Please leave bags, rucksacks and any other items larger than 56cm x 45cm x 21cm in the cloakroomsYou can take bags smaller than 21cm x 29cm into the National Art Library, Prints & Drawings Study Room, and RIBA Architecture Study Room

Bicycles can be secured to the racks outside the Museum. Folding bicycles can be left in the cloakrooms You are welcome to draw in any gallery unless otherwise indicated. Please only use dry materials You can take photographs, unless asked otherwise The objects are fragile, please do not touch them. There are dedicated Hands-on Discovery Areas throughout the Museum for alternative touch opportunities Please do not eat in the galleries. Instead, you can eat in The John Madejski Garden, The Sackler Courtyard or the Lunchroom in the Sackler Centre for arts education Please do not smoke or use e-cigarettes anywhere inside the Museum or outside in The John Madejski Garden and The Sackler Courtyard CCTV is in operation throughout the V&A

The V&A’s conditions of entry apply throughout the building

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Eating Why not visit one of our three cafés for a wide range of hot and cold food and drink? All food is freshly prepared and cooked in the V&A kitchen every day.

Shopping Inspired by the diverse V&A collection, our four shops are emporiums of everything from jewellery and ceramics to accessories and gifts. The two main stores offer exclusive commissions and there are dedicated book and fashion shops. Exhibition merchandise is also available in these areas. You can also shop online at vam.ac.uk/shop.

Family Art Fun activities Discover the V&A with our free family backpacks and trails available every day from the Sackler Centre for arts education. Look out for Hands-on Discovery Areas throughout the Museum (marked on the map with )and play games online at vam.ac.uk. More free family activities happen at weekends and on school holidays. Pick up a Family Art Fun postcard for details.

Free daily tours and talksIntroductory tours to the Museum are daily at 10.30, 12.30, 13.30 & 15.30 and one gallery tour a day is given in the Europe 1600–1815, Medieval & Renaissance, Britain and Theatre & Performance galleries. Designing the V&A gives a daily insight into the Museum’s architecture and history, and tours of LGBTQ+ and African Heritage objects take place every month. See the screens in the entrances for times or visit vam.ac.uk/whatson for full listings of all our talks, events and courses.

20 TreasuresExplore the V&A with our 20 Treasures guide. The Museum has around 60,000 objects on display. This short guide highlights 20 of those considered the most precious, famous or intriguing. Pick up a copy at the Information Desk or ask a member of staff.

Enjoy your visit

For general information regarding your visit to the V&A please call 020 7942 2000 or go to vam.ac.ukExplore our interactive map vam.ac.uk/map

Spring/Summer 2018Please give a donation

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Our collections are spread over seven levels and organised by five major themes: Asia, Europe, Materials & Techniques, Modern and Exhibitions

Welcome to the V&A

Buddhism 1The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Galleries of Buddhist Art

China 1The T.T. Tsui Gallery

Islamic Middle East 1The Jameel Gallery

Japan 1The Toshiba Gallery

Korea 1South Asia 1South-East Asia 1

ASIA Level

EUROPE Level

Britain 2 1500 – 1760Britain 4 1760 – 1900Cast Courts 1The Weston Cast Court

Europe 0 1600 – 1815Medieval & Renaissance 0,1,2 300 – 1600The Raphael Cartoons 1Sculpture 1 1300 – 1600

FACILITIES Level

Audio Guide 0Baby Change 0,1,2,4Bookshop 1Café 1Morris, Gamble & Poynter Rooms

Cloakroom 1Clore Study Area 2Exhibition Road Quarter 1Exit to Cromwell Road 1Exit to Exhibition Road 1Exit to Tunnel 0Fashion Shop 1Garden 1The John Madejski Garden

Garden Café 1Hands-on Discovery Area 0,2,3,4,6Information 1Learning Centre 3Lecture Theatre 4,5The Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre

Lift Meeting Point 1Membership Spaces 1,5National Art Library 3Prints & Drawings 4 Study RoomRIBA Architecture 4 Study RoomSackler Courtyard Café 1Sackler Centre for arts education 1Shop 1Stair Study Area 0,6Tickets 1Toilets 0,1,2,3,4Toilets 1,2,3,4Wi-Fi Please ask a member of staff for assistance

EXHIBITIONS Level

MODERN Level

20th Century 3Rapid Response Collecting 3

Different parts of the same level are not necessarily linked – use the map to find the lift or stair which goes to the part you want to visit

Architecture 4Ceramics 6Contemporary Glass 4The Märit Rausing Gallery

Fashion 1Furniture 6The Dr. Susan Weber Gallery

Glass 4Ironwork 3Jewellery 3The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery

Leighton 3Metalware 3The Belinda Gentle Gallery

Paintings 3The Edwin and Susan Davies Galleries

Photography Centre 3New opening 2018

Portrait Miniatures 3The International Music and Art Foundation Gallery

Prints & Drawings 3The Julie and Robert Breckman Gallery

Sacred Silver 3 & Stained GlassThe Whiteley Galleries

SculptureThe Dorothy and Michael Hintze Galleries 1The Gilbert Bayes Gallery 3Sculpture 3Silver 3The Whiteley Galleries

Tapestries 3Theatre & Performance 3

MATERIALS & TECHNIQUES Level

Major exhibitions

Fashioned from Nature 21 April 2018 – 27 January 2019Supported by the European Confederation of Flax and Hemp – CELC This seminal exhibition explores the complex relationship between fashion and nature from 1600 to the present day, and asks what we can learn from fashion practices of the past.

Additional support from G-Star RAW

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Jameel Prize 528 June – 25 November 2018In partnership with Art Jameel

Discover eight exceptional contemporary artists and designers inspired by Islamic tradition at the Jameel Prize 5 showcase. Explore fashion design that elevates traditional work wear to wearable art, beside clever geometric abstraction. Encounter innovative multi-media installations and wonder at paintings inspired by Arabic illustrated manuscripts from the 13th century.

Admission free

The Future Starts Here 0 12 May - 4 November 2018 The Sainsbury Gallery

Ocean Liners: Speed and Style 1 3 February - 17 June 2018Fashioned From Nature 1 21 April - 27 January 2019Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up 1 16 June - 4 November 2018Jameel Prize 5 1 30 June - 25 November 2018 The Porter Gallery

Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up 16 June – 4 November 2018Sponsored by Grosvenor Britain & Ireland This exhibition presents an extraordinary collection of personal artefacts and clothing belonging to the iconic Frida Kahlo. Locked away for 50 years after her death, this collection has never before been exhibited outside Mexico. With support from Art Mentor Foundation LucerneGRoW @ Annenberg

Ocean Liners: Speed and Style 3 February – 17 June 2018 Sponsored by Viking Cruises

Step aboard and experience the romantic and remarkable age of ocean travel. From Marlene Dietrich’s Dior suit to the largest surviving fragment of the Titanic, discover extraordinary stories from the world’s greatest ocean liners. Organised by the V&A and the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts

The Future Starts Here 12 May – 4 November 2018Supported by Volkswagen Group

This major exhibition celebrates the power of design in shaping the world of tomorrow. From smart appliances to satellites, this exhibition brings together more than 100 objects as a landscape of possibilities for the near future. The future we get is up to us. The future starts here.

Buy exhibition tickets from the Information Desk or The Blavatnik Hall (timed tickets are in operation) Become a V&A Member and get into all our exhibitions for free

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Ironwork

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Jewellery

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20th Century 74, 76

Rapid Response Collecting 74

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Open10.00 – 17.45 daily, 10.00 – 22.00 Fridays(selected galleries remain open after 17.45).We start closing at 17.30 daily and 21.45 on Fridays. Temporary Exhibitions close at 17.30 daily and 21.30 on Fridays

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Videogames8 September 2018 – 24 February 2019

This major exhibition explores the design and culture of videogames since the mid-2000s, investigating ground-breaking contemporary design work, creative and rebellious player communities and the critical conversations that define the medium today. Multimedia installations sit alongside rarely seen design materials straight from the desks and hard drives of pioneering game designers providing unique insights into one of the most fascinating design fields of our time.

Generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation