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NOW OPEN - V&A East Museum

The second of our companion sites in Stratford’s @queenelizabetholympicpark - V&A East Museum is finally open after over a decade.

Born from the belief that creativity has the power to transform our world, it is dedicated to providing new ways to explore the V&A collection for anyone curious about how culture moves and where ideas come from.

Our FREE permanent Why We Make galleries connect change makers across art, architecture, design, performance, and fashion - displaying over 500 objects covering issues from representation, identity and wellbeing to social justice and environmental action.

Drop into artist workshops, talks and screenings, discover projects by local and global artists through our creative commissions programme New Work, and get involved in our programme of free live events including a takeover by @archives.nia

Explore how creativity transforms our changing world at your new V&A East Museum.

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The Music is Black: A British Story. A landmark exhibition - OPEN NOW.

Some music holds memories. Some music builds worlds.

From the slow sway of Lovers Rock, to the basslines of Jungle, to the raw energy of Grime - sound has shaped generations of British culture.

The Music is Black: A British Story at V&A East Museum is our first exhibition exploring 125 years of music, style and community that changed the UK.

Link in the bio to book now. Members go free.

Photography by Nathan Shadrach, featuring BXKS

NOW OPEN - Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art at V&A South Kensington.

The UK’s first exhibition devoted to Maison Schiaparelli, one of the 20th century’s most innovative haute couture houses.

Tracing the house from its pioneering early designs to its present-day incarnation under creative director Daniel Roseberry, the exhibition brings together over 200 objects - including garments, accessories, jewellery, paintings, photographs, sculpture, furniture, perfumes and archival material - celebrating Schiaparelli’s boundless creativity and lasting impact on fashion.

Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art runs until 8 November 2026 at V&A South Kensington.

Ticket link in bio. V&A members go free.

This exhibition has been created in collaboration with, and made possible through the generous support of @Schiaparelli

With further support from @Revolut

NOW OPEN - Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art at V&A South Kensington.

The UK’s first exhibition devoted to Maison Schiaparelli, one of the 20th century’s most innovative haute couture houses.

Tracing the house from its pioneering early designs to its present-day incarnation under creative director Daniel Roseberry, the exhibition brings together over 200 objects - including garments, accessories, jewellery, paintings, photographs, sculpture, furniture, perfumes and archival material - celebrating Schiaparelli’s boundless creativity and lasting impact on fashion.

Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art runs until 8 November 2026 at V&A South Kensington.

Ticket link in bio. V&A members go free.

This exhibition has been created in collaboration with, and made possible through the generous support of @Schiaparelli

With further support from @Revolut

NOW OPEN - Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art at V&A South Kensington.

The UK’s first exhibition devoted to Maison Schiaparelli, one of the 20th century’s most innovative haute couture houses.

Tracing the house from its pioneering early designs to its present-day incarnation under creative director Daniel Roseberry, the exhibition brings together over 200 objects - including garments, accessories, jewellery, paintings, photographs, sculpture, furniture, perfumes and archival material - celebrating Schiaparelli’s boundless creativity and lasting impact on fashion.

Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art runs until 8 November 2026 at V&A South Kensington.

Ticket link in bio. V&A members go free.

This exhibition has been created in collaboration with, and made possible through the generous support of @Schiaparelli

With further support from @Revolut

NOW OPEN - Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art at V&A South Kensington.

The UK’s first exhibition devoted to Maison Schiaparelli, one of the 20th century’s most innovative haute couture houses.

Tracing the house from its pioneering early designs to its present-day incarnation under creative director Daniel Roseberry, the exhibition brings together over 200 objects - including garments, accessories, jewellery, paintings, photographs, sculpture, furniture, perfumes and archival material - celebrating Schiaparelli’s boundless creativity and lasting impact on fashion.

Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art runs until 8 November 2026 at V&A South Kensington.

Ticket link in bio. V&A members go free.

This exhibition has been created in collaboration with, and made possible through the generous support of @Schiaparelli

With further support from @Revolut

NOW OPEN - Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art at V&A South Kensington.

The UK’s first exhibition devoted to Maison Schiaparelli, one of the 20th century’s most innovative haute couture houses.

Tracing the house from its pioneering early designs to its present-day incarnation under creative director Daniel Roseberry, the exhibition brings together over 200 objects - including garments, accessories, jewellery, paintings, photographs, sculpture, furniture, perfumes and archival material - celebrating Schiaparelli’s boundless creativity and lasting impact on fashion.

Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art runs until 8 November 2026 at V&A South Kensington.

Ticket link in bio. V&A members go free.

This exhibition has been created in collaboration with, and made possible through the generous support of @Schiaparelli

With further support from @Revolut

200 year old perfume 💐

This beautiful glass perfume bottle originated from 19th-century Bohemia. Still full of perfume, it remains sealed with original wax and stopper attached. The vibrant fruit and flower enamel decoration might give us a hint of what this perfume would smell like. 🌸🍎

Get an up-close look at this perfume bottle through our ‘Order an Object’ service at V&A East Storehouse.

Glass perfume bottle, with original stopper, wax seal and perfume, Bohemia, 19th century.

200 year old perfume 💐

This beautiful glass perfume bottle originated from 19th-century Bohemia. Still full of perfume, it remains sealed with original wax and stopper attached. The vibrant fruit and flower enamel decoration might give us a hint of what this perfume would smell like. 🌸🍎

Get an up-close look at this perfume bottle through our ‘Order an Object’ service at V&A East Storehouse.

Glass perfume bottle, with original stopper, wax seal and perfume, Bohemia, 19th century.

Reimagining Japan’s iconic Phoenix Pavilion.

Watch as Takahiro Iwasaki’s Reflection Model (Perfect Bliss) 2010-12, comes together piece by piece. An intricate miniature of Kyoto’s iconic Phoenix Pavilion at Byōdō-in temple, the work reimagines a landmark familiar across Japan. This dreamlike reflection invites viewers to consider both the pavilion’s striking architecture and its enduring place in contemporary culture.

Rising Voices: Contemporary Art from Asia, Australia and the Pacific runs from 16 May 2026 to 10 January 2027 at V&A South Kensington.

Developed in partnership with the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (@qagoma).

Tap the link in bio for tickets. V&A Members go free.

The mark of the human hand (Timehri) 🖐️ ✨

Aubrey Williams (1926–1990) was a Guyanese-born painter and thinker. Moving to Britain in the early 1950s, Williams forged a language that drew equally on classical music, pre‑Columbian cosmologies, science fiction and ecological thought. Today marks the centenary of the artist’s birth.

Deeply influenced by the stories and symbols of Guyana’s Indigenous peoples, his art resisted easy labels, unfolding instead as a global practice shaped by history, myth and modern consciousness.

#aubreywilliamscentenary

Visit V&A South Kensington Prints & Drawings Study Room, Level 3, to request to view these works.

1. Apparition, Aubrey Williams, 1987 (Olmec–Maya series)
2. Sacrifice, Aubrey Williams, 1987 (Olmec–Maya series)
3. Untitled, Aubrey Williams, ca. 1964

The mark of the human hand (Timehri) 🖐️ ✨

Aubrey Williams (1926–1990) was a Guyanese-born painter and thinker. Moving to Britain in the early 1950s, Williams forged a language that drew equally on classical music, pre‑Columbian cosmologies, science fiction and ecological thought. Today marks the centenary of the artist’s birth.

Deeply influenced by the stories and symbols of Guyana’s Indigenous peoples, his art resisted easy labels, unfolding instead as a global practice shaped by history, myth and modern consciousness.

#aubreywilliamscentenary

Visit V&A South Kensington Prints & Drawings Study Room, Level 3, to request to view these works.

1. Apparition, Aubrey Williams, 1987 (Olmec–Maya series)
2. Sacrifice, Aubrey Williams, 1987 (Olmec–Maya series)
3. Untitled, Aubrey Williams, ca. 1964

The mark of the human hand (Timehri) 🖐️ ✨

Aubrey Williams (1926–1990) was a Guyanese-born painter and thinker. Moving to Britain in the early 1950s, Williams forged a language that drew equally on classical music, pre‑Columbian cosmologies, science fiction and ecological thought. Today marks the centenary of the artist’s birth.

Deeply influenced by the stories and symbols of Guyana’s Indigenous peoples, his art resisted easy labels, unfolding instead as a global practice shaped by history, myth and modern consciousness.

#aubreywilliamscentenary

Visit V&A South Kensington Prints & Drawings Study Room, Level 3, to request to view these works.

1. Apparition, Aubrey Williams, 1987 (Olmec–Maya series)
2. Sacrifice, Aubrey Williams, 1987 (Olmec–Maya series)
3. Untitled, Aubrey Williams, ca. 1964

Have you ever heard of Fairyland Lustre? 🧚💫

Fairytales come alive in this enchanting series featuring ghosts, goblins, elves and other fantastical figures.

In the post-war years of the 1920s, the whimsical and quirky designs by Daisy Makeig-Jones proved hugely popular as a stark contrast to the turbulence of the era, leading to a resurgence in the Wedgwood ceramics company both financially and artistically.

Though the appeal of Fairyland Lustre waned in the 1930s, this series is still considered to be one of Wedgwood's most extraordinary technical achievements in the ceramic industry.

Visit V&A South Kensington Ceramics, Room 143, The Timothy Sainsbury Gallery, to see Daisy Makeig-Jones's ceramics on display.

Image Description: Ceramic pieces decorated with imagery inspired by Gustave Doré’s “The Legend of Croquemitaine,” featuring dark woods, ghosts, fairies, and mischievous goblins.

Have you ever heard of Fairyland Lustre? 🧚💫

Fairytales come alive in this enchanting series featuring ghosts, goblins, elves and other fantastical figures.

In the post-war years of the 1920s, the whimsical and quirky designs by Daisy Makeig-Jones proved hugely popular as a stark contrast to the turbulence of the era, leading to a resurgence in the Wedgwood ceramics company both financially and artistically.

Though the appeal of Fairyland Lustre waned in the 1930s, this series is still considered to be one of Wedgwood's most extraordinary technical achievements in the ceramic industry.

Visit V&A South Kensington Ceramics, Room 143, The Timothy Sainsbury Gallery, to see Daisy Makeig-Jones's ceramics on display.

Image Description: Ceramic pieces decorated with imagery inspired by Gustave Doré’s “The Legend of Croquemitaine,” featuring dark woods, ghosts, fairies, and mischievous goblins.

Have you ever heard of Fairyland Lustre? 🧚💫

Fairytales come alive in this enchanting series featuring ghosts, goblins, elves and other fantastical figures.

In the post-war years of the 1920s, the whimsical and quirky designs by Daisy Makeig-Jones proved hugely popular as a stark contrast to the turbulence of the era, leading to a resurgence in the Wedgwood ceramics company both financially and artistically.

Though the appeal of Fairyland Lustre waned in the 1930s, this series is still considered to be one of Wedgwood's most extraordinary technical achievements in the ceramic industry.

Visit V&A South Kensington Ceramics, Room 143, The Timothy Sainsbury Gallery, to see Daisy Makeig-Jones's ceramics on display.

Image Description: Ceramic pieces decorated with imagery inspired by Gustave Doré’s “The Legend of Croquemitaine,” featuring dark woods, ghosts, fairies, and mischievous goblins.

Have you ever heard of Fairyland Lustre? 🧚💫

Fairytales come alive in this enchanting series featuring ghosts, goblins, elves and other fantastical figures.

In the post-war years of the 1920s, the whimsical and quirky designs by Daisy Makeig-Jones proved hugely popular as a stark contrast to the turbulence of the era, leading to a resurgence in the Wedgwood ceramics company both financially and artistically.

Though the appeal of Fairyland Lustre waned in the 1930s, this series is still considered to be one of Wedgwood's most extraordinary technical achievements in the ceramic industry.

Visit V&A South Kensington Ceramics, Room 143, The Timothy Sainsbury Gallery, to see Daisy Makeig-Jones's ceramics on display.

Image Description: Ceramic pieces decorated with imagery inspired by Gustave Doré’s “The Legend of Croquemitaine,” featuring dark woods, ghosts, fairies, and mischievous goblins.

Have you ever heard of Fairyland Lustre? 🧚💫

Fairytales come alive in this enchanting series featuring ghosts, goblins, elves and other fantastical figures.

In the post-war years of the 1920s, the whimsical and quirky designs by Daisy Makeig-Jones proved hugely popular as a stark contrast to the turbulence of the era, leading to a resurgence in the Wedgwood ceramics company both financially and artistically.

Though the appeal of Fairyland Lustre waned in the 1930s, this series is still considered to be one of Wedgwood's most extraordinary technical achievements in the ceramic industry.

Visit V&A South Kensington Ceramics, Room 143, The Timothy Sainsbury Gallery, to see Daisy Makeig-Jones's ceramics on display.

Image Description: Ceramic pieces decorated with imagery inspired by Gustave Doré’s “The Legend of Croquemitaine,” featuring dark woods, ghosts, fairies, and mischievous goblins.

Fashion 𝘪𝘴 art.

From the inventive and unexpected to the bold and shocking, take a look at some of the most striking pieces in our fashion collection.

1. Sculptural cane dress worn over a light green linen skirt in an A-line shape. Given by Dai Rees, 1999.
2. Long, sleeveless black dress with crew neck and integrated brass breastplate. The breastplate is abstractly anatomical, loosely followed the line of the body, sitting slightly off-centre. LOEWE by Jonathan Anderson, women’s Spring-Summer 2022 collection, 2021.
3. ‘JOMONJOMON Sakura’, pink futuristic symmetrical dress with complex curves, by Ryunosuke Okazaki (b.1995), 2025, Tokyo, Japan
4. Semi-transparent green dress in silk jersey, with boned hoops at the hem, neck, and wrists. With bodystocking dyed to match the dress. Designed by Georgina Godley, Great Britain, 1986
5. Three-quarter length coat with a panel printed with an image from the central panel of the Hans Memling Triptych placed on the lower left portion of the coat’s skirt. Alexander McQueen, 1997

Fashion 𝘪𝘴 art.

From the inventive and unexpected to the bold and shocking, take a look at some of the most striking pieces in our fashion collection.

1. Sculptural cane dress worn over a light green linen skirt in an A-line shape. Given by Dai Rees, 1999.
2. Long, sleeveless black dress with crew neck and integrated brass breastplate. The breastplate is abstractly anatomical, loosely followed the line of the body, sitting slightly off-centre. LOEWE by Jonathan Anderson, women’s Spring-Summer 2022 collection, 2021.
3. ‘JOMONJOMON Sakura’, pink futuristic symmetrical dress with complex curves, by Ryunosuke Okazaki (b.1995), 2025, Tokyo, Japan
4. Semi-transparent green dress in silk jersey, with boned hoops at the hem, neck, and wrists. With bodystocking dyed to match the dress. Designed by Georgina Godley, Great Britain, 1986
5. Three-quarter length coat with a panel printed with an image from the central panel of the Hans Memling Triptych placed on the lower left portion of the coat’s skirt. Alexander McQueen, 1997

Fashion 𝘪𝘴 art.

From the inventive and unexpected to the bold and shocking, take a look at some of the most striking pieces in our fashion collection.

1. Sculptural cane dress worn over a light green linen skirt in an A-line shape. Given by Dai Rees, 1999.
2. Long, sleeveless black dress with crew neck and integrated brass breastplate. The breastplate is abstractly anatomical, loosely followed the line of the body, sitting slightly off-centre. LOEWE by Jonathan Anderson, women’s Spring-Summer 2022 collection, 2021.
3. ‘JOMONJOMON Sakura’, pink futuristic symmetrical dress with complex curves, by Ryunosuke Okazaki (b.1995), 2025, Tokyo, Japan
4. Semi-transparent green dress in silk jersey, with boned hoops at the hem, neck, and wrists. With bodystocking dyed to match the dress. Designed by Georgina Godley, Great Britain, 1986
5. Three-quarter length coat with a panel printed with an image from the central panel of the Hans Memling Triptych placed on the lower left portion of the coat’s skirt. Alexander McQueen, 1997

Fashion 𝘪𝘴 art.

From the inventive and unexpected to the bold and shocking, take a look at some of the most striking pieces in our fashion collection.

1. Sculptural cane dress worn over a light green linen skirt in an A-line shape. Given by Dai Rees, 1999.
2. Long, sleeveless black dress with crew neck and integrated brass breastplate. The breastplate is abstractly anatomical, loosely followed the line of the body, sitting slightly off-centre. LOEWE by Jonathan Anderson, women’s Spring-Summer 2022 collection, 2021.
3. ‘JOMONJOMON Sakura’, pink futuristic symmetrical dress with complex curves, by Ryunosuke Okazaki (b.1995), 2025, Tokyo, Japan
4. Semi-transparent green dress in silk jersey, with boned hoops at the hem, neck, and wrists. With bodystocking dyed to match the dress. Designed by Georgina Godley, Great Britain, 1986
5. Three-quarter length coat with a panel printed with an image from the central panel of the Hans Memling Triptych placed on the lower left portion of the coat’s skirt. Alexander McQueen, 1997

Fashion 𝘪𝘴 art.

From the inventive and unexpected to the bold and shocking, take a look at some of the most striking pieces in our fashion collection.

1. Sculptural cane dress worn over a light green linen skirt in an A-line shape. Given by Dai Rees, 1999.
2. Long, sleeveless black dress with crew neck and integrated brass breastplate. The breastplate is abstractly anatomical, loosely followed the line of the body, sitting slightly off-centre. LOEWE by Jonathan Anderson, women’s Spring-Summer 2022 collection, 2021.
3. ‘JOMONJOMON Sakura’, pink futuristic symmetrical dress with complex curves, by Ryunosuke Okazaki (b.1995), 2025, Tokyo, Japan
4. Semi-transparent green dress in silk jersey, with boned hoops at the hem, neck, and wrists. With bodystocking dyed to match the dress. Designed by Georgina Godley, Great Britain, 1986
5. Three-quarter length coat with a panel printed with an image from the central panel of the Hans Memling Triptych placed on the lower left portion of the coat’s skirt. Alexander McQueen, 1997

Designed by May 🌸

Not to be outdone by her famous father, William Morris, May Morris was a talented designer in her own right, whose work is said to have been occasionally misattributed to her father.
She was the Director of Embroidery at Morris & Co and a co-founder of the Women’s Guild of Arts (established because the Art Workers Guild would not admit women).

Visit V&A South Kensington, Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, to request to view May Morris's prints.

V&A South Kensington, Jewellery, Rooms 91, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery, to see May Morris's Jewellery on display.

1. Honeysuckle Wallpaper, May Morris, 1883
2. Arcadia Wallpaper, May Morris, 1886
3. Sapphire and Pearl Earrings, May Morris, 1901
4. Ring, May Morris, 1903

Designed by May 🌸

Not to be outdone by her famous father, William Morris, May Morris was a talented designer in her own right, whose work is said to have been occasionally misattributed to her father.
She was the Director of Embroidery at Morris & Co and a co-founder of the Women’s Guild of Arts (established because the Art Workers Guild would not admit women).

Visit V&A South Kensington, Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, to request to view May Morris's prints.

V&A South Kensington, Jewellery, Rooms 91, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery, to see May Morris's Jewellery on display.

1. Honeysuckle Wallpaper, May Morris, 1883
2. Arcadia Wallpaper, May Morris, 1886
3. Sapphire and Pearl Earrings, May Morris, 1901
4. Ring, May Morris, 1903

Designed by May 🌸

Not to be outdone by her famous father, William Morris, May Morris was a talented designer in her own right, whose work is said to have been occasionally misattributed to her father.
She was the Director of Embroidery at Morris & Co and a co-founder of the Women’s Guild of Arts (established because the Art Workers Guild would not admit women).

Visit V&A South Kensington, Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, to request to view May Morris's prints.

V&A South Kensington, Jewellery, Rooms 91, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery, to see May Morris's Jewellery on display.

1. Honeysuckle Wallpaper, May Morris, 1883
2. Arcadia Wallpaper, May Morris, 1886
3. Sapphire and Pearl Earrings, May Morris, 1901
4. Ring, May Morris, 1903

Designed by May 🌸

Not to be outdone by her famous father, William Morris, May Morris was a talented designer in her own right, whose work is said to have been occasionally misattributed to her father.
She was the Director of Embroidery at Morris & Co and a co-founder of the Women’s Guild of Arts (established because the Art Workers Guild would not admit women).

Visit V&A South Kensington, Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, to request to view May Morris's prints.

V&A South Kensington, Jewellery, Rooms 91, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery, to see May Morris's Jewellery on display.

1. Honeysuckle Wallpaper, May Morris, 1883
2. Arcadia Wallpaper, May Morris, 1886
3. Sapphire and Pearl Earrings, May Morris, 1901
4. Ring, May Morris, 1903

A timeless collaboration of art, heritage, and family craftsmanship 🌼

This exquisite brooch and matching hairpins are believed to have been a gift from painter William Holman Hunt to his wife Edith.

Crafted by renowned jeweller Carlo Giuliano in London, and later complemented by pieces made by his sons, the set beautifully spans generations. With richly carved coral, highly fashionable in the 19th century, the design reflects a love of nature and Mediterranean influence.

Visit V&A South Kensington Jewellery, Rooms 91, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery, to see the brooch and hair ornaments on display.

A timeless collaboration of art, heritage, and family craftsmanship 🌼

This exquisite brooch and matching hairpins are believed to have been a gift from painter William Holman Hunt to his wife Edith.

Crafted by renowned jeweller Carlo Giuliano in London, and later complemented by pieces made by his sons, the set beautifully spans generations. With richly carved coral, highly fashionable in the 19th century, the design reflects a love of nature and Mediterranean influence.

Visit V&A South Kensington Jewellery, Rooms 91, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery, to see the brooch and hair ornaments on display.

Icons dressing icons. 👠✨

Emmy Award-winning costume designer Molly Rogers (@mgrmgm) shares how she redefined the characters’ looks 20 years on in The Devil Wears Prada 2.

Responsible for building the iconic visual world of Sex and The City, Ugly Betty and more, Rogers returns to the world of Runway after working alongside legendary Patricia Field on the original - this time leading the wardrobe for the sequel.

Subscribe to V&A Up Next on YouTube to see her full interview, sharing how she got started in costume, dressing Lady Gaga and her advice to young aspiring costume designers.

Coming Friday 8th May - link in bio.

Filmmaker: @james__hough

The Devil Wears Prada 1 & 2 footage © 20th Century Studios

Just over 2 weeks to go until Rising Voices: Contemporary Art from Asia, Australia and the Pacific opens at V&A South Kensington.

A landmark exhibition bringing together the work of more than 40 artists from 25 countries across the Asia Pacific region.

Developed in partnership with the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (@qagoma), the exhibition draws from one of the world’s most significant collections of contemporary art from the region.

Featuring more than 70 works spanning sculpture, photography, painting, ceramics, weaving and body adornment, the exhibition foregrounds First Nations perspectives and reflects the interconnected, ever-changing cultures of the Asia Pacific today.

Many of the works will be on display for the first time outside of Australia, offering UK audiences a rare opportunity to experience these powerful artistic voices.

Rising Voices: Contemporary Art from Asia, Australia and the Pacific runs from 16 May 2026 to 10 January 2027 at V&A South Kensington. Tap the link in bio for tickets.

V&A Members go free.

Ah Xian / China China – Bust no. 4, 1998 / The Kenneth and Yasuko Myer Collection of Contemporary Asian Art. Purchased 2000 with funds from The Myer Foundation, a project of the Sidney Myer Centenary Celebration 1899–1

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