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What is the Victoria & Albert Museum?

The Victoria and Albert Museum (often abbreviated as the V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.27 million objects. It was founded in 1852 and named after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert .

Who are the most famous British fashion designers at the Victoria & Albert Museum?

3. One of the most famous British fashion designers represented at the Victoria & Albert Museum is Vivienne Westwood. Inspired by the furniture of André Charles Boulle, cabinetmaker to Louis XIV, for her ‘Portrait’ collection A/W 1990 she created dresses in black velvet, over-printed in gold.

Does the Victoria and Albert Museum have a computer system?

All of the archival material at the National Art Library is using Encoded Archival Description (EAD). The Victoria and Albert Museum has a computer system but most of the items in the collection, unless those were newly accessioned into the collection, probably do not show up in the computer system.

Why did Roy Strong rename the Victoria & Albert Museum?

This innovative approach to bringing young people to museums was a hallmark of the directorship of Roy Strong and was subsequently emulated by some other British museums. In the 1980s, Sir Roy Strong renamed the museum as "The Victoria and Albert Museum, the National Museum of Art and Design".