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London SW7 2RL
Neighbourhood: Knightsbridge
020 7942 2000
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58 reviews for Victoria & Albert Museum
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This review is specifically for the Grace Kelly exhibit. I went online and tried a few time slots before I found something that was actually bookable. I paid my £6 online and arrived as scheduled. They confirmed that I was on the list, without checking anything. Pretty easy.
The exhibit is a must for any Grace Kelly fan! All of her clothes, accessories, shoes are in impeccable condition with details of its origin/designer, etc. It starts with her journey from a young actress to wedding to Princess and mother. I wish they had her wedding dress... there was also two videos playing of her famous roles and of her wedding. It was crowded, so bring your patience. The exhibit ends in September 2010.
The gift shop for her exhibit wasn't that exciting. The overall V&A gift shop was though, so it's worth a perusal.
i love london's museums, especially for the fact that they're free! and this place does a great nod to fashion and antiquities. think i could spend days here and would've had my trip been longer.
the quilt exhibition here was lovely and had me in awe of the hours, months and years it took to complete many of the works. folk art at its finest.
I've been to the V&A a couple times during my stay in London, both times I was impressed...to a fault. Being a 22-year old girl, naturally, I was drawn to the wide range of historical dresses and costumes regularly on display. I also wanted to check out the Grace Kelly exhibit. It was beautiful but small. I was enjoying it and it had some great pieces, but it was oddly formatted and I wish there was more.
Also worth seeing: the historical jewelry exhibit upstairs. Hard to locate but wonderful.
I knew about the V and A but came away very impressed - as good as any museum we visited. Incredibly rich material culture collection ranging from clothing to furniture, instruments and art. And they do a greaet job of sneaking in places that really appeal to kids such as computer banks where you can design your own coat of arms. Of course, like other museums in London it is so huge that you can never really see it all in one day. Amazing sculptures as well.
I think this is my favorite museum in London. I spent a couple of hours in here one morning to kill some time before a job interview and nearly ended up being late because I was so absorbed in everything the V&A has to offer.
This museum is very hands-on, and I'm a hands-on kinda person (insert Beavis and Butthead chuckling). You can build a victorian chair, try on bits of armour or victorian dresses or design a tapestry online.
There is something for everyone here--paintings, sculpture, artifacts, etc. My favorite is the fashion exhibit where you can see clothing throughout history.
Like most of the museums in this area, it is FREE. You have no excuse not to visit!
Part of the London trifecta of museums along with the British and National Gallery.
There is something for everyone here. Sculptures, paintings, jewelry, and fashion are all here for you to explore. There are huge rooms of sculpture and some replicas of famous works that look perfect. The fashion exhibit shows the evolution to modern dress. I especially liked seeing the armor and the samurai swords. The models of theatres and the costume and dressing room was cool too.
This place reminds me of the Met. Easily accessible from the underground.
So. Much. Stuff. There is just SO MUCH STUFF in this museum.
The cast rooms are absolutely breathtaking, with gigantic plaster columns and decorations. Their sections on fashion and other textiles are really neat (and perhaps this sounds odd, but the room with the tapestries smelled weirdly good). I wasn't able to see everything, obviously, so I'll definitely return to finish going through the massive amount of stuff.
Like a lot of the other museums around, the number of things in a room to look at can be overwhelming. There are tons of things everywhere, and all of them are interesting to look at. (Maybe I'm just easily overwhelmed.)
The gift shop is also pretty cool for a museum shop, with a nice variety of unique stuff that isn't all ridiculously expensive and boring. (It's even got its own listing on Yelp!)
This museum of art and decorative arts has always been a favorite. After years of priceless objects gathering dust, the V&A has gone through a major transformation to make this much beloved classic institution a modern and exciting museum. It still retains its nostalgia, while taking a big step forward into the modern age with interactive features and a whole new approach into displaying objects d'art. Major overhauls to their Renaissance and Ceramics Galleries have brought in light to the once dark space. Also putting exciting and wonderfully curated exhibitions has made it a must see.
This might possibly be the largest museum of applied art in the world. The Victoria and Albert Museum displays large variety of paintings, sculptures, drawings, tapestries, rugs, furniture, dishes, silverware, tools, mechanical devices, clothes and everything else you can think of.
I spent an entire day here and still felt like I hadn't seen everything. This place is filled with so many interesting items. Grab a map of the place upon arrival and walk and wander your way through whatever takes your fancy. Staff are helpful and polite here and happily answer questions you may have.
Admission is free to the permanent exhibitions and access to the museum is via South Kensington tube station - also it is not very far from Harrods and Knightsbridge.
There is a café , a souvenir shop and a bookshop.
I went with one of my many lady friends to check out the Victoria & Albert and was really impressed. Unfortunately, I am cheap, so I did not spend the money on the Decode exhibition but wish I did. And what the heck? Why is the music section closed? They had the whole thing blocked off for not particular reason it seemed. I did really enjoy the theatre and drama section, but we were sort of rushed as we got to the museum in the afternoon, and if I remember they started herding us out at around 16pm.
overall, groin-grabbingly transcendent.
Superb.
The V&A is yet another supreme example of a museum. With a wealth of art, architectural and craft artifacts, the V&A is a favourite of my wife's and a I stand right next to her in appreciating and enjoying this Free masterful museum marvel, making it a must. Alliteration gone insane.
The new Medieval galleries and a fantastic addition and I love the architectural add ons, yet to be finished. My hot tip is avoid leaving at closing time as the V&A, the Science Museum and the Natural History all chuck out at the same time and South Ken Tube station turns into an ugly, buggy bun fight. You have been warned.
I took my Mum to the Decode exhibition last week as an early Mother's Day present. We've been going there for years and stepping inside is a delicious combination of familiarity and excitement for what's new.
I had mixed expectations, but was really impressed. You walk into Decode through a field of flower-like lights with inbuilt motion sensors. This leads through to a variety of visualisations based on technologies, an interactive version of a Radiohead video and then larger exhibits like a dandelion that you use a real hair dryer to blow the seeds away from.
It's only two rooms, but we were in there for a good hour and a half. It's was fun, interesting and beautiful. Well worth £5 (though my Mum became a V&A member later that day, so the tickets were refunded afterwards). The members rooms upstairs - through the hall of glass - is such a nice place to have a coffee/cake.
Not such a good experience in the cafe (though the dining hall opposite the food area is breath taking), but another fabulous day out. I never get enough time to see everything.
Drinking French Press (filter coffee) on Sat morning at the V&A is my habit to start a sunny weekend. Last Sat the launch of the "Britain Loves Wikipedia" photograph contest drew good company to share the coffee, moments, shots, and thoughts.
The current Decode exhibition, the Digital Design Sensations, is worth seeing. Whether bespoke and tailored, or hacked and shared, code has become a new design tool. We interacted with many art works that respond to our physical presence. Our traces are left behind thru the network charts... It is much fun to live in this digital world.
We also wandered thru the newly opened Medieval and Renaissance Galleries, exploring the Renaissance City, next to trees and water evoking a courtyard and garden, appreciating the outstanding collection of Renaissance sculpture by Italian masters such as Donatello and Giambologna. The Baffo Harpsicord drew our attention as the music comes around...
Some of my favourites are the fashion gallery and carpets. British art can be intriguing, depending on my moments. Roubiliac's Handel has captured the lively, informal and friendly atmosphere of many 18th century novels and plays. The music is around...
In the summer, another relaxing thing to do is the picnic in the garden by the pond. It gives one the perfect balance of walking thru history and playing with nature.
The V&A is one of my favorite museums. It is a veritable treasure box of the decorative arts, holding enough to satisfy even the most hardcore design nerds. They often have fabulous clothing & textile exhibitions. One of my favorite shows in recent years was Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones, one of the world's most celebrated milliners. Wandering through rooms of cunning hats -- what more could a girl ask?
The V&A also has an amazing gift shop, filled with unique finds. It's one of the best places to pick up a souvenir in the whole city.
This was my favourite London museum!
It is free and has amazing exhibits that you could spend days exploring. I was lucky to live down the street so I was able to take my time and come back numerous times to see the exhibits.
One of the nicest things about this place is that it isn't just one type of exhibit. You'll not just see all paintings or just sculpture but a nice mixture of the traditional arts, historical artifacts, and natural history. There is definitely something for everyone.
Their gift shop is also one of the best around and you can find creative items for yourself or to give as gifts. One of my most complimented pieces of jewelry is a wooden ring that I purchased here.
Definitely a must see!
As of right now, this may be one of my favourite museums in London-- my biggest complaint about museums is that we cannot touch the art..I'm a tactile person by nature (insert dirty jokes as you see fit) and always want to touch paintings, sculptures, modern art, etc. to fully experience them. Now, you can't touch ALL things in the V&A (and trust me...they lurk in dark corners in special dark camo, watching and waiting to tell people off for touching... yes, that was me getting yelled at) BUT...and this is a big but...You can touch quite a few things and it makes me extremely happy.
In the V&A, you can build victorian furniture jsut as they did, which took us a good 30 minutes to put together (yeah, with two master's degrees between us, it still took us that long) a chair but it was a magnificent chair. Also, they allow you to try on hoops and a Victorian dress, which just inflamed my desire to be a kid again so I can dress up.
There's also the giant bed from Hampton Palace on display and while you can't touch THAT (God, did I want to) they have samples out of the many layers of the mattress that you could, which was pretty awesome.
I love this museum and need to go back when I have more time to explore.
This museum makes London great. If you had a wildly rich old auntie who collected treasures in her mondo-mansion, this would be her place. Room after room after room of wonderful things--on the walls, hanging from the cieling, everywhere. You have to visit the glass room. And the jewelry room. And the hall of iron gates and keys. And... Visit all of them.
What is art?
The V&A is constantly asking us to define what belongs in a museum by offering up non-traditional exhibits like their ironworks & fashion areas or the rotating exhibits they've had in the past like the art of the hat or what goes into a Kylie Minogue tour.
Yes yes yes, they have "art art" (when you say it twice, it makes it serious), but step away from your need to see a painting or a sculpture and wander the vast halls of the V&A and be surprised at what seems to flow seemlessly alongside these traditional notions of museum artifacts. Check out the great bed of ware, some gothic artifacts, and if you time your visit on the right day, some musical instruments (the room is only open the first wed of the month).
They also have some pretty remarkable plaster casts in the rooms on the east side, one of those rooms has been under construction for years and it's making me impatient! I want to wander around it already!
Cute courtyard in the middle, which is the perfect stop for a cup of tea on a nice sunny day.
Probably one of the best museums in London. A huge plus (not just of this museum, but all of London's) is the free admission. One can stay as long as one pleases and not worry about making the most of the admission price.
The V&A is accessible from the Underground (South Kensington station) or street level, and it's located conveniently close to the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum, as well as Knightsbridge and Hyde Park.
The collections themselves cover everything from art to antiquities to fashion. The amount of stuff in this museum is overwhelming on the order of the Met, though the V&A is smaller and easier to navigate.
While general admission is free, be prepared to pay for admission to special exhibitions.
After the disappointment of the Science Museum, I trudged disconsolately back towards South Ken station.
I had been expecting better of the Science Museum and I had never been inside the Victoria & Albert Museum as the subject matter didn't really appeal to me. However, my friend persuaded me to give it a chance.
So I followed her in and lo and behold, it was fantastic. Well laid out, informative and full of historical context. There was also an amazing range of different things from furniture to fashion to sculptures. It was much better than my wildest imagination had given it credit for.
There were also a lot of interactive exhibits which was unexpected.
Thanks for bringing a smile back to my face, V&A!
Definitely my favorite museum in London (hah, until maybe I see that Medical Oddities one... who knows). I love how this place is so packed with STUFF that they sort everything by material (silver, gold, iron, etc) and type of art. It seems like every room is packed with so many beautiful things that the building will burst!
I really loved the 18th and 19th century furniture. Had I money I'd gaudily decorate my house with reproductions.
As someone who is really REALLY into costuming--in all senses of the word--I really appreciated their costume/clothing section. Very nice cross-section of styles (though I wish there were more things available... indeed I need to find a costuming museum). I really enjoyed their shop too; there were all sorts of cool knick-knacks I wanted to buy.
I also really loved that enormous glass chandelier in the lobby. It kind of freaked me out though cuz I would NOT like to work under it. I'd imagine it's uber-heavy and it'd be disastrous if it fell.
I also really liked the "How-To" videos dispersed throughout the museum. One--for example--showed you how to cast small statues in bronze. Very cool.
Their cafe is decent. Somewhat better than the museum cafes in LA, but not astronomically better.
Now for me to try the restaurant named after this museum in Florida, ha ha.
About a month ago in one of my reviews of Chicago, I made the promise that: "one day, after Yelp has completely taken over the world and there's a Yelp U.K., I hope to write a five star review for the Victoria & Albert Museum in west London." I'm actually amazed at the timing and speed with which this happened - right in time for my 100th review!
The Victoria & Albert is an amazing way to completely lose an entire day in London (though it will have been well spent). There isn't a museum in the United States that quite compares. It's like condensing all of the Smithsonians except for Air & Space and Natural History (London's version of that is across the road) into one gigantic collection.
The museum stands in opposition to the British Museum and its focus on grandeur; the V & A offers visitors instead a slice of everyday life (as well as the requisite art). Bric-a-brac is the name of the game with everything from children's toys to fine art photographs.
Each room holds new surprises in its completely wonderful lack of organization. Don't expect to be hand-held by a time line or guided by location. One room can be old televisions (at least at the time I was last there in 2007) and the next fine jewelry from China. And not everything is squeezed into rooms. There are loose displays to be found in every hallway.
And except for the special exhibits it's all free. That includes a quintescential London experience as well - sitting on the steps and eating lunch. Though you'll have to pay for the food most likely.
There is such diversity, that I didn't even realize that the central focus was supposed to be design. All I realized was this place would take days to explore fully. It's hard to squeeze 3000 years and four million items into a few hours, after all.
It's tops.
I came to see the Lee Miller exhibit and was pleasantly surprised to find three other exhibits (besides the jaw-dropping permanent collection) in which to while away an afternoon. I strolled out onto Cromwell so completely dazed, I nearly got on the wrong bus.
I was in awe of that massive Great Bed of Ware. http://upload.wikimedi...
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Amazing artifacts from around the world
I love this museum (and like 99% of the museum in London.. it's FREE)! You can see replicas of the famous sculptures here (e.g. Bronze door from Florence)!! This museum is a total treasure. I only spent 3 hours in here, I wish I could've been there all day!!
Very few people get to tour the halls behind the exhibitions, but as a student in an art history graduate program, I was able to pull open drawer-fulls of prints, see newly acquired pieces as well as ones that had been pulled for restoration work.
Pouring over details, hours spent bent over a large desk, tip-toeing around sculptures, ceramics, pottery, bronzes haphazardly piled in storage as overflow.
This is the V&A I know and love.
This is also proof there was one good thing that arose from the Empire; and it wasn't all bad. They conserved all of these wonderful works of art, and saved them for generations to enjoy.
I make a point to visit a museum in every city I visit, so I recommend any visitor and Londoner a trip to the Victoria & Albert Museum. I have been here countless times and the V&A is really something. They have collections on art from Europe, Asia, and Africa as well as variety of articles on fashion, jewelery, theatre, music, and history. The V&A speaks about various times of this world's history through the artifacts on display and their special exhibitions are wonderful. This should not be missed!
It's located in a prime area, so after you're done with your visit, you can shop at some nearby boutiques and Harrod's or dine at some of the nearby cafes and restaurants in South Kensington.
A most impressive collection that takes days & days to see. One day really isn't adequate b/c there's so much to take in, your mind won't be able to process the vast beauty you're beholding & believe me, I know. We only spent 1 day here & it was way too much for our puny brains to retain!
Victoria & Albert Museum boasts everything one could imagine when it comes to capturing an all-inclusive & "true" representation of History. You've got Art, Sculpture, Furniture, Clothing, Ironworks (like fencing & gates....real iron), Glasswork, Weapons, TREASURE & all variations of Royal gifts spanning hundreds of years & I'm sure I'm forgetting even more
Floors upon floors of mesmerizingly wonderful sights to behold, explore, & discover.
Super easy to get to - right off the South Kensington Tube Stop & a tunnel takes you right into the V&A.....don't even need to go outside.
Best of all, it's FREE
The V&A's collection of art and design is outstanding, so it's not surprising that it was voted the U.K's favourite tourist attraction in the Guardian Travel Awards. Every time I go I still can't quite believe what a vast wealth of objects are housed here. Even the building itself is jaw droppingly grand.
The British Galleries are the largest (so huge they span over two levels) covering British design and influence from the 16th to early 20th century. Find the 16th century Great Bed of Ware here, which is rumoured to fit four couples in and was so famous that even Shakespeare gave it a mention in Twelfth Night. Other hotspots include the Paintings gallery, which although is only small, packs in staggering masterpieces hanging salon-style above and below each other, whilst the ground floor covers Chinese, Indian and Islamic art. Head for Islamic Gallery to see the most enormous Persian carpet thought to be the oldest one ever to survive. My new favourite is the Jewelry Gallery, ultra modern and designed like a jewelry box, all I can say is WOW. In fact the whole museum is like an Aladdin's cave, every corner you turn there's something fabulous greeting you, from opulent Rococo mirrors to a full scale replica of Michelangelo's David in the Cast Courts.
It's not just the objects that make the V&A everything that a great museum should be, it's their well thought out display, the interactive learning points (including films, audio's and discovery areas), the helpful staff (how they remember where everything is I just don't know) and the free daily tours organised in the entrance dome (these people are just volunteers with a real passion for what they do). Also, check out the website for information on new temporary exhibitions (two main ones usually run at a time) great talks, and courses that run throughout the year.
The best piece of advice I can give you though is to get a map (and make a note of the bits you really want to see) the moment you walk through the door as it's like a maze in in here and there's no way you're going to get round the whole place in one visit! But, that's O.K as In my opinion it's well worth a second visit, or a third, or a fourth...
No, it's not a perverse euphemism: V&A is the Victoria and Albert Museum. My first real touristy thing to do! Tessa (one of Anna's roomies) was very generous and acted as my guide. We meandered from the house over to the Notting Hill Gate station and took the Circle line westbound to the South Kensington station. You can enter the museum directly from the South Kensington station subway (not a form of transportation: just an underground pedestrian walkway).
This is one of those places where you could spend days and still not see everything, but we decided to visit the fashion gallery first. I think Mom would really enjoy this part of the museum since she studied fashion design in college. The collection is a nice glimpse into the past, especially of the upper class's taste in clothing.
We also touched on a couple of other collections (Asia, sculpture) before succumbing to our sore feet and making our visit to the jewelry (spelled "jewellry" in the UK) gallery our last one of the day. This was the only gallery I ran into that didn't permit photography (but of course, I was still annoyed when I saw other people sneaking in shots). I could understand why, though: the museum wants to protect the uniqueness of the collection rather than risk having people reproduce knock-offs. It's quite a sizable number of pieces, probably the biggest I've seen. If you like sparkly things, this is the exhibit for you!
The verdict: I'll most likely be coming back to see more of the museum since we didn't make a dent in it in a few hours. I might even pay £6-8 to get into a special exhibit!
This is the perfect museum for a wide variety of objects. It shows the best designs of the past centuries in every imaginable trade in their permanent collection and always has interesting temporary shows.
Best in show is the fashion section. I love to come here and drool over the beautiful classic designs and the skill that went into them.
I also once discovered that they have a small section in the upstairs area where you can try on an old-fashioned corset and hooped skirt which is tones of fun. I felt like a real 'wench' when i tried these on!
This is not one of the first two or three museums to visit in London, but if you've got the time, it is worth checking out, since it would be the number one museum in pretty much every city in the world except Paris and New York City.
This museum has the most british flavor of any- antiquities and modern designer dresses, all stuffed together in a well organized hodge podge.
I mean it's basically like "here is the junk we collected as leaders of the most powerful nation in the world" overlaid by a modern, professional approach to their mission to catalogue cultural artifacts. There is nothing quite like it.
A visit here can be combined with a shopping trip in near by Knightsbridge.
Superb collection of art and objects. Wonderful docents (volunteers?) give tours of selected works.
This was one of the Museums that I was less interested in going to when I visited, but it turned out to be one of the best. One thign that really pushed it up the ratings was the excellent food area. It was tasty and while slightly pricey, there was plenty of room for eating.
The colelction here goes all over the place, and there were huge objects that I stared at for hours (like the giant Altar Gate piece) and there were a ton of fun Asian and Indian Art exhibits. I liked the Musical Instruments and the section where you coudl look from teh upper gallery down on where they were doing touch-up and preparations for the new exhibit (which I think has already opened) was a very good behind the scenes look. For a guy who works at a museum, to make something like that interesting is an amazing thing.
The place is huge and I went twice and I still don't feel like I soaked everything in. The Jesus on teh Donkey woodpiece was my favourite item and I hope I get a chance to see it again.
It's hard to imagine, but I often yearn for the days of Victoria and Albert, so this museum is something of a confection for me from time to time. For the longest time I thought it was paid and was pleasantly surprised some time ago to learn that it was indeed free like most other major London institutions. Amble through the bric-a-brac that built an empire - and maintained it - in such a fashion that the world took note. Imagine! British fashion!
Well, in typical British fashion the V&A is orderly, stout, and well-appointed. Their temporary exhibits are regarded the world over and they have a remarkable cache to draw upon in their composition. They tend not to be very visionary, however, and I generally don't pay the extra to attend them. Instead I please myself with the ephemera that fills the place to bursting with the aesthetic and values of this bygone era.
I visited the Victoria Albert museum a few days ago for a school project. My specific focus was on the 1700-1900 British galleries.
I am reviewing this because as a Brit I realised I have little knowledge of my British heritage. It was interesting to learn about the lifestyles and gain an understanding of the customs of our British forefathers. The British gallery holds just about everything imaginable from its displayed eras. Almost everything looks priceless and so far removed from our society today.
From an artistic point of view, some of the work of this age is breath-taking. Seemingly everything was on a bigger and grander scale than now. Even the architecture of the museum itself was impressive.
I get the impression that most Londoners think of places like this as purely for tourists. This is not the case as there is a lot to learn or simply to appreciate in the V&A museum. On a whole the museum is vast and covers Europe, Asia in impressive detail and much beyond that. The 20th Century modern gallery closes in January 2009, so get down there if that interests you.
What makes this a top place to see is that it is educational, stunning and free. You could spend an entire day in a historian heaven.
The V & A sits amongst the Natural History and Science Museums of South Kensington. The Museum focuses on art and design, as is represented by their temporary exhibitions, but there are also classical busts and paintings.
The Museum is in an incredible building, with a pleasant courtyard, and a beautiful coffee shop (worth the trip alone).
Recently the V&A has gained heightened fame, and a little controversy, for temporary exhibitions such as the Kylie Minogue exhibition. The last two exhibitions I saw were 21st century Chinese design and East meets West, both of which were interesting and held some incredible items.
I feel that, unless travelling with children, the V&A should be the second museum stop in London after the British Museum.
London has more museums than New York and Paris. Therefore there is for every taste and interest an exhibition to go to always. Victoria and Albert Hall has always an excellent selection of fashion exhibitions, but the V&A (short cut) in itself is a building to be viewed by itself. I remember as a student I spent hours in those tall rooms sketching the Greek statues or oriental vases.
Recently the backyard has been rebuilt into a coffee and an open fountain, which is especially pleasing in summer. There are several exhibition floors. V&A is having permanent exhibitions and also an impressive list of new exhibitions every couple of month.
At the end, claiming being a proper museum visitor, I normally spend more time remising in V&A's well assorted museum shop - which many times rescued me finding the perfect gift, post card or book. They also have an exclusive jewellery section - for which they are well known.
If you've ever dreamed of what it would be like to be Royalty, you can get a glimse at the V&A Museum. Here they have a fair share of British royal family artifacts, included in this a spectacular display of jewellry. They also have a contemporary collections that focus on fashion and furniture.
I love this place because they have well-preserved artifacts from all around the globe. Some days when I'm in South Kensington I like to stop in for a moment. It's a great place to go with friends or when you're all alone, it's free to get it, but there's a suggested 3 donation. Right now in the foyer of the front entrance, there's an extremely beautiful blue and green Chihuly chandelier, he's one of my favourite artists as well!!
It would appear that this Museum has been fairly well covered by other reviews so I don't think that I can add much. I was lucky enough to be a sub-contractor here once and we were occasionally allowed to go onto the "floor" for a poke around (on the excuse that we need entry for work purposes).
Also it is a varied collection of artefacts, collections and deals with many different and diverse area's - Ceramics, Asia, Fashion, books, photography and the list goes on. A tourist attraction as most museums are but if you have a look on the website, you may see something of interest that you may want to see. If you are not a museum enthusiast (like myself) then I think that there are probably more general interest Museums to visit - Science, Natural history etc - Alternatively James Bond is on at the cinema.
