/2560.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" alt="The V&A Ceramic Staircase" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/04/25/331ba362-c9c5-415b-a15f-ee9b83c86755/320.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> The V&A Ceramic Staircase, photograph by Marcus Ginns, 2017 </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":null,"copyright":"","onDisplay":null,"displayOverride":null,"storageOverride":null,"locationSite":"","locationRoom":"","visitUrl":null}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/07/11/273875d5-6e96-4b21-b70b-5a331ba9003d/960.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="#"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/07/11/c9f2393c-3b32-4f73-b2ed-2823fb65e0b5/320.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/07/11/8dd9b87f-b338-4870-a750-7c732c87a9cd/640.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/07/11/273875d5-6e96-4b21-b70b-5a331ba9003d/960.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/07/12/c6044e6d-63a5-4906-8f70-b3b905727123/1280.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/07/12/b8042b99-f749-45d0-9f3b-8ccfd22efc3a/1920.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/07/12/224b912b-f82e-461f-aeef-13ded5bc229c/2560.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 290px) / 3), (min-width: 768px) calc((100vw - 190px) / 2), calc((100vw - 54px) / 2)" class="b-object-card__img" alt="The V&A Daylit Gallery" itemprop="contentUrl" loading="lazy" src="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/07/11/c9f2393c-3b32-4f73-b2ed-2823fb65e0b5/320.jpg" /> </div> <figcaption> <div class="b-object-card__caption"> The V&A Daylit Gallery, photograph by Marcus Ginns, 2017 </div> </figcaption> </a> </figure> </li> <li class="g-object-grid__item"> <figure class="b-object-card js-object-image-overlay-item" data-object-image-overlay="{"museumNumber":null,"copyright":"","onDisplay":null,"displayOverride":null,"storageOverride":null,"locationSite":"","locationRoom":"","visitUrl":null}" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <link itemprop="url" href="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/05/18/227c03ea-273e-44d2-95b7-57059f8a3038/960.jpg"> <a class="b-object-card__anchor" href="#"> <div class="b-object-card__img-pane"> <img srcset="https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/05/18/650227aa-d53d-4abe-b31a-b8e35e060611/320.jpg 320w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/05/18/d1c32a61-fd3c-4a71-ae11-2571dc7e70bd/640.jpg 640w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/05/18/227c03ea-273e-44d2-95b7-57059f8a3038/960.jpg 960w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/05/19/63dfa62d-cfbe-4485-9a77-f3e5ce6cb64e/1280.jpg 1280w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/05/19/18c18a95-1a88-4adf-95a1-03b1f5144816/1920.jpg 1920w, https://assets-cdn.vam.ac.uk/2017/06/26/11/05/19/ec8d005a-5c82-445a-a9e3-f1db10d6707a/2560.jpg 2560w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 304px, (min-width: 992px) calc((100vw - 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