Victoria and Albert Museum
museum in London, England, United Kingdom
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Summary
Victoria and Albert Museum is a design museum[1]. It draws 6,105 Wikipedia views per month (design museum category, ranking #1 of 8).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Museum of the Year[3]
- Member of: Digital Preservation Coalition[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea[5]
- Country: United Kingdom[6]
- Instance of: art museum[7], theatre museum[8], national museum[9]
- Named after: Victoria[10], Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha[11]
- Has organizational division: Victoria and Albert museum art, architecture, photography and design department[12], Victoria and Albert museum Asia department[13], Victoria and Albert museum ceramics and glass department[14], Victoria and Albert museum furniture and woodwork department[15], Victoria and Albert museum metalwork department[16], Victoria and Albert museum Middle East department[17], Victoria and Albert museum sculpture department[18], Victoria and Albert museum textiles and fashion department[19], Victoria and Albert museum theatre and performance department[20]
- Location: Cromwell Road[21]
- Postal code: SW7 2RL[22]
- Child organization or unit: Young V&A[23]
- Commons category: Victoria and Albert Museum[24]
- Has part(s): Victoria and Albert museum theatre and performance collection[25], Young V&A[26], Victoria and Albert museum East Asia collection[27], Victoria and Albert museum prints, drawings, & paintings collection[28], Victoria and Albert museum theatre and performance archives[29], Victoria and Albert museum Middle East collection[30], Victoria and Albert museum furniture and woodwork collection[31], Victoria and Albert museum design, architecture and digital collection[32], Victoria and Albert museum sculpture collection[33], Victoria and Albert museum photography collection[34], Victoria and Albert museum metalwork collection[35], Victoria and Albert museum South and South East Asia collection[36], Victoria and Albert museum ceramics collection[37], Victoria and Albert museum textiles and fashion collection[38]
- Inception: January 1, 1852[39]
- OS grid reference: TQ2698579096[40]
- Located on street: Cromwell Gardens[41]
- Significant event: restitution of Nazi-looted art[42], claim for restitution of an artwork[43]
- Official website: https://www.vam.ac.uk/[44]
- Topic's main category: Category:Victoria and Albert Museum[45]
- Has facility: accessible toilet[46]
- Commons gallery: Victoria and Albert Museum[47]
- Director / manager: Tristram Hunt[48]
- Visitors per year: 3,432,325[49], 3,022,086[50], 3,967,566[51], 3,932,738[52], 857,742[53]
Why It Matters
Victoria and Albert Museum has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 94 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
FAQs
What awards did Victoria and Albert Museum receive?
Honors received include Museum of the Year[3].