Victoria and Albert Museum
#41🪑 Design & DecorativeLondon, United Kingdom

Victoria and Albert Museum

The world's leading museum of art, design and performance

About the museum

Founded in the wake of the Great Exhibition, the V&A holds 2.8 million objects across 5,000 years of decorative arts, design and fashion.

Must-see highlights

  • ◆Cast Courts (Trajan's Column)
  • ◆Fashion Gallery
  • ◆Raphael Cartoons
  • ◆Jewellery Gallery
  • ◆British Galleries
  • ◆Photography Centre

Recognition

🏆 Free entry🏆 TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice

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