Victoria and Albert Museum

Summary

Victoria and Albert Museum is a design museum^[1]. It draws 4,634 Wikipedia views per month (design_museum category, ranking #1 of 8).^[2]

Key Facts

• Victoria and Albert Museum was a member of Digital Preservation Coalition^[3].
• Victoria and Albert Museum is located in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea^[4].
• Victoria and Albert Museum is in the country of United Kingdom^[5].
• Victoria and Albert Museum's instance of is recorded as design museum^[6].
• Victoria and Albert Museum's instance of is recorded as art museum^[7].
• Victoria and Albert Museum's instance of is recorded as theatre museum^[8].
• Victoria and Albert Museum's instance of is recorded as national museum^[9].
• Victoria is named after Victoria and Albert Museum^[10].
• Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha is named after Victoria and Albert Museum^[11].
• Victoria and Albert Museum's has organizational division is recorded as Victoria and Albert museum art, architecture, photography and design department^[12].
• Victoria and Albert Museum's has organizational division is recorded as Victoria and Albert museum Asia department^[13].
• Victoria and Albert Museum's has organizational division is recorded as Victoria and Albert museum ceramics and glass department^[14].
• Victoria and Albert Museum's has organizational division is recorded as Victoria and Albert museum furniture and woodwork department^[15].
• Victoria and Albert Museum's has organizational division is recorded as Victoria and Albert museum metalwork department^[16].
• Victoria and Albert Museum's has organizational division is recorded as Victoria and Albert museum Middle East department^[17].
• Victoria and Albert Museum's has organizational division is recorded as Victoria and Albert museum sculpture department^[18].
• Victoria and Albert Museum's has organizational division is recorded as Victoria and Albert museum textiles and fashion department^[19].
• Victoria and Albert Museum's has organizational division is recorded as Victoria and Albert museum theatre and performance department^[20].
• Victoria and Albert Museum took place at Cromwell Road^[21].
• Victoria and Albert Museum's child organization or unit is recorded as Young V&A^[22].
• Victoria and Albert Museum's Commons category is recorded as Victoria and Albert Museum^[23].
• Victoria and Albert Museum comprises Victoria and Albert museum theatre and performance collection^[24].
• Victoria and Albert Museum comprises Young V&A^[25].
• Victoria and Albert Museum comprises Victoria and Albert museum East Asia collection^[26].
• Victoria and Albert Museum comprises Victoria and Albert museum prints, drawings, & paintings collection^[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1852 marks the founding of Victoria and Albert Museum^[28].

Leadership

Victoria and Albert Museum's director / manager is recorded as Tristram Hunt^[29].

Operations

Victoria and Albert Museum's child organization or unit is recorded as Young V&A^[22].

Why It Matters

Victoria and Albert Museum draws 4,634 Wikipedia views per month (design_museum category, ranking #1 of 8).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 76 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]